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BERNARD McCAFFREY, farmer, P. O. Fayetteville, son of Edward and Ellen (McManus) McCaffrey, was born in Washington, Ind., in 1822. In 1827, his parents came to this township, and farmed on rented lands several years. About 1833, they bought 200 acres of land in this township on Grassy Run, where they endured the hardships, of pioneer life, and after years of hard labor they have a large tract under cultivation. They had three sons and one daughter; Bernard was the third son, and was married in this township in 1848, to Elizabeth, daughter of John and Julia Burns, a native of Ireland. They had eight children — Julia, Ellen, Bernard, John, Edward, Thomas, Elizabeth and Anna. Mr. McCaffrey has been an industrious, hard-working man, and has raised his family in the same way; they are now taking his place, and are highly respected citizens and neighbors in the community where they dwell. As the result of a lifetime of labor and the assistance of his family, Mr. McCaffrey has accumulated a fair share of this world’s goods. He has a splendid farm of 220 acres, 120 of which formerly belonged to the old homestead, situated three miles west of Fayetteville, near the Clermont County line; on this he has built a fine house and barns, and made numerous other improvements. In September, 1871, he moved to Brownsville, Clermont Co., Ohio, where he bought a store and residence, and carried on a general merchandise business till 1879, when he returned to the farm. In March, 1882, he sold his place of business to Peter Louis of this township. Mr. McCaffrey has held numerous offices of trust in this township, he was Township Trustee two years, and School Director about twenty years. The family are all members of the Catholic Church.