Timothy J. McCarthy

Timothy J. McCarthy was born in Ireland in 1848, and came with his parents to Minnesota in 1855. The same year, in company with Gen. Shields, they came from Dubuque, Iowa, to this county, and pre-empted land in Erin township. His father died when Timothy was twelve years old, after which he earned his own living, working in different places. He finally came to Faribault and attended school, and in 1868, began teaching. His mother married again, and for five years he worked for his step-father, then clerked in the store which he now owns. After buying the business, from 1872 to 1875, he had a partner, but since that time has carried it on alone. In 1880, he purchased the Faribault Marble Works, of which J. H. Nightingale is foreman. This business is located on Fourth street, and the store on Third. He also owns a brick yard in the city limits northeast of Main street, keeping from twenty-five to thirty men employed during the summer seasons. He likewise owns several farms in the county. He was married in 1873, to Miss Anna C. Burns. They have four children. (History of Rice County, Including Explorers and Pioneers of Minnesota, Rev. Edward D. Neill, Minnesota Historical Company, Minneapolis, 1882, Page 387)