Marin-San Francisco County CA Archives Biographies.....Redmond, John B. 1819 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ca/cafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com March 2, 2007, 9:29 pm Author: Alley, Bowen & Co. Publishers (1880) John B. Redmond. Born in Ireland, May 11, 1819. In 1845 he went to South America; here he engaged with Wardington & Templeman in a merchandising business; remained in South America for about three years; he then came to San Francisco, still in the employ of the same firm, who had started a branch business in San Francisco; he remained in their employ for two years more, after which he engaged in a mercantile business on his own account in San Francisco, which he followed until 1864, when he came to this county and settled on his present place, consisting of six hundred and forty acres, located about four miles west of Novato Corners. Here he has since been engaged in dairying. Mr. Redmond married on May 2, 1853, Miss Jonna Walsh. Their children are: Agatha A., Mary F., Bertha C., Medie F., and John. They have lost two, Aiden and Mary A. Additional Comments: Extracted from: HISTORY OF MARIN COUNTY, CALIFORNIA; INCLUDING ITS Geography, Geology, Topography and Climatography; TOGETHER WITH A Full and Particular Record of the Mexican Grants; Its Early History and Settlement, Compiled from the most Authentic Sources; Names of Original Spanish and American Pioneers; A Full Record of its Organization; A Complete Political History, including a Tabular Statement of Office-holders since the Formation of the County; Separate Histories of Bolinas, Nicasio, Novato, Point Reyes, San Antonio, San Rafael, Saucelito, and Tomales Townships; Incidents of Pioneer Life, and Biographical Sketches of its Early and Prominent Settlers and Representative Men; ALSO An Historical Sketch of the State of California, In which is embodied the Raising of the Bear Flag ILLUSTRATED. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ALLEY, BOWEN & CO., PUBLISHERS. 1880. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ca/marin/bios/redmond869gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/cafiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb