Bernard T. Keating
Source: Biographical & Genealogical Record of LaSalle Co., Ill - 1900
[Page 79] BERNARD T. KEATING - Real estate and insurance in Streator. Born in Bothwell, Scotland, April 24, 1857, and came to U. S., October 18, 1879. His parents, James and Alice (CUNNINGHAM) KEATING, were born in Ireland. Shortly after their marriage they moved to Scotland, and then came to this country in 1882, locating at Streator. James KEATING died in 1897, age seventy-five; his wife died three years earlier, age sixty-five. Mr. KEATING was educated in Scotland and when twenty-two years old, came to U. S., arriving in New York in 1879. He came right to Streator. He worked several years in the coal mines. In 1883 began in real estate. In 1881, he married Miss Helen LAFFERTY, daughter of Frederick and Margaret LAFFERTY, of Streator. They have five children: Margaret; Bernard; Frederick; Richard; and Bessie.
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