. History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties, Iowa ... and biographies of representative citizens. History of Iowa, embracing accounts of the pre-historic races ... was born in county Kildare, Ireland,in 1818, and there reared on a farm. Hewas a young man when he first set foot onAmerican soil, in New York. His firstemployment was at gardening, in OrangeCo., N. Y., and his first earnings weresent to his native land for the emigrationof a brother. He stayed a short time inOrange county, and went to Albany, andfrom there to Yates county. Soon afterhe sent money home for the pur
. History of Franklin and Cerro Gordo counties, Iowa ... and biographies of representative citizens. History of Iowa, embracing accounts of the pre-historic races ... was born in county Kildare, Ireland,in 1818, and there reared on a farm. Hewas a young man when he first set foot onAmerican soil, in New York. His firstemployment was at gardening, in OrangeCo., N. Y., and his first earnings weresent to his native land for the emigrationof a brother. He stayed a short time inOrange county, and went to Albany, andfrom there to Yates county. Soon afterhe sent money home for the purpose ofbringing out two sisters and anotherbrother. He labored as a farmer in Yatescounty about fifteen years, then locatingin Ogle Co., 111., where he purchasedproperty in Polo. He worked as a masonsassistant a short time, bought a team,rented land and employed himselfin farming. In 1868 he exchangedhis property in Polo for land on section10, in Falls township, Cerro Gordo Co.,Iowa, and in 1870 moved here with hisfamily. He drew lumber from NoraSprings to build his house, and appliedhis energies to improving his farm. InFebruary, 1883, he rented his place and.
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