Jackson County, Missouri Genealogy Trails

Four Persons Drowned
In Trying to Ford a Stream A Wagon Is Caught In the Current
Jackson, Mo., April 27 – An accident occurred here yesterday afternoon, resulting in the drowning of four persons. Mr. Joe Johnson was coming to town in a covered wagon, and with him were Mrs. Bugg, her son, five years old, and her baby and Miss Minnie Frazier. The creek just east of this city was swollen from the heavy rain of yesterday. Johnson attempted to cross at the ford, but the wagon was swept away by the swift current. Johnson swam to the bank, but the two women, the little boy and the baby were drowned. The bodies of the baby and of Miss Frazier have been recovered, but the other two have not been found. The parties resided near Cousinville.
(Indian Chieftain; Vinita. I. T. (OK); April 29, 1897. Transcribed by Dale Donlon)