(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 2 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Frank E. Johnesse, whose forcefulness and resourcefulness are manifest in the substantial success which he has attained as a mining engineer and promoter of mining interests in Idaho, is now field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company and makes his home in Boise. He was born on the 1st of September, 1869, in Montrose, Iowa, a son of W. M. and Adaline (Johnson) Johnesse. The father was of early Canadian French ancestry and the paternal grandfather of Frank E. Johnesse served in the French revolution. W. M. Johnesse became a ship carpenter and contractor and for many years was identified with the building of Mississippi river steamboats. He became a resident of Iowa during the early '50s and there remained until called to his final rest. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and responded to his country's call for military aid, serving for four years as a member of the Tenth Illinois Regiment. He was married at Fort Montrose, Iowa, to Miss Adaline Johnson, a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, whose parents were pioneer settlers of that place, locating there during the early '40s.
Frank E. Johnesse, the third of the children of W. M. and Adaline Johnesse, acquired his early education in the public schools of Iowa and then in the continuance of his studies made a specialty of applied science, particularly chemistry and mineral analysis. Turning for the practice of his chosen profession to the west, he soon became well known as a mining engineer. He first mined in the Black Hills of South Dakota, acquiring an early experience that constituted the foundation upon which he has built his later progress and success. From 1889 until 1893 he was employed in that district on a salary and then left the Black Hills for mining regions farther west. He first made his way to the Wood River district of Idaho, where for a year he engaged in mining and then spent a similar period as plateman and engineer with the Hailey Sampling Works. On leaving Hailey he went to Silver City, where he had charge of the machinery of the Tip-Top Mining Company, and with the development of the mining boom at Cripple Creek, Colorado, he became a prospector in that region and also followed his profession. After six months, however, he returned to the Idaho fields and through the greater part of the intervening period his labors have been directed in this state. He followed mining in the Elk City country of northern Idaho until 1902 but in the meantime made several trips to the Cripple Creek fields of Colorado and to the mining district of Silver City, New Mexico, as well as to various other mining towns. In 1898 he was connected with the Buffalo Hump excitement and was at Thunder Mountain in 1902. In the latter year he became a permanent resident of Boise, where he has since made his home, practicing as a mining engineer, and he is well known also as field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company. He has also been called upon to fill various offices of public trust, largely along the line of his profession. In 1904 Governor Morrison appointed him superintendent of the Wagon Road construction and in 1905 he organized the Blue Jacket Mining Company on the Snake river, in Idaho county. This was formed for the purpose of developing the copper mines of that region, resulting in one of the largest and most practical mining enterprises in central Idaho. He received federal appointment to the position of mineral inspector and capably served in that capacity from 1909 until 1911 inclusive. In December of the latter year, however, he resigned the position to give his attention to mining projects in which he is directly interested. The Metals & General Development Company, with which he is so intimately and actively connected, was organized for the development of the mining industry In the northwest, with offices at Boise. The purpose of the company includes the exploiting and mining of all kinds of gems and minerals in the state, the development of its own mining properties and the development on contracts of mining properties of other corporations. Mr. Johnesse as representative of the company purchased the Rock Flat placer mines in Idaho and at once began work in the development of its gold and silver deposits and gems.
In 1900 Mr. Johnesse was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Patten, daughter of F. D. and Emily Patten, who were then residents of Iowa but are now living in Portland, Oregon. Her father was born in the former state and for several years before his removal to the Pacific coast was a chief engineer on the Mississippi river. Mrs. Johnesse is a granddaughter of Colonel Bryan Whitfleld and a descendant of Adjutant William Whitfleld of the Revolutionary army, who had the distinction of capturing General McDonald, the British commander, at the battle of Morris Creek in North Carolina. Another member of the family was George Whitfleld, the distinguished evangelist associated with John Wesley. Mrs. Johnesse is also descended from the William Whitfield family of Whitfield Hall in Cumberland, England. Tradition has it that the first member of the Whitfleld family went from Denmark into England about the same time as William the Conqueror made his way from Normandy into Britain. On the pages of family history appear many distinguished names. A daughter of Robert Whitfield of Newborough in County Sussex, England, became the wife of the famous Whittington, who seemed to hear the bells say "Turn again Whittington," thrice lord mayor of London. Elizabeth, a daughter of John Whitfield, whose name also appears in the ancestral records, in 1634 married Sir Edward Culpepper of Surrey, wno became prominent in forwarding the early settlement of America. In 1707 William Whitfleld came to the new world and became the progenitor of a large branch of the family that lived in Virginia in early days and has since become widely scattered throughout the country. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnesse have been born two children. Adaline and Mary Louise. The family occupy a beautiful home in Boise which is the center of a cultured society circle.
They are communicants of the Episcopal church, in which Mr. Johnesse has served as vestryman, and in the various branches of the church work they take an active and helpful interest. Mr. Johnesse belongs to the Knights of Pythias and is a member of Boise Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and of the American Society of Mining Engineers. His political allegiance has usually been given to the republican party but he does not hold himself bound by party ties. He was elected to represent his district in the state legislature, where he gave earnest consideration to all vital questions which came up for settlement. His wife has been very prominent in war work and is the president of the Columbia Club, the leading woman's club of Boise. In all that makes for good citizenship, for municipal and cultural progress and for the material development and upbuilding of the state the Johnesse famijy are deeply interested and for many years Mr. Johnesse has held a place in the front rank of his profession in the northwest and has made valuable contribution to those interests and activities which have figured very largely in connection with the development of the natural resources of Idaho.
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Idaho Statesman
March 10, 1941
Death Claims F. E. Johnesse
Frank E. Johnesse, 71, long associated with the Idaho mining industry, died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness.
Troubled with an ailing heart, Mr. Johnesse had been ill for several months. He was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death.
Pioneer Miner
Born in Montrose, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1869, Mr. Johnesse came to Hailey in 1893 and was one of the first men into the Thunder Mountain country at the time of its sensational mining boom.
Mr. Johnesse was a member of the fifth session of the Idaho legislature. Appointed by the then Governor Frank Stunenberg, he was a delegate to the first meeting of the Western Mines Congress and served on the executive committee of the Idaho State Mining association for 30 years. He was a member of the Institute of Mining Engineers for 35 years. Mr. Johnesse was also appointed to the first Idaho planning board.
Services Pending
Survivors besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Johnesse, include two daughters, Adaline, now a member of the Chicago university faculty, and Mary Louise, a technician in a clinic at Poplar Bluff, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Fred W. Tinker of Boise.
The body will be removed to Spokane for cremation. Arrangements for funeral services in Boise have not been completed.
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Idaho Statesman
March 11, 1941
Rites Wednesday For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, 71, who died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness, will be held at St. Michael's Cathedral Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.
The body will be taken to Spokane on the Wednesday evening train for cremation there.
Mr. Johnesse had been long associated with the mining industry in the state of Idaho and was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death. He was a member of Boise Lodge No. 310 of the B.P.O.E., and was a life member of the Episcopal Church.
He was a member of St. Michael's Chapter for 11 years and was a junior warden.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.
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Idaho Statesman
March 12, 1941
Johnesse Rites To Be Held Today
The ashes of Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man who died Sunday, will be deposited in the Blue Jacket mine in the Seven Devils district, a mine developed by the efforts of Mr. Johnesse, it was announced Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mr. Johnesse will be held this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at St. Michael's Cathedral. The pallbearers will be Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
The body will be taken to Spokane for cremation and the ashes then taken to the mine.
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Idaho Statesman
March 13, 1941
Last Rites Held For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man, were conducted at St. Michael's Cathedral in Boise Wednesday and the body was then taken to Spokane for cremation. The ashes will be deposited in the Blue Jacket Mine in the Seven Devils district of Idaho, a mine which Mr. Johnesse was responsible for developing.
Pallbearers at the Boise services were Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
Schreiber and McCann Funeral Home was in charge.
Frank E. Johnesse, whose forcefulness and resourcefulness are manifest in the substantial success which he has attained as a mining engineer and promoter of mining interests in Idaho, is now field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company and makes his home in Boise. He was born on the 1st of September, 1869, in Montrose, Iowa, a son of W. M. and Adaline (Johnson) Johnesse. The father was of early Canadian French ancestry and the paternal grandfather of Frank E. Johnesse served in the French revolution. W. M. Johnesse became a ship carpenter and contractor and for many years was identified with the building of Mississippi river steamboats. He became a resident of Iowa during the early '50s and there remained until called to his final rest. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and responded to his country's call for military aid, serving for four years as a member of the Tenth Illinois Regiment. He was married at Fort Montrose, Iowa, to Miss Adaline Johnson, a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, whose parents were pioneer settlers of that place, locating there during the early '40s.
Frank E. Johnesse, the third of the children of W. M. and Adaline Johnesse, acquired his early education in the public schools of Iowa and then in the continuance of his studies made a specialty of applied science, particularly chemistry and mineral analysis. Turning for the practice of his chosen profession to the west, he soon became well known as a mining engineer. He first mined in the Black Hills of South Dakota, acquiring an early experience that constituted the foundation upon which he has built his later progress and success. From 1889 until 1893 he was employed in that district on a salary and then left the Black Hills for mining regions farther west. He first made his way to the Wood River district of Idaho, where for a year he engaged in mining and then spent a similar period as plateman and engineer with the Hailey Sampling Works. On leaving Hailey he went to Silver City, where he had charge of the machinery of the Tip-Top Mining Company, and with the development of the mining boom at Cripple Creek, Colorado, he became a prospector in that region and also followed his profession. After six months, however, he returned to the Idaho fields and through the greater part of the intervening period his labors have been directed in this state. He followed mining in the Elk City country of northern Idaho until 1902 but in the meantime made several trips to the Cripple Creek fields of Colorado and to the mining district of Silver City, New Mexico, as well as to various other mining towns. In 1898 he was connected with the Buffalo Hump excitement and was at Thunder Mountain in 1902. In the latter year he became a permanent resident of Boise, where he has since made his home, practicing as a mining engineer, and he is well known also as field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company. He has also been called upon to fill various offices of public trust, largely along the line of his profession. In 1904 Governor Morrison appointed him superintendent of the Wagon Road construction and in 1905 he organized the Blue Jacket Mining Company on the Snake river, in Idaho county. This was formed for the purpose of developing the copper mines of that region, resulting in one of the largest and most practical mining enterprises in central Idaho. He received federal appointment to the position of mineral inspector and capably served in that capacity from 1909 until 1911 inclusive. In December of the latter year, however, he resigned the position to give his attention to mining projects in which he is directly interested. The Metals & General Development Company, with which he is so intimately and actively connected, was organized for the development of the mining industry In the northwest, with offices at Boise. The purpose of the company includes the exploiting and mining of all kinds of gems and minerals in the state, the development of its own mining properties and the development on contracts of mining properties of other corporations. Mr. Johnesse as representative of the company purchased the Rock Flat placer mines in Idaho and at once began work in the development of its gold and silver deposits and gems.
In 1900 Mr. Johnesse was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Patten, daughter of F. D. and Emily Patten, who were then residents of Iowa but are now living in Portland, Oregon. Her father was born in the former state and for several years before his removal to the Pacific coast was a chief engineer on the Mississippi river. Mrs. Johnesse is a granddaughter of Colonel Bryan Whitfleld and a descendant of Adjutant William Whitfleld of the Revolutionary army, who had the distinction of capturing General McDonald, the British commander, at the battle of Morris Creek in North Carolina. Another member of the family was George Whitfleld, the distinguished evangelist associated with John Wesley. Mrs. Johnesse is also descended from the William Whitfield family of Whitfield Hall in Cumberland, England. Tradition has it that the first member of the Whitfleld family went from Denmark into England about the same time as William the Conqueror made his way from Normandy into Britain. On the pages of family history appear many distinguished names. A daughter of Robert Whitfield of Newborough in County Sussex, England, became the wife of the famous Whittington, who seemed to hear the bells say "Turn again Whittington," thrice lord mayor of London. Elizabeth, a daughter of John Whitfield, whose name also appears in the ancestral records, in 1634 married Sir Edward Culpepper of Surrey, wno became prominent in forwarding the early settlement of America. In 1707 William Whitfleld came to the new world and became the progenitor of a large branch of the family that lived in Virginia in early days and has since become widely scattered throughout the country. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnesse have been born two children. Adaline and Mary Louise. The family occupy a beautiful home in Boise which is the center of a cultured society circle.
They are communicants of the Episcopal church, in which Mr. Johnesse has served as vestryman, and in the various branches of the church work they take an active and helpful interest. Mr. Johnesse belongs to the Knights of Pythias and is a member of Boise Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and of the American Society of Mining Engineers. His political allegiance has usually been given to the republican party but he does not hold himself bound by party ties. He was elected to represent his district in the state legislature, where he gave earnest consideration to all vital questions which came up for settlement. His wife has been very prominent in war work and is the president of the Columbia Club, the leading woman's club of Boise. In all that makes for good citizenship, for municipal and cultural progress and for the material development and upbuilding of the state the Johnesse famijy are deeply interested and for many years Mr. Johnesse has held a place in the front rank of his profession in the northwest and has made valuable contribution to those interests and activities which have figured very largely in connection with the development of the natural resources of Idaho.
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Idaho Statesman
March 10, 1941
Death Claims F. E. Johnesse
Frank E. Johnesse, 71, long associated with the Idaho mining industry, died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness.
Troubled with an ailing heart, Mr. Johnesse had been ill for several months. He was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death.
Pioneer Miner
Born in Montrose, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1869, Mr. Johnesse came to Hailey in 1893 and was one of the first men into the Thunder Mountain country at the time of its sensational mining boom.
Mr. Johnesse was a member of the fifth session of the Idaho legislature. Appointed by the then Governor Frank Stunenberg, he was a delegate to the first meeting of the Western Mines Congress and served on the executive committee of the Idaho State Mining association for 30 years. He was a member of the Institute of Mining Engineers for 35 years. Mr. Johnesse was also appointed to the first Idaho planning board.
Services Pending
Survivors besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Johnesse, include two daughters, Adaline, now a member of the Chicago university faculty, and Mary Louise, a technician in a clinic at Poplar Bluff, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Fred W. Tinker of Boise.
The body will be removed to Spokane for cremation. Arrangements for funeral services in Boise have not been completed.
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Idaho Statesman
March 11, 1941
Rites Wednesday For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, 71, who died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness, will be held at St. Michael's Cathedral Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.
The body will be taken to Spokane on the Wednesday evening train for cremation there.
Mr. Johnesse had been long associated with the mining industry in the state of Idaho and was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death. He was a member of Boise Lodge No. 310 of the B.P.O.E., and was a life member of the Episcopal Church.
He was a member of St. Michael's Chapter for 11 years and was a junior warden.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.
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Idaho Statesman
March 12, 1941
Johnesse Rites To Be Held Today
The ashes of Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man who died Sunday, will be deposited in the Blue Jacket mine in the Seven Devils district, a mine developed by the efforts of Mr. Johnesse, it was announced Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mr. Johnesse will be held this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at St. Michael's Cathedral. The pallbearers will be Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
The body will be taken to Spokane for cremation and the ashes then taken to the mine.
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Idaho Statesman
March 13, 1941
Last Rites Held For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man, were conducted at St. Michael's Cathedral in Boise Wednesday and the body was then taken to Spokane for cremation. The ashes will be deposited in the Blue Jacket Mine in the Seven Devils district of Idaho, a mine which Mr. Johnesse was responsible for developing.
Pallbearers at the Boise services were Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
Schreiber and McCann Funeral Home was in charge.
(Published in History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains Vol. 2 by James H. Hawley 1920)
Frank E. Johnesse, whose forcefulness and resourcefulness are manifest in the substantial success which he has attained as a mining engineer and promoter of mining interests in Idaho, is now field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company and makes his home in Boise. He was born on the 1st of September, 1869, in Montrose, Iowa, a son of W. M. and Adaline (Johnson) Johnesse. The father was of early Canadian French ancestry and the paternal grandfather of Frank E. Johnesse served in the French revolution. W. M. Johnesse became a ship carpenter and contractor and for many years was identified with the building of Mississippi river steamboats. He became a resident of Iowa during the early '50s and there remained until called to his final rest. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and responded to his country's call for military aid, serving for four years as a member of the Tenth Illinois Regiment. He was married at Fort Montrose, Iowa, to Miss Adaline Johnson, a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, whose parents were pioneer settlers of that place, locating there during the early '40s.
Frank E. Johnesse, the third of the children of W. M. and Adaline Johnesse, acquired his early education in the public schools of Iowa and then in the continuance of his studies made a specialty of applied science, particularly chemistry and mineral analysis. Turning for the practice of his chosen profession to the west, he soon became well known as a mining engineer. He first mined in the Black Hills of South Dakota, acquiring an early experience that constituted the foundation upon which he has built his later progress and success. From 1889 until 1893 he was employed in that district on a salary and then left the Black Hills for mining regions farther west. He first made his way to the Wood River district of Idaho, where for a year he engaged in mining and then spent a similar period as plateman and engineer with the Hailey Sampling Works. On leaving Hailey he went to Silver City, where he had charge of the machinery of the Tip-Top Mining Company, and with the development of the mining boom at Cripple Creek, Colorado, he became a prospector in that region and also followed his profession. After six months, however, he returned to the Idaho fields and through the greater part of the intervening period his labors have been directed in this state. He followed mining in the Elk City country of northern Idaho until 1902 but in the meantime made several trips to the Cripple Creek fields of Colorado and to the mining district of Silver City, New Mexico, as well as to various other mining towns. In 1898 he was connected with the Buffalo Hump excitement and was at Thunder Mountain in 1902. In the latter year he became a permanent resident of Boise, where he has since made his home, practicing as a mining engineer, and he is well known also as field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company. He has also been called upon to fill various offices of public trust, largely along the line of his profession. In 1904 Governor Morrison appointed him superintendent of the Wagon Road construction and in 1905 he organized the Blue Jacket Mining Company on the Snake river, in Idaho county. This was formed for the purpose of developing the copper mines of that region, resulting in one of the largest and most practical mining enterprises in central Idaho. He received federal appointment to the position of mineral inspector and capably served in that capacity from 1909 until 1911 inclusive. In December of the latter year, however, he resigned the position to give his attention to mining projects in which he is directly interested. The Metals & General Development Company, with which he is so intimately and actively connected, was organized for the development of the mining industry In the northwest, with offices at Boise. The purpose of the company includes the exploiting and mining of all kinds of gems and minerals in the state, the development of its own mining properties and the development on contracts of mining properties of other corporations. Mr. Johnesse as representative of the company purchased the Rock Flat placer mines in Idaho and at once began work in the development of its gold and silver deposits and gems.
In 1900 Mr. Johnesse was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Patten, daughter of F. D. and Emily Patten, who were then residents of Iowa but are now living in Portland, Oregon. Her father was born in the former state and for several years before his removal to the Pacific coast was a chief engineer on the Mississippi river. Mrs. Johnesse is a granddaughter of Colonel Bryan Whitfleld and a descendant of Adjutant William Whitfleld of the Revolutionary army, who had the distinction of capturing General McDonald, the British commander, at the battle of Morris Creek in North Carolina. Another member of the family was George Whitfleld, the distinguished evangelist associated with John Wesley. Mrs. Johnesse is also descended from the William Whitfield family of Whitfield Hall in Cumberland, England. Tradition has it that the first member of the Whitfleld family went from Denmark into England about the same time as William the Conqueror made his way from Normandy into Britain. On the pages of family history appear many distinguished names. A daughter of Robert Whitfield of Newborough in County Sussex, England, became the wife of the famous Whittington, who seemed to hear the bells say "Turn again Whittington," thrice lord mayor of London. Elizabeth, a daughter of John Whitfield, whose name also appears in the ancestral records, in 1634 married Sir Edward Culpepper of Surrey, wno became prominent in forwarding the early settlement of America. In 1707 William Whitfleld came to the new world and became the progenitor of a large branch of the family that lived in Virginia in early days and has since become widely scattered throughout the country. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnesse have been born two children. Adaline and Mary Louise. The family occupy a beautiful home in Boise which is the center of a cultured society circle.
They are communicants of the Episcopal church, in which Mr. Johnesse has served as vestryman, and in the various branches of the church work they take an active and helpful interest. Mr. Johnesse belongs to the Knights of Pythias and is a member of Boise Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and of the American Society of Mining Engineers. His political allegiance has usually been given to the republican party but he does not hold himself bound by party ties. He was elected to represent his district in the state legislature, where he gave earnest consideration to all vital questions which came up for settlement. His wife has been very prominent in war work and is the president of the Columbia Club, the leading woman's club of Boise. In all that makes for good citizenship, for municipal and cultural progress and for the material development and upbuilding of the state the Johnesse famijy are deeply interested and for many years Mr. Johnesse has held a place in the front rank of his profession in the northwest and has made valuable contribution to those interests and activities which have figured very largely in connection with the development of the natural resources of Idaho.
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Idaho Statesman
March 10, 1941
Death Claims F. E. Johnesse
Frank E. Johnesse, 71, long associated with the Idaho mining industry, died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness.
Troubled with an ailing heart, Mr. Johnesse had been ill for several months. He was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death.
Pioneer Miner
Born in Montrose, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1869, Mr. Johnesse came to Hailey in 1893 and was one of the first men into the Thunder Mountain country at the time of its sensational mining boom.
Mr. Johnesse was a member of the fifth session of the Idaho legislature. Appointed by the then Governor Frank Stunenberg, he was a delegate to the first meeting of the Western Mines Congress and served on the executive committee of the Idaho State Mining association for 30 years. He was a member of the Institute of Mining Engineers for 35 years. Mr. Johnesse was also appointed to the first Idaho planning board.
Services Pending
Survivors besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Johnesse, include two daughters, Adaline, now a member of the Chicago university faculty, and Mary Louise, a technician in a clinic at Poplar Bluff, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Fred W. Tinker of Boise.
The body will be removed to Spokane for cremation. Arrangements for funeral services in Boise have not been completed.
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Idaho Statesman
March 11, 1941
Rites Wednesday For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, 71, who died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness, will be held at St. Michael's Cathedral Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.
The body will be taken to Spokane on the Wednesday evening train for cremation there.
Mr. Johnesse had been long associated with the mining industry in the state of Idaho and was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death. He was a member of Boise Lodge No. 310 of the B.P.O.E., and was a life member of the Episcopal Church.
He was a member of St. Michael's Chapter for 11 years and was a junior warden.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.
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Idaho Statesman
March 12, 1941
Johnesse Rites To Be Held Today
The ashes of Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man who died Sunday, will be deposited in the Blue Jacket mine in the Seven Devils district, a mine developed by the efforts of Mr. Johnesse, it was announced Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mr. Johnesse will be held this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at St. Michael's Cathedral. The pallbearers will be Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
The body will be taken to Spokane for cremation and the ashes then taken to the mine.
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Idaho Statesman
March 13, 1941
Last Rites Held For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man, were conducted at St. Michael's Cathedral in Boise Wednesday and the body was then taken to Spokane for cremation. The ashes will be deposited in the Blue Jacket Mine in the Seven Devils district of Idaho, a mine which Mr. Johnesse was responsible for developing.
Pallbearers at the Boise services were Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
Schreiber and McCann Funeral Home was in charge.
Frank E. Johnesse, whose forcefulness and resourcefulness are manifest in the substantial success which he has attained as a mining engineer and promoter of mining interests in Idaho, is now field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company and makes his home in Boise. He was born on the 1st of September, 1869, in Montrose, Iowa, a son of W. M. and Adaline (Johnson) Johnesse. The father was of early Canadian French ancestry and the paternal grandfather of Frank E. Johnesse served in the French revolution. W. M. Johnesse became a ship carpenter and contractor and for many years was identified with the building of Mississippi river steamboats. He became a resident of Iowa during the early '50s and there remained until called to his final rest. At the time of the Civil war he put aside all business and personal considerations and responded to his country's call for military aid, serving for four years as a member of the Tenth Illinois Regiment. He was married at Fort Montrose, Iowa, to Miss Adaline Johnson, a native of Wheeling, West Virginia, whose parents were pioneer settlers of that place, locating there during the early '40s.
Frank E. Johnesse, the third of the children of W. M. and Adaline Johnesse, acquired his early education in the public schools of Iowa and then in the continuance of his studies made a specialty of applied science, particularly chemistry and mineral analysis. Turning for the practice of his chosen profession to the west, he soon became well known as a mining engineer. He first mined in the Black Hills of South Dakota, acquiring an early experience that constituted the foundation upon which he has built his later progress and success. From 1889 until 1893 he was employed in that district on a salary and then left the Black Hills for mining regions farther west. He first made his way to the Wood River district of Idaho, where for a year he engaged in mining and then spent a similar period as plateman and engineer with the Hailey Sampling Works. On leaving Hailey he went to Silver City, where he had charge of the machinery of the Tip-Top Mining Company, and with the development of the mining boom at Cripple Creek, Colorado, he became a prospector in that region and also followed his profession. After six months, however, he returned to the Idaho fields and through the greater part of the intervening period his labors have been directed in this state. He followed mining in the Elk City country of northern Idaho until 1902 but in the meantime made several trips to the Cripple Creek fields of Colorado and to the mining district of Silver City, New Mexico, as well as to various other mining towns. In 1898 he was connected with the Buffalo Hump excitement and was at Thunder Mountain in 1902. In the latter year he became a permanent resident of Boise, where he has since made his home, practicing as a mining engineer, and he is well known also as field engineer and general manager of the Metals & General Development Company. He has also been called upon to fill various offices of public trust, largely along the line of his profession. In 1904 Governor Morrison appointed him superintendent of the Wagon Road construction and in 1905 he organized the Blue Jacket Mining Company on the Snake river, in Idaho county. This was formed for the purpose of developing the copper mines of that region, resulting in one of the largest and most practical mining enterprises in central Idaho. He received federal appointment to the position of mineral inspector and capably served in that capacity from 1909 until 1911 inclusive. In December of the latter year, however, he resigned the position to give his attention to mining projects in which he is directly interested. The Metals & General Development Company, with which he is so intimately and actively connected, was organized for the development of the mining industry In the northwest, with offices at Boise. The purpose of the company includes the exploiting and mining of all kinds of gems and minerals in the state, the development of its own mining properties and the development on contracts of mining properties of other corporations. Mr. Johnesse as representative of the company purchased the Rock Flat placer mines in Idaho and at once began work in the development of its gold and silver deposits and gems.
In 1900 Mr. Johnesse was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Patten, daughter of F. D. and Emily Patten, who were then residents of Iowa but are now living in Portland, Oregon. Her father was born in the former state and for several years before his removal to the Pacific coast was a chief engineer on the Mississippi river. Mrs. Johnesse is a granddaughter of Colonel Bryan Whitfleld and a descendant of Adjutant William Whitfleld of the Revolutionary army, who had the distinction of capturing General McDonald, the British commander, at the battle of Morris Creek in North Carolina. Another member of the family was George Whitfleld, the distinguished evangelist associated with John Wesley. Mrs. Johnesse is also descended from the William Whitfield family of Whitfield Hall in Cumberland, England. Tradition has it that the first member of the Whitfleld family went from Denmark into England about the same time as William the Conqueror made his way from Normandy into Britain. On the pages of family history appear many distinguished names. A daughter of Robert Whitfield of Newborough in County Sussex, England, became the wife of the famous Whittington, who seemed to hear the bells say "Turn again Whittington," thrice lord mayor of London. Elizabeth, a daughter of John Whitfield, whose name also appears in the ancestral records, in 1634 married Sir Edward Culpepper of Surrey, wno became prominent in forwarding the early settlement of America. In 1707 William Whitfleld came to the new world and became the progenitor of a large branch of the family that lived in Virginia in early days and has since become widely scattered throughout the country. To Mr. and Mrs. Johnesse have been born two children. Adaline and Mary Louise. The family occupy a beautiful home in Boise which is the center of a cultured society circle.
They are communicants of the Episcopal church, in which Mr. Johnesse has served as vestryman, and in the various branches of the church work they take an active and helpful interest. Mr. Johnesse belongs to the Knights of Pythias and is a member of Boise Lodge, No. 310, B. P. O. E., and of the American Society of Mining Engineers. His political allegiance has usually been given to the republican party but he does not hold himself bound by party ties. He was elected to represent his district in the state legislature, where he gave earnest consideration to all vital questions which came up for settlement. His wife has been very prominent in war work and is the president of the Columbia Club, the leading woman's club of Boise. In all that makes for good citizenship, for municipal and cultural progress and for the material development and upbuilding of the state the Johnesse famijy are deeply interested and for many years Mr. Johnesse has held a place in the front rank of his profession in the northwest and has made valuable contribution to those interests and activities which have figured very largely in connection with the development of the natural resources of Idaho.
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Idaho Statesman
March 10, 1941
Death Claims F. E. Johnesse
Frank E. Johnesse, 71, long associated with the Idaho mining industry, died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness.
Troubled with an ailing heart, Mr. Johnesse had been ill for several months. He was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death.
Pioneer Miner
Born in Montrose, Iowa, Sept. 1, 1869, Mr. Johnesse came to Hailey in 1893 and was one of the first men into the Thunder Mountain country at the time of its sensational mining boom.
Mr. Johnesse was a member of the fifth session of the Idaho legislature. Appointed by the then Governor Frank Stunenberg, he was a delegate to the first meeting of the Western Mines Congress and served on the executive committee of the Idaho State Mining association for 30 years. He was a member of the Institute of Mining Engineers for 35 years. Mr. Johnesse was also appointed to the first Idaho planning board.
Services Pending
Survivors besides his wife, Mrs. Mary Louise Johnesse, include two daughters, Adaline, now a member of the Chicago university faculty, and Mary Louise, a technician in a clinic at Poplar Bluff, Mo., and one sister, Mrs. Fred W. Tinker of Boise.
The body will be removed to Spokane for cremation. Arrangements for funeral services in Boise have not been completed.
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Idaho Statesman
March 11, 1941
Rites Wednesday For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, 71, who died in a Boise hospital Sunday night after a long illness, will be held at St. Michael's Cathedral Wednesday at 2:45 p.m.
The body will be taken to Spokane on the Wednesday evening train for cremation there.
Mr. Johnesse had been long associated with the mining industry in the state of Idaho and was president of the Consolidated Mines Syndicate at the time of his death. He was a member of Boise Lodge No. 310 of the B.P.O.E., and was a life member of the Episcopal Church.
He was a member of St. Michael's Chapter for 11 years and was a junior warden.
Friends are requested to omit flowers.
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Idaho Statesman
March 12, 1941
Johnesse Rites To Be Held Today
The ashes of Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man who died Sunday, will be deposited in the Blue Jacket mine in the Seven Devils district, a mine developed by the efforts of Mr. Johnesse, it was announced Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mr. Johnesse will be held this afternoon at 2:45 o'clock at St. Michael's Cathedral. The pallbearers will be Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
The body will be taken to Spokane for cremation and the ashes then taken to the mine.
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Idaho Statesman
March 13, 1941
Last Rites Held For F. E. Johnesse
Funeral services for Frank E. Johnesse, Boise mining man, were conducted at St. Michael's Cathedral in Boise Wednesday and the body was then taken to Spokane for cremation. The ashes will be deposited in the Blue Jacket Mine in the Seven Devils district of Idaho, a mine which Mr. Johnesse was responsible for developing.
Pallbearers at the Boise services were Justice James F. Ailshie, Judge Charles F. Koelsch, William Simons, A. A. Steele, J. B. Eldridge and H. M. Schuppel.
Schreiber and McCann Funeral Home was in charge.
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