**POSSIBLY UNMARKED**
The Holton Recorder, December 31, 1914:
Joseph B. Francis was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1859, and departed this life Dec. 17, 1914, at his home in Marion, Kan., aged 55 years, one month and five days. He with his parents moved to Soldier, Kan., in April, 1871. He was married to Carrie M. Wilson, Nov. 12, 1882, at Soldier. To this union were born 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. Those who survive him are his wife, Mrs. Carrie Francis, his children, who are Mrs. Viva McNeal, of Holton; Mrs. Mable Mills, of Circleville; Carl L. Francis, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Noel Francis, of Honolulu, Hawaii Islands, at Fort Schafter; Mrs. Halcie Hawbecker and Lela and Jennie Francis, of Marion, Kan.; and 11 grandchildren; also one brother, Ruben Francis, of Holton, and four sisters, Mrs. T. G. Myers, of Holton; Mrs. Louise Rudy and Mrs. Emma Coberly, of Clarmor, Okla. He united with the U. B. church at Oak Grove 18 years ago .... body was shipped to Holton ... his daughter Mrs. Thomas McNeal ... his remains were taken to Soldier ... laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at that place .... He came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun, which made the shock to the family very severe ....
Card of Thanks. ... death of our brother. Joseph B. Francis. R. B. Francis.
The Holton Recorder, December 24, 1914:
Oak Grove. Mrs. Norman Mills ....
The Holton Signal, December 24, 1914:
.... his daughter, Mrs. Tom McNeal ....
The Holton Signal, December 31, 1914.
.... Joseph Branson Francis .... Noel is at Fort Shastra, Honolulu .... Seven years ago he moved to Marion county. - Marion Record.
The Soldier Clipper, December 30, 1914.
.... He with his family moved to Marion Co. 1908 where he lived until his death ....
The Holton Recorder, January 7, 1915:
The following from the coroner of Marion county, to R. B. Francis .... Your brother left home at 4:30 on the afternoon of December 17, to get a load of feed. He had to go about a mile to the field and he took his gun with him, which was a custom with him, to shoot a rabbit. I was called about seven o'clock a.m., December 18, by George Blankley, telling me that he had found Mr. Francis dead in the wagon close to his house. I got into my auto and went out there as soon a possible. On arrival there were three other men there; your brother was lying on the feed in the hay rack with three fingers nearly shot off his right hand and a hole in his body directly over the heart. I took these three men that were there and one that was with me and we started out to hunt for the cause of his death, which was evidently caused by a shot gun. We followed the wagon tracks around and around for about two miles, when we finally found the gun, a double barrel shot gun with an empty shell in the right barrel and a loaded one in the left. Going a little farther we found where he had loaded the two shocks of feed and then got into the wagon. Now it was at this place and time that the gun was discharged. The team then roamed around and around the field, knocking over about twenty shocks of feed. They were not running at this time and they stopped several times at different shocks to eat. Later they started to leave the field and got to running; finally the tongue came down and got broke, leaving a short piece, which kept running into the ground. They ran about a quarter of a mile this way, when they came loose from the wagon, leaving it to stand upon a hill about a quarter of a mile from George Blankley's house, where they were found early this morning of December 18th, by Mr. Blankley when he went to the barn to get some water. Your brother could not have lived one minute after the accident, so therefore he was not frozen to death. I did not hold an inquest, as I did not think it necessary ....
The Holton Recorder, December 31, 1914:
Joseph B. Francis was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1859, and departed this life Dec. 17, 1914, at his home in Marion, Kan., aged 55 years, one month and five days. He with his parents moved to Soldier, Kan., in April, 1871. He was married to Carrie M. Wilson, Nov. 12, 1882, at Soldier. To this union were born 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. Those who survive him are his wife, Mrs. Carrie Francis, his children, who are Mrs. Viva McNeal, of Holton; Mrs. Mable Mills, of Circleville; Carl L. Francis, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Noel Francis, of Honolulu, Hawaii Islands, at Fort Schafter; Mrs. Halcie Hawbecker and Lela and Jennie Francis, of Marion, Kan.; and 11 grandchildren; also one brother, Ruben Francis, of Holton, and four sisters, Mrs. T. G. Myers, of Holton; Mrs. Louise Rudy and Mrs. Emma Coberly, of Clarmor, Okla. He united with the U. B. church at Oak Grove 18 years ago .... body was shipped to Holton ... his daughter Mrs. Thomas McNeal ... his remains were taken to Soldier ... laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at that place .... He came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun, which made the shock to the family very severe ....
Card of Thanks. ... death of our brother. Joseph B. Francis. R. B. Francis.
The Holton Recorder, December 24, 1914:
Oak Grove. Mrs. Norman Mills ....
The Holton Signal, December 24, 1914:
.... his daughter, Mrs. Tom McNeal ....
The Holton Signal, December 31, 1914.
.... Joseph Branson Francis .... Noel is at Fort Shastra, Honolulu .... Seven years ago he moved to Marion county. - Marion Record.
The Soldier Clipper, December 30, 1914.
.... He with his family moved to Marion Co. 1908 where he lived until his death ....
The Holton Recorder, January 7, 1915:
The following from the coroner of Marion county, to R. B. Francis .... Your brother left home at 4:30 on the afternoon of December 17, to get a load of feed. He had to go about a mile to the field and he took his gun with him, which was a custom with him, to shoot a rabbit. I was called about seven o'clock a.m., December 18, by George Blankley, telling me that he had found Mr. Francis dead in the wagon close to his house. I got into my auto and went out there as soon a possible. On arrival there were three other men there; your brother was lying on the feed in the hay rack with three fingers nearly shot off his right hand and a hole in his body directly over the heart. I took these three men that were there and one that was with me and we started out to hunt for the cause of his death, which was evidently caused by a shot gun. We followed the wagon tracks around and around for about two miles, when we finally found the gun, a double barrel shot gun with an empty shell in the right barrel and a loaded one in the left. Going a little farther we found where he had loaded the two shocks of feed and then got into the wagon. Now it was at this place and time that the gun was discharged. The team then roamed around and around the field, knocking over about twenty shocks of feed. They were not running at this time and they stopped several times at different shocks to eat. Later they started to leave the field and got to running; finally the tongue came down and got broke, leaving a short piece, which kept running into the ground. They ran about a quarter of a mile this way, when they came loose from the wagon, leaving it to stand upon a hill about a quarter of a mile from George Blankley's house, where they were found early this morning of December 18th, by Mr. Blankley when he went to the barn to get some water. Your brother could not have lived one minute after the accident, so therefore he was not frozen to death. I did not hold an inquest, as I did not think it necessary ....
**POSSIBLY UNMARKED**
The Holton Recorder, December 31, 1914:
Joseph B. Francis was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1859, and departed this life Dec. 17, 1914, at his home in Marion, Kan., aged 55 years, one month and five days. He with his parents moved to Soldier, Kan., in April, 1871. He was married to Carrie M. Wilson, Nov. 12, 1882, at Soldier. To this union were born 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. Those who survive him are his wife, Mrs. Carrie Francis, his children, who are Mrs. Viva McNeal, of Holton; Mrs. Mable Mills, of Circleville; Carl L. Francis, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Noel Francis, of Honolulu, Hawaii Islands, at Fort Schafter; Mrs. Halcie Hawbecker and Lela and Jennie Francis, of Marion, Kan.; and 11 grandchildren; also one brother, Ruben Francis, of Holton, and four sisters, Mrs. T. G. Myers, of Holton; Mrs. Louise Rudy and Mrs. Emma Coberly, of Clarmor, Okla. He united with the U. B. church at Oak Grove 18 years ago .... body was shipped to Holton ... his daughter Mrs. Thomas McNeal ... his remains were taken to Soldier ... laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at that place .... He came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun, which made the shock to the family very severe ....
Card of Thanks. ... death of our brother. Joseph B. Francis. R. B. Francis.
The Holton Recorder, December 24, 1914:
Oak Grove. Mrs. Norman Mills ....
The Holton Signal, December 24, 1914:
.... his daughter, Mrs. Tom McNeal ....
The Holton Signal, December 31, 1914.
.... Joseph Branson Francis .... Noel is at Fort Shastra, Honolulu .... Seven years ago he moved to Marion county. - Marion Record.
The Soldier Clipper, December 30, 1914.
.... He with his family moved to Marion Co. 1908 where he lived until his death ....
The Holton Recorder, January 7, 1915:
The following from the coroner of Marion county, to R. B. Francis .... Your brother left home at 4:30 on the afternoon of December 17, to get a load of feed. He had to go about a mile to the field and he took his gun with him, which was a custom with him, to shoot a rabbit. I was called about seven o'clock a.m., December 18, by George Blankley, telling me that he had found Mr. Francis dead in the wagon close to his house. I got into my auto and went out there as soon a possible. On arrival there were three other men there; your brother was lying on the feed in the hay rack with three fingers nearly shot off his right hand and a hole in his body directly over the heart. I took these three men that were there and one that was with me and we started out to hunt for the cause of his death, which was evidently caused by a shot gun. We followed the wagon tracks around and around for about two miles, when we finally found the gun, a double barrel shot gun with an empty shell in the right barrel and a loaded one in the left. Going a little farther we found where he had loaded the two shocks of feed and then got into the wagon. Now it was at this place and time that the gun was discharged. The team then roamed around and around the field, knocking over about twenty shocks of feed. They were not running at this time and they stopped several times at different shocks to eat. Later they started to leave the field and got to running; finally the tongue came down and got broke, leaving a short piece, which kept running into the ground. They ran about a quarter of a mile this way, when they came loose from the wagon, leaving it to stand upon a hill about a quarter of a mile from George Blankley's house, where they were found early this morning of December 18th, by Mr. Blankley when he went to the barn to get some water. Your brother could not have lived one minute after the accident, so therefore he was not frozen to death. I did not hold an inquest, as I did not think it necessary ....
The Holton Recorder, December 31, 1914:
Joseph B. Francis was born in Muskingum County, Ohio, Nov. 12, 1859, and departed this life Dec. 17, 1914, at his home in Marion, Kan., aged 55 years, one month and five days. He with his parents moved to Soldier, Kan., in April, 1871. He was married to Carrie M. Wilson, Nov. 12, 1882, at Soldier. To this union were born 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. Those who survive him are his wife, Mrs. Carrie Francis, his children, who are Mrs. Viva McNeal, of Holton; Mrs. Mable Mills, of Circleville; Carl L. Francis, of Oklahoma City, Okla.; Noel Francis, of Honolulu, Hawaii Islands, at Fort Schafter; Mrs. Halcie Hawbecker and Lela and Jennie Francis, of Marion, Kan.; and 11 grandchildren; also one brother, Ruben Francis, of Holton, and four sisters, Mrs. T. G. Myers, of Holton; Mrs. Louise Rudy and Mrs. Emma Coberly, of Clarmor, Okla. He united with the U. B. church at Oak Grove 18 years ago .... body was shipped to Holton ... his daughter Mrs. Thomas McNeal ... his remains were taken to Soldier ... laid to rest in the beautiful cemetery at that place .... He came to his death by the accidental discharge of a gun, which made the shock to the family very severe ....
Card of Thanks. ... death of our brother. Joseph B. Francis. R. B. Francis.
The Holton Recorder, December 24, 1914:
Oak Grove. Mrs. Norman Mills ....
The Holton Signal, December 24, 1914:
.... his daughter, Mrs. Tom McNeal ....
The Holton Signal, December 31, 1914.
.... Joseph Branson Francis .... Noel is at Fort Shastra, Honolulu .... Seven years ago he moved to Marion county. - Marion Record.
The Soldier Clipper, December 30, 1914.
.... He with his family moved to Marion Co. 1908 where he lived until his death ....
The Holton Recorder, January 7, 1915:
The following from the coroner of Marion county, to R. B. Francis .... Your brother left home at 4:30 on the afternoon of December 17, to get a load of feed. He had to go about a mile to the field and he took his gun with him, which was a custom with him, to shoot a rabbit. I was called about seven o'clock a.m., December 18, by George Blankley, telling me that he had found Mr. Francis dead in the wagon close to his house. I got into my auto and went out there as soon a possible. On arrival there were three other men there; your brother was lying on the feed in the hay rack with three fingers nearly shot off his right hand and a hole in his body directly over the heart. I took these three men that were there and one that was with me and we started out to hunt for the cause of his death, which was evidently caused by a shot gun. We followed the wagon tracks around and around for about two miles, when we finally found the gun, a double barrel shot gun with an empty shell in the right barrel and a loaded one in the left. Going a little farther we found where he had loaded the two shocks of feed and then got into the wagon. Now it was at this place and time that the gun was discharged. The team then roamed around and around the field, knocking over about twenty shocks of feed. They were not running at this time and they stopped several times at different shocks to eat. Later they started to leave the field and got to running; finally the tongue came down and got broke, leaving a short piece, which kept running into the ground. They ran about a quarter of a mile this way, when they came loose from the wagon, leaving it to stand upon a hill about a quarter of a mile from George Blankley's house, where they were found early this morning of December 18th, by Mr. Blankley when he went to the barn to get some water. Your brother could not have lived one minute after the accident, so therefore he was not frozen to death. I did not hold an inquest, as I did not think it necessary ....
Family Members
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
