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John McCaffrey - Madison Parish, Louisiana 

From Tallulah Madison Journal August 4, 1917

JOHN McCAFFREY

Born in Ireland October 22, 1840; died at Battle Creek, Michigan, July 29, 1917.

Captain McCaffrey was left alone in New Orleans at a tender age without education, money or friends 
to battle for existence in a land of strangers.

Nature had given him a strong intellect and indomitable willpower. With these as his capital, he acquired 
for himself learning, friends and fortune.

The active years of his life were spent on the river; first on the Mississippi, in different positions, 
on steamers running out of St. Louis and afterward, on the Ohio, as pilot, master and owner, steadily 
advancing in position and fortune until about twenty years ago, when he retired from the river to enjoy 
the well earned fruits of his labors in less strenuous occupations.

He moved to this parish in 1909, and purchased the beautiful Hermione Plantation, as a home for his 
declining years, and has since been one of our most successful planters.

He leaves three sons, F. D. McCaffrey and M. S. McCaffrey, of this parish and Captain Jack McCaffrey 
of Chicago and many friends.

Let us hope that "after life's fitful fever he rest well."