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Michael O'Day

Birth	:	13 Jan 1867 Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	22 Jul 1938 Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Liverpool Necropolis, Everton, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England
Coordinate	:	53.4146670, -2.9621830
Description	:	Husband of Jessie (Jenkins) O'Day O'DAY, MICHAEL One of the largest, if not the largest, farm in Shelby County owned by a farmer of Irish Parentage, is the farm of six hundred and twenty acres owned by Michael O'Day. Starting out as a renter soon after reaching his majority, he has become one of the largest landowners in the county and has accumulated this large farm solely through his own individual efforts. Year by year has seen him more prosperous, yet he has not neglected to take the time as opportunity presented itself to assist in the material and civic development... Read More	Husband of Jessie (Jenkins) O'Day O'DAY, MICHAEL One of the largest, if not the largest, farm in Shelby County owned by a farmer of Irish Parentage, is the farm of six hundred and twenty acres owned by Michael O'Day. Starting out as a renter soon after reaching his majority, he has become one of the largest landowners in the county and has accumulated this large farm solely through his own individual efforts. Year by year has seen him more prosperous, yet he has not neglected to take the time as opportunity presented itself to assist in the material and civic development of his county. Too much credit cannot be given to a man who acquires such a farm through his own initiative, and the fact that Mr. O'Day retains the good will and respect of his fellow citizens, shows that his success has been well earned. Michael O'Day, the son of Thomas and --(O'Connor) O'Day, was born in Washington County, Pennsylvania, in 1867. His father was born in Ireland in 1834, and remained in his native land until he was twenty-one years of age. In 1855 he crossed the broad Atlantic and settled in Pennsylvania, where he farmed until the opening of the Civil War. He enlisted at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1862, in the cavalry service, and remained at the front until the close of the war. He made a gallant record as a soldier and with his regiment participated in many of the hardest fought battles of the Civil War. After the close of the war Thomas O'Day returned to Washington County, Pennsylvania, where he followed farming pursuits for about a year. In 1866-he came to Shelby County, Iowa, and purchased forty acres of land, part of which was covered with a good growth of timber. He cleared twenty acres of this tract and then returned to Pennsylvania, where he remained a year. He had married immediately after the close of the war and upon returning to Shelby County, in 1867, he brought his wife and family with him. He had built a log cabin on his forty acres and in this he lived for about fifteen years. As the times grew better he added to his farm and at the time of his death in 1894, was the owner of one hundred and twenty acres of good farming land in Grove Township. His wife was born in Washington county, Pennsylvania, in 1839, and died in Shelby county, Iowa, in 1911. Michael O'Day is one of ten children born to his parents, six of whom are still living. Michael received his education in the schools of Shelby County, and due to the fact that the schools were hardly organized in his boyhood days, his education was necessarily limited. However, he has been a reader all of his life and today is one of the best-informed men of his township. When he was twenty-two years of age he started farming for himself by renting eighty acres from his father. Two years later he bought eighty acres in Grove Township, and with this as a nucleus, he has accumulated an estate of six hundred and twenty acres, all of which is in one tract. On this farm he has placed buildings, which alone cost him eight thousand dollars. In addition to this he has built several miles of fencing and put in a large amount of drainage. He is one of the largest and most extensive stockbreeders of the county and several carloads of stock are sold from his farm each year. His success has been little short of remarkable, considering the opportunities he had as a young man. Mr. O'Day was married in 1902 to Jessie Jenkins, who was born in this township in 1882, and to this union six children have been born, Thomas, Leroy, Maurice, Lorenzo, Hubert and Margrette. All of these children are still living except Lorenzo. Politically, Mr. O'Day has long been allied with the Republican Party, but the affairs of his large farm have been sufficient to occupy all of his attention and he has never felt inclined to act as a candidate for any public office, although his advice on political subjects is frequently sought by the leaders of his party. He and his family are devout members of the Catholic Church to whose support they are generous contributors. Source: "Past and Present of Shelby County Iowa" By Edward S. White - - Volume II Illustrated - - 1915 by B. F. Bowen & Company, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana: Page 749, 750, 751

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Where is Michael O'Day's memorial?
Michael O'Day's memorial is located at: Liverpool Necropolis, Everton, Metropolitan Borough of Liverpool, England.
When did Michael O'Day death?
Michael O'Day death on 22 Jul 1938 in Shelby County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Michael O'Day's memorial?
Latitude: 53.4146670
Longitude: -2.9621830

Family Members:

Parent

Thomas O'Day

(1835 - 1891)

Margarett O'Connor O'Day

(1838 - 1911)

Spouse

Jessie J Jenkins O'Day

(1881 - 1966)

Siblings

Mary A. O'Day Sheller

(1860 - 1940)

(1862 - 1930)

(1870 - 1899)

(1874 - 1943)

(1877 - 1911)

Children

William Delbert O'Day

(1916 - 2006)

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