Biographical Sketch of Mauris Connell, Johnson County, Missouri
Kingsville Township
>From "The History of Johnson County, Missouri," 
Kansas City Historical Co. 1881

MAURIS CONNELL, Kingsville, Missouri,
was born in Ireland. His father, Dennis Connell was a native of Ireland,
and died at the age of ninety; his mother died the same year at the age
of eighty-eight. He lived with his father on the farm until twenty-one
years old; he then emigrated to America. He landed in the state of New
York in 1853, remained there one year; he then removed to Illinois, and
from there to Missouri. He engaged in railroading -- had charge of the
grading of the Missouri Pacific from Jefferson City to Kingsville. Was
married in 1857, to Miss Mary Murphy, a native of Ireland.  They have
four children; Dennis, Katie, James and Joanna. Mr. Connell has 240
acres of well improved land, located in Kingsville township. The family
are members of the Catholic church.


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