Robert McKernan

MCKERNAN, MALONEY

Posted By: Diane (email)
Date: 3/24/2002 at 23:17:47

Robert McKernan, a native of county Tyrone, Ireland, was born in the year of our Lord, 1827. When twenty years of age he came to America, and after remaining in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one year, engaged in draying, removed to New Jersey, where he followed farming. In March of the year 1868, he came to Iowa, and settled on section 10, of Ripley township, Butler county, where he now lives and owns a fine farm of 120 acres. Mr. McKernan has held the offices of president, secretary and treasurer, of the township schools. He was married in the state of New Jersey, during the year 1867, to Miss Mary Maloney, a native of county Shigo, Ireland. They have one child – Margaret.
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Source: History of Butler and Bremer Counties, Iowa
Union Publishing Co., Springfield, IL, 1883
Page 689