Source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, IL              Originally published 1885
Chapman Bros.
Chicago, IL

Transcribed by: Denise McLoughlin
Tampico Area Historical Society
www.tampicohistoricalsociety.citymax.com

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THOMAS CONBOY

Thomas Conboy is a farmer on section 1, Hume Township. He was born Sept. 12, 1842, in Galway, Ireland, and is the son of Patrick and Margaret Conboy. They were natives of the same part of Ireland. In 1861 the son emigrated to America. He made his first location in the town of Clarence, in Cedar Co., Iowa. A year later he came to Como, in Whiteside County. He engaged as a laborer on the farm of C. H. Holmes, where he was employed four years. A year after, in 1868, he purchased 80 acres on section 1, Hume Township , on which he had resided during the year 1866 as a renter. In 1873 he bought 80 acres more and in 1882 he made another purchase of 43 acres. The tract is now all under improvement, and is supplied with a fine large residence and suitable farm buildings. Mr. Conboy is engaged to a considerable extent in raising fine graded stock.

April 8, 1866 he was married, in Hume Township, to Mary, daughter of Patrick and Bridget (Bly) Noonen. Her parents were born and married in the west of Irland. A few years later they emigrated to America and made a temporary settlement in Monmouth Co., N. J., where Mrs. Conboy was born, May 15, 1848. Later, her parents came to Como, where they located when she was a small girl. Her mother lives with her. Her children are eight in number and are named Martin, Maggie, Mary, Eddie, Thomas, Ana, Willie and John. The family belong to the Catholic Church.

Mr. Conboy is Democratic in political opinion. He has officiated as School Director and as Highway Commissioner.