BIOGRAPHIES: Charles Francis BONE, Rice Lake, Barron County, WI

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Charles Francis Bone, editor of the Rice Lake "Times," was born in Erie 
county Pa., February 20, 1844, and is a son of Francis and Johanna (Dunnivan) 
Bone, who were also natives of Erie county.  His grandfather, John Bone, was 
born in Scotland, and cAMe to this country in a very early day; his wife was 
a New Jersey lady.  His maternal grandfather came from Ireland; his wife was 
a native of Vermont.  Our subject's parents left Pennsylvania in 1850 and 
settled at Rockton, Ill., where the father died in 1853.  In 1854 the family 
returned to Erie county, Pa., where the mother married a man by the name of 
Ferguson, in Fairview.  The same year they came west, locating in Clark county, 
Wis., where the parents spent their lives.

In 1859 Mr. Bone began learning the printing business.  October 19, 1861, he 
enlisted in the Fourteenth Wisconsin volunteer infantry, which was raised at 
Fond du Lac, and served in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth army corps, army of 
the Tennessee.  He was engaged in all the important battles in which his 
regiment participated, among which were Shiloh, Iuka, Corinth, siege of 
Vicksburg and Nashville.  He was mustered out at Mobile, Ala., October 9, 1865, 
and discharged at Madison, Wis.  For several years he worked on various papers, 
but in 1874 he came to Rice Lake and worked on the Barron County "Chronotype" 
for one year, then spent one year as foreman on the Barron County "Shield," at 
Barron.  Returning to this place he was editor and publisher of the "Chronotype" 
for nine years.  At the end of this time he purchased the Rice Lake "Times," 
of which he is still the proprietor.  He served as chairman of the town board 
for four years and mayor of the city one term.  In April, 1877, Mr. Bone married 
Miss Annie M. Pettit, at Barron, the daughter of an old settler in Barron county.  
They have two children, Harry P. and Florence E.  Mr. Bone and wife are members 
of the Episcopal church, and in politics he is a democrat.

-Transcribed from the "Historical and Biographical Album of the Chippewa 
Valley Wisconsin, 1891-2", pages 638-639.