Meeker County MN Archives Biographies.....McCarney, James 1846 - 
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JAMES McCARNEY, a well-known and highly respected farmer, residing on section 4,
Harvey township, comes of a nationality, which through their natural thrift,
enterprise and frugality, now form one of the most substantial and desirable
elements in Minnesota’s population.

   Mr. McCarney was born in Ireland, and is a son of Patrick and Catherine (Brady)
McCarney. He spent his early life in the land of his birth, and on March 1, 1846, he
sailed for the United States, landing at New Orleans on the 7th of May, and
proceeding from there to Galena, Ill. 'He remained there for five years, and then
came to Minnesota and settled at St. Paul, where he spent about three years. His
next move was to Dakota county, where he settled upon a farm in Burnsville township.
There he was living when the civil war broke out, and in response to the President’s
call for men, he enlisted on December 24, 1862, in Company M, First Minnesota
Mounted Rangers. He remained in the service until August 16, 1863, when he was
discharged for disability, and returned to his farm in Burnsville, Dakota county,
Minn. Three years later he came to Meeker county, Minn., and after spending the
winter with his brother, Patrick, who was living in Manannah township, he settled on
the farm where he still resides, on section 4, Harvey township. This was in the
spring of 1867.

   In May, 1850, Mr. McCarnev was married to Miss Margary MoGinlay. They are the
parents of ten children, eight of whom are still living. Mr. and Mrs. McCarney are
members of the Catholic church. In political matters, Mr. McCarnev affiliates with
the democratic party.


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


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