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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IA-IRISH] Bio of Malcolm McKeig
Date: Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:15:16 -0600

Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa.
Chicago: Lewis Publishing, 1888.

Malcolm McKeig, farmer, section 17, Fremont Township, was born in Belfast,
County Down, Ireland, November 18, 1836, a son of William and Nancy (Johnson)
McKeig. When he was twelve years old his parents came to America and located in
Connecticut where they passed the rest of their lives. They had a family of ten
children, six sons and four daughters. One son enlisted in the British army and
participated in the Crimean war, but never returned home. Another son died in
Ireland; two sons died in Connecticut; a daughter died in Fort Wayne. When our
subject was eighteen years old he went to Chautauqua County, New York, and
engaged in butchering several years. In August, 1862, he enlisted in the service
of the United States, and was detailed butcher of his regiment, and served in
that position three years. He was discharged in New York and remained in that
State until 1868, when he came to Hamilton County and bought his present farm,
which was partly improved, and on it was a small log house. He has replaced the
log house with a fine frame and has made his other improvements in proportion
until he now has one of the best farms in the township. He is a practical farmer
and by good management has secured a competency and is now counted among the
substantial men of Fremont township. Mr. McKeig was married in 1857 to Ann
Fleming, and to them have been born three children- Anna, wife of Charles
Clifton; William and Agnes, wife of Sheldon Tatam, of Wright County. In politics
Mr. McKeig is a supporter of the principles of the Republican party.

Cathy Joynt Labath
The Irish in Iowa
http://www.celticcousins.net/irishiniowa/index.htm

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