Thomas C. Connolly was the son of Michael and Ellen O'Rourke Connolly who emigrated from Ireland in about 1842. They settled in Garryowen in Jackson County, Iowa. When he was a young man, Thomas came to Dubuque to work for the A.A. Copper Wagon Manufactory. There he learned the wagon making business and ultimately set up his own company. He was burned out on three separate occasions but rebuilt each time. Thomas was a philantropist and was active on several boards and organizations in Dubuque. He married Ellen Frances Brown on June 9, 1874 at St. Patrick's Church in Dubuque. They had four children: Maurice who was a U.S. congressman and an aviator, Ann Genevieve, Martha who died as an infant and Eleanor who became the wife of Edward Keating, U.S. congressman from Colorado 1913 -1919.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Jan. 4, 1904
WILL IS OPENED
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Last Testament of the Late Thomas
Connolly is Filed with the
County Clerk
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ALL TO HIS FAMILY
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Had in Mind a Number of Charitable
Donations – the Will
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The will of the late Thomas Connolly has been opened. The document is brief covering three sides of a sheet of legal cap paper.
All the bequests are made in favor of the members of Mr. Connolly’s family, including his wife, son and two daughters. The will does not go into details, decedent speaking generally about his possessions.
The family home on Iowa and Sixteenth Streets is bequeathed to his wife, Mrs. Ellen F. Connolly. One third of his possessions, in addition to the home and all its appurtenances, both real and personal, also is bequeathed to Mrs. Connolly. The remaining two-thirds, share and share alike, are to be divided among the three children, Maurice, Miss Anna and Miss Eleanor.
Decedent mentions the fact that he had a number of charitable donations in mind, saying that he had advised his wife of their character and scope. To her discretion he leaves them.
As executors he names his wife, his son Maurice, and daughter Anna who are to act without bond. As guardian of the minor child, Eleanor, Mrs. Connolly is appointed to act without bond.
Requests is made that in the deposition of his wishes, the executors consult with his nephew, M. J. Connolly and his brother-in-law Maurice Brown and Thomas Lawler.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Jan. 4, 1904
WILL IS OPENED
~
Last Testament of the Late Thomas
Connolly is Filed with the
County Clerk
~
ALL TO HIS FAMILY
~
Had in Mind a Number of Charitable
Donations – the Will
~
The will of the late Thomas Connolly has been opened. The document is brief covering three sides of a sheet of legal cap paper.
All the bequests are made in favor of the members of Mr. Connolly’s family, including his wife, son and two daughters. The will does not go into details, decedent speaking generally about his possessions.
The family home on Iowa and Sixteenth Streets is bequeathed to his wife, Mrs. Ellen F. Connolly. One third of his possessions, in addition to the home and all its appurtenances, both real and personal, also is bequeathed to Mrs. Connolly. The remaining two-thirds, share and share alike, are to be divided among the three children, Maurice, Miss Anna and Miss Eleanor.
Decedent mentions the fact that he had a number of charitable donations in mind, saying that he had advised his wife of their character and scope. To her discretion he leaves them.
As executors he names his wife, his son Maurice, and daughter Anna who are to act without bond. As guardian of the minor child, Eleanor, Mrs. Connolly is appointed to act without bond.
Requests is made that in the deposition of his wishes, the executors consult with his nephew, M. J. Connolly and his brother-in-law Maurice Brown and Thomas Lawler.
Thomas C. Connolly was the son of Michael and Ellen O'Rourke Connolly who emigrated from Ireland in about 1842. They settled in Garryowen in Jackson County, Iowa. When he was a young man, Thomas came to Dubuque to work for the A.A. Copper Wagon Manufactory. There he learned the wagon making business and ultimately set up his own company. He was burned out on three separate occasions but rebuilt each time. Thomas was a philantropist and was active on several boards and organizations in Dubuque. He married Ellen Frances Brown on June 9, 1874 at St. Patrick's Church in Dubuque. They had four children: Maurice who was a U.S. congressman and an aviator, Ann Genevieve, Martha who died as an infant and Eleanor who became the wife of Edward Keating, U.S. congressman from Colorado 1913 -1919.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Jan. 4, 1904
WILL IS OPENED
~
Last Testament of the Late Thomas
Connolly is Filed with the
County Clerk
~
ALL TO HIS FAMILY
~
Had in Mind a Number of Charitable
Donations – the Will
~
The will of the late Thomas Connolly has been opened. The document is brief covering three sides of a sheet of legal cap paper.
All the bequests are made in favor of the members of Mr. Connolly’s family, including his wife, son and two daughters. The will does not go into details, decedent speaking generally about his possessions.
The family home on Iowa and Sixteenth Streets is bequeathed to his wife, Mrs. Ellen F. Connolly. One third of his possessions, in addition to the home and all its appurtenances, both real and personal, also is bequeathed to Mrs. Connolly. The remaining two-thirds, share and share alike, are to be divided among the three children, Maurice, Miss Anna and Miss Eleanor.
Decedent mentions the fact that he had a number of charitable donations in mind, saying that he had advised his wife of their character and scope. To her discretion he leaves them.
As executors he names his wife, his son Maurice, and daughter Anna who are to act without bond. As guardian of the minor child, Eleanor, Mrs. Connolly is appointed to act without bond.
Requests is made that in the deposition of his wishes, the executors consult with his nephew, M. J. Connolly and his brother-in-law Maurice Brown and Thomas Lawler.
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald, Jan. 4, 1904
WILL IS OPENED
~
Last Testament of the Late Thomas
Connolly is Filed with the
County Clerk
~
ALL TO HIS FAMILY
~
Had in Mind a Number of Charitable
Donations – the Will
~
The will of the late Thomas Connolly has been opened. The document is brief covering three sides of a sheet of legal cap paper.
All the bequests are made in favor of the members of Mr. Connolly’s family, including his wife, son and two daughters. The will does not go into details, decedent speaking generally about his possessions.
The family home on Iowa and Sixteenth Streets is bequeathed to his wife, Mrs. Ellen F. Connolly. One third of his possessions, in addition to the home and all its appurtenances, both real and personal, also is bequeathed to Mrs. Connolly. The remaining two-thirds, share and share alike, are to be divided among the three children, Maurice, Miss Anna and Miss Eleanor.
Decedent mentions the fact that he had a number of charitable donations in mind, saying that he had advised his wife of their character and scope. To her discretion he leaves them.
As executors he names his wife, his son Maurice, and daughter Anna who are to act without bond. As guardian of the minor child, Eleanor, Mrs. Connolly is appointed to act without bond.
Requests is made that in the deposition of his wishes, the executors consult with his nephew, M. J. Connolly and his brother-in-law Maurice Brown and Thomas Lawler.
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