McNALLY, John E.

MCNALLY, NICHOLS, WRIGHT, GOODRICH

Posted By: Nettie Mae
Date: 1/18/2003 at 15:12:10

SOURCE: "Biographical history of Crawford, Ida and Sac Counties, Iowa" Lewis Pub. Co., Chicago, 1893

JOHN E. McNALLY, a farmer of section 10, Crawford county, Iowa, was born in Sharon
township, Clinton county, Iowa, April 20, 1857, a son of Philip and Mary (Nichols)
McNally, natives respectively of Ireland and Scotland. The mother came with her parents
to Canada when six years of age. The father left his native country at the age of twenty-
five years, landing at New York City, then went to Canada, where he met and married his
future wife in 1852. They moved to Clinton county, Iowa, in 1868, to Jones county, same
State, and in 1876 to Harrison county, where both parents now reside near Dunlap. Mr.
and Mrs. McNally were the parents of eight children, viz: Mary L., deceased in Harrison
county in 1891, was a teacher in the schools of Harrison and Shelby counties; John E., our
subject; James, who was also connected with the schools of Harrison and Shelby counties.
Studied law under Charles McKenzie, and is now 1892, editor of the Edgar Post, at Edgar,
Nebraska; P. T., formerly a teacher in Harrison, Carwfird and Monona counties, and now,
1892, principal of the Graceville schools, at Graceville, Big Stone county, Minnesota;
Lucie E., a teacher in the Edgar schools at Edgar, Nebraska; Francis Louis, deceased in
Harrison county, Iowa, in 1880, at the age of twelve year; Peter C. and Rose A. L., at
home preparing for teachers.

John E., the subject of this sketch, was educated in the district schools of Harrison
county. Has also been a farmer, but in 1879 he began farming and teaching in Shelby
county, but from 1879 till 1888 had given his attention principally to the latter occupation,
since which time he has given his attention principally to farming. He has taught in
Harrison, Shelby, Crawford and Monona counties. Mr. McNally was married in Harrison
county February 10, 1889, to Miss Anna L. Wright, a native of Magnolia, Harrison
county, and a daughter of W. H. H. and Lucy M. (Goodrich) Wright, natives of Wisconsin
and Ohio, and of Scotch-Orish and Scotch descent. In 1869 W. H. H., and some time after
Miss Goodrich came to Harrison county, Iowa, in which county she was employed as
teacher; forming the acquaintance of W. H. H. they were married in Harrison county, Iowa
where they both still reside on the old homestead, in Harrison township. Mrs. McNally
was a teacher of Crawford and Harrison counties before her marriage. Out subject and
wife have two children: Ruth Ann and Mary Frances. Mr. McNally affiliates with the
Democratic party, and his wife is a member of the Congregational Church.