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John Thomas Nolan

Birth	:	17 Mar 1827 County Kilkenny, Ireland
Death	:	20 Nov 1905 Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.0913200, -94.6790000
Description	:	Passing of a Pioneer John [Thomas] Nolan, Who Came to Palo Alto County in 1856, Dead. Emmetsburg Reporter: On Monday [November 20, 1905] evening at 7:30 o'clock occurred the death of Mr. John Nolan at his home just north of this city. He had been ailing for some time and for the ten days previous to his death the family knew that it was only a matter of a few days until he would be called hence. The deceased was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, March 17, 1827, and had he survived until his next birthday he would have been 79 years of age.... Read More	Passing of a Pioneer John [Thomas] Nolan, Who Came to Palo Alto County in 1856, Dead. Emmetsburg Reporter: On Monday [November 20, 1905] evening at 7:30 o'clock occurred the death of Mr. John Nolan at his home just north of this city. He had been ailing for some time and for the ten days previous to his death the family knew that it was only a matter of a few days until he would be called hence. The deceased was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, March 17, 1827, and had he survived until his next birthday he would have been 79 years of age. In 1850 he came to America, but shortly after coming here he went to the Isthmus of Panama and worked on the construction of the first railroad across it. Later he worked on a vessel that made trips between Aspenwall and New York City. Quitting New York he came west and on the 20th of October, 1854, he was united in marriage in Chicago, Ill., to Miss Bridge Conway. About two years later in 1856, he and his brother, James Nolan, and their families drove from Elgin, Ill., to this country and settled on the edge of the timber northwest of this city. They were members of the original Irish colony about which so much has been written, and who were the pioneer settlers of this country. Mr. Nolan with the rest of the colony were the original standpatters of Palo Alto county, and despite cold and heat, heat and dry, famine and plenty, grasshoppers, and even the Indian outbreak of 1857, they staid by their task of subduing the wild country into a habitable region until it was accomplished and handed down to posterity a heritage second to none in the world. Mr. Nolan was a member of the party that made up the relief expedition that went from Fort Dodge to the relief of the settlers at Spirit Lake in the spring of 1857. A monument erected in memory of this massacre, near Pillsbury Point on West Okoboji has among others the name of Mr. Nolan inscribed upon it. Mr. Nolan participated in the organization of the county and participated in the first election. He also served as sheriff of the county. He was of a rugged nature and no trial nor hardship could blunt his spirit. He was very hospitable, and in the early days any weary traveler found shelter and good beer in his home. He was honest, frugal and industrious, but frank and outspoken in all his views. He lived to a ripe old age, despite the hardship of a pioneer life and his name will be revered as one of that hardy band who opened the way of civilization in this county and laid the foundation for the many happy and prosperous homes of today. He has gone to his reward but verily his labors live after him. His wife died in 1901 and the only surviving children are two sons, Mr. P.V. Nolan and Mr. Charles Nolan, both of this city. The funeral was held on Wednesday at 10:30 o'clock from Assumption church, the services being conducted by Very Rev. J.J. Smith. It was very largely attended. The remains were laid to rest in St. John's cemetery. [Estherville Enterprise, Estherville, Iowa, Nov. 29, 1905. Contributed by Merllene.]

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John Thomas Nolan's memorial is located at: Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery, Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA.
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John Thomas Nolan death on 20 Nov 1905 in Palo Alto County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 43.0913200
Longitude: -94.6790000

Family Members:

Spouse

Bridget M. Conway Nolan

(1823 - 1901)

Children

Charles Thomas Nolan

(1855 - 1935)

Patrick Valentine Nolan

(1858 - 1939)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint Johns Catholic Cemetery
Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0913200, -94.6790000

2. Evergreen Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0940018, -94.6791992

3. Vernon Township Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1840000, -94.6185000

4. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1866740, -94.7872050

5. Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1265000, -94.5017000

6. Riverside Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0200000, -94.5220000

7. Saint Mary's Cemetery
Rush Lake Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9560000, -94.6980000

8. Silver Lake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8597031

9. Highland Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1497002, -94.8578033

10. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0386009, -94.8613968

11. North Saint John's Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1696281, -94.5077438

12. Rush Lake Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9497185, -94.7383270

13. Valley View Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2428000, -94.7212000

14. Calvary Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1314011, -94.8869019

15. Lost Island Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1980000, -94.8375000

16. Lincoln Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9596842, -94.5602466

17. Crown Hill Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.1328011, -94.8878021

18. Ellington Cemetery
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Coordinate: 42.9377000, -94.6240400

19. Saint Luke's Lutheran Cemetery
Fairfield Township, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1545000, -94.4723000

20. Saint Jacobs Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.2546997, -94.7705994

21. Graettinger City Cemetery
Graettinger, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2550011, -94.7722015

22. Saint Michaels Catholic Cemetery
Whittemore, Kossuth County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0827000, -94.4322500

23. Riverside Cemetery
West Bend, Palo Alto County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9512000, -94.5120000

24. Saint Pauls Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 43.0530014, -94.4135971