Hello Clare List; I posted the following in the "Irish in Chicago" list and thought it should also be posted in the Clare list because of the Clare connection. Hope this is of some help to someone. Judie Mason Chicago IL .................... Hello Nan and Carmen, I thought I should change the subject line because I am responding with REARDON/RIORDAN infomation. In Chicago, I have................ Johanna Mason (a sister to my gr grandfather) b. in or near Parteen, Co. Clare m. Thomas Halloran 10/20/1878 at St. James RC Church by the Rev. P. J. Riordan. Thomas Halloran immigrated c.1860 Ireland Johanna Mason immigrated c.1861 Co. Clare, Ireland This couple did not have any children, but in the 1880 IL census they have the following nephews living with them............... Reardon, Eddie 15 yrs. b. NY Reardon, Ptk. 11 yrs. b. NY 1900 census has the following living in the Thomas Halloran household................ Riordan, Edward nephew b.6/1867 NY Riordan, Mary god child/grandchild ?? b. 1/1893 IL FYI: also living in this household..................... Josephine Morrisey b. 6/1882 IL niece Thomas Morrisey b. 6/1884 IL nephew 1910 census has the following in the Halloran household................ Riordan, Edward J. m. twice 45 yrs. b. NY Riordan, Mary E. m. twice 45 yrs. b. West VA Riordan, Marion/Mary 16 yrs. b. IL daughter of Edw. FYI: I have no record of Patrick Reardon since the 1880 census. Hope this of some help in your research. If you see a connection, please contact me. Judie Mason Chicago "Carmen D." <tippfado@verizon.net> wrote: Nan, I'm still not having any luck with Thomas Reardon from Tipperary. Without knowing his wife's name every Thomas I've tracked down has been a dead end. Would obituaries help? Something that would mention Tipperary or his parents Johanna (Breen) & Edmond (Edmund) and maybe siblings listed in the obit (John, Jeremiah (Providence), Edmond, Mary & Johanna. Carmen-Pittsburgh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nan Brennan" To: Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:02 PM Subject: Re: [IRISH-IN-CHICAGO] Tombstone Readings From Chicago Cemeteries > What a great idea Kathleen, thanks.