Thomas H Doran

DORAN

Posted By: County Coordinator (email)
Date: 11/12/2006 at 15:32:34

Thomas H Doran, farmer, stock-raiser and of the firm of Doran Bros, grain dealers, Beaver, this firm consists of three brothers: J F, John and the subject of out sketch, who was born in Ireland in 1849, when six years of age his parents, Patrick and Catharine Doran, came to the Unites states landing in New York, there he grew to manhood, being raised as a farmer, in 1857 he moved to Illinois and lived there until 1875, when he moved to where he now resides, his farm is situated on Sec 5 and consists of 245 acres of land, each of his brothers own 160 acres, Mr T H Doran is also postmaster of Beaver and is a member of the Catholic church, his mother died in 1858 and his father seven years later, this firm is doing quite an extensive business in Grand Junction and also at this place

1880 Boone Co History Book