McDermott, John J. (b. 1851), farmer, at Fonda since 1879, is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., the son of John and Bridget McDermott, who were natives of Ireland. At ten he moved with them to Ashland county, O., where he grew to manhood and in 1875, married Martha E. Bonney. A few months later he located in Weber county, Utah. In 1879, he located west of Fonda, first on the Mackey, then the Jack Hamilton farm, and in 1883, on his present farm, which he has improved with good buildings, grove and orchard.

His family consisted of three daughters. Louella in 1899, married William C. Lookingbill, a real estate agent and proprietor of a feed store at Sac City. Daisy, the eldest, and Jessie are at home.