Killion, P. A.

KILLION

Posted By: Joyce Hickman (email)
Date: 11/19/2008 at 16:28:05

P. A. Killion

(From the 1883 History of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, by J. H. Keatley, p.274, York Twp.)
P. A. Killion, farmer, P. O. Neola, was born in Scott County, Iowa, June 29, 1856; he is the son of John H. and Catharine Killion. His father was born in Ireland in 1827; he was a farmer and an early settler in Scott County, Iowa, and also came and located in this county at an early day; he is still living in this county; he landed in Rhode Island when he came from the old country, while he was a boy. He worked in the Philip Island Print Works for twelve years, when he came to Scott County, as before stated. His (subject's) mother was a native of Rhode Island, born about 1829, and died November 2, 1868. Our subject received a common school education. He lived at home until he was twenty-two years of age, when he began farming for himself in this county; he is unmarried; he has five brothers and two sisters - James, John, Henry, Charles, George, Annie and Emily. John lives in Spearfish Valley, Dakota, Charles in Cass County, this State, while the rest are in this county. Annie is the wife of Samuel Gayman, and Emily keeps house for our subject, who owns 120 acres of improved land in Section 3, York Township.