Lassen-Plumas County CA Archives Biographies.....Mulroney, Thomas J. 1838 - 
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Author: Fariss & Smith (1882)

THOMAS J. MULRONEY.—He was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, August 15, 1838.
Nine years later the family emigrated to the United States, settling in New
York, where Thomas lived until 1857, spending some time in Wisconsin, New
Jersey, and Georgia. He came to California in 1857, via the Isthmus, arriving in
August. He mined for a year on Soda bar, in Plumas county. In the fall of 1858
he came to Lassen county, and engaged in farming and packing. He bought an
interest with his brother Edward in a ranch near Susanville, in 1860, which he
sold in 1864. In 1862, with Edward and two others, he bought a ranch of 320
acres, four miles east of Janesville. Since 1865 he has been the sole owner of
this property, where he still resides. In politics, Mr. Mulroney is a democrat.
He married Miss Sarah Thompson, April 6, 1866. She was born in Monroe county,
New York, June 9, 1849. Their children were all born in Honey Lake valley:
William, January 12, 1868, died July 15, 1869; Ellen, August 18, 1869; Alice,
January 24, 1872; Thomas, January 14, 1874; Mary, February 12, 1877; Edward,
November 12, 1881.

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Illustrated History of Plumas, Lassen & Sierra Counties

San Francisco: Fariss & Smith
(1882)

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