Person:Patrick Maloney (8)

{geni:about_me} An emigrant ship that came over in 1832 brought a bright Irish lad by the name of Patrick Maloney He was the poorest of the poor but being ambitious was determined to make a success of life somewhere in the great republic Making his way to Indiana which was then an uninviting wilderness Patrick joined the early pioneers in Whitley county and was one of the noble band that redeemed it from the wilderness A few years after his arrival an Irish girl by the name of Catherine Welsh also became a resident of Indiana They met and married and about 1836 settled on a tract of wild land in Smith township just north of Churubusco Since then the name of Maloney has been a familiar one in this locality and none has enjoyed more general respect as a member of the pioneer army who made Whitley county Patrick Maloney died when about fifty five years old but his widow long survived him spending the last years of her life in Swan township Noble county where she passed away in the seventy sixth year of her age Patrick Maloney's children that attained maturity were Mary wife of George Hull and lives in Noble county Ellen married William Kennedy and lives at Elwood Indiana John is a farmer of Eel River Allen county James M Patrick died at the age of twenty five years Nancy deceased wife of John Wilkinson Bridget married Edward Summers and are both deceased.

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History of Whitley County, Indiana By Samuel P. Kaler

Churubusco is in the northeast corner of Whitley County, in Smith Township. The east edge of the town is the Allen-Whitley county line. First settled in frontier days, the Churubusco area grew as a trading community. The history of the town began in 1847, when a small group of residents gathered in a log store to select a new name so that application could be made for a post office. According to tradition, the name “Churubusco” was suggested by a Mrs. Jackson to settle an argument between a German, an Englishman and an Irishman, who preferred the names of “Brunswick,” Liverpool,” and “Maloney,” respectively. The Irishman, insisting that his town should not be burdened with a “foreign” name, removed his coat and a fight seemed imminent. Mrs. Jackson quickly explained that she had a relative who had just fought in the Battle of Churubusco, where the Americans had just won an important victory, and she thought the name would be patriotic. At that, although he could still not pronounce the name, the Irishman relented because the name would be “patriotic.” An application was made for a post office and was granted November 1847.

Whitley County and Its Families, 1835-1995, pp. 13-14, by Whitley County Historical Society

Maloney Ditch exists just north of Churubusco:

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Book 1 p. 149 Patrick Maloney of Whitley Co., Ind. To his wife her lifetime —Catharine Maloney To his 3 sons John, James, Patrick To each daughter, all minors: Mary Maloney, Ellen Maloney, Ann Maloney, Bridgit N. Maloney. To the Cathedral of Ft. Wayne in care of the Rev. Julian Benort. Executor nom. — Rev. Julian Benort Signed 11 Feb. 1862 : Patrick (his X mark) Maloney Witnessed : Patrick (his X mark) Welsh, Thomas (his X mark) Madden Sub. — Sworn 27 May 1863 before W. E. Merriman, Clerk.

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James L Maloney http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=document&guid=4f345363-a480-4b46-bbd2-982ffb696a2a&tid=6852341&pid=-1167611325

1. ↑ {geni:county} Whitley