Michael Joseph Reardon

1870 - 1937  (67 years)

• Name	Michael Joseph Reardon
  	to US
  Nickname	Mike
  Occupation	say 1870	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [4]
  Michael was a Coalminer and, like many youngsters of the time, began working in the coal mines that dotted the area when he was just ten to twelve years old.
  Birth	2 Feb 1870	Deptford, Surrey, England   [4, 5, 6, 7]
  Census	1871 (0 years)	Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales   [1, 4]
  In the 1871 Wales Census he was recorded, age 6 months, a pauper, living at the Cardiff Union Workhouse, Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales with his mother. The Cardiff Poor Law Union, later called the Cardiff Union Workhouse, was formed on September 13, 1836. The workhouse building, now known as Model House, is the only structure that still exists on the property, and is occupied by a library, craft and design center.
  Census	1881 (10 years)	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [2]
  In the 1881 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 12, living on 11 Court Street, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with his parents.
  Occupation	say 1890 (19 years)  [5, 8, 9]
  He was a coal miner
  Census	1891 (20 years)	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [3]
  In the 1891 Welsh Census he was recorded, age 20, living in Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales with his parents.
  Census	1901 (30 years)	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [10]
  Age: 31
  Census	1911 (40 years)	Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales   [11]
  He was listed as a widower. His job as a collier
  Age: 40
  Address: 4 Chapel St Merthyr Tydril
  Immigration	30 Jan 1922 (51 years)	Ellis Island, New York City, New York, U.S.A.   [5]
  On 30 January 1922 he arrived with one son in New York.
  Death	15 Oct 1937	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A.   [5, 12]
  He died suddenly on October 15, 1937 at Huron Road Hospital in East Cleveland. [4]
  Burial	Aft 15 Oct 1937	Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Ohio   [12]
  	Just a moment...
  Siblings	3 brothers and 3 sisters
  > 1. Patrick Reardon,   b. About 1859, Guernsey, Channel Islands d. 27 Jul 1887, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 28 years) ▻ Elizabeth Ferguson,  m. 6 Jun 1881 + 2. Mary Ann Reardon,   b. 5 Nov 1860, Plymouth, Devonshire, England d. 12 Apr 1923, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 62 years) ▻ Andrew O'Neil,  m. 11 May 1879 > 3. Michael Joseph Reardon,   b. 2 Feb 1870, Deptford, Surrey, England d. 15 Oct 1937, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 67 years) ▻ Margaret Corcoran,  m. 29 Feb 1892   4. Joseph Reardon,   c. 20 Jul 1872, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 17 Jun 1876, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales  (Age ~ 3 years) > 5. Julia Ann Reardon,   b. 1 Oct 1874, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 26 Jul 1954, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.  (Age 79 years) ▻ Michael P. Caulfield,  m. 1897 > 6. Ellen Reardon,   b. 1 Jul 1877, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 27 Aug 1954, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A.  (Age 77 years) ▻ Nicholas M. McNamara   7. Joseph Reardon,   b. 8 Feb 1880, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 14 Jun 1881, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales  (Age 1 year)
  Patriarch & Matriarch	John Riordan   (2 x Great Grandfather)  Bridget Mannix,   b. 1825   d. 1896  (Age 71 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID, Branch	I821
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	John Reardon,   c. 15 Dec 1825, Fornaught, Donoughmore, County Cork, Ireland d. 17 Apr 1899, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age ~ 73 years)
  Mother	Margaret Green,   b. 3 Mar 1839, Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland d. 10 Nov 1907, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age 68 years)
  Family ID	F1321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Margaret Corcoran,   b. About 1872, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales d. 15 Jan 1902, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales (Age 30 years)
  Marriage	29 Feb 1892	St. Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Church. Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales St. Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Church, Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales   [4, 5, 9, 13, 14]
  Age at Marriage	He : 22 years - She : ~ 20 years and 2 months.
  Children	From Dec 1892 to 1901  [4]
  1. John Joseph Reardon (1892-1950) 2. Patrick Bernard Reardon (1894-1965) 3 Michael Reardon (1895-1916) 4. Margaret Reardon (1897-1935) 5. Catherine May Reardon (1899-1942) 6. Jeremiah “Jerry” Reardon (1901–1979)
  Family ID	F9193	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 Jul 2025

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Michael Joseph Reardon(1870 – 1937) 2John Reardon(1825 – 1899) 4Patrick Riordan(1803 – ) 8Patrick Riordan(1788 – 1860s) 16John Riordan 17Ellen Russell 9Catherine McCarthy( – 1870) 18 19 5Elizabeth Hennessy(1804 – ) 10John Henessy(1784 – 1833) 20 21 11Elizabeth Quinn(1781 – ) 22 23 3Margaret Green(1839 – 1907) 6Edmund Greene(1814 – 1856) 12 24 25 13 26 27 7Bridget Mannix(1825 – 1896) 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Occupation - say 1870 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Birth - 2 Feb 1870 - Deptford, Surrey, England Census - 1871 - Cardiff, Glamorganshire, Wales Census - 1881 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Census - 1891 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Marriage - 29 Feb 1892 - St. Illtyd’s Roman Catholic Church. Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Census - 1901 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Census - 1911 - Merthyr Tydfil, Breconshire, Glamorganshire, Wales Immigration - 30 Jan 1922 - Ellis Island, New York City, New York, U.S.A. Death - 15 Oct 1937 - Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A. Burial - Aft 15 Oct 1937 - Calvary Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Michael Reardon and his son, Jeremiah c 1922 Cleveland, Ohio

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S2281] 1871 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Class: RG10; Piece: 5368; Folio: 109; Page: 11; GSU roll: 848455. [S557] 1881 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Class: RG11; Piece: 5313; Folio: 6; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1342279. [S2301] 1891 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005), Class: RG12; Piece: 4437; Folio: 33; Page: 17; GSU roll: 6099547. [S2290] Rastatter, Mike. The Reardon Family of Cork County Ireland, (Arizona: privately published, 11 August 2020 ). [S538] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 2009-08-02 "Mary Ann Reardon", (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com, 2 August 2009). [S110] Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). [S557] 1881 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004). Class: RG11; Piece: 5313; Folio: 6; Page: 10; GSU roll: 1342279 [S539] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 19 September 2009 , (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com, 19 September 2009). Copy of an Entry of Marriage, General Register Office, England, Volume 11a, Page 799, Line 5 [S544] Rastatter, Mike. >b>Email: 28 December 2009 "More Reardon Family Source Data", (To Robert Roy From krastatter (at) hotmail.com ). [S559] 1901 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005). Class: RG13; Piece: 5025; Folio: 77; Page: 21 [S560] 1911 Wales Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Class: RG14; Piece: 32425; Schedule Number: 99 [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.). Find A Grave Memorial# 145647190 [S541] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 2009-12-07 "New Reardon Family Info", (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com, 7 December 2009). [S542] Rastatter, Mike. Email: 2009-12-12 "Reardon Family; Confirmed Baptisms and Marriages" , (To Robert Roy from krastatter (at) hotmail.com. 12 December 2009).