Greenwood Colliery, Minooka

Greenwood Colliery, Minooka

Thursday, February 23, 2012

1850 Census of Lackawanna Township

In 1850, Lackawanna Township was much larger than Minooka proper and consisted mostly of farms, but the Irish were dribbling in.

Bridgit Dempsey 10 - living with Eleazar and Martha Atherton - Farmer
(I doubt she was actually 10, and she was undoubtedly a servant. The Atherton family had a long history in Lackawanna Township.)

Matthew Heffron 22, Daniel and Ellen Heffron - Laborer on a farm

Thomas Milligan - Farmer

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