“The History of Dodge County, Wisconsin”, published: Chicago:  
Western Historical Company.   1880.

Township:  Shields 

MICHAEL McDONOUGH,  farmer, Sec. 34;  P.O. Richwood or 
Watertown; born in County Clare, Ireland, in 1821; spent his early life in 
his native land, and came to America in 1845; resided seven and one-
half years in Hampden Co., Mass., working for the whole-souled Yankee 
farmers, and earning enough money to get his start, earning his first 
thousand in this laborious way; after taking a better half, he came to 
Shields in 1852, locating on eighty acres of land, of which ten were 
cleared, on which was a log shanty; here the family lived fifteen years, 
clearing and breaking the land, pioneer fashion; the eighty has grown to 
a well-improved farm of 200 acres; the log house of pioneer days was 
replaced by a large modern brick house in 1868.  Married Miss Mary 
Doyle, of County Clare, in 1852; they have five children;  Mary, the 
eldest, is the wife of Joseph Brooks, of Emmet; then follow Margaret, 
Jane, Thomas and Katie.  The family are Catholics; Mr. McDonough is 
an Independent Democrat in politics.  Beginning at 25 years of age with 
nothing but health and a brave purpose, he may justly consider his life a 
success.


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