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Peter James Maloney (1865 - 1942)

Peter James Maloney
Born in Marmora, Hastings, Ontario, Canadamap
Husband of — married 2 May 1899 in Snohomish, Washingtonmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 76 in North Bend, King, Washingtonmap
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PETER J. MALONEY

Peter J. Maloney is widely known throughout the Pacific northwest as the owner and active manager of Maloney's grove, which is located about one and a half miles southeast of North Bend and is one of the most popular camping places in this section of the country. Mr. Maloney was born in Canada, August 22, 1865, a son of Patrick and Susan (Lennon) Maloney, the former of whom was a native of Ireland and the latter of Canada. He received his education in the public schools of Canada, and in September, 1888, came to Seattle. Here he followed the carpenter trade for about a year, and then came to Snoqualmie and took up a homestead. However, the land here had not at that time been surveyed, so he went back to Seattle and worked during the summers. During the Klondike rush also he worked at the carpenter trade in Seattle. He built for Carl Klouse the first residence in Snoqualmie and also built the first church in Issaquah, the Catholic church.

After working around Snoqualmie for some time, he entered the saloon business at Snoqualmie as a partner with A. 0. Paugborn. After three years he sold his interest to his partner and started in the same line of business at North Bend in partnership with his brother-in-law, M. H. Donlan. He remained there for four years, when he turned his personal attention to the livery business, though retaining his financial interest in the saloon. This interest he sold just prior to the starting of the Milwaukee Railroad. At that time he had over thirty head of horses and he continued the livery business until practically driven from it by the advent of automobiles. In 1906 he bought his present place. He at once proceeded to clear the land and make necessary improvements for a good automobile camping ground. In this he succeeded to such a degree that it has long been regarded as the best camp in this section of the county. He has eighteen acres of land, on which are twenty-three cabins, the camp being located in a beautiful spot in a bend of the south fork of the Snoqualmie river. Here he has a tennis court and other provisions for the entertainment of the tourists, including a merry-go-round and fine opportunities for swimming or fishing. He has devoted much time and a vast amount of work to the development of the grove, but it has steadily gained in popularity and he has been abundantly repaid for his time, labor and expense.It is interesting to note that when the camp was started it was for many years the pioneer auto camp of the northwest and as usual with practical pioneer ideas of advancement, the near friends and relatives of Mr. Maloney looked with askance upon his so-called foolish ideas and investment. Time and events, however, have proved how substantial was this idea and how far-reaching the effects for others to follow.

In 1889 Mr. Maloney was united in marriage to Miss Annie C. Donlan, of Squak Valley, a daughter of Michael and Anne (Murray) Donlan. Her parents were natives of Ireland, who first located in Washington in 1878 and in Issaquah in 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Maloney are the parents of five children, namely: Aubrey, born on May 17, 1901, who married Miss Rosamond Miles, of Des Moines, and is now connected with the county road department at North Bend; Peter J., Jr., born on May 6, 1905, was married to Miss Frances Lambert, of Iowa, and they have two children, Roger and Peter J., Ill; he attended the University of Washington three years and is a member of the Alpha Theta Omega fraternity; Harry L., born July 21, 1909, finished his education in high school and is now connected with the county highway department; John Wallace, born August 9, 1917, and Lucille May, born on November 24, 1919.

Mr. Maloney is a stanch democrat in his political views and has been judge of elections for his party in this precinct for about twenty years. He belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Men's Club and the Pioneers of Washington. His religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. He was the first mayor of North Bend and has always shown the right sort of interest in matters affecting the general welfare.

Mr. Maloney is the owner of an old-time logging outfit which he has gotten together and which is of great interest to the people of the present day who have never seen anything of the kind. It is complete in every respect, having skids, logs, yoke, log dogs, chains, dog maul, log jack, and a hardwood glut for turning at the foot of a hill. This exhibit was put on at great expense by Mr. Maloney, and bears the following inscription: "Logging Camp Outfit Forty Years Ago. Note the log jack, on the pig, coupled to the back end of turn, used to load logs on and off the skids; also the grease can, to grease the skids, so the logs would slip easily; the dog maul on the yoke, to drive in or pull out the dogs. They usually used five or six yoke of oxen. The logs were much larger than these, and four to seven logs made a turn; the cost of this outfit was about fifteen hundred dollars. Harrington & Smith, on Commercial street, furnished the hardware. Nigger Bill, on Mill street, furnished the whiskey. The present-day outfit would cost one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars and no whiskey."

(The History of King County by Clarence Bagely, 1929)




PETER J MALONEY Birth: Aug. 22, 1865, USA Death: Feb. 27, 1942, USA

Buried beside Annie C Maloney (1879-1965. He was listed as the proprietor of the North Bend Livery, Feed and Sales Stable and Maloney's Park in the 1911 King Co Directory. His wife was Anna C Maloney.

Burial: Mount Si Memorial Cemetery North Bend King County Washington, USA

Created by: Carolyn Farnum Record added: Dec 09, 2000 Find A Grave Memorial# 5109831


Sources

"United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPX-6BS : accessed 29 March 2015), Peter J Maloney, North Bend and Snoqualmie Precincts, King, Washington, United States; citing sheet 4B, family 92, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,744.





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Maloney-2186 and Maloney-791 do not represent the same person because: Amy, you and Peter are related, but not the same person. In order to merge these profiles, you and Peter would need to be the same person. I will send you an email soon trying to explain what we need to do to connect you to Peter's profile.

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Maloney-2186 and Maloney-791 appear to represent the same person because: Please could I merge as this is an ancestor?
posted by Amy (Maloney) Noble
Maloney-2186 and Maloney-791 appear to represent the same person because: Please could I merge as this is an ancestor?
posted by Amy (Maloney) Noble

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