Obit: Free, Jane (1831-1910)
Transcriber: Ann Stevens
Surnames: Free, Bagley
----Source: Neillsville Times (Neillsville, Clark County, Wis.) 10/13/1910
Free, Jane (1831-1910)
Word was received here of the death of Mrs. Jane Free at Lorene, Canada. She was born in Ireland in 1831 and came to Canada with her parents when yet a small child. She was married to Richard Free at Cranbourne, Canada, in 1848, and they came to Clark County in 1882 and resided on a farm at York Center until Mr. Free’s death in 1889. In 1893 Mrs. Free went to Lorene, Quebec, to live with her daughter, Mrs. Wm. Bagley. She is survived by three sons and two daughters, Richard of Town York, William of this city, John of Oregon, Mrs. Wm. Bagley of Lorene, Canada, and Mrs. John Bagley of Rochester, N. Y.
Mrs. Free was a most excellent lady and has a host of warm friends in this county. She was a good woman and one whose charity and kindness was always a dominant feature of her life.
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BioM:
Married Richard Free at Cranbourne, Canada, in 1848
*Provided by Glenda Webb
Obit: Free, Arnold (1865-1889)
Transcriber: Janet
Surnames: Bradfield, Canfield, Free, Garvin, Johnson, Marsh
----Source: LOYAL CENTENNIAL BOOK (Loyal, Clark County, Wis.) 1870 - 1970
Arnold Free 1865-1889
1889--Death Came to Spokeville
On April 2, 1889, two young men, John Garvin and Arnold Free, had done a little target shooting before 8:00 a.m. They returned to the store of Joseph Marsh in Spokeville, Clark County, Wis. to clean their pistols.
This building must have been a catch-all-combination of buildings.
While they were so cleaning the pistols, Judson Canfield was sitting by the stove mending his wampus. Justice Johnson told that one was at one end of the shanty and the other at the other end, when they were fooling around and ran toward each other. One had run toward the bunks first.
Roy Marsh testified he never heard any remarks to indicate they were not friends, it it happened Garvin's pistol went off and Arnold Free was shot. As Garvin cradled him in his arms, Free said, "Jack, what have you done: "He also told them not to call a doctor as he would die anyhow. Garvin wept as he comforted his companion.
The authorities were called and six good and lawful men were subpoenaed to view the body of Arnold Free lying dead at the store of Joseph Marsh, Spokeville.
All the witnesses testified as to the fact they went out to "Shoot off their revolvers." They all heard Free say, "Jack, what have you done!" They all knew the two were good friends.
Even Free's brother, William, testified that it was a "pure" accident, and "He never knew of their having any trouble."
Dr. J. L. Bradfield had been called and sworn in after making the examination and gave this statement, "The person Arnold Free came to his death by a bullet from a revolver in the hands of John Garvin, he having full knowledge of the fact of said revolver being loaded. The cause of death was gross carelessness on the part of said John Garvin."
It was a swift case of justice, all in one day. The jurors fees, $11; Just fees, $5 ; constable fees. $6.55; and the doctors fee, $10. The entire cost was taxed up to the County of Clark. This seemed to have dismissed the case.
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According to his baptism and family records, Arnold Free was born to Richard Free and Jane Pathem in Cranbourne, Quebec, Canada, 6 Jul 1865. He apparently died in an early spring hunting accident 2 Apr 1889, in Neillsville, Wisconsin.
Birth: 6 Jul 1865 in Cranbourne, Chaudiere-Appalaches Region, Quebec, Canada
Death: 2 Apr 1889 (aged 23)
Neillsville, Clark County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial:
Neillsville City Cemetery,
Neillsville,
Clark County,
Wisconsin
