In Naturalizations Declarations of Intent Sangamon County, Illinois by Sangamon County Genealogical Society (c) 1986, page 61: Vol-Pg Name of Applicant Date of Oath Foreign Sovereignty Age ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-287 Solon, Thomas 1894 Apr 14 Ireland 23 In Minor's Final Oath Sangamon County, Illinois by Sangamon County Genealogical Society (c) 1986, page 10: Vol-Pg Name of Applicant Date of Oath Foreign Sovereignty Witnesses ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1-227 Solan, John 1902 Mar 6 Gr. Brit. & Ire. Dillon, John and Moore, Dan
GROOM BRIDE County Date Source Ref =========================================================================== SOLON, THOMAS REID, MARY SANGAMON 11/19/1881 005/0266
1870 Census Solan Thomas Ro W 42 Ireland Sangamon Springfield 194 0143 0119 Walsh, Michael 1900 Census SOLON John Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL V143 ED85 Sh5 Ln40 1910 IL Census MiraCode Solan Thomas Ro W 42 Ireland Sangamon Springfield 194 0143 0119 Walsh, Michael 1920 Soundex for Illinois SOLAN John R W 44 Ireland Sangamon Saranfield? 224 175 6 24 Hilton, Cressie 422 E. Jefferson Citizenship: NR
Name S/R Age Cert #, DeathDate County City Date Filed ___________________________________________________________________________________________ SOLAN THOMAS M/W UNK 0034999 1916-09-15 SANGAMON SPRINGFIELD 16-09-16 (http://www2.sos.state.il.us/departments/archives/genealogy/forms/idphdeathsrch.html)Calvary Cemetery
Range 14, grave 2: Thomas Solon d. 15 Sep 1916 aged 40 yrs John Francis Solon d. 16 Nov 1938 aged abt. 61 yrsThanks to Melva J. Solon for finding this info.
Thomas J. SOLON (From WFT CD Vol.#3 Tree #1469) Thomas J. SOLON born: WFT Est. 1842-1862 died: WFT Est. 1876-1948 married: WFT Est. 1873-1902 Mary REED born: 1859 died: abt. 1918 in Cedalia, MO NOTES on Mary's family: Patrick Reed, a retired farmer residing at No. 1954 East Capitol Avenue, Springfield, Ill., had been a resident of Sangamon County for 54 years. He was born in County Mayo, Ireland, March 17, 1821, a son of Dominick and Mary (Hopkins) Reed. Dominick was also a native of County Mayo, Ireland, and there spent his entire life engaged in farming. His wife, who was a daughter of Thomas Hopkins, also spent her life there and, of their ten children. Patrick was the only one to come to the United States. Patrick Reed received but a limited education in his native country, going to work at an early age on his father's farm. On February 4, 1854, he was married to Bridget Cassedy and two years later they came to New York from Liverpool on a sailing vessel, the Ibert Gallatus, which took seven weeks to make the voyage. After his arrival, he located for a time near Camden, N.J., where he worked on a farm, his wife doing housework. For thirteen years, Mr. Reed worked with the construction gang of the Chicago & Alto R.R., receiving 90 cents a day and having to wait two years before he was paid. He then moved to Chatham, Ill., where he rented a farm for several years, but by this time his children were old enough to help him, and he subsequently purchased a farm of 240 acres in what is now New Berlin Township, paying down $1,000 and going in debt for $11,000, which he paid in seven years, although his contract allowed him ten years to complete the payment. To accomplish this required close economy, and the raising of large crops, and his success in this line is shown by the fact that, in one year, he sold 10,000 bushels of corn at sixty-eight cents per bushel. In their early days after coming to Springfield, Ill., in order to aid her husband, Mrs. Reed took in washing, during a part of this time working for Mrs. Lincoln at $1.25 per day. About 1896, Mr. Reed turned the management of his farm over to his son and moved to his present home in Springfield, Ill.. He has erected several houses there, in addition to the one which he occupies. He is a stanch Democrat in politics and he and Mrs. Reed are members of the Roman Catholic Church. The following children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Reed: Thomas, who married Kate Hefferton; Mary, twin sister of Thomas, married Thomas Solon; Kate, at; John, married Eliza Scanlan and died in 1904; William, married and lives on the home farm; Donimick, married Ann Carrigan, also resides on the home farm; Frank, married Hannah Carrigan, and reside in Springfield, Ill.: Annie, married Frank Flesch a contractor of Springfield; Joseph is single; Maggie, is Mrs. Patrick Carrigan of Springfield; and three died in infancy. Source: Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Sangamon County, Newton Bateman L.L.D. and Paul Selby, A.M. 2 Vol. Vol.II Biographical (Part II) Chicago: Munsell Publ. Co., 1912.
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