BIOGRAPHY OF PATRICK McCAFFREY As Extracted from "Biographical and Historical Record of Adams and Wells Counties," The Lewis Publishing Company, 113 Adams Street, Chicago, 1887 Transcribed and donated to the KSGenWeb by Mary Cohen (Marybcohen@aol.com) March 1999 --------------------------------------------------------------------- KSGENWEB INTERNET GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY COPYRIGHT NOTICE: In keeping with the KSGenWeb policy of providing free information on the Internet, this data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other gain. Copying of the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged. Any other use, including publication, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission by electronic, mechanical, or other means requires the written approval of the file's author. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick McCaffrey, deceased, was born in County Tyrone, Ireland, in the year 1845, and was a son of James and Lizzie (Irvin) McCaffrey. He was reared in his native country until attaining his eighteenth year, when he immigrated with his father's family to America. The father had come to America seven years before, and worked on his farm of 120 acres which he had entered in Chester Township, Wells COunty, Indiana, until he returned for his family. After coming to this country they located in Dayton, Ohio, and after remaining there about three weeks Patrick and his father came to Fort Wayne to Wells County to inspect their future home in Chester Township, which the father had improved from a state of nature, and later brought his family here. Thinking his farm too small for his family he located on a larger one belonging to his brother John, who lived in Piqua, Ohio. James McCaffrey died March 17, 1882. His widow still survives, and is now a resident of Morris County, Kansas. Patrick McCaffrey, our subject, was united in marriage November 6, 1868, to Miss Catherine Meehan, a native of Ireland, born in County Donegal, a daughter of Patrick and Winnifred (McGroaty) Meehan, of whom her mother died in Ireland. Her father afterward came to America and died in Springfield, Ohio. Six children were born to Mr. and Mrs. McCaffrey, named as follows - Lizzie, James, Charles, Mary, Annie and William. Mr. McCaffrey resided in Wells County from the time he first located here until his death, which occured January 28, 1884. In 1871 he purchased eighty acres of land in Chester Township, which is still occupied by his widow. He was a kind and affectionate husband and father, and a good neighbor, and was held in high esteem by all who knew him. ------------------------------------------------------------