Marshall County KS Archives Biographies.....Malone, Thomas 1881 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ks/ksfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com May 31, 2007, 12:31 pm Author: Emma E. Forter (1917) THOMAS MALONE. Thomas Malone, one of the most successful of the younger farmers and stockmen of Richland township, Marshall county, was born in Richardson county, Nebraska, on May 14, 1881, being the son of John R. and Mary M. (Ashley) Malone. John R. Malone was born in Scioto county, Ohio, in 1843, and his wife was also a native of that county, having been born on November 9, 1849. Jonn R. was the son of William Malone, also a native of Ohio and of Irish descent. Mrs. Malone was the daughter of Jeremiah and Useba (Conklin) Ashley, both of whom were natives of Ohio. On September 5, 1866, John R. Malone and Mary M. Ashley were united in marriage and soon after their marriage they left Ohio and established their home in the state of Nebraska, where they remained until 1881. On August 6, 1863, John R. Malone enlisted in Company D, First Regiment Heavy Artillery of Ohio, and gave three years of his life to the cause of the Union. He received his honorable discharge at Knoxville, Tennessee, on June 20, 1865, after having seen much active service and had been in many of the hard-fought battles of the Civil War. After his discharge he returned to his former home in Scioto county, Ohio, where he was married within the next few months. With his bride he went to Richardson county, Nebraska, where he rented land and engaged in general farming and stock raising, with much success. In 1881 he and his family made the journey to Marshall county with horses and wagons and established their home in Richland township. There they resided on a farm east of Beattie for three years, after having lived in Richland township for two years. In 1886 Mr. Malone purchased the excellent farm in Richland township, that is now owned by the son, Thomas. This farm he developed into one of the best in the township and made several important improvements. The house was one of the best in the township and the barn was a substantial structure; these with the excellent condition of the farm, made the place one of the attractive homes of the county. To John R. and Mary M. were born the following children: Dora, John, George, Richard, J. W., Ida, Harvey, Mary, Thomas, Eli, Susan, Alice and Harry. Dora is now deceased; John is a resident of Salina, Kansas; George is at home; Richard is a farmer near Axtell; J. W. is a resident of Apple Lane, Kansas; Ida, who was the wife of Ed Warner, is now deceased; Harvey is deceased; Mary is the wife of Charles Wolf and resides in Colorado; Thomas is the subject of this, sketch; Eli is engaged in farming on a farm adjoining that of his brother, Thomas; Susan is the wife of Bert Wolf, of Denver, Colorado; Alice is the wife of Howard Shue and resides at Denver, Colorado, and Harry is on a farm one-half mile south of the farm home of his brother, Thomas. John R. Malone lived on his farm in Richland township, until the time of his death on November 4, 1902. His life was an active one and he accomplished much in the years that he lived. He was a poor young man when he came to the new country in the West with his bride, and with her assistance he was able to surmount many of the difficulties which came his way. He devoted his best energies to his work, and by diligence and economy he in time became one of the prominent men of the township and county. He and his estimable wife were ever active in all the affairs of the community that would tend to the betterment of the moral, social and financial condition of the people. They were held in the highest regard and esteem, and were among the most worthy people of the district in which they lived for so many years. Thomas Malone received his education in the district schools of Richland township and has lived on the present home farm, since he was but a lad. The older members of the family received their education in the schools of Beattie, before the family came to this township. After completing his education he decided to engage in farm work and since that time has devoted his attention to high-grade farming and stock raising. He owns the old homestead consisting of two hundred and forty acres in section 26 and eighty acres in section 2j, all of which is in a high state of cultivation and well improved. On November 30, 1913, Thomas Malone was united in marriage to Bertha Hostettler, daughter of Albert and Margaret Hostettler. Her parents were also natives of that country and there they received their education in the public schools, grew to maturity and they were later married . They continued to live in the land of their nativity until 1894, when the daughter, Bertha, was one year old, when they decided to seek a home in America. On their arrival in the United States they came to Kansas and after a residence of three years at Herkimer, they located on a farm east of Home City, where they remained for a time, when they moved to their present home in Guittard township, where Mr. Hostettler is successfully engaged in general farming and the raising of good stock. Thomas Malone is recognized as one of the progressive and substantial men of the township, where he has lived for so many years, and where he and his wife are held m the highest regard and esteem, and where they are prominent and active in the social life of the community. Mr. Malone is an independent in politics, yet he takes much interest in local affairs and uses his best efforts for the growth and development of his home district. Additional Comments: Extracted from: History of Marshall County, Kansas: its people, industries, and institutions by Emma E. Forter Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co. (1917) File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ks/marshall/bios/malone523gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/ksfiles/ File size: 6.2 Kb