The Rivermen
- dublintodrummond
- Aug 2, 2019
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 19, 2019
Charles and Robert Mahon, sons of James and Mary (Boshart) Mahon, were lost to the river in 1902. I can't imagine the grief their parents felt burying two sons.
If you wish to learn more about the river men, please read Linda's posting... https://lindaseccaspina.wordpress.com/2019/07/30/tales-of-the-rivermen/
Many years ago (I shudder to think of how many years have gone by), I asked my grandmother Barbara Alice Mahon (Kelly) about Charlie & Bob Mahon’s passing as I had noted that they had both perished on the same date. My grandmother told me that they had both drown in the river coming back from a dance at “the Pammer” (Palmer Rapids) and their bodies were found the next day.
Recently, I found notes from another source that described their drowning as a result of driving logs on the river. The date of their passing was April 15th, 1902. I discussed this detail with my father Roger W Mahon and we concluded that my grandmother’s version seemed to have…