Thomas J. Glynn was born December 22, 1841, in Galway County, Ireland. His parents were Michael and Mary (Fox) Glynn, who emigrated to America in 1847, landing in New Orleans and later removing to Madison, Indiana. In 1854 they came to Davenport and purchased eighty acres of land in Winfield Township, paying six dollars an acre for it. Improvements were made on the land and in November, 1855, the family removed to the farm. Thomas worked on the farm, and at the age of eighteen the management of it devolved almost entirely upon him. He was married in 1865 to Miss Anna M. Ennis, born in Ontario, Canada.
With some assistance from his father Mr. Glynn purchased an eighty-acres tract of land in Winfield Township, which he improved and cultivated for seven years. He then sold this farm and has since become the owner of over three hundred acres in Butler Township, on which he now resides.
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