(My) great grandfather, Thomas M. Laverty, who married Margaret Paul and whose parents were Elizabeth McNaughton and John Laverty. T. M. was born in 1836 in County Antrim., we believe, and married Margaret Buick Paul in 1857 in North Ireland. Margaret was born in 1830 and died in Jasper County, Iowa in 1898. They came to Philadelphia and then Marengo in 1873 where he worked on the railroad and owned some land a mile west of Marengo.
They moved to Jasper County in 1876 and lived there 2 miles south of Laurel. He was a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Za Ga Zig Shrine. He died in his home July 20, 1916.
Grandpa Tom A. and Annie McMullan Laverty were married in Marshalltown, Iowa February 10, 1910. Both were from County Antrim North Ireland. They had four boys- Thomas L. born December 5, 1910, William John born February 9, 1912, a son born and died in February 1916, and Paul Mac born also in February of 1923.
I remember Tom, Annie, and great grandmother Jane McMullan. She was tall and skinny and came to America with Grandma Laverty (Annie) and uncle Sammy McMullan. Great Grandpa McMullan died in Ireland after walking to town to see about papers for a son who came to the U.S. He got pneumonia and is buried somewhere around Ahoghill or Ballymena. He was married once before, I was told.
Grandma Annie came to the U.S. on the S.S. Cyrmic from Liverpool on December 21, 1907 and arrived in Boston on January 1, 1908. Her brother, James, sponsored her and aunt Rachel Thompson in Gilman, Iowa was here to greet Grandma, great-grandmother Jane and uncle Sammy McMullan.
Thomas M. and Margaret had nine children. JOHN, born February 13, 1858, and died in Nebraska in 1899. ELIZABETH, born June 24, 1859 and was in Iowa County census in 1870, but, not Jasper County 1880 census. **( As of 2014, the Iowa County Historical Society in Williamsburg, Iowa could not locate her with extensive search.) It was thought she was buried near Marengo, Iowa? PATRICK, born February 13, 1861 and died February 24, 1955, ended up owning most of the land, raised hogs, and was neatly dressed at all times when older. He and Tillie lived together on original homestead and moved to Laurel about 1950. MARGARET J. born July 2, 1863 and died of cancer in 1933. She was a seamstress. MATILDA born on July 4, 1863. Made good sugar cookies. I took her tomatoes out of my garden when they moved to Laurel. I remember she gardened earlier. She didn't go out much in later years anyway and didn't belong to any clubs. w She went to church when she was younger. THOMAS A. born February 19, 1866 and died March 17th 1950. ( St. Patrick's Day) More on him later. My grandfather. AGNES born August 31, 1870 in the U.S., married Thomas Whelan and she died in 1944. She always got me dresses for my birthday and always several sizes too big. They raised Lee and Harold Whelan who are to be presumed to come on the Orphan Train. JAMES of born March 23, 1872 near Marengo and probably died early. MARY ELIZABETH born near Marengo September 6, 1873 and died in 1897 south of Laurel. She died of consumption. Have obit.
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