Thomas Lacey was born December 12, 1849, in Tipperary. His parents died when he was 7 and his sister took him to England to live with her. In 1885 he came to America. For two years he was a steel worker in Pittsburg.
When he came west, he first settled in Jamestown, there he married Alice Trodden. Alice was born in England on May 12, 1861. She married Thomas Lacey in 1887.
The family moved to Carrington where Mr. Lacey was employed by the Northern Pacific Railway for thirty‑seven years.
The couple had six children: Edwin, John and Marie survived; three died as small children.
Mr. Lacey died in February 1927. Mrs. Lacey died in July 1930. They are buried at Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 30B