Mrs. Margaret Riordan was born in 1806 and raised in Ireland. After emigrating from Snook, Ireland. Mrs and Mrs. Riordan settled down in LaSalle, IL.
When Mr. Riordan died in La Salle, Mrs. Riordan decided to take her family and went to seek a home and land. Their ultimate distination was California.
It was in the spring of 1860 that Mrs. Riordan and her five sons, John, Timothy, Dennis, Patrick, and Thomas, and one daughter Mary set out for California. They had one wagon drawn by a team of horses and another wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen. All their possessions were tied to the side of the wagon.
Late one afternoon the Riordans crossed Buckeye Creek about two and one-half miles northwest of Solomon city. So inviting were the surrounding they decided to camp for the night. Mrs. Riordan was ill and rested there for a few days. They decided to stay so they all secured claims for land.
The Riordans were among the very early settlers in the Solomon area and were devout Catholics.
Among the many settlers coming to settle near the Riordans were near relatives of the Riordan family, the married daughter Mrs. Barrett with her husband and children, also Mrs. Riordan's two brothers, Bartholomew and John Sullivan and her sister Mrs. Fitzgerald with their families.
After the death of her daughter Mrs. Barrett in 1866, Mrs. Riordan took her four grandchildren to raise and began anew the rearing of a second family.
It was in Mrs. Riordan's humble log cabin, after a brief illness, that she died on January 6, 1879. She was 73 years old. Her body was buried in the Catholic Cemetery north of Solomon.
When Mr. Riordan died in La Salle, Mrs. Riordan decided to take her family and went to seek a home and land. Their ultimate distination was California.
It was in the spring of 1860 that Mrs. Riordan and her five sons, John, Timothy, Dennis, Patrick, and Thomas, and one daughter Mary set out for California. They had one wagon drawn by a team of horses and another wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen. All their possessions were tied to the side of the wagon.
Late one afternoon the Riordans crossed Buckeye Creek about two and one-half miles northwest of Solomon city. So inviting were the surrounding they decided to camp for the night. Mrs. Riordan was ill and rested there for a few days. They decided to stay so they all secured claims for land.
The Riordans were among the very early settlers in the Solomon area and were devout Catholics.
Among the many settlers coming to settle near the Riordans were near relatives of the Riordan family, the married daughter Mrs. Barrett with her husband and children, also Mrs. Riordan's two brothers, Bartholomew and John Sullivan and her sister Mrs. Fitzgerald with their families.
After the death of her daughter Mrs. Barrett in 1866, Mrs. Riordan took her four grandchildren to raise and began anew the rearing of a second family.
It was in Mrs. Riordan's humble log cabin, after a brief illness, that she died on January 6, 1879. She was 73 years old. Her body was buried in the Catholic Cemetery north of Solomon.
Mrs. Margaret Riordan was born in 1806 and raised in Ireland. After emigrating from Snook, Ireland. Mrs and Mrs. Riordan settled down in LaSalle, IL.
When Mr. Riordan died in La Salle, Mrs. Riordan decided to take her family and went to seek a home and land. Their ultimate distination was California.
It was in the spring of 1860 that Mrs. Riordan and her five sons, John, Timothy, Dennis, Patrick, and Thomas, and one daughter Mary set out for California. They had one wagon drawn by a team of horses and another wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen. All their possessions were tied to the side of the wagon.
Late one afternoon the Riordans crossed Buckeye Creek about two and one-half miles northwest of Solomon city. So inviting were the surrounding they decided to camp for the night. Mrs. Riordan was ill and rested there for a few days. They decided to stay so they all secured claims for land.
The Riordans were among the very early settlers in the Solomon area and were devout Catholics.
Among the many settlers coming to settle near the Riordans were near relatives of the Riordan family, the married daughter Mrs. Barrett with her husband and children, also Mrs. Riordan's two brothers, Bartholomew and John Sullivan and her sister Mrs. Fitzgerald with their families.
After the death of her daughter Mrs. Barrett in 1866, Mrs. Riordan took her four grandchildren to raise and began anew the rearing of a second family.
It was in Mrs. Riordan's humble log cabin, after a brief illness, that she died on January 6, 1879. She was 73 years old. Her body was buried in the Catholic Cemetery north of Solomon.
When Mr. Riordan died in La Salle, Mrs. Riordan decided to take her family and went to seek a home and land. Their ultimate distination was California.
It was in the spring of 1860 that Mrs. Riordan and her five sons, John, Timothy, Dennis, Patrick, and Thomas, and one daughter Mary set out for California. They had one wagon drawn by a team of horses and another wagon drawn by a yoke of oxen. All their possessions were tied to the side of the wagon.
Late one afternoon the Riordans crossed Buckeye Creek about two and one-half miles northwest of Solomon city. So inviting were the surrounding they decided to camp for the night. Mrs. Riordan was ill and rested there for a few days. They decided to stay so they all secured claims for land.
The Riordans were among the very early settlers in the Solomon area and were devout Catholics.
Among the many settlers coming to settle near the Riordans were near relatives of the Riordan family, the married daughter Mrs. Barrett with her husband and children, also Mrs. Riordan's two brothers, Bartholomew and John Sullivan and her sister Mrs. Fitzgerald with their families.
After the death of her daughter Mrs. Barrett in 1866, Mrs. Riordan took her four grandchildren to raise and began anew the rearing of a second family.
It was in Mrs. Riordan's humble log cabin, after a brief illness, that she died on January 6, 1879. She was 73 years old. Her body was buried in the Catholic Cemetery north of Solomon.
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