Rev. George Fredrick Hardman Foxton 

(father) b.1825

• From The Douglas Budget, February 14, 1929

FRED W FOXTON, PIONEER, IS DEAD

End Comes Suddenly to Douglas Man

Douglas people today were shocked to learn that Fred W Foxton had died last evening.  He had been down town as late as Tuesday, though not feeling well, an old complaint having returned to harass him.  Wednesday it was known that he was seriously ill, the end coming about 7:30 at his home.

Fred Foxton was a pioneer of Wyoming, coming here in 1884.  He was a man of splendid character, genial  personality, broad in his views of life and charitable with his fellow man.  He had a part in the making of Wyoming from the time he came here from his native Scotland.  He was born at Fettercairn, in that country, May 17, 1864.  In the spring of 1884 he came to Wyoming and was with the 76 outfit in Johnson county for seven years.  On November 8, 1891, he was married in Grace church, New York City, to Miss Clara Richardson who had come from England to meet her intended husband.  They came to this county, locating first on Mill creek, later moving to the ranch on Elkhorn.  Mr Foxton during his residence on the ranch being engaged in the cattle business.  About twenty-one years ago they moved to Douglas and for a number of years Mr Foxton was engaged in the mercantile business, being one of the owners of the Metcalf Mercantile Company.  Of recent years he has been the appraiser for the State Farm Loan Bank, his work in this line being of a high order.

Besides his wife he is survived by a daughter, Dorothy (Mrs. Frank Messenger), of Hollywood, Calif., who is en route to Douglas and will arrive Saturday night.  Two brothers, George and Harry, and a sister, Clara, also survive. A brother Jack, died a little over a year ago.