Cluskey, Barnard

CLUSKEY

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 11/12/2008 at 13:55:52

Barnard Cluskey

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.255, Waveland Twp.)
Barnard Cluskey, farmer, P. O. Elliott, Montgomery Co., Iowa, was born in Ireland in 1832. His father, George Cluskey, was born in Ireland and died in his native country about 1857. Subject's mother, Nancy (Conlan) Cluskey, was born in Ireland and resided there until her dead, which occurred about 1840. The parents had five children, three of whom are still living. In 1851, Mr. Cluskey was married, in Ireland, to Miss Rose Brennan, a native of Ireland, as were her parents. Four offspring are the result of this happy union - Thomas, born in Ireland in 1851; George, also born in Ireland; Ann, born in Massachusetts in 1863; and Rose, born in Illinois in 1867. Mr. Cluskey is a member of the Catholic Church. He emigrated to this country in 1854, settling in Massachusetts, where he pursued farming as a laborer for others. He next moved to Illinois, pursuing the same course of employement, until, by economy, he accumulated enough to purchase a pleasant home. In 1876, he removed to Iowa, Pottawattamie County, Waveland Township, where he purchased a farm of 160 acres, situated in Sections 31 and 32. This land cost Mr. Cluskey about $10 per acre, and it is now worth at least $30 per acre.