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Below is a family biography included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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EDWARD FITZGERALD, one of Buffalo county’s most prosperous farmers, is a son of Patrick and Kate Fitzgerald, natives of county Waterford, Ireland. The father died in 1860, and was a man kindly thought of for his many good qualities. Both father and mother were devoted members of the Catholic church, and were the parents of eight children, viz. — Kate (deceased), Ellen and Lawrence (at home), Edward deceased), James (in Australia), Matthew, Edward and Mary (Mrs. Coffee).
Edward Fitzgerald, the subject of this sketch, is also a native of county Waterford, Ireland. He came to America in 1875, first settling in Nebraska; he then moved to Colorado, where he remained for six years. In the year 1881, he returned to Nebraska, locating in Elm Creek township, Buffalo county, and settling on section 26, township 9, range 18 west, where he now resides. By economy and industry Mr. Fitzgerald has accumulated enough property to be called “well off” and he sustains an enviable reputation for honesty. He apparently makes it a rule of life to “Owe no man anything.” In 1881 he was married to Miss Kate Coffee, a native of county Waterford, Ireland, born in 1854. Mr. and Mrs. Fitzgerald are both members of the Catholic church. Politically, Mr. Fitzgerald is a democrat, and is now serving as school treasurer.
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This family biography is one of the numerous biographies included in the book, Biographical Souvenir of the Counties of Buffalo, Kearney, Phelps, Harlan and Franklin, Nebraska published in 1890 by F. A. Battey & Company.
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