History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with
Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious,
Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons
and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co.,
Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 753-754, Kerton Township
Thomas P. Kearney, farmer and stock-raiser, sec. 33; P. O.,
Marbletown, is a son of Patrick Kearney of Isabel tp. Patrick Kearney
crossed the ocean in an early day. He had previously married in Ireland
Bridget Falon, who has become the mother of 7 children, none of whom
survive, however, save the subject of this sketch. Thomas grew up in
Fulton Co., where he received his preliminary education, afterwards
taking a business course at Notre Dame, Ind. After receiving a liberal
education he returned to Fulton Co., where he has since successfully
followed farming. In 1867 he was married to Miss Mary, daughter of
Peter Lally, of Havana, by whom he had 6 children, 4 of whom are
living: Anna, Bridget, Mary and Kate.
