RIORDAN Family History

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James Riordan
BORN14MAR1800 County Cork, Ireland
MARRIEDCatherine Lane of County Cork, Ireland
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Catherine b. MAY1830 Ireland d. 05FEB1905 CA
  2. (F) Hanora Margaret b. abt 1832 Ireland?
  3. (M) James Francis b. 20DEC1834 Ireland d. 27OCT1912 NV
  4. (M) Michael b. abt. 1836 Ireland d.12JAN1908 CA
  5. (F) Helen Elen b. MAY1839 Ireland d. 04APR1921 NY
  6. (F) Johanna b. MAR1843 Ireland d. aft. 1914 CA
DIED14SEP1879 Olean, Cattaraugus Co., NY
SOURCES Joann Glennon (Note 1)

Michael Lawrence Riordan
BORNAbt 1836 Drishane Parish, Cork, Ireland
MARRIEDHannah Lynch Abt. 1868 in San Fransisco, California
CHILDREN
  1. (M) James Cornelius b. 15FEB1870 NV d. 16NOV1960 NV
  2. (M) Michael Henry b. 10NOV1871 NV (Note 2)
  3. (M) John T. b. APR1873 NV d. 16MAY1908 CA
  4. (F) Catherine Marie b. S24SEP1874 NV d. 10JUL1955 CA
  5. (M) Aeneas Patrick b.13APR1876 NV d. 16SEP1940 NV
  6. (F) Johanna E. b. JUN1877 NV d. AUG1965 CA
  7. (M) Andrew Edward b. 23SEP1878 NV d. 24JAN1962 CA
  8. (M) Daniel Joseph b. 06MAR1880 NV d. 17JUN1969 CA
  9. (M) Robert Emmett b. 27JUN1881 NV d. 27OCT1966 CA
  10. (F) Anna Theresa b. 15APR1883 NV d. 10AUG1965 CA
  11. (F) May A. b. MAY1884 NV d. 19JUL1941 CA
  12. (F) Rose b. 1885 NV d. 1888 NV
  13. (F) Grace Helen b. OCT1886 NV d. 06JUN1919 CA
DIED12JAN1908 San Franscisco, CA
SOURCES joann glennon (Note 1), Find A Grave (Note 2),

Dan Riordan first met Elda Cullar one day when he was at the Geyser ranch (near Cave Valley) rounding up horses. Elda was living with her mother and stepfather, "Doc" Brunson, who were visiting at the Geyser ranch. The Brunson's lived in Corona, California and when they returned to Corona with Elda, Dan longed to be with Elda. So, it was not long before Dan left White River and moved to Corona where he married Elda at the Southern Hotel on Christmas day 1907. They spent their wedding night at the MISSION INN in Riverside, CA. The next day they left by train for San Francisco, CA where they honeymooned. They returned to live in Corona, CA. Dan found work in Corona and is remembered for one of his jobs; driving the water wagon around the Corona "circle" (Grand Ave.) to wet down the dirt when the circle was used for auto races (picture).
Daniel Joseph Riordan
BORN06MAR1880 White River, Nye County, NV
Dan at Cave Valley ranch house more pics
MARRIEDElda May Cullar 25DEC1907
CHILDREN
  1. (M) Daniel E. b.17APR1909 CA d.17MAY1911 CA
  2. (M) Lawrance Lane b. 18MAY1912 Corona, CA d. 11AUG2006 CA
  3. (F) Grace Irene b. 22JUL1913 Corona, CA d. 5MAY1999 NV
  4. (F) Dorothy Elda b. 01OCT1922 Corona, CA d. 14JUL2008 Hemet, CA
DIED17JUN1969 Corona, Riverside County, CA
SOURCE Find A Grave (Note 1)
Dan and Elda started a family and named their first born after Dan. Little Danny tragically contracted spinal meningitis and died in his mother's arms one month after his second birthday. (See picture of little Danny with his Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother).
After little Danny died, Dan had an offer from his brother, Jim, to buy the Cave Valley ranch . Dan thought it would be a good idea to move away from Corona as Elda was so sad after little Danny's death. In addition, they were concerned that their other children might contract the same sickness.
When Dan left Corona with his family, he took his horses, wagon, and other possessions with them on the train. They got off the train in Caliente, Nevada, where Dan loaded up the wagon and headed for Pioche which was the closest town between Caliente and Cave Valley.
Dan and his family lived in Pioche for about 15 months while he earned money by hauling freight on his wagon between Caliente and Pioche. They finally moved by wagon to Cave Valley.
All of Elda's children were born at her mother's house in Corona. So when she became pregnant with Dorothy, she took her other daughter, Grace, with her by train to Corona to be with her mother until Dorothy was born on the 1st of October, 1922. The three of them left one month later and took the train back to Caliente where Dan and Lawrance met them. They left immediately in the wagon and arrived back at cave valley just ahead of a big snow storm.

Fred Taylor Chapin
BORN29JUL1920 Corona, Riverside County, CA
MARRIEDDorothy Elda Riordan, 27JUN1939 ELY, White Pine County, NV
CHILDREN
  1. (F) Kathleen Marie b.28JAN1943 CA
  2. (F) Elaine Ann b.12APR1947 CA
  3. (M) Freddie Joseph b.19JUN1949 CA
  4. (F) Cheryl Theresa b.14APR1951 CA
  5. (F) Pamela JoAnn b.06JUL1958 CA
  6. (F) Debra Dorothy b.15DEC1960 CA
DIED08JAN1997 Hemet, Riverside County, CA

Note 1: Joann Glennon
(e-mail)
279 Wildwood Way
Salinas, Ca 93908-8742

Note 2:
Information for Michael Lawrence Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Hannah Lynch Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for James Cornelius Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for John T. Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Catherine Marie Riordan O'Meara was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Aeneas P. Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Johanna E. Riordan Mahler was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Daniel Joseph Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Robert Emmett Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Elda May Cullar Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Daniel E. Riordan was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Grace Irene Riordan Devlin was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)
Information for Dorothy Elda Riordan Chapin was obtained from the Find A Grave website. (view WEB page)

Note 3:
I have been unable to find any conclusive information on "Mike" Riordan. He just seemed to have disappeared and no one seems to know what happened to him. One family member (Jerry Rodrique - I think) claims he was working as a "barkeep" in 1905 at the Riordan Bar located at 133 6th St. in San Francisco. The bar was destroyed in the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. Could Mike have perished in the earthquake? Rumor has it that Mike spent time in the Nevada State Prison, but that cannot be confirmed either.

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