Frederick “Fred” Peterson (1876-1886)

PETERSON

Posted By: Eileen Reed
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:44

7 August 1876 --- 7 October 1886

A sad accident occurred at Thrall last Thursday morning, which resulted in the death of Frank [Fred] Peterson, aged about 10 years. The facts as we learn them are that he was driving a team hitched to a hay press, and while the team was making a heavy pull the doubletrees broke, letting the sweep of the press spring back and strike him across the abdomen. He was a son of the man who froze to death near Thrall last winter.

The Boone Valley Gazette --- Eagle Grove, Iowa
Thursday, October 14, 1886
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Transcriber’s Note: Thrall is a ghost town located about a mile north of Goldfield.

GHOST TOWN FEATURE*
#THRALL, Iowa (#WRIGHT County)
FOUNDED: 1882
FOUNDERS: Alex Owens
NAMED FOR: John Thrall of Goldfield
INCORPORATED: N/A
POST OFFICE: 1882-1907
1920 CENSUS POPULATION: Unknown
2010 CENSUS POPULATION: Unknown
LOCATION: Section 28 of Liberty Township