Bios of Fitzgerald, Bartholomew  Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1920.
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Fitzgerald, Bartholomew (p. 622), a former resident of Highland Township,
where he cleared and improved a farm, was a native of Wabasha County, and
the son of Irish parents, his father being among the earliest settlers in
this county. The latter's home, situated between Kellogg and Weaver in the
Watopa Township, was in early days a house of entertainment for travelers.
There Bartholomew grew to manhood. He was subsequently married in Wabasha
to Mary Burk, and about 1878 they moved to Highland Township, where they
bought 209 acres of wild land, on which was a log shack. In time he
developed this place, building a good frame house and two frame barns,
together with other necessary buildings. The rest of his life was spent on
the farm, where he died in 1892. His wife is also now deceased. The farm
subsequently came into possession of their son, Edward J., the present
sheriff of Wabasha County. In addition to this son they had two others,
and also three daughters: Thomas, now living in Portland, Ore.; Daniel,
married, and living in Spokane, Wash; Mary and Katherine, who are
deceased; and Bridget, who is residing in Chicago.