Solomon Garland
Solomon Garland (1828-1901) was the third of eight children born to John Garland and his first wife Susannah, on 10 May 1829. In 1845, the family left Westchester County, New York for Chicago, Illinois, and two years later, they settled on 58 acres purchased in Winnetka, Ill. Later, John, at the behest of his second wife Juliette, domated his Winnetka home and some land to the Episcopalian Diocese of Chicago, the site of which is now the beautiful Christ Church in Winnetka. By 1876, John had moved to Des Plaines.
In the meantime, Solomon Garland established his home in Des Plaines in 1861. The Garland homestead covered an area approximately from the Des Plaines River east to Potter Road, from Ballard Road south to to the Chicago Northwestern RR tracks.
The land was used for farming, and also contained six large greenhouses (hot houses, as they were called then). Flowers such as sweet peas, ten-week stock, violets and carnations were raised as well as vegetables for the market.
Married to Josephine Burrows, daughter of Leonard and Veronica Burrows, in 1856, the couple had seven children, six of whom grew to adulthood:
Warren, born 1859, married Henrietta Fulle, died 1951. Frank, born 1860, married (1) Mary E., (2) Blanche LaVene, died 19__, George M. born 1864, married Augusta died 1914. Lillian, born 1876, married Percy Jones, died 1973. Solomon, Jr., born 1865, married Minnie Kolpin, died 1953. Fannie, born 1878, married Fred Wittbold, died __.
The girls moved to Chicago after their marriages, but the sons established their homes close to their parents, and their businesses were in Des Plaines. George owned Garland Mfg. Co., a foundry, machine and woodwork specialties firm, which also constructed greenhouses, and was located on Miner Street just across and west of where Rand Park is now. Warren, Frank and Solomon, Jr. each had greenhouses. Solomon's wife Minnie had the first flower shop in Des Plaines in 1920 on Ellinwood Street.
Solomon Garland served as Village President of Des Plaines 1879-80. His home at 1977 Rand Road was large and rather fancy for the day. It had a white marble fireplace, four bedrooms, a huge living room with double doors leading into the dining room and library a Steinway piano of black walnut, and furniture made to order: a red velvet love seat, two rockers and five chairs all in pastel crushed velvet. In 1915, long after Solomon Garland had died, when the family of Solomon Jr. lived in the home, a fire destroyed the entire house and contents, including the furniture linens, dishes and piano being gathered in 1915. for the marriage of Rosamond Garland and Robert Schwass.
Solomon Garland died June 6, 1901. He is buried near his wife Josephine who died in 1910, and other family members.
Prepared 1990 for Cemetery Walk by Ruth Blietz
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