Bio of FITZPATRICK, John (b.1836 d.1909), Wright Co., MN ========================================================================= USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. 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After staying a while at Louisville, Ky., he went to New Orleans, and remained five years. Then he returned to Louisville, and from there went to Jefferson City, Ky., where he remained six years. It was in 1869 that he came to Wright county and located on a farm of eighty acres in section 8, Woodland township. Here he lived and labored for many years. He was a substantial man in the community and his opinions on all subjects were highly valued. His services for twenty years as a member of the school board and as road overseer also assisted materially in the growth and progress of the community. He was a hard worker, and an honorable man in every way, and his death, June 9, 1909, was sincerely mourned, not only by his family, in which he had been so faithful a husband and so good a father, but also throughout the entire community. His widow, and two sons, Thomas and Florins, now occupy the farm of seventy-two acres in section 5, to which he moved when he sold his old farm in 1907. John Fitzpatrick was married April 18, 1860, at New Orleans, to Eliza Walsh, who was born in County Mayo, Ireland, May 1, 1844, and came to America in 1852. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick were blessed with eighteen children. James was born February 22, 1861, and died July 12, 1862, at New Orleans. John was born in New Orleans January 9, 1863, and united in marriage to Lizzie Kinsheriff, of Kampsville, Ill., in June, 1893. They are parents of 1074 HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY ten children and reside in East St. Louis, Ill., where Mr. Fitzpatrick is a government superintendent. Dennis was born in Jeffersonville, Ind., September 17, 1864, and was united in marriage to Josie Barrell, of Woodland, Minn., in 1894, being parents of six children. Mr. Fitzpatrick is engaged in farming at Woodland, Minn. Elizabeth was born in Indiana, March 4, 1866, and united in marriage to Frank Oneil, of St. Paul, in 1888. They now reside in Portland, Ore., where Mr. Oneil is engaged in the mercantile business. Mary was born November 23, 1868, and united in marriage to Andrew Damtt, of Woodland, on November -, 1890. They are farmers and reside in Woodland, having nine children. Florins was born April 19, 1870, and was united in marriage to Cassie Shafrank, of Lemont, Ill., in June, 1898. They are engaged in farming and are parents of nine children. Annie was born September 28, 1871, and was united in marriage to William McKey, of Ireland, July, 1895. He is a United States mail clerk residing in Brooklyn, N. Y., and has no children. Agnes was born December 29, 1872, and married to William O'Connell in 1892. He is a farmer of Woodland and they have eleven children. Catherine was born April 27, 1874, and died July 7, 1895. Theresa was born January 13, 1876, and was married in 1903 to John Carlson, a clerk in a store at Portland, Ore., two children being born to them. Nellie was born August 13, 1877, and died June 9, 1909. Maggie was born February 5, 1879, and united in marriage in 1900 to George Barrell, a farmer, and are the parents of five children. Alice was born December 31, 1880, and died February 20, 1881. Thomas was born December 25, 1881, and is engaged in farming in Woodland. Francis was born May 10, 1883. He is a carpenter, residing in Woodland, Minn. Andrew was born October 5, 1884, and died in March, 1885. Edward was born April 23, 1887, and died in May, 1887. Rose was born June 10, 1888, and was united in marriage to John Burke, of Woodland, in 1908, an employee of the Great Northern Railway Company, residing in Woodland. They have one child. The family faith is that of St. Mary's Roman Catholic church.