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Ashworth, William Booth, Bishop of Frisco Ward, Beaver Stake, is the son of Robert B. Ashworth and Mary Pickup, and was born March 10, 1845, in England. Brother Ashworth was successively ordained to the following offices in the Priesthood: Deacon, Teacher, Elder, High Priest and Bishop. During the years 1878-1879 he performed missionary work for the Church in Europe, where he labored principally in England. At home he has always taken a deep and active interest in Church work, having labored for many years as a High Councilor, as Bishop's councilor and subsequently as Bishop of Frisco Ward, in all of which positions he has served with credit and honor. In 1856 he settled in Beaver county, being among those who pioneered that section. He spent one year on the frontiers, helping the emigrant trains to reach Utah, and he assisted in the erection of Fort Sanford in 1863. Brother Ashworth has twice been married and has eleven children living. His chief occupations have been farming, milling and that of a machinist. When the Deseret Telegraph lines were first opened he worked one year as an operator,-doing the work as a missionary. Two civil positions, viz., coroner and school trustee, are the only public offices he has held in that line. He served a term in the Utah penitentiary for "conscience sake."
Andrew Jenson, Latter-day Saint Biographical Encyclopedia: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Prominent Men and Women in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 4 vols. Salt Lake City 2:39 |
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