  Jno. Farquhar Corporal Co. I Missouri State Militia Cavalry The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, April 19, 1891 pg.5 JOHN FARQUHER DEAD John Farquher, who had been a familiar figure on the streets of Denison for 12 or 15 years, is not with us any longer. Sunday evening, at 2 o'clock, he died and his body is now resting in its narrow cell in Calvary, the silent city. Mr. Fahquher was a painter by trade, was a native of Ireland, came to Denison in 1876 and has resided here continuously since that date. Funeral ceremonies were held at the Catholic church Monday evening, and quite a large crowd gathered to pay parting tribute to the remains of a faithful, consistent, kind-hearted man. The Sunday Gazetteer Sunday, June 9, 1895 pg. 2 The following communication was handed in for publication the first of the week: Denison, Texas, June 3, 1895 To the Editor of the Sunday Gazetteer: Sir - In reference to the article of W.J.E., published in your issue of June 2, 1895, in which he takes the liberty of using my name as authority for certain statements he makes therein, I wish, in justice to myself and to others who might be injured by the false impression created, to state: One day last week Mr. Elliott stopped me on the street and asked me what I knew regarding the funeral of John Farquhar, some four or five years ago, and the refusal of the Catholic church to permit him to be buried in their cemetery by the G.A.R. I replied that I knew nothing regarding it except that I had attended the funeral as an old acquaintance of the deceased, and that his statements were the first that I had heard of such action on the part of the Catholic Church. Consequently, Mr. Elliott knew that the statements he made were, so far as I am concerned, false and untrue, and were made for the purpose of giving credence to his puritanical attack on the Catholic church. John Nevins Calvary Cemetery Susan Hawkins © 2024 If you find any of Grayson County TXGenWeb links inoperable, please send me a message |
