FRANCES A. CALL AGNEW
Mrs. James D. "Frances A." (Call) Agnew, born July 11, 1843, Indiana, the daughter of Geo. W. Call, came to Idaho, in 1864, with a wagon train party of 250 from Missouri.
She taught school in Boise and Idaho City. In 1866 married Mr. Agnew.
They lived eventful lives through the colorful days of gold mining, the vigilantes, Indian skirmishes, freighting, and staging. She was once forced to drive a six-horse coach team while its driver traded rifle fire with bandits.
Mr. Agnew was a freighter in north Idaho, sheriff in southern Idaho, and later elected to the legislature. He died in 1896.
They made their home in Boise, then in Moscow, where Mrs. Agnew died on July 22, 1931. Three of her five children survive her.
Biennial report of the Board of Trustees of the State Volumes 8-15; Publ. 1921-1936; By Idaho State Historical Society, Board of Trustees; Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack. ~ km
FRANCES A. CALL AGNEW
Mrs. James D. "Frances A." (Call) Agnew, born July 11, 1843, Indiana, the daughter of Geo. W. Call, came to Idaho, in 1864, with a wagon train party of 250 from Missouri.
She taught school in Boise and Idaho City. In 1866 married Mr. Agnew.
They lived eventful lives through the colorful days of gold mining, the vigilantes, Indian skirmishes, freighting, and staging. She was once forced to drive a six-horse coach team while its driver traded rifle fire with bandits.
Mr. Agnew was a freighter in north Idaho, sheriff in southern Idaho, and later elected to the legislature. He died in 1896.
They made their home in Boise, then in Moscow, where Mrs. Agnew died on July 22, 1931. Three of her five children survive her.
Biennial report of the Board of Trustees of the State Volumes 8-15; Publ. 1921-1936; By Idaho State Historical Society, Board of Trustees; Transcribed and submitted by Andrea Stawski Pack. ~ km
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