Greene County IN Archives Biographies.....McElroy, Samuel 1822 - 
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Author: Goodspeed (1884)

   SAMUEL McELROY, an old and well-known citizen of Taylor Township, was born in
the "Keystone State" in 1822, was raised on a farm, and when twenty-three years
old began doing for himself, a poor boy. In 1845, he came to Greene County,
Ind., and with the exception of four years while he was engaged in merchandising
in Scotland, under the firm name of Haig & McElroy, he has been employed in
farming and raising stock. By a life of hard work and prudential economy, Mr.
McElroy has secured property in real estate amounting to 862 acres of good land.
He is a Republican in politics; and was married in 1844 to Miss Martha Stewart,
by whom he was the father of eight children, four of whom are living—Matthew S.,
Mary L., Samuel C. and Lucy. The parents are members of the United Presbyterian
Church, and Mr. McElroy is a son of Matthew and Eleanor (McConnell).McElroy, who
were the parents of ten children, seven of whom are vet living.

Additional Comments:
Taylor Township Biographies

Extracted from:

HISTORY OF GREENE AND SULLIVAN COUNTIES,
STATE OF INDIANA,
FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT; TOGETHER WITH INTERESTING BIOGRAPHICAL
SKETCHES, REMINISCENCES, NOTES, ETC.

ILLUSTRATED.

CHICAGO: GOODSPEED BROS. & CO., PUBLISHERS.
1884.

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