Thomas Garvey Biography


	This biography appears on page 1870 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
	OCRed and edited by Maurice Krueger, mkrueger@iw.net.

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	THOMAS GARVEY, of Yankton county, South Dakota, was born in 
Ottawa, Canada, and came with his family to South Dakota in 1875 and 
has since been identified with the agricultural interests of Yankton 
county. He is now the owner of a good farm, on which he has lived for a 
number of years. He had the misfortune once to be burned out, but has 
since erected a modern substantial residence and good barn and other 
outbuildings. His crops were seriously affected by the grasshoppers at 
one time and the Missouri river floods ruined his crops at another 
time, but he has generally prospered and is now quite well-to-do.

	Mr. Garvey led to the marriage altar Miss Mary Dinneen and they 
have seven children. The family are communicants of the Catholic church 
and Mr. Garvey is also a member of the Modern Woodmen camp at Gayville. 
He uses his right of franchise in support of the Democratic party and 
for twelve years he has been an efficient member of the school board.