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DANIEL GUINTY

Daniel was born in Ireland, in 1823, a son of poor but honest parents, farming people, who brought their family to America to give them a better chance. They settled on a farm in La Salle county, where they rounded out their lives, dying there.

Their children were as follows: Daniel; Dennis, who is a veteran of the Civil war ; Michael, who lives in Butler county, Kans.; Ellen, who is deceased; Ann, who is of La Salle county ; and Josephine, who is deceased. Daniel Guinty was but a lad of sixteen years when brought to this country. While residing in La Salle county, Mr. Gaiety was married in 1846 to Marcella Dooner, born in Ireland in 1826.

She was brought to America when still a girl, by her parents Michael and Mary (Farrell) Dooner, also of Ireland. Mrs. Guinty Is a devout member of the Roman Catholic church, belonging to the Sacred Heart parish. After marriage Mr. and Mrs. Guinty came by wagon to Rock Island where Mr. Guinty did teaming for awhile. Afterward he went to Henry county and rented land for four years and then bought land on which they lived for forty-three years. Following this he moved to Moline and remained for one year and then came to Rock Island where Mr. Guinty died the following year. He had accumulated a large amount of farm land, owning at time of death 480 acres in Henry and Rock Island counties, and about a section of land in Phelps county, Neb., as well as city property in Moline and Rock Island.

Mr. and Mrs. Guinty became the parents of ten children as follows: Mrs. Mary McCarty, John, Mrs. Ellen Callahan, James, Daniel, Mrs. Emma McHugh (deceased), Mrs. Josephine McHugh, Maude, Mrs. Margaret Foley, and Mrs. Alice Boenitz. Mr. Guinty passed away September 18, 1899, having lived a useful life, and left behind him many warm, personal friends to mourn his loss.

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