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John Bone of 1310 Osborn Street passed away a little after 6 o’clock this morning after an illness of nearly a year’s duration. Deceased was born in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, on January 4, 1834, but for the past thirty years has been a resident of this city. He was a machinist by trade and had worked during his life here at several of the local foundries and factories. His last place of employment was the Murray Iron Works. Mr. Bone was a splendid mechanic and a man who had the respect of a large circle of friends. He is survived by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Hattie Niehaus of this city. The funeral will be held from his late residence Sunday afternoon at half-past three. Rev. Long of the Christian church will officiate.
Mr. Bone was the first manufacturer of baskets in this city and from the humble beginning grew the Burlington Basket Co., one of the largest concerns of its kind in the country.
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John Bone, proprietor of the basket factory of Burlington, Iowa, was born in Butler County, Ohio, Jan. 4, 1834, and is a son of David and Christiann (Holmes) Bone, the father, a native of Butler County, Ohio, the mother of New Jersey. When our subject was but six years of age, the parents removed to Putnam County, Ind., and after a residence there of three and a half years went to Parke County, making that their home for a year and a half. While the family were residents of the latter county, John Bone went to Indianapolis, where he was employed as a brakeman on the railroad, afterward becoming an engineer. Giving up his position after a time, he went to Terre Haute, Ind., where, for two years, he engaged in a spoke and hub factory. Going to Matoon, Ill., at the end of that time, for two years he was employed as an engineer of an elevator, and then going to Lewistown, Ill., he worked in a spoke factory for eighteen months. Again changing his place of residence he became foreman of the Bassett wagon factory at Knoxville, Ill., continuing in that employment until the company failed. After that failure, he became a resident of Iowa, settling in Burlington, his present home, where he was engaged as a switchman for a year on the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad. His next occupation was basket-making, at which he worked for three years, at the expiration of which time he became foreman of the hub department of the Burlington Wheel Company, continuing in that employment for about eight years. Mr. Bone then embarked in basket manufacturing for himself, purchasing the factory property, and is now fitting up his establishment, so that by employing thirteen hands he can make 1,000 baskiets per day. On the 19th of February, 1857, John Bone and Mary Jane Wood were united in marriage. She is a native of Marion County, Ind., and a daughter of Vincent and Eliza (Smith) Wood, the father, a native of Ohio, the mother of New Jersey. Five children graced the union of Mr. and Mrs. Bone: Zerilda B., deceased; Hattie, now wife of Theodore Niehaus, a mechanic of Burlington; Mollie A. E., died in infancy; Frank O., died at the age of eleven years; and Lillie Kate, died at the age of six years.
During the late Civil War, Mr. Bone enlisted in the 8th Missouri Cavalry, serving nine months, and then became a member of Lyon's Battery. He participated in the battle of Pea Ridge and numerous other engagements and was always found at his post of duty. In Indiana, while a young man, he was elected Supervisor. Politically, he is a Republican, though liberal in his views; socially, he is a member of the I. O. O. F., and the G. A. R. He has a natural genius in regard to machinery, and is a splendid mechanic. An honorable and upright man, he has the respect, not only of his friends but with all with whom he has business dealings.