OBITUARIES: James McGEOUGH, Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Submitted by: Kent Robarge 03 August 2007 ************************************************************************ Death notice for James McGeough in Thurs., March 1, 1923 Rice Lake Chronotype (Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI) Another pioneer is gone. James McGeough passed away Monday after an illness of three months, much of which time he was in hospital in Chippewa Falls. The body was brought home on Tuesday. The funeral was held on Thursday at Dobie. Obituary for James McGeough in Thurs., March 1, 1923 Rice Lake Chronotype (Rice Lake, Barron Co., WI) James McGeough James McGeough, prominent farmer near Brill, died Monday at the hospital in Chippewa Falls where he had been since last October, afflicted with rheumatism, dropsy and heart trouble. The remains were interred at Dobie this morning, the Rev. Fr. Savageau conducting the services. Mr. McGeough was 58 years of age last June and came here in 1871 with his parents, seven brothers and three sisters, all of whom have passed away except one brother, Patrick, also of the Brill vicinity, and one sister, Mrs. H. J. Mitchell of Minneapolis. Besides his brother and sister, he is survived by his widow and seven children: Michael, a station agent in Minnesota, James, John of Philadelphia, Francis, Alfonso, Magdalene who teaches at Cumberland and Patricia who attends the Barron county training school. Mr. McGeough was an industrious farmer and had many friends in this city and vicinity which he had helped to develop from a wilderness.