“The History of Jefferson County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1879.


PATRICK LAWLESS,  farmer, Secs. 36 and 25;  P.O. Palmyra; born in 
County Galway, Ireland, Sept. 15, 1838; came to America with his 
mother in 1845, and located in Waukesha Co., Wis., where he lived 
eleven years, then removing to Sullivan, Jefferson Co., where he lived 
until 1867, when he removed to the farm he now owns of 180 acres.  
Married Miss Ellen O’Neal, of Toronto, Canada, March 26, 1864; they 
have nine children – John, Mary, Jane, George, Katie, Nellie, Thomas J., 
Theresa and a babe.  Mr. Lawless is a Democrat and a Catholic.  He is 
raising full-blooded Durham cattle, Merino sheep, Poland-China hogs, 
and intends to improve his herd of Durhams and to bring it to a high 
standard.


Submitted by:  Linda Pingel  (LPingel@worldnet.att.net)