McCLINTOCK, James - 1914

MCCLINTOCK, MCDERMOTT, HUBERT, MEEHAN, TRACEY, MAHONEY

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HISTORY OF
Cherokee County
IOWA
VOLUME II
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY
1914
by Thomas McCulla

JAMES McCLINTOCK.

James McClintock, residing on section 27, Marcus township, has here owned and operated a farm of one hundred and sixty acres for more than three decades and is widely recognized as one of the successful agriculturists and esteemed citizens of the community. His birth occurred in Springfield, Massachusetts,. on the 19th of August, 1846, his parents being John and Sarah (McDermott) McClintock, natives of Counties Derry and Mayo, Ireland, respectively. They emigrated to the United States in an early day and first located in Maine, while subsequently they took up their abode in Springfield, Massachusetts. There John McClintock entered the service of the government in the making of Springfield rifles, being thus employed for about thirtyeight years. He then moved to Illinois and bought two hundred and forty acres in Grundy county. He sold this and in 1884 he came to Cherokee county, Iowa, and spent his remaining days in the home of our subject, passing away in March, 1884. The demise of his wife occurred in September, 1886.

James McClintock obtained his education in the schools of Springfield, Massachusetts, and remained under the parental roof until twentynine years of age. During the entire period of the Civil war he worked in the employ of the government. In 1875 ne removed to Illinois and began farming on a tract of eighty acres which his father had given him, cultivating the land with good results until 1882. In that year he disposed of the property and came to Cherokee county, Iowa, purchasing a farm of one hundred and sixty acres on section 27, Marcus township, whereon he has remained to the present time. During the past thirty one years he has been busily engaged in the operation of the place and has made a number of substantial improvements which enhance its value and facilitate the work of the fields. He is a stockholder in the Farmers Elevator Company of Marcus, Iowa, and has long been numbered among the prosperous and representative residents of the community.

Mr. McClintock has been twice married. In April, 1876, he wedded Miss Mary Hubert, her father being Thomas Hubert, a native of Ireland, who emigrated to America in an early day. The remainder of his life was spent as an agriculturist in Illinois, in which state he passed away in May, 1886. Unto James and Mary (Hubert) McClintock were born three children, one of whom died in infancy. The two surviving are: Margaret, who is the wife of John Meehan, a farmer of Marcus township; and John, who is a resident of Texas. The wife and mother was called to her final rest in the fall of 1880 and February 8, 1882, Mr. McClintock was again married, his second union being with Miss Anna Tracey, a daughter of Michael and Mary (Mahoney) Tracey, more extended mention of whom is made on another page of this work in connection with the sketch of Timothy Tracey, brother of Mrs. McClintock. Unto our subject and his wife have been born nine children, as follows: James J., who is a rural mail carrier in Illinois; Mary, who is a school teacher by profession; William, whose demise occurred in January, 1887; Sadie; Michael; Viola; Francis; Vincent; and Alice G.

In his political views Mr. McClintock is a stalwart democrat, while his religious belief is that of the Catholic church. He and his wife are held in high esteem in the community, where they have an extensive circle of warm friends, while the hospitality of the best homes is freely accorded them.