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MARTIN TROY
For more than half a century Martin
Troy has been a resident of San Joaquin County, as he was a lad of only seven
years when he accompanied his parents here.
He was born in Ireland on November 11, 1864, the son of Peter and
Margaret (Ryan) Troy, both natives of that country, where they were
married. They were the parents of five
children: Thomas, Martin, Mrs. Julia Effinger,
Mrs. Eugene S. McComb and Frank. The
family came to Lodi in 1871, and here the father farmed for the remainder of
his life; the eldest son, Thomas, is now farming the old home place.
Martin Troy received his education
in the schools of the Lodi district and when only twelve years of age he
started to work on the ranches in the vicinity of his home, and since that time
he has continued to engage in orchard and vineyard work, being well known
through his long residence here. Mr.
Troy’s marriage united him with Miss Mary Carroll, who was born at Santa Clara,
California. Five children have been born
to them: Mrs. Margaret Nichol of San
Francisco; Frank, also of San Francisco; William; Emmet; and Martin, who gave
his life for his country, falling while in action on the battlefields of France
in one of the last battles of the World War.
Transcribed by Gerald Iaquinta.
Source: Tinkham, George
H., History of San Joaquin County, California , Pages
1207-1207. Los Angeles, Calif.: Historic
Record Co., 1923.
© 2011 Gerald Iaquinta.
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