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Thomas DELUHERY

DELUHERY, CORKERY

Posted By: Linnie Howell (email)
Date: 8/13/2005 at 00:18:22

Deluhery, Thomas, farmer and stock raiser, Sec. 18; P. O. Mill, born in County Cork, Ireland, March 8, 1833; came to the United States, landing in Boston, Mass., in 1851; after visiting the States of New Hampshire, Ohio, Illinois, New York and Missouri, he finally settled in Independence, this state, in 1857; came to this county in 1861. Married Catharine Corkery, who was born in County Limerick, Ireland, Dec. 24, 1834, born on the 18th of August, 1853; have fourteen children; lost one child, Mary, aged 19 years. Mr. D. and wife are members of the Roman Catholic Church. At the time of settling here, they owned but 84 acres of land; since then, by diligence and thrift, Mr. D. has accumulated over 600 acres of the finest farm land in the township.

1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa - Fremont Township
Page 742

(Biography is as it appears in the 1878 History of Fayette Co. Iowa. Names and dates seem to be confusing but are listed as they appear in the book.)


 

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