Michael Nugent

NUGENT, FLANNIGAN

Posted By: Diane Wilson (email)
Date: 7/29/2002 at 21:06:44

Michael Nugent was born in Ireland, in 1832, and made his home there until 1852, when he started for America. He engaged in railroading in Marathon, Courtland county, New York, a few months, then engaged on the Erie Canal, in Medina county. In 1853 he came to Iowa, and engaged with the Dubuque and Sioux City Railroad. In the fall of that year he went to Memphis, working that winter on the levees. In the spring he returned to Dubuque, and there married Miss Kate Flanningan. In the fall they went south, remaining there during the war. In 1864 they returned to Iowa, where he worked on the railroad at Waterloo.
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In 1866 he engaged to work for the Illinois Central Railroad Company, and came to Butler county. He was in their employ constantly until 1880. The first two years he lived at Parkersburg, then moved to Aplington. In 1877 he bought a farm on section 28.
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In 1879 the family moved on to the farm. In 1882 he built his present frame house. They have had nine children, seven of whom are now living – John, Thomas, Bridget, Patrick, Michael, Margaret and Mary. Catherine E. died in infancy. Honora died, with diphtheria, February 2, 1882, aged five years, four months and twenty-six days.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 644