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Bio: McCamley, Peter (1881)
----Surnames: McCamley, Hannifin, King, Turley ----Source: History of Northern Wis. (Wood County, Wis.) 1881, page 1205 PETER McCAMLEY, Grand Rapids. Son of John and Catharine Turley McCamley. Was born at Kenosha, Wis., April 15, 1850. When about seven years of age, his father moved to Grand Rapids Wis., and engaged in farming. In 1860, his father went to Idaho, leaving his family to carry on the farm. Here Peter remained until he was fourteen years of age, when he left the farm and worked at logging and lumbering, which he followed about ten years, then learned the wagonmaker's trade, at which he worked some three years. He was at this time, 1877, appointed Under Sheriff for two years, and in the Fall of 1878, was elected Sheriff of Wood County. He was married, Oct. 29, 1879, to Miss Maggie Hannifin, of Centralia. He formed a Co-partnership, Jan. 1, 1881, with E. S. King, under the firm name of McCamley & King, and are dealing in shelf and heavy hardware, building material and farm implements.
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