Our subject was born in Cecil County, Md., February 29, 1836. He is the son of Stephen and Margaret Mahoney, both natives of Maryland. The mother died in February, 1850, and the same year the father with the family came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, remaining until the spring of 1852, and then came to Harrison County. The father had been here in 1851 and entered land. Our subject was married in Harrison County, Iowa, March 28, 1864 to Miss Emily Wakefield, the daughter of William and Sarah (Garner) Wakefield. By this union seven children were born--Theodore E., James W., deceased, M. Herbert, Jesse W., Stephen G., William, deceased, and Walter died in infancy.
Emily (Wakefield) Mahoney, was born in Illinois in 1853, and when five years of age accompanied her parents to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and one year later to Harrison County.
When Mr. Mahoney first came to the county, his nearest trading point and post-office was Council Bluffs, and nearly all of the teams in the county consisted of oxen. Politically our subject is identified with the Republican party and has held numerous local offices. He is now one of the successful farmers of his township, usually keeping one hundred head of cattle, and from fifty to sixty head of horses and mules.
source of biographical sketch: “History of Harrison County, Iowa”, 1891, pages 687 - 688
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obituary available: Missouri Valley Times (Missouri Valley, Iowa), September 14, 1893
Our subject was born in Cecil County, Md., February 29, 1836. He is the son of Stephen and Margaret Mahoney, both natives of Maryland. The mother died in February, 1850, and the same year the father with the family came to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, remaining until the spring of 1852, and then came to Harrison County. The father had been here in 1851 and entered land. Our subject was married in Harrison County, Iowa, March 28, 1864 to Miss Emily Wakefield, the daughter of William and Sarah (Garner) Wakefield. By this union seven children were born--Theodore E., James W., deceased, M. Herbert, Jesse W., Stephen G., William, deceased, and Walter died in infancy.
Emily (Wakefield) Mahoney, was born in Illinois in 1853, and when five years of age accompanied her parents to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and one year later to Harrison County.
When Mr. Mahoney first came to the county, his nearest trading point and post-office was Council Bluffs, and nearly all of the teams in the county consisted of oxen. Politically our subject is identified with the Republican party and has held numerous local offices. He is now one of the successful farmers of his township, usually keeping one hundred head of cattle, and from fifty to sixty head of horses and mules.
source of biographical sketch: “History of Harrison County, Iowa”, 1891, pages 687 - 688
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obituary available: Missouri Valley Times (Missouri Valley, Iowa), September 14, 1893
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