Ogden Daily Standard | 1903-05-14 | Page 8 | Death of Francis Tiernan

DEATH OF FRANCIS TIERNAN word lias been received here of the budden death in new york on tuesday of fraam tiernan he was well known here where he lived for some time and where t everal relatives still mr tiernan was about 56 years cf age and was born in urbana in his younger days he was a railroad builder and helped to construct several roads in the west part of the eig conr a line from fort scott to wichita and the st louis kansas city colorado in 1888 he came ca me to utah and organize the utah deraa california which was to connect salt lake and los angeles and the old tiernan nurvey has frequently been mentioned 0 lato in the same connection ever bince he has been trying to finance the pro act he also organized the bouen getem coal company which was to iron county hb wife and aks children are living he will he juried near the grave of his father at urbana arx J G jacobbi and sirs E I 1 thorn ara eistert of sirs tiernan and J J is a brother of mrs tiernan daughter of the deceased is arg H ac stout formerly miss stella tiernan