Mecosta County MI Archives Biographies.....Rierdon, John September 24, 1842 - 
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JOHN RIERDON, farmer and tanner, Morley, was born in Exeter, England, Sept. 
24, 1842, and emigrated to America with his parents, Thomas and Betsey 
(Osborne) Rierdon, natives of England.  On coming to this country they settled 
in Ontario County, Can., in July, 1843, where they resided until death.  Mr. 
Rierdon was but ten months old at the time he was brought to the Dominion, 
where he lived until 25 years of age.  In 1867 he came to Grand Rapids and was 
employed as a teamster two years.  In 1870 he obtained a situation as 
inspector of lumber at Pierson, MOntcalm Co., and filled the position two 
years.  In the fall of 1873, he was engaged by Alex. Stewart & Co., to keep a 
boarding-house and act as general overseer of their mill, in the township of 
Aetna in this county, a duty he discharged 18 months.  He purchased 40 acres 
of unborken timber land one mile west of Morley, on section 26, in 1876, built 
a frame house and began to improve his land.  June 27, 1879, his house and 
nearly all its contents were destroyed by fire.  He then erected a house in 
MOrley, which he afterward bought.

Mr. Rierdon was educated in the common and grammar schools of Canada; has held 
several township and other offices, and been active in advancing the interests 
of Morley.  He was married in Toronto, Canada, to Mary J., daughter of Thomas 
and Cecelia (Hutton) Smith, born in Fond du Lac, Canada.  Her father died in 
the spring of 1864, and her mother removed to Port Hope, Canada, and still 
resides there.  Mr. Rierdon is a Republican, and is at present Supervisor of 
Morley.

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1883 Portrait & Bio Album of Mecosta Co.

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