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TIBEY, John
TIBEY, John. (Limerick, Ireland, May 3, 1862--1927)Tibey, a contractor of stone work and owner of a stone quarry of Dubuque, was the son of Patrick Tibey from Limerick, Ireland, who emigrated to the United States in 1850. On landing in this country, he moved to Dubuque and began business as a stone mason. John Tibey, his son, was born on May 3, 1862.
John Tibey learned the stone mason's trade as a youth and worked for two years with Mr. O'Hara, a prominent stone contractor of Cedar Rapids. He then returned to Dubuque and began business for himself. He opened up a stone quarry, entered into contracts for the lying of foundations, and did masonry work. He was involved in the construction of the original AUDUBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
Tibey and his wife Mary were the parents of eight children.
In addition to the stone quarry and masonry work, Tibey's sons established Tibey Brothers' Paving Contractors.
See: JOHN TIBEY
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Source:
Portrait and Biographical Record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa. Chicago: Chapman Publishing Company, 1894, p. 216
