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ELISHA MAHONEY, farmer, stock raiser, and proprietor of the brick kiln on section 3, Magnolia Township, was born in Harrison County, Iowa, October 16, 1860, upon the section where he now lives. He remained at home until 1879, and then went to the Black Hills, remaining in and about Deadwood for one year, during which time he worked in a saw-mill. After his return, he worked his father's farm on shares until 1889, when he bought one hundred and thirty-three acres of the old homestead, upon which he erected a two-story brick house, thirty feet square. It was completed in 1890, and the brick were manufactured by himself. In addition to general farming, he pays special attention to the breeding of Norman horses.
Concerning his domestic life, it may be said that he was united in marriage, in Harrison County, in 1877, to Miss Martha R. Scarborrough, and they are the parents of eight children: William S., Amy R., Robert, Delia, Nellie, Jeremiah, Jonathan and Hiram B. Mrs. Mahoney was born in Maryland, but moved to Harrison County when a small child with her parents.
source of biographical sketch: "History of Harrison County, Iowa", 1891, pages 516 - 517
(transcriber's note: The marriage year (1877) was incorrectly printed in the biographical sketch within the county history. The marriage license was issued in 1879)
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ELISHA MAHONEY, farmer, stock raiser, and proprietor of the brick kiln on section 3, Magnolia Township, was born in Harrison County, Iowa, October 16, 1860, upon the section where he now lives. He remained at home until 1879, and then went to the Black Hills, remaining in and about Deadwood for one year, during which time he worked in a saw-mill. After his return, he worked his father's farm on shares until 1889, when he bought one hundred and thirty-three acres of the old homestead, upon which he erected a two-story brick house, thirty feet square. It was completed in 1890, and the brick were manufactured by himself. In addition to general farming, he pays special attention to the breeding of Norman horses.
Concerning his domestic life, it may be said that he was united in marriage, in Harrison County, in 1877, to Miss Martha R. Scarborrough, and they are the parents of eight children: William S., Amy R., Robert, Delia, Nellie, Jeremiah, Jonathan and Hiram B. Mrs. Mahoney was born in Maryland, but moved to Harrison County when a small child with her parents.
source of biographical sketch: "History of Harrison County, Iowa", 1891, pages 516 - 517
(transcriber's note: The marriage year (1877) was incorrectly printed in the biographical sketch within the county history. The marriage license was issued in 1879)
Family Members
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William Stephen Mahoney
1879–1952
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Amy Mahoney Reed
1881–1931
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Robert Fry Mahoney
1882–1945
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Delia Lillian Mahoney Dilley
1884–1940
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Nellie Mahoney Freymuller
1885–1968
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Jeremiah "Jerry" Mahoney
1887–1956
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John Thomas "Johnnie" Mahoney
1888–1945
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Hiram Benjamin Mahoney
1891–1952
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Roy Francis Mahoney
1893–1945
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Alfred Mitchell Mahoney
1895–1949
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Owen Vincent Mahoney
1897–1970
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Martha Marie Mahoney Nelson
1899–1976
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Laura Catherine Mahoney Radtke
1914–1997
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Merle Alonzo Mahoney
1918–1983
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