'Progressive Men of Montana,' 1901, A. W. Bowen & Co., page 912 (excerpt):
"Hon. Thomas C. Power. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on May 22, 1839. His father, Michael W. Power, was a native of Ireland, and his mother, who bore the maiden name of Catherine McLeer, was born in Hagerstown, Md. Michael W. Power came to the United States when a boy and in 1829 settled in Iowa, at that time a new and undeveloped country, and in 1836 was married to Miss McLeer in the frontier town of Peru, Iowa, a suburb of Dubuque. By occupation he was a farmer and also conducted merchandising for some years, besides giving time and attention to lead mining. He was a true type of the brave, hardy pioneer, did well his part in introducing civilization into what is now one of the most enterprising and prosperous states in the Union and died near the site of his original settlement in the fiftieth year of his age. Mrs. Power survived her husband and departed this life at the age of seventy-five. M. W. and Catherine Power were the parents of four children, J. W., of Fort Benton; Sarah E., also of Fort Benton; Mrs. T. L. Martin, of Helena, and Thomas C. Power."
"Hon. Thomas C. Power. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on May 22, 1839. His father, Michael W. Power, was a native of Ireland, and his mother, who bore the maiden name of Catherine McLeer, was born in Hagerstown, Md. Michael W. Power came to the United States when a boy and in 1829 settled in Iowa, at that time a new and undeveloped country, and in 1836 was married to Miss McLeer in the frontier town of Peru, Iowa, a suburb of Dubuque. By occupation he was a farmer and also conducted merchandising for some years, besides giving time and attention to lead mining. He was a true type of the brave, hardy pioneer, did well his part in introducing civilization into what is now one of the most enterprising and prosperous states in the Union and died near the site of his original settlement in the fiftieth year of his age. Mrs. Power survived her husband and departed this life at the age of seventy-five. M. W. and Catherine Power were the parents of four children, J. W., of Fort Benton; Sarah E., also of Fort Benton; Mrs. T. L. Martin, of Helena, and Thomas C. Power."
'Progressive Men of Montana,' 1901, A. W. Bowen & Co., page 912 (excerpt):
"Hon. Thomas C. Power. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on May 22, 1839. His father, Michael W. Power, was a native of Ireland, and his mother, who bore the maiden name of Catherine McLeer, was born in Hagerstown, Md. Michael W. Power came to the United States when a boy and in 1829 settled in Iowa, at that time a new and undeveloped country, and in 1836 was married to Miss McLeer in the frontier town of Peru, Iowa, a suburb of Dubuque. By occupation he was a farmer and also conducted merchandising for some years, besides giving time and attention to lead mining. He was a true type of the brave, hardy pioneer, did well his part in introducing civilization into what is now one of the most enterprising and prosperous states in the Union and died near the site of his original settlement in the fiftieth year of his age. Mrs. Power survived her husband and departed this life at the age of seventy-five. M. W. and Catherine Power were the parents of four children, J. W., of Fort Benton; Sarah E., also of Fort Benton; Mrs. T. L. Martin, of Helena, and Thomas C. Power."
"Hon. Thomas C. Power. He was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on May 22, 1839. His father, Michael W. Power, was a native of Ireland, and his mother, who bore the maiden name of Catherine McLeer, was born in Hagerstown, Md. Michael W. Power came to the United States when a boy and in 1829 settled in Iowa, at that time a new and undeveloped country, and in 1836 was married to Miss McLeer in the frontier town of Peru, Iowa, a suburb of Dubuque. By occupation he was a farmer and also conducted merchandising for some years, besides giving time and attention to lead mining. He was a true type of the brave, hardy pioneer, did well his part in introducing civilization into what is now one of the most enterprising and prosperous states in the Union and died near the site of his original settlement in the fiftieth year of his age. Mrs. Power survived her husband and departed this life at the age of seventy-five. M. W. and Catherine Power were the parents of four children, J. W., of Fort Benton; Sarah E., also of Fort Benton; Mrs. T. L. Martin, of Helena, and Thomas C. Power."
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