BIOGRAPHIES
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Peoria City and County, Illinois
The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co.
1912
 

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JOHN CUSACK.  Prominent among the native residents of Rosefield township is John Cusack who is actively engaged in raising grain and live stock on his farm of one hundred and sixty acres.  He was born Dec. 6, 1858, and is the son of Patrick and Nora (Maloney) Cusack, both whom whom were natives of Ireland, the father born in 1819 and the mother in 1827.  Both parents came to America in 1850, locating in Pennsylvania, and were married in that state the following year.  In 1853 they removed to Illinois, settling in Rosefield township where they resided the remainder of their lives, the father dying April 7, 1891, at the age of seventy-two and the mother on April 10, 1906, at the age of seventy-nine.  They were the parents of twelve children of whom John Cusack of this review is the third in order of birth.      John Cusack, reared under the parental roof, remained at home until 1892 when he purchased in Rosefield township one hundred and twenty acres of his present farm and began operating the same.  In 1905 he bought an adjoining forty acres so he now has in all one hundred and sixty acres in his farm.  He engages in raising grain and live stock, making a specialty of horses, cows and Poland-China hogs.      On the 26th of October, 1892, John Cusack was united in marriage to Miss Ellen M. McIntyre, who is a daughter of Frank and Catherine (Burns) McIntyre of Rosefield township.  The parents are both natives of Ireland, the father born in County Donegal, Sep. 16, 1828, and the mother in County Mayo, Nov. 27, 1838.  Both came to America in 1855, and on the 27th of Feb, 1862, were united in marriage.  The father passed away in Rosefield township on the 24th of November, 1906, at the age of seventy-eight years, two months and seven days, the mother preceding him by almost a year, died Dec. 22, 1905, at the age of sixty-seven years and twenty-five days.  In their family were eight children of whom Mrs. Cusack is the eldest.  Mrs. Cusack received her education in the common schools and the high school of Elmwood.  In the winter of 1881 she began teaching at the Hietter school and followed that profession for ten years.  To Mr. and Mrs. Cusack have been born seven children: Nora, born July 28, 1893, who is a graduate of the public schools and is attending the Normal school, has been engaged in teaching for three terms and is now the instructor in the primary department at Kingston Mines in Timber township; Frank, born Dec. 24, 1894, was graduated from Edwards school Sept. 1, 1910, and is now helping to operate the home farm; and Patrick, born Aug. 5, 1896, James born Mar. 8, 1898, John born Feb. 15, 1900, Mary, born May 8, 1902, and Catherine born Nov. 26, 1904, are all in school.      In politics Mr. Cusack belongs to the Democratic party and he has served in the capacity of tax collector for his township.  He is greatly interested in and has given much time to the cause of education and is now efficiently performing the duties of school director.  He is very  prosperous both in his farming and stock-raising, and is widely known throughout the township as a man who uses his influence for the general welfare and for the reform and progress of his community.  Mr. Cusack and his family are members of the Catholic church. Source: Peoria City and County, Illinois - The S. J. Clarke Publ. Co. - 1912 - Page

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