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Garfield Paulson

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Garfield Paulson

Birth
Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Death
21 Nov 1908 (aged 10)
Eden Township, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
Burial
Olga, Polk County, Minnesota, USA
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GARFIELD PAULSON

An Eden Boy Drowned
(Thirteen Towns, November 27, 1908, p1)

Garfield, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Paulson, was drowned last Saturday close to his home and within view of his mother and others of his family who were unable to save him.
Garfield and a brother of nearly the same age were engaged in fishing thru the ice, close to their home and near the shore. It appears that Garfield decided he could do better if he had a separate hole in the ice by himself in which to fish, and, taking an axe, walked further out from land. With the first blow however, the ice gave way and the boy sank in water above his depth. His mother and sister saw him go down and hastened to help him, the girl herself getting into the water and was only saved from drowning with the aid of a garden rake. But the body of the boy was not recovered until after life was extinct.
It was a terrible blow to his parents who have universal sympathy in their great sorrow.
GARFIELD PAULSON

An Eden Boy Drowned
(Thirteen Towns, November 27, 1908, p1)

Garfield, the ten year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nicolas Paulson, was drowned last Saturday close to his home and within view of his mother and others of his family who were unable to save him.
Garfield and a brother of nearly the same age were engaged in fishing thru the ice, close to their home and near the shore. It appears that Garfield decided he could do better if he had a separate hole in the ice by himself in which to fish, and, taking an axe, walked further out from land. With the first blow however, the ice gave way and the boy sank in water above his depth. His mother and sister saw him go down and hastened to help him, the girl herself getting into the water and was only saved from drowning with the aid of a garden rake. But the body of the boy was not recovered until after life was extinct.
It was a terrible blow to his parents who have universal sympathy in their great sorrow.

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  • Created by: Jo
  • Added: May 21, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37342507/garfield-paulson: accessed ), memorial page for Garfield Paulson (19 Jun 1898–21 Nov 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 37342507, citing Salem Lutheran Cemetery, Olga, Polk County, Minnesota, USA; Maintained by Jo (contributor 47036014).