Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....Gibney, John 1819 - 
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JOHN GIBNEY, an enterprising and successful farmer residing on section 27, Manannah
township, is one of the most intelligent and one of the best read and posted men in
the county, and a man of a great deal of natural as well as acquired ability. Ho is
a self-educated man, but a thorough course of reading, on scientific, theological
and other subjects has made him a ripe scholar, and because of his attainments he is
one of the most prominent citizens in the northern part of the county.

  Mr. Gibney was born in County West Meath, Ireland, on the 22d of June, 1819, and
is a son of Timothy and Mary E. (Carney) Gibney. His early life was spent in the
land of his birth, but in 1830 he came to the new world, landing at New York, and
settled in the county of Madison, in New York State. In 1838 he removed to Canada,
and remained there until 1865, when he came to Meeker county, Minn., and settled in
Manannah township, where he has since lived.

  In 1848 Mr. Gibney was married to Miss Anna Heaney, and their union has been
blessed with ten children, five girls and five boys, whose names are as follows—
Timothy, Mary, James, Owen, Katie, Ann, Patrick, Christopher and Eliza, all of whom
are living. The family are members of the Catholic Church.          

    During twenty-two years of his life, Mr. Gibney followed railroading, but the
balance of the time he has been farming. In political matters he is an independent
voter, and acts regardless of the dictation of party or creed. He has taken an
active interest in his township affairs, and has held several local offices, one of
which was that of township assessor.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from
Illustrated Album of Biography
Meeker and McLeod Counties, Minnesota
1888


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