Margaret L. Ryan

F, (1876 - 1894)

Father*Thomas Ryan (1833 - 1905)
Mother*Margaret McCabe Ryan (1845 - 1906)
Margaret L. Ryan|b. 1876\nd. 1894|p29.htm#i5250|Thomas Ryan|b. 1833\nd. 1905|p29.htm#i5237|Margaret McCabe Ryan|b. 1845\nd. 1906|p19.htm#i7607|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Patrick McCabe|b. c 1813\nd. 1865|p20.htm#i7668|Catherine Conerty McCabe|b. c 1813|p6.htm#i7669|

ChartsRyan/McCabe family
RelationshipAunt of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*20 Apr 1876 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Christening21 May 1876 Saint Mary's Church, Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), priest=Rev. William Riordan, godmother=Ellen McCabe Laivell, godfather=John Joseph Laivell2 
Death*1894 3,4 
Biography* Margaret Ryan, 1876-1894:
Christened on 21 May 1876 at Saint Mary's in Chatfield, Minnesota by the Rev. William Riordan. Sponsors were her mother's sister, Ellen McCabe Laivell, and the sister's husband, John Laivell. 

Last Edited26 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S68] St.Mary's (Chatfield, Minnesota) christening record.
  3. [S202] Thomas Ryan, Military Pension File, National Archives.
  4. [S402] 1895 state census, Sioux County, Iowa.

Margaret Lucille Ryan O'Connor

F, (1903 - 1956)

Father*John Francis Ryan (1873 - 1946)
Mother*Jane Elizabeth Meighen Ryan (1873 - 1951)
Margaret Lucille Ryan O'Connor|b. 1903\nd. 1956|p29.htm#i6071|John Francis Ryan|b. 1873\nd. 1946|p28.htm#i5254|Jane Elizabeth Meighen Ryan|b. 1873\nd. 1951|p22.htm#i5262|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Meighen|b. 1816\nd. 1899||Catherine Foster Meighen|b. 1852\nd. 1922||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*31 May 1903 Forestville Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Marriage*19 Oct 1925 Groom=Dr. Michael E. O'Connor2 
Married Name19 Oct 1925 O'Connor [Ryan] 
Residence*Dec 1946 La Crosse, La Crosse, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US)3 
ResidenceSep 1951 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)3 
Death*8 Oct 1956 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)4 
Note*11 Oct 1956 obituary: Preston (Minnesota) Republican, 11 October 1956. 
Biography* Margaret L. Ryan O'Connor, 1903-1960:
Born and raised on a farm in Carimona township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Margaret moved with her parents to Oak Ridge in Preston, Fillmore County by 1920. In 1930, married and with one son, Margaret and her family are living with her in-laws on their farm in Bristol township, Fillmore County. In 1946, she was living in La Crosse, Wisconsin and by 1951, in Los Angeles, California.


Margaret died on a Monday at age 53.

 

Last Edited11 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S18] Obituary.
  3. [S5] Mother's obituary.
  4. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com).

Margaret T. Ryan Mulvihill

F, (1870 - 1922)

 
Margaret Ryan Mulvihill,
1870-1922

Father*William Ryan (1840 - 1892)
Mother*Anastasia Wadden Ryan (1847 - 1922)
Margaret T. Ryan Mulvihill|b. 1870\nd. 1922|p29.htm#i5268|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Nicholas Wadden|b. c 1809\nd. 1881||Ellen Lacey Wadden|b. c 1814\nd. 1887||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*24 Jul 1870 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Marriage*5 May 1896 Groom=John Edward Mulvihill2 
Married Name5 May 1896 Mulvihill [Ryan] 
Residence*1 Jun 1900 Farmington Tp, Lake, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)3 
Death*16 Apr 1922 Waukesha Sanitarium, Waukesha, Wisconsin (WI), United States (US)1 
Burial*20 Apr 1922 Saint William's Cemetery, Badus tp, Lake, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Biography* Margaret Ryan Mulvihill, 1870 - 1922:
(from Obituary (retyped from Madison Daily Leader, SD), 17 Apr 1922): Born in Fillmore County, Mn, 24 Jul 1870. Died at the Sanitarium, Waukasha. WI on Easter Sunday night 16 Apr 1922 of diabitis (sic), age 51yrs, 8mos and 16 days [computes to birth date of 31 Jul 1870]. She had been a patient for two weeks. Moved to South Dakota with her parents in 1887. Married John E. Mulvihill 0n 5 May 1896. Lived on farm a few miles south of Ramona until about a year ago when the family moved to a small farm west of Madison city limits. Services held at St. Williams Catholic church in Ramona at 10am , Thurs, 20 Apr, Rev J.E. Collins officiating. Interment in the Ramona Catholic cemetary east of town beside her two little daughters who preceded her. Survived by husband four children John J., William J., Regina F., and Thomas and one granddaughter. Was a daughter of lately deceased Mrs. William Ryan. Nick Ryan of Madison and Ed Ryan of Colorado Springs are the brothers and Mrs. A.L. Boyd living near Junius, Mrs. Harrington of Montrose and Frances [Mary Frances] Ryan of Madison are the sisters [children and siblings may be intermixed !!] 

Family

John Edward Mulvihill b. 9 Oct 1858, d. 29 Jan 1929
Children

Last Edited29 Aug 2009

Citations

  1. [S980] Retyped obit - Elaine Kearin.
  2. [S761] Wife's obituary.
  3. [S401] 1900 Federal Census, Lake County, South Dakota.

Mary Ryan

F, (1870 - )

Father*Michael H. Ryan (1842 - )
Mother*Johanna Hanley Ryan (c 1847 - b 1900)
Mary Ryan|b. 1870|p29.htm#i5282|Michael H. Ryan|b. 1842|p29.htm#i5241|Johanna Hanley Ryan|b. c 1847\nd. b 1900|p12.htm#i5278|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Thomas Hanley|b. c 1800||Catherine (Mrs Thomas) (?) Hanley|b. c 1810||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*Jan 1870 Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Death*  
Biography* Mary Ryan, 1870-????:
Mary is not living with her father in 1900. Is she married? Deceased?

 

Last Edited23 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S118] 1870 Federal Census, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

Mary Agnes Ryan Sullivan

F, (1881 - 1924)

Father*Daniel J. Ryan (1845 - 1908)
Mother*Mary Doran Ryan (1846 - 1900)
Mary Agnes Ryan Sullivan|b. 1881\nd. 1924|p29.htm#i5330|Daniel J. Ryan|b. 1845\nd. 1908|p27.htm#i5242|Mary Doran Ryan|b. 1846\nd. 1900|p9.htm#i5289|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Morris Doran|b. c 1823\nd. 1857||Johanna Kennelly Doran O'Shaughnessy|b. 1824\nd. 1877||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Nickname Mayme 
Birth*17 May 1881 Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Marriage*4 Oct 1910 Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Groom=William Ignatius Sullivan, Witness=William C. Ryan2 
Married Name4 Oct 1910 Sullivan [Ryan] 
Death*9 Jun 1924 Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa (IA), United States (US), tuberculosis3 
Note*10 Jun 1924 obituary: Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Evening Gazette, 10 June 1924. 
Burial*12 Jun 1924 Mount Calvary Cemetery, Cedar Rapids, Linn, Iowa (IA), United States (US)3 
Biography* Mary A. "Mayme" Ryan Sullivan, 1881-1924:
Born in Fillmore County, Minnesota, Mayme grew up there until 1887. After five years in Mower County the family was living at 234 Newton Street in the 3rd ward of Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota in 1900. By 1910, both her parents had died. Mayme and he brother were living with a cousin on her mother's side, Anna (Kennelly) Garity at 213 East Cottage Street. In October of that year she married William Sullivan. The ceremony was performed by J. E. Donavan before witnesses William Ryan (her brother) and Genevieve Hart (a cousin?). After their marriage she and her husband lived in a house they owned with mortgage at 717 North Third West, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa. By 1930, they owned a house at 1426 A Avenue West.


Mayme died at home on a Monday of tuberculosis. She was 43-years-old. Mayme was survived by her husband, two sons and one brother. Her funeral was held Thursday from Saint Patrick's church and officiated by Rev. D. J. Lenihan. F. J. Manahan funeral home was in charge.

 

Family

William Ignatius Sullivan b. 14 Apr 1878, d. 1 May 1942
Children

Last Edited26 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S989] Father's pension application.
  2. [S125] Freeborn county marriage record.
  3. [S129] Linn county death record.

Mary Ryan Brennan

F, (1835 - 1919)

 
Mary Ryan Brennan,
1835-1919

Father*William Ryan (c 1788 - 1866)
Mother*Margaret Noonan Ryan (c 1807 - 1892)
Mary Ryan Brennan|b. 1835\nd. 1919|p29.htm#i5239|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|||||||Mr. Noonan||p25.htm#i6404|(Mrs) Buckley Noonan||p5.htm#i6405|

ChartsRyan/Noonan family
RelationshipGrandaunt of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*10 Apr 1835 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland1,2 
Christening21 Apr 1835 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland, godmother=Bridget Noonan1 
Marriage*23 Nov 1862 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Groom=Martin Brennan, priest=Rev. Michael Prendegast, Witness=Michael H. Ryan3 
Married Name23 Nov 1862 Brennan [Ryan] 
Death*26 Oct 1919 Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2 
Burial*28 Oct 1919 Calvary Cemetery, Chatfield, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)4 
Note*30 Oct 1919 obituary Chatfield (Minnesota) News-Democrat, Thursday 30 October 1919 
Biography* Mary Ryan Brennan, 1835-1919:
Mary's birth occurred in April of 1835 based on the date of her christening, which took place on the 21st of April in that year. The day of the month for birth was calculated from her age at death as recorded in her county death record. And even though Mary's age at death, as recorded, is off by two years - she was 84 when she died, not 82 - the month calculates as April and is believed to be correct, so we have chosen to display the calculated day as well. All the records we have from which Mary's year of birth can be calculated - save the christening record - suggest that she was born in 1837 at the earliest. It's very possible that Mary did not know what year she was born. Mary's christening took place in Galbally parish, County Limerick, Ireland and was sponsored by Bridget Noonan (her mother's sister?). Mary emigrated in the second half of the 1840's, presumably in the company of her parents, and first appears in the United States in the 1850 census of Seymour, Hew Haven County, Connecticut. She is listed with Peter and Bridget Ryan, together with all but the oldest of her six brothers. This is the only record we have of Peter and Bridget Ryan and neither of them are of any known relation.

Mary moved to Fillmore county, Minnesota with her parents circa 1855. She and her brother James lived with innkeeper Charles Cole in Chatfield until the Ryan homestead was built. By 1860, Mary was living with her parents in Carrolton township. She was married to Martin Brennan in 1862 by Catholic priest Michael Prendegast before witnesses Michael Ryan (her brother) and Bridget McGrath. The marriage took place in Mary's parent's home in Carrolton township. After their marriage, she and Martin lived in Chatfield township. In the next fifteen years, Mary bore eight children the last of which died at age two. All of the children were born at home in Chatfield and all were christened at Saint Mary's church there. After her husband's death in 1903, Mary lived her remaining years with her daughter Hanorah (Mrs. Patrick) Laivell.

She died at her daughter's home on a Sunday morning. Mary's funeral was held the following Tuesday from Saint Mary's church and was officiated by the Rev. Maddock.

 

Family

Martin Brennan b. 17 Mar 1836, d. 5 Jun 1903
Children

Last Edited7 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S257] Galbally Parish, County Limerick, Ireland christening record.
  2. [S38] Fillmore county death record.
  3. [S39] Fillmore county marriage record.
  4. [S18] Obituary.

Mary Frances Ryan

F, (1875 - 1962)

Father*William Ryan (1840 - 1892)
Mother*Anastasia Wadden Ryan (1847 - 1922)
Mary Frances Ryan|b. 1875\nd. 1962|p29.htm#i5272|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Nicholas Wadden|b. c 1809\nd. 1881||Ellen Lacey Wadden|b. c 1814\nd. 1887||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Nickname Frances 
Birth*23 Feb 1875 Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Residence*1 Jun 1900 Madison, Lake, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)2 
Residence1 Apr 1922 Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado (CO), United States (US)3 
Death*1 Mar 1962 4 

Last Edited10 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. [S1001] Fillmore cdbr.
  2. [S401] 1900 Federal Census, Lake County, South Dakota.
  3. [S5] Mother's obituary.
  4. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.

Mary Frances Ryan

F, (1905 - 1937)

Father*John Francis Ryan (1873 - 1946)
Mother*Jane Elizabeth Meighen Ryan (1873 - 1951)
Mary Frances Ryan|b. 1905\nd. 1937|p29.htm#i6072|John Francis Ryan|b. 1873\nd. 1946|p28.htm#i5254|Jane Elizabeth Meighen Ryan|b. 1873\nd. 1951|p22.htm#i5262|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Meighen|b. 1816\nd. 1899||Catherine Foster Meighen|b. 1852\nd. 1922||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*1905 Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Burial*Jun 1937 Catholic Cemetery, Wykoff, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US) 
Death*17 Jun 1937 Cass, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2,3 
Note*24 Jun 1937 obituary: Harmony (Minnesota) News, 24 June 1937. 
Biography* Mary Frances Ryan, 1905-1937:
Born and raised on a farm in Carimona township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Margaret moved with her parents to Oak Ridge in Preston, Fillmore County by 1920. In 1930, Mary was a lodger with M/M Elmer Thorson at 1026 East Sixth Street in Duluth, St Louis County, Minnesota. she was working as a stenographer for the county attorney.


Mary died on a Thursday. Her funeral was held in Preston, Fillmore County on Saturday.

 

Last Edited11 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S50] 1920 Federal Census, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
  2. [S18] Obituary.
  3. [S573] Minnesota Historical Society., Death Certificate Index (published on the World Wide Web by mnhs.org).

Mary Lagora Ryan Toomey

F, (1868 - 1958)

Father*James Ryan (1837 - 1916)
Mother*Winifred Constentine Ryan (1842 - 1895)
Mary Lagora Ryan Toomey|b. 1868\nd. 1958|p29.htm#i5258|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|||||||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*23 Jan 1868 Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1,2 
(godmother) Christening14 May 1893 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Principal=Cyril Raymond Delaney3 
Marriage*26 Jan 1897 Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Groom=John Toomey, priest=Rev. Daniel Jones, Witness=Peter O'Hara, Witness=Elizabeth Ryan Travis4 
Married Name26 Jan 1897 Toomey [Ryan] 
Residence*Jun 1954 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)5 
Death*13 Feb 1958 Los Angeles, California (CA), United States (US)1 
Biography* Mary Lagora Ryan Toomey, 1868-1958:
Mary grew up on a farm in Carrolton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota. After her marriage, she and her husband lived in Lanesboro, Fillmore County. They operated a hotel. Mary continued to operate the hotel after her husband died in 1918. By 1946, Mary had moved to Los Angeles, California.


Mary died on a Thursday at age 90. 

Family

John Toomey b. 11 Jun 1868, d. 25 Mar 1918
Children

Last Edited9 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S361] Copyright 1998-2001 by MyFamily.com Inc., California Death Index, 1940-1997 (published on the World Wide Web by RootsWeb.com).
  2. [S118] 1870 Federal Census, Fillmore County, Minnesota.
  3. [S68] St.Mary's (Chatfield, Minnesota) christening record.
  4. [S39] Fillmore county marriage record.
  5. [S5] Mother's obituary.

Mary V. Ryan McHugh

F, (1872 - 1960)

Father*Thomas Ryan (1833 - 1905)
Mother*Margaret McCabe Ryan (1845 - 1906)
Mary V. Ryan McHugh|b. 1872\nd. 1960|p29.htm#i5246|Thomas Ryan|b. 1833\nd. 1905|p29.htm#i5237|Margaret McCabe Ryan|b. 1845\nd. 1906|p19.htm#i7607|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Patrick McCabe|b. c 1813\nd. 1865|p20.htm#i7668|Catherine Conerty McCabe|b. c 1813|p6.htm#i7669|

ChartsRyan/McCabe family
RelationshipAunt of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*18 Mar 1872 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1,2 
(Witness) Marriage8 Feb 1893 Hull, Sioux, Iowa (IA), United States (US), Groom=Anthony Quinn, Bride=Anna Cecilia McCabe Quinn Curtis3 
Marriage*6 Nov 1895 Sheldon, O'Brien, Iowa (IA), United States (US), Groom=Edward E. McHugh, Witness=William Henry Ryan, Witness=Katherine Henrietta Ryan McCarthy, priest=Rev. P. F. Farrelly4 
Married Name6 Nov 1895 McHugh [Ryan] 
Death*15 Feb 1960 Watertown, Codington, South Dakota (SD), United States (US), carcinoma of rectum1,5 
Note*16 Feb 1960 obituary: Watertown (South Dakota) Public Opinion, 16 February 1960 p10.5 
Burial*17 Feb 1960 Saint Mary's Cemetery, Watertown, Codington, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1,5 
Biography* Mary Ryan McHugh, 1872-1960:
Mary, born in Minnesota, grew up in Sioux County, Iowa. She was married to Ed McHugh at St. Patrick's in Sheldon, Iowa by the Rev P. F. Farrelly with her siblings William & Kittie Ryan serving as witnesses. After their marriage, Mary and Ed farmed in Sioux County, Iowa. First in Grant Township and later in Floyd Township. They moved to Watertown in Codington County, South Dakota in 1903 and by 1920 were living at 304 First Avenue. After Mary's husband died in 1928, she lived with her daughter, Mrs. Scott Crichton.

Mary died at the Watertown hospital of carcinoma of the rectum. At the time of her death, Mary's residence was listed as Scott's Hotel, Watertown. Her funeral was held at Immaculate Conception Church. Mary was survived by one daughter, one grandson, three great grandchildren and three sisters. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, one son & one grandson. 

Family

Edward E. McHugh b. 12 Jun 1863, d. 22 Nov 1928
Children

Last Edited26 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S114] Codington county death record.
  2. [S202] Thomas Ryan, Military Pension File, National Archives.
  3. [S57] Sioux county marriage record.
  4. [S42] O'Brien county marriage record.
  5. [S18] Obituary.

Mary Winifred Ryan Hall

F, (1905 - 1990)

Father*William Joseph Ryan (1866 - 1918)
Mother*Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan (1881 - 1942)
Mary Winifred Ryan Hall|b. 1905\nd. 1990|p29.htm#i6064|William Joseph Ryan|b. 1866\nd. 1918|p30.htm#i5255|Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan|b. 1881\nd. 1942|p34.htm#i6062|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Walsh|b. c 1835\nd. 1924||Mary A. Harte Walsh|b. c 1851\nd. 1902||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*25 Mar 1905 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Marriage*1929 Groom=James Barrett Hall2 
Married Name1929 Hall [Ryan] 
Residence*Jul 1942 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3 
Death*16 Apr 1990 Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2,4 
Burial*20 Apr 1990 Lockewood2 
Note*16 May 1990 obituary: Preston (Minnesota) Leader, 16 May 1990. 
Biography* Mary W. Ryan Hall, 1905-1990:
Born and raised on a farm in Carrolton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Mary moved to Main Street in Preston, Fillmore County with her widowed mother by 1920. By 1930, she and her husband wee renting at 1223 Nicolett Avenue in the 4th ward of Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.


Mary died on a Monday at Saint Mary's Hospital. She was 85. Mary was survived by her husband, three sons, two daughters, twenty-four grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, three step great-grandchildren and two sisters. Her funeral was held on Friday from Saint Thomas the Apostle

 

Last Edited11 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S18] Obituary.
  3. [S5] Mother's obituary.
  4. [S573] Minnesota Historical Society., Death Certificate Index (published on the World Wide Web by mnhs.org).

Michael H. Ryan

M, (1842 - )

Father*William Ryan (c 1788 - 1866)
Mother*Margaret Noonan Ryan (c 1807 - 1892)
Michael H. Ryan|b. 1842|p29.htm#i5241|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|||||||Mr. Noonan||p25.htm#i6404|(Mrs) Buckley Noonan||p5.htm#i6405|

ChartsRyan/Noonan family
RelationshipGranduncle of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*Sep 1842 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland1 
ChristeningSep 1842 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland1 
(Witness) Marriage23 Nov 1862 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Bride=Mary Ryan Brennan, Groom=Martin Brennan2 
(Witness) Marriage26 Nov 1865 Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Groom=Patrick M. Brennan, Bride=Margaret Noonan Brennan2 
Marriage*30 Jan 1867 Preston, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Bride=Johanna Hanley Ryan, priest=Edward Essing, Witness=Daniel J. Ryan2 
Death*  
Biography* Michael H. Ryan, 1842-????:
Michael's christening date is not recorded but we can surmise from the dates of christenings before and after his that it was either the 6th or 7th of September. His sponsors were James Ryan and Margaret Ryan (his father's siblings?).
He came to Minnesota from Ansonia, Connecticut and in 1857 Michael and two of his brothers were living in Carrolton township, Fillmore County with farmer Jasper Elliott. By 1860, Michael was living with his parents. By 1870, he owned his own farm in Fountain township and had amassed $4,500 worth of real estate and another $1,200 worth of personal property. By 1895, Michael had left Fillmore County for Saint Paul, Minnesota. And by 1900, he was living at 860 South Ashland Avenue in the 9th ward of Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. Michael was working as a shipping clerk. According to family lore the family, while in Chicago, lived in Saint Pius parish, Corpus Christi parish and Visitation parish.

 

Family

Johanna Hanley Ryan b. c 1847, d. b 1900
Children

Last Edited23 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S257] Galbally Parish, County Limerick, Ireland christening record.
  2. [S39] Fillmore county marriage record.

Mildred K. Ryan

F, (1909 - 1994)

Father*William Joseph Ryan (1866 - 1918)
Mother*Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan (1881 - 1942)
Mildred K. Ryan|b. 1909\nd. 1994|p29.htm#i6066|William Joseph Ryan|b. 1866\nd. 1918|p30.htm#i5255|Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan|b. 1881\nd. 1942|p34.htm#i6062|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Walsh|b. c 1835\nd. 1924||Mary A. Harte Walsh|b. c 1851\nd. 1902||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*9 Mar 1909 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Residence*Jul 1942 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2 
Move*1972 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3 
Death*26 Jul 1994 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3 
Note*27 Jul 1994 obituary: Rochester (Minnesota) Post-Bulletin, 27 July 1994. 
Burial*29 Jul 1994 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3 
Biography* Mildred K. Ryan, 1909-1994:
Born on a farm in Carrolton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Mildred moved to Main Street in Preston, Fillmore County with her widowed mother before 1920. In 1930, she was working as a stenographer in a law office.


Mildred died on a Tuesday at age 85.

 

Last Edited11 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S5] Mother's obituary.
  3. [S18] Obituary.

Morris Ryan

M, (1875 - 1905)

Father*Daniel J. Ryan (1845 - 1908)
Mother*Mary Doran Ryan (1846 - 1900)
Morris Ryan|b. 1875\nd. 1905|p29.htm#i5293|Daniel J. Ryan|b. 1845\nd. 1908|p27.htm#i5242|Mary Doran Ryan|b. 1846\nd. 1900|p9.htm#i5289|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Morris Doran|b. c 1823\nd. 1857||Johanna Kennelly Doran O'Shaughnessy|b. 1824\nd. 1877||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Nickname Mort 
Birth*10 Jun 1875 Fountain Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Occupation*1900 Hamm Brewing Co., Albert Lea, Freeborn, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Bookkeeper2,3 
Death*11 Jan 1905 Denver, Denver, Colorado (CO), United States (US), consumption2 
Burial*16 Jan 1905 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2 
Note*18 Jan 1905 obituaries: Albert Lea (Minnesota) Enterprise, 18 January 1905 and Fountain (Minnesota) Times, 18 January 1905. 
Biography* Morris "Mort" Ryan, 1875-1905:
Mort spent most of his early years in Fillmore County, Minnesota until 1887. After five years in Mower County the family was living at 234 Newton Street in the 3rd ward of Albert Lea, Freeborn County, Minnesota in 1900. Mort was working as abookkeeper at Hamm Brewing Company. Mort was a member of Maccabee (sic) lodge and Catholic Order of Foresters. He had a $1000.00 life insurance policy with COF.


About mid-1903 Mort's health began to fail with consumption. He went to the YMCA relief farm in Denver, Colorado in September that year. The following spring, Mort went to Tehama, California but soon returned to Denver. In December, his condition worsened and he entered the hospital. Mort died in Denver hospital on Wednesday. He was 29. Mort's remains arrived in Albert Lea on Sunday on the eastbound Illinois Central RailRoad accompanied by his father. His funeral was held on Monday at the Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Then the remians were taken to Fountain for interment with his mother, and two sisters.

 

Last Edited26 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S18] Obituary.
  3. [S127] 1900 Federal Census, Freeborn Co, MN.

Mr. Ryan1

M

Marriage*a 1 Apr 1930 Bride=Frances June Enright Hubbard Hellberg Ryan2 

Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S18] Obituary.
  2. [S9] Surmised.

Nicholas Michael Ryan

M, (1918 - 1983)

Father*Nicholas Thomas Ryan (1871 - 1938)
Mother*Emma Maude Campbell Ryan (1880 - 1957)
Nicholas Michael Ryan|b. 1918\nd. 1983|p29.htm#i7017|Nicholas Thomas Ryan|b. 1871\nd. 1938|p29.htm#i5269|Emma Maude Campbell Ryan|b. 1880\nd. 1957|p5.htm#i5321|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|Michael Campbell|b. c 1841\nd. 1897||Anna Mahoney Campbell|b. c 1845\nd. 1945||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*12 Jan 1918 South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1,2 
Marriage*14 Mar 1935 Bride=Nettie Mae Gephart Ryan1 
Residence*Jan 1983 Saint Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3 
Death*27 Jan 1983 Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)4 

Last Edited25 Apr 2008

Citations

  1. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  2. [S399] 1920 Federal Census, Lake County, South Dakota.
  3. [S327] Social Security Death Index -from Rootsweb <http://ssdi.roostweb.com/>-.
  4. [S573] Minnesota Historical Society., Death Certificate Index (published on the World Wide Web by mnhs.org).

Nicholas Thomas Ryan

M, (1871 - 1938)

Father*William Ryan (1840 - 1892)
Mother*Anastasia Wadden Ryan (1847 - 1922)
Nicholas Thomas Ryan|b. 1871\nd. 1938|p29.htm#i5269|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Nicholas Wadden|b. c 1809\nd. 1881||Ellen Lacey Wadden|b. c 1814\nd. 1887||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*23 Sep 1871 Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1,2 
Marriage*May 1900 Bride=Emma Maude Campbell Ryan1 
Residence*1922 Madison, Lake, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)3 
Residence1 Apr 1930 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)4 
Death*30 Jun 1938 Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)5 
Note*1 Jul 1938 obituary: Madison (South Dakota) Daily Leader, Friday 01 July 1938 p3/c26 
Burial*2 Jul 1938 Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)6 
Biography* Nicholas Thomas Ryan, 1871-1938:
Nicholas lived with his parents in Carrolton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota and moved with them to Lake County, South Dakota in 1887. In 1910, he, his wife, and two daughters were renting a farm in Farmington township of Lake County. In 1920, they were in Lake View township of the same county. By 1930, they had moved to Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota where they were renting at 3115 Russell in the 10th ward for $35/month. Nicholas was working as a laborer in a mill and as a carpenter.


Nicholas, age 66, died suddenly at home on a Thursday of a heart attack. He had been in failing health for some time. Nicholas was survived by his wife, two daughters and one son, all of Minneapolis; three sisters: Mrs Nell Boyd of Madison, Mrs Anna Harrington of Sioux Falls, and Miss Frances Ryan of Denver; and one brother James Ryan of Milwaukee. His funeral was held in Minneapolis on Saturday. 

Family

Emma Maude Campbell Ryan b. 1880, d. 30 Apr 1957
Children

Last Edited13 Sep 2009

Citations

  1. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  2. [S399] 1920 Federal Census, Lake County, South Dakota.
  3. [S5] Mother's obituary.
  4. [S560] 1930 Federal Census, Hennepin County, Minnesota.
  5. [S573] Minnesota Historical Society., Death Certificate Index (published on the World Wide Web by mnhs.org).
  6. [S18] Obituary.

Olive Ryan

F, (1915 - )

Father*Richard S. Ryan (1883 - 1936)
Mother*Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan (1883 - 1945)
Olive Ryan|b. 1915|p29.htm#i7116|Richard S. Ryan|b. 1883\nd. 1936|p29.htm#i5323|Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan|b. 1883\nd. 1945|p6.htm#i5324|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|James L. Carpenter|b. 1858||Theresa S. Regan Carpenter|b. c 1860||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Death*  
Birth*Oct 1915 North Dakota (ND), United States (US)1,2 

Last Edited11 Jan 2007

Citations

  1. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  2. [S564] 1930 Federal Census, Cameron County, Texas.

Richard Hugh Ryan

M, (1918 - 1920)

Father*Richard S. Ryan (1883 - 1936)
Mother*Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan (1883 - 1945)
Richard Hugh Ryan|b. 1918\nd. 1920|p29.htm#i7117|Richard S. Ryan|b. 1883\nd. 1936|p29.htm#i5323|Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan|b. 1883\nd. 1945|p6.htm#i5324|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|James L. Carpenter|b. 1858||Theresa S. Regan Carpenter|b. c 1860||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Nickname Hugh 
Birth*29 Oct 1918 North Dakota (ND), United States (US)1 
Death*28 Feb 1920 San Benito, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)1 
Burial*29 Feb 1920 Los Fresnos, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)1 

Last Edited21 Apr 2009

Citations

  1. [S1746] Texas death cert's, 1890-1976.

Richard S. Ryan

M, (1883 - 1936)

Father*William Ryan (1840 - 1892)
Mother*Anastasia Wadden Ryan (1847 - 1922)
Richard S. Ryan|b. 1883\nd. 1936|p29.htm#i5323|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Nicholas Wadden|b. c 1809\nd. 1881||Ellen Lacey Wadden|b. c 1814\nd. 1887||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*29 Apr 1883 Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1,2 
Residence*1 Jun 1900 Farmington Tp, Lake, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)1 
Marriage*c 1904 Bride=Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan3 
Residence11 Sep 1918 Ellendale, Dickey, North Dakota (ND), United States (US)4 
Residence1 Jan 1920 Los Fresnos, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)5 
Residence1 Apr 1930 So Port Justice Tp, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)3 
Death*27 Jul 1936 Los Fresnos, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)6 
Burial*29 Jul 1936 Mont Meta cemetery, San Benito, Cameron, Texas (TX), United States (US)6 
Biography* Richard S. Ryan, 1883-1936:
In 1900, Richard was living on the home farm with his widowed mother in Farmington township, Lake County, South Dakota. Richard was attending school. In 1910, Richard, married with child, was renting on Third Street in Ellendale City, Dickey County, North Dakota. He was working in a machine house. In 1918, when Richard registered for the WWI draft, he was working for Waldel-Gantz. Richard was described as a man of medium height and build with brown eyes and hair. By 1920, the family had moved to Los Fresnos, Cameron County, Texas. They were renting their home and operating a farm which they owned. By 1930, they owned a $1,250 house in So Port Justice township in the same county. 

Family

Stella Loyola Carpenter Ryan b. 21 Sep 1883, d. 28 Jun 1945
Children

Last Edited29 Aug 2009

Citations

  1. [S401] 1900 Federal Census, Lake County, South Dakota.
  2. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  3. [S564] 1930 Federal Census, Cameron County, Texas.
  4. [S1697] World War I draft reg from <Ancestry.com> (subscription req'd).
  5. [S569] 1920 Federal Census, Cameron County, Texas.
  6. [S1746] Texas death cert's, 1890-1976.

Rose Anna Ryan

F, (1874 - 1906)

Father*William Ryan (1840 - 1892)
Mother*Anastasia Wadden Ryan (1847 - 1922)
Rose Anna Ryan|b. 1874\nd. 1906|p29.htm#i5271|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Nicholas Wadden|b. c 1809\nd. 1881||Ellen Lacey Wadden|b. c 1814\nd. 1887||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*7 Feb 1874 Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Death*30 May 1906 1 
Residence*1 Apr 1922 Carthage, Miner, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)2 

Last Edited2 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  2. [S5] Mother's obituary.

Ross Ryan

M, (c 1908 - c 1960)

Father*James Edward Ryan (1879 - 1933)
Mother*Ida Adeline Barrick Ryan (1885 - 1925)
Ross Ryan|b. c 1908\nd. c 1960|p29.htm#i7250|James Edward Ryan|b. 1879\nd. 1933|p28.htm#i5231|Ida Adeline Barrick Ryan|b. 1885\nd. 1925|p2.htm#i7237|John Ryan|b. 1831\nd. 1915|p28.htm#i6211|Anna M. Wertenberger Ryan|b. 1844\nd. 1903|p34.htm#i5229|Ervin C. Barrick|||Kate A. Gordon Barrick|b. 1853\nd. 1905||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*c 1908 Ohio (OH), United States (US)1,2 
Marriage*c 1929 Bride=Phyllis (Mrs Ross) (?) Ryan Campbell3 
Death*c 1960 Akron, Summit, Ohio (OH), United States (US)1 
Biography* Ross Ryan, ca1908-ca1960:
In 1930, Ross and Phyllis were renting an apartment (triplex) at 91 Wells Avenue in Akron 3rd ward, Summit County, Ohio. Ross was working as a salesman in a shoe store.

 

Last Edited4 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S552] Ryan-Wertenberger Family Group Sheets, rec'd 12/1994 from Sheila Ryan, prepared by Frances Ryan Stewart, Clarkston, Michigan (MI).
  2. [S1695] 1920 Federal Census, Huron County, Ohio.
  3. [S562] 1930 Federal Census, Summit County, Ohio.

Ruth Irene Ryan

F, (1906 - 1975)

Father*William Joseph Ryan (1866 - 1918)
Mother*Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan (1881 - 1942)
Ruth Irene Ryan|b. 1906\nd. 1975|p29.htm#i6065|William Joseph Ryan|b. 1866\nd. 1918|p30.htm#i5255|Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan|b. 1881\nd. 1942|p34.htm#i6062|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Walsh|b. c 1835\nd. 1924||Mary A. Harte Walsh|b. c 1851\nd. 1902||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*13 Dec 1906 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Residence*Jul 1942 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2 
Death*22 Jun 1975 Olmsted, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3,4 
Burial* Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)3 
Biography* Ruth Irene Ryan, 1906-1975:
Born and raised on a farm in Carrolton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Ruth moved to Main Street in Preston, Fillmore County with her widowed mother by 1920. By 1930, she was a student nurse at Saint Mary's Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota and was rooming at 16 Eleventh Avenue NW in the city's 2nd ward.


Ruth died on a Sunday at age 69.

 

Last Edited11 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S5] Mother's obituary.
  3. [S8] Tombstone.
  4. [S573] Minnesota Historical Society., Death Certificate Index (published on the World Wide Web by mnhs.org).

Theresia Ryan

F, (1882 - b 1900)

Father*Michael H. Ryan (1842 - )
Mother*Johanna Hanley Ryan (c 1847 - b 1900)
Theresia Ryan|b. 1882\nd. b 1900|p29.htm#i5328|Michael H. Ryan|b. 1842|p29.htm#i5241|Johanna Hanley Ryan|b. c 1847\nd. b 1900|p12.htm#i5278|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Thomas Hanley|b. c 1800||Catherine (Mrs Thomas) (?) Hanley|b. c 1810||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*23 Aug 1882 Fountain Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Death*b 1900  

Last Edited29 Dec 2006

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.

Thomas Ryan

M, (1833 - 1905)

 
Thomas Ryan,
1833-1905

Father*William Ryan (c 1788 - 1866)
Mother*Margaret Noonan Ryan (c 1807 - 1892)
Thomas Ryan|b. 1833\nd. 1905|p29.htm#i5237|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|||||||Mr. Noonan||p25.htm#i6404|(Mrs) Buckley Noonan||p5.htm#i6405|

ChartsThomas McCarthy ancestors
Ryan/Noonan family
Ryan/McCabe family
RelationshipGrandfather of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*11 Dec 1833 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland1 
Christening13 Dec 1833 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland1 
Marriage*2 Jul 1868 Fountain, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), Bride=Margaret McCabe Ryan2 
Death*11 Nov 1905 home, Jasper Tp, Hanson, South Dakota (SD), United States (US), pneumonia, tubercular eye ulcer3 
Burial*14 Nov 1905 Saint Peter's Cemetery, Edgerton Tp, Hanson, South Dakota (SD), United States (US)4,3
Note*17 Nov 1905 obituaries Alexandria (South Dakota) Journal, 17 November 1905 and a second newspaper of unknown name and date.3 
Biography* Thomas Ryan, 1833-1905:
Thomas Ryan was five feet five inches tall, with dark complexion, dark hair, and grey eyes. He weighed 140 pounds. The middle finger of his left hand was amputated at the second joint circa 1849. In 1865 he contracted rheumatism. As a result, he suffered stiffness and pain in his right knee, right wrist, and left hip. Not surprisingly, he walked with a limp. ["Thomas was a 'spindling, frail looking sort of fellow... he always had a peculiar walk --- kind of swinging his legs, or one of them, as if he had no joints in them." (Timothy Dustin, Pvt, Co H, 4th Minnesota Infantry)] The second of seven children, Thomas's first recorded event on this planet was his christening. This took place on 31 December 1833 in the Catholic Church in the village of Galbally in County Limerick, Ireland. His sponsors were Thomas Collins and Bridget Dalton.

Thomas first appears in the United States in the 1850 census of Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut. He, his four younger brothers and his one sister, are living with Peter and Bridget Ryan. Peter, age forty-six, and Bridget, age forty-four, were both born in Ireland. Any relationship between Peter or Bridget and Thomas, et al. is unknown. He spent some part of the next six years in Dubuque, Iowa where he was employed for several years at the Key City House. Thomas was a United States citizen by 1857. It is unknown where or how he attained this status. He would have been granted citizenship automatically, as a minor child, if his father had become a citizen before December 1854. He bought 40 acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota from the United States government in September 1856. He sold this acreage to his father, William, in May 1863 and bought another 120 acres in the same section from his father in January 1865. The recorded sale date of the 11th is peculiar because he was in the Army at Fort Snelling on that date. Thomas sold that piece to his brother James in December 1877.

Thomas Ryan reluctantly served the Union's cause during the Civil War. Drafted for one year on 4 November 1864, he failed to report. On 5 January 1865 Thomas made the mistake of going into Preston, Minnesota, about four miles from the farm. There he was arrested and transported by stage via Rochester to Fort Snelling in Saint Paul, arriving there on 8 January. The stage tipped over on the road between Rochester and Saint Paul but no one was hurt. At Fort Snelling, Thomas was mustered into Company H of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry as a private on 5 January 1865. A charge of desertion for failing to report was later dropped without courts martial. However, he was to be officially listed as AWOL from 4 November 1864 until his induction on 5 January 1865. The $15 reward for his arrest and delivery was deducted from his pay. The desertion charge would come back to haunt him later because, even though it was dropped, his records were never updated to reflect that fact. On 20 January, he and about two dozen other drafted men and substitutes left Fort Snelling by stage for La Crosse, Wisconsin, where they were put on a train for New York City. The second of seven children, Thomas's first recorded event on this planet was his christening. This took place on 31 December 1833 in the Catholic Church in the village of Galbally in County Limerick, Ireland. His sponsors were Thomas Collins and Bridget Dalton.

Thomas first appears in the United States in the 1850 census of Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut. He, his four younger brothers and his one sister, are living with Peter and Bridget Ryan. Peter, age forty-six, and Bridget, age forty-four, were both born in Ireland. Any relationship between Peter or Bridget and Thomas, et al. is unknown. He spent some part of the next six years in Dubuque, Iowa where he was employed for several years at the Key City House. Thomas was a United States citizen by 1857. It is unknown where or how he attained this status. He would have been granted citizenship automatically, as a minor child, if his father had become a citizen before December 1854. He bought 40 acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota from the United States government in September 1856. He sold this acreage to his father, William, in May 1863 and bought another 120 acres in the same section from his father in January 1865. The recorded sale date of the 11th is peculiar because he was in the Army at Fort Snelling on that date. Thomas sold that piece to his brother James in December 1877.

Thomas Ryan reluctantly served the Union's cause during the Civil War. Drafted for one year on 4 November 1864, he failed to report. On 5 January 1865 Thomas made the mistake of going into Preston, Minnesota, about four miles from the farm. There he was arrested and transported by stage via Rochester to Fort Snelling in Saint Paul, arriving there on 8 January. The stage tipped over on the road between Rochester and Saint Paul but no one was hurt. At Fort Snelling, Thomas was mustered into Company H of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry as a private on 5 January 1865. A charge of desertion for failing to report was later dropped without courts martial. However, he was to be officially listed as AWOL from 4 November 1864 until his induction on 5 January 1865. The $15 reward for his arrest and delivery was deducted from his pay. The desertion charge would come back to haunt him later because, even though it was dropped, his records were never updated to reflect that fact. On 20 January, he and about two dozen other drafted men and substitutes left Fort Snelling by stage for La Crosse, Wisconsin, where they were put on a train for The second of seven children, Thomas's first recorded event on this planet was his christening. This took place on 31 December 1833 in the Catholic Church in the village of Galbally in County Limerick, Ireland. His sponsors were Thomas Collins and Bridget Dalton.

Thomas first appears in the United States in the 1850 census of Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut. He, his four younger brothers and his one sister, are living with Peter and Bridget Ryan. Peter, age forty-six, and Bridget, age forty-four, were both born in Ireland. Any relationship between Peter or Bridget and Thomas, et al. is unknown. He spent some part of the next six years in Dubuque, Iowa where he was employed for several years at the Key City House. Thomas was a United States citizen by 1857. It is unknown where or how he attained this status. He would have been granted citizenship automatically, as a minor child, if his father had become a citizen before December 1854. He bought 40 acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota from the United States government in September 1856. He sold this acreage to his father, William, in May 1863 and bought another 120 acres in the same section from his father in January 1865. The recorded sale date of the 11th is peculiar because he was in the Army at Fort Snelling on that date. Thomas sold that piece to his brother James in December 1877.

Thomas Ryan reluctantly served the Union's cause during the Civil War. Drafted for one year on 4 November 1864, he failed to report. On 5 January 1865 Thomas made the mistake of going into Preston, Minnesota, about four miles from the farm. There he was arrested and transported by stage via Rochester to Fort Snelling in Saint Paul, arriving there on 8 January. The stage tipped over on the road between Rochester and Saint Paul but no one was hurt. At Fort Snelling, Thomas was mustered into Company H of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry as a private on 5 January 1865. A charge of desertion for failing to report was later dropped without courts martial. However, he was to be officially listed as AWOL from 4 November 1864 until his induction on 5 January 1865. The $15 reward for his arrest and delivery was deducted from his pay. The desertion charge would come back to haunt him later because, even though it was dropped, his records were never updated to reflect that fact. On 20 January, he and about two dozen other drafted men and substitutes left Fort Snelling by stage for La Crosse, Wisconsin, where they were put on a train for New York City. The second of seven children, Thomas's first recorded event on this planet was his christening. This took place on 31 December 1833 in the Catholic Church in the village of Galbally in County Limerick, Ireland. His sponsors were Thomas Collins and Bridget Dalton.

Thomas first appears in the United States in the 1850 census of Seymour, New Haven County, Connecticut. He, his four younger brothers and his one sister, are living with Peter and Bridget Ryan. Peter, age forty-six, and Bridget, age forty-four, were both born in Ireland. Any relationship between Peter or Bridget and Thomas, et al. is unknown. He spent some part of the next six years in Dubuque, Iowa where he was employed for several years at the Key City House. Thomas was a United States citizen by 1857. It is unknown where or how he attained this status. He would have been granted citizenship automatically, as a minor child, if his father had become a citizen before December 1854. He bought 40 acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township in Fillmore County, Minnesota from the United States government in September 1856. He sold this acreage to his father, William, in May 1863 and bought another 120 acres in the same section from his father in January 1865. The recorded sale date of the 11th is peculiar because he was in the Army at Fort Snelling on that date. Thomas sold that piece to his brother James in December 1877.

Thomas Ryan reluctantly served the Union's cause during the Civil War. Drafted for one year on 4 November 1864, he failed to report. On 5 January 1865 Thomas made the mistake of going into Preston, Minnesota, about four miles from the farm. There he was arrested and transported by stage via Rochester to Fort Snelling in Saint Paul, arriving there on 8 January. The stage tipped over on the road between Rochester and Saint Paul but no one was hurt. At Fort Snelling, Thomas was mustered into Company H of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry as a private on 5 January 1865. A charge of desertion for failing to report was later dropped without courts martial. However, he was to be officially listed as AWOL from 4 November 1864 until his induction on 5 January 1865. The $15 reward for his arrest and delivery was deducted from his pay. The desertion charge would come back to haunt him later because, even though it was dropped, his records were never updated to reflect that fact. On 20 January, he and about two dozen other drafted men and substitutes left Fort Snelling by stage for La Crosse, Wisconsin, where they were pu[Note: During the Civil War, President Lincoln would periodically issue an order to draft a specific number of men. The number so ordered would be allocated among the northern states down to the county level. The county would then 'draft' the necessary number of recruits. Residents of the county would raise money among themselves to pay a 'bounty' to volunteer substitutes for the draft so that their sons wouldn't have to go.]

In New York City the recruits boarded a ship for Hilton Head, South Carolina. The squad, under the command of Captain Elliott, marched to Blairs Landing where they drew arms and then proceeded to Pocotaligo on the Savannah Railroad. During the Civil War, President Lincoln would periodically issue an order to draft a specific number of men. The number so ordered would be allocated among the northern states down to the county level. The county would then 'draft' the necessary number of recruits. Residents of the county would raise money among themselves to pay a 'bounty' to volunteer substitutes for the draft so that their sons wouldn't have to go.]

In New York City the recruits boarded a ship for Hilton Head, South Carolina. The s During the Civil War, President Lincoln would periodically issue an order to draft a specific number of men. The number so ordered would be allocated among the northern states down to the county level. The county would then 'draft' the necessary number of recruits. Residents of the county would raise money among themselves to pay a 'bounty' to volunteer substitutes for the draft so that their sons wouldn't have to go.]

In New York City the recruits boarded a ship for Hilton Head, South Carolina. The squad, under the command of Captain Elliott, marched to Blairs Landing where they drew arms and then proceeded to Pocotaligo on the Savannah Railroad. During the Civil War, President Lincoln would periodically issue an order to draft a specific number of men. The number so ordered would be allocated among the northern states down to the county level. The county would then 'draft' the necessary number of recruits. Residents of the county would raise money among themselves to pay a 'bounty' to volunteer substit[Note: The location of Blairs Landing is unknown, but Pocotaligo in Jasper County, South Carolina is about twenty-seven miles north of Hilton Head Island.] The squad spent six weeks to two months in Pocotaligo and never engaged an armed force. Their main job was guard duty. On several occasions, members of the squad were sent out to burn Confederate barns but Thomas was never among them. The squad routinely slept on the ground without shelter, of even a tent, and during this period Thomas contracted rheumatism. Before the group moved out, he had become disabled by the rheumatism and diarrhea. The squad went back to Hilton Head and boarded a boat for North Carolina where they marched inland and joined the rest of Company "H" of the 4th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry under the command of First Lieutenant Eberhard Lieberg at Raleigh, North Carolina on 25 April 1865.
Note: Lee surrendered on 9 April 1865, ending the war. Lincoln was shot on 14 April 1865. The company later moved from Raleigh to Washington, D.C. Thomas endured most of the marches after the squad left Pocotaligo from the inside of the regimental ambulance. The Company moved from Washington to Lexington, Kentucky by rail and by boat. He was discharged at Lexington on the 19th of July, the same day that the alleged parent whacker, Lizzie Borden, celebrated her 5th birthday. Upon return of the knapsack, haversack, and canteen he had been issued, Thomas was paid $10.53 for his services.

Thomas returned to Fillmore County and three years later, on 2 July 1868, was married to Margaret McCabe at Saint Lawrence O'Toole's Catholic Church in Fountain, Minnesota by the Reverend Matthew. In August, he bought 80 acres in Section 19 from B. B. Spencer. He sold part of that 80 acres to the Southern Minnesota Railroad Company (SMRR) in January 1870 and the rest to Adam Zimmerman in November 1874. In partnership with his brother James, he bought two wood lots in Section 7 from his mother, Margaret, in February 1868. He sold his half in one of the wood lots to his brother James in November 1877 and sold his half of the other one to James in December 1877. In late 1877, Thomas, his wife, Margaret, and their five children moved to Grant Township, Sioux County, Iowa.

In August 1889, Thomas applied for an Invalid Pension from the Bureau of Pensions, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C. His claim maintained that he had contracted rheumatism while in the Union Army and as a result, was disabled to the point that he could not earn his livelihood as the farmer he had been all his life. This initial application was denied on legal grounds. A second application, made in July 1890, rattled around in the bureaucratic maze for sixteen months before finally being approved in November 1891. The second request was examined four times by three individuals. Documents in the file include six affidavits, one doctor's sworn letter, one medical examination report, and ten depositions. Bureau officials took several different positions in various combinations in their attempts to deny Thomas a pension. These were: 1) he contracted rheumatism before entering the service; 2) he was faking sick while in the service to avoid marching; 3) he contracted rheumatism after leaving the service; 4) he doesn't have rheumatism now (i.e., he isn't disabled); and 5) he wasn't an honorable soldier, he was a deserter, and therefore wasn't entitled to a pension. Thomas eventually reaped the rewards of his persistence - $12 a month.

Thomas and Margaret moved for the last time in 1901 to Jasper Township in Hanson County, South Dakota. Thomas had been ill for about three months when he contracted pneumonia on 30 October 1905. He died twelve days later. A contributing factor in his death was a tubercular ulcer of the eye. He was buried in the Cemetery of Saint Peter's Catholic Church, Farmer, South Dakota. Thomas' obituary in the Alexandria (South Dakota) Journal, presumably from information supplied by his wife, Margaret, claims that he participated in Sherman's march to the sea during the Civil War. Thomas's unit, Company "H" of the 4th Minnesota, did in fact participate in that infamous march. However, Sherman's march ended with the fall of Savannah, Georgia in December 1864, which predated Thomas's induction into the army. After the fall of Savannah, Sherman turned northward through the Carolinas and reached Raleigh in April 1865. So, Thomas's squad may indeed have joined the General's army, but not until after the war had ended.

Epilogue

The three oldest daughters, Annie Walker, Kitty McCarthy, and Mary McHugh were all in farming at the time of their mother's death. The Walkers farmed near Windom, Minnesota; the McCarthys near Rock Rapids, Iowa; and the McHughs near Watertown, South Dakota. The children sold the 160 acre farm in Jasper Township on 23 Jan 1907 to Harvey Brayton for $1 and other valuable considerations. Harvey also assumed existing mortgages totaling $2,000. Their son William married Winnie Mulhearn in that year and moved to Mitchell where he was employed as a wagon driver. Daughter "Nonie" married Edward McHugh, a farmer near Plankinton, South Dakota.

Thomas Ryan had come to this country at the age of thirteen. He left his native Ireland at the height of An Gorta Mór, the great famine during which so many people died of starvation and disease. Without assets, he managed, by the age of twenty-two, to acquire some real property. He married Margaret McCabe who was no better positioned than himself. Together they struggled through late frosts, droughts, insects, early frosts, failed crops, barren cows, depressed prices, and economic recessions to improve their lot and raise seven children to adulthood. They both lived to see their older children make progress in raising the level of prosperity of the next generation. A fine example of the American dream realized. Sadly however, by 1928, there were no members of this Ryan family actively engaged in farming. None of the twelve grandchildren of Thomas Ryan and Margaret McCabe ever made his or her living as a farmer. Thus ended a chapter in the history of this Ryan/McCabe family that began seventy-two years earlier when Thomas Ryan, at the age of twenty-two, bought his first farm. 

Family

Margaret McCabe Ryan b. 29 Aug 1845, d. 10 Jan 1906
Children

Last Edited10 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S257] Galbally Parish, County Limerick, Ireland christening record.
  2. [S202] Thomas Ryan, Military Pension File, National Archives.
  3. [S18] Obituary.
  4. [S8] Tombstone.

Thomas Ryan

M, (1876 - 1880)

Father*Michael H. Ryan (1842 - )
Mother*Johanna Hanley Ryan (c 1847 - b 1900)
Thomas Ryan|b. 1876\nd. 1880|p29.htm#i5285|Michael H. Ryan|b. 1842|p29.htm#i5241|Johanna Hanley Ryan|b. c 1847\nd. b 1900|p12.htm#i5278|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Thomas Hanley|b. c 1800||Catherine (Mrs Thomas) (?) Hanley|b. c 1810||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*5 Jan 1876 Fountain Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Christening23 Jan 1876 Saint Lawrence, Fountain, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US), priest=Rev. William Riordan, godfather=Daniel J. Ryan, godmother=Mary Doran Ryan1 
Death*21 Sep 1880 Fountain Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2 

Last Edited23 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S68] St.Mary's (Chatfield, Minnesota) christening record.
  2. [S38] Fillmore county death record.

Thomas J. Ryan Jr

M, (1881 - 1929)

Father*Thomas Ryan (1833 - 1905)
Mother*Margaret McCabe Ryan (1845 - 1906)
Thomas J. Ryan Jr|b. 1881\nd. 1929|p29.htm#i5248|Thomas Ryan|b. 1833\nd. 1905|p29.htm#i5237|Margaret McCabe Ryan|b. 1845\nd. 1906|p19.htm#i7607|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Patrick McCabe|b. c 1813\nd. 1865|p20.htm#i7668|Catherine Conerty McCabe|b. c 1813|p6.htm#i7669|

ChartsRyan/McCabe family
RelationshipUncle of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*18 Nov 1881 Grant Tp, Sioux, Iowa (IA), United States (US)1 
(Witness) Marriage8 Feb 1910 Alexandria, Hanson, South Dakota (SD), United States (US), Bride=Hanora Hortense Ryan Maher, Groom=Edward Francis Maher2,3 
Death*1929 4 
Biography* Thomas J. Ryan, 1881-1929:
After the home farm in Jasper Township, Hanson County, South Dakota was sold, Thomas was boarding on Main Street in Alexandria and supporting himself by doing odd-jobs. Don't know what happened to him after that. According to family lore he was considered something of a black sheep. Also according to family lore, Thomas died in 1929. But, have no clue as to where, when or under what circumstances. His death has not been recorded by the Coyote State of South Dakota during the years 1920 through 1939. 

Last Edited26 Jun 2009

Citations

  1. [S202] Thomas Ryan, Military Pension File, National Archives.
  2. [S113] Hanson county marriage record.
  3. [S18] Obituary.
  4. [S1621] Family lore.

Vincent Rafael Ryan

M, (1878 - 1909)

Father*William Ryan (1840 - 1892)
Mother*Anastasia Wadden Ryan (1847 - 1922)
Vincent Rafael Ryan|b. 1878\nd. 1909|p29.htm#i5274|William Ryan|b. 1840\nd. 1892|p30.htm#i5240|Anastasia Wadden Ryan|b. 1847\nd. 1922|p33.htm#i5264|William Ryan|b. c 1788\nd. 1866|p29.htm#i5235|Margaret Noonan Ryan|b. c 1807\nd. 1892|p25.htm#i5236|Nicholas Wadden|b. c 1809\nd. 1881||Ellen Lacey Wadden|b. c 1814\nd. 1887||

Relationship1st cousin 1 time removed of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*19 Aug 1878 Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1,2 
Death*13 Oct 1909 1 

Last Edited12 May 2009

Citations

  1. [S553] Ryan-Wadden family descendant chart, revised 19 May 1993 prepared by Sheila Ryan, Tampa. FL 33647.
  2. [S403] 1880 Federal Census, Fillmore County, Minnesota.

Msgr. Warren Joseph Ryan

M, (1912 - 1988)

Father*William Joseph Ryan (1866 - 1918)
Mother*Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan (1881 - 1942)
Msgr. Warren Joseph Ryan|b. 1912\nd. 1988|p29.htm#i6067|William Joseph Ryan|b. 1866\nd. 1918|p30.htm#i5255|Mary Lucille Walsh Ryan|b. 1881\nd. 1942|p34.htm#i6062|James Ryan|b. 1837\nd. 1916|p28.htm#i5238|Winifred Constentine Ryan|b. 1842\nd. 1895|p7.htm#i5251|William Walsh|b. c 1835\nd. 1924||Mary A. Harte Walsh|b. c 1851\nd. 1902||

Relationship2nd cousin of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Occupation* Catholic Priest 
Nickname Paddy 
Birth*24 Feb 1912 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1 
Note*15 Jan 1988 obituary: Rochester (Minnesota) Post-Bulletin, 15 January 1988. 
Death*15 Jan 1988 Rochester, Olmsted, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)2 
Biography* Warren J. "Paddy" Ryan, 1912-1988:
Born on the family farm in Carrolton township, Fillmore County, Minnesota, Warren was 6-year-old when his father died in 1918. By Warren had moved with mother and sisters to Main Street in Preston, Fillmore County. He attended Saint Mary's College in Winona and Saint Paul Seminary. Warren was ordained a Catholic priest on 05 June 1937 at College of Saint Teresa in Winona. He was Asst. Pastor at Saint Francis of Assisi then served as a chaplain in the U. S. Army Air Force in WWII. After his military service Warren built a new parish in Brewster, Minnesota. Then he served in Mazeppa before returning to Rochester in the mid-1950's to organize Saint Pius X parish. After 10 years at Saint Pius, Warren served in Harmony, Slayton, Lake City, Luverne, Rose Creek, Saint Clair, Christ the King in Medford and Corpus Christi in Deerfield. He retired in 1977. Invested as a domestic prelate on 25 September 1964. Since retirement Warren has lived in San Antonio, Texas and Owatonna, Minnesota.


Msgr Warren died at home in Rochester at age 75. He was survived by three sisters: Genevieve, Mildred and Mary. Warren's funeral was held on Monday from Saint Pius X.

 

Last Edited11 Dec 2008

Citations

  1. [S37] Fillmore county birth record.
  2. [S18] Obituary.

William Ryan

M, (c 1788 - 1866)

ChartsThomas McCarthy ancestors
Ryan/Noonan family
RelationshipGreat-grandfather of Thomas Duane McCarthy Sr.

Birth*c 1788 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland1 
Marriage*21 Feb 1830 Galbally, Limerick, Ireland, wit: Patrick Noonan, Hugh Moloney & Christy Russell (1.12.0), Bride=Margaret Noonan Ryan2 
Death*21 Feb 1866 1 
Burial*Feb 1866 Carrolton Tp, Fillmore, Minnesota (MN), United States (US)1
Biography* William Ryan, 1788-1866:
When they first arrived in the United States, William and Margaret Ryan may have lived in the Nutmeg State of Connecticut for a few years. And William may have been naturalized there. It would have been important for William to become naturalized so he could vote. 3 Shortly after William gained citizenship, the Ryans migrated to Minnesota. The 1912 History of Fillmore County, Minnesota maintains that the Ryans came to Fillmore County directly from Ireland in 1851, while the 1882 History of Fillmore County, Minnesota claims that they came in 1855 via Iowa. Margaret Noonan's obituary claims they came in 1855 also. The writer of Margaret's obituary is unknown but was probably her daughter Mary Ryan Brennan who probably came about the same time.

William and Margaret, and all seven of their children, did indeed come to Fillmore County, Minnesota. And, by 1855. The Ryans settled along a nine-mile stretch of farmland between the villages of Lanesboro and Fountain. According to the Fillmore County Recorder of Deeds in 1994, only one family along this stretch in the late 1800s was not Irish. To this day, this area is known locally as Irish Ridge. The road connecting Lanesboro and Fountain is designated County Highway 8.
In July of 1855, William purchased 120 acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township, Fillmore County, Minnesota Territory from the United States Government. The Minnesota Territory, which had been made a separate territory in 1849, became the Gopher State of Minnesota, the 32nd state in the union, in 1858.

What a difficult life they must have endured during those first years in Minnesota. Building a rudimentary shelter - hardly worthy of being called a house - probably of sod. Clearing land with simple tools, probably by hand. Could they have afforded an ox or a horse? Planting crops. Harvesting, again, by hand. By the 21st of September in 1857, in a pre-statehood territory-wide census, William and Margaret still didn't have a house big enough for their entire family. They were living in Carrolton township with just their two oldest sons, John and Thomas. The younger five children were living elsewhere. Mary and James were living with innkeeper Charles and Eliza Cole at the Midary(?) House in Chatfield. The three youngest, William, Michael, and Daniel, were living with Joseph and Hesire(?) Elliott who were neighbor farmers in Carrolton.
In June 1860, William bought eighty acres in Section 7 of Carrolton Township from C. G. Ripley. In April 1864, he bought 120 acres in Section 13 of Fountain Township, Fillmore County from George Patchew. By January 1865, William had acquired another forty acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township from his son Thomas and another 160 acres from F. B. Simon, and had sold the original 120 acres to his son Thomas. In October 1865, he bought another 120 acres in Section 13 of Fountain Township from Jane Demick and her husband.

On 20 February 1866, William signed his last will and testament naming Jeremiah O'Brien as his executor. The will signing was witnessed by Martin Brennan, his son-in-law, and by Henry Wells. William Ryan died the next day. His will was probated in Fillmore County Probate Court, Preston, Minnesota on 3 April 1866 by Dryden Smith, Judge of Probate. William's 520 acres in Carrolton and Fountain Townships were divided among his heirs as follows:
      wife Margaret - 200.5 acres,
      son James - 46.75 acres,
      son Thomas - 6.75 acres,
      son William - 70 acres,
      son Daniel - 93 acres, and
      son Michael - 103 acres

Of the 200 acres in Section 18 of Carrolton Township, 160 acres went to wife Margaret and 40 acres went to son James. Of the 80 acres in Section 7 of Carrolton Township, 40.50 acres went to wife Margaret, 6.75 acres went to son Thomas, 6.75 acres went to son James, 13 acres went to son Daniel, and 13 acres went to son Michael. Of the 240 acres in Section 13 of Fountain Township, 80 acres went to son Daniel, 90 acres went to son Michael and, 70 acres went to son William. In addition to the land, William left $200 to his daughter Mary (wife of Martin Brennan) and $200 to his son John. The residue of his estate was left to his wife Margaret. A large tombstone is erected in his memory in the Catholic Cemetery in Carrolton Township. This cemetery is located partly in the southeast corner of Section 7 and partly in the southwest corner of Section 8. The tombstone is inscribed:
      WILLIAM RYAN
      DIED
      FEB 21, 1866
      AGED
      78 Years
      -+-+-+-
      A native of the parish
      of Galbaly Co.
      Limerick Ireland
      -------
      may his Soul rest
      in peace, Amen. 

Family

Margaret Noonan Ryan b. c 1807, d. 20 Apr 1892
Children

Last Edited10 Nov 2009

Citations

  1. [S8] Tombstone.
  2. [S979] Parish record.
  3. Under the naturalization laws in effect at this time, an alien was required, among other things, to declare his or her intention to become a citizen at least two years before admission to citizenship, and; to reside in the United States at least five years and in the state for one year. Children of the successful applicant, if under the age of twenty-one, became citizens automatically with their parent. In 1855, citizenship was granted to alien wives of U. S. citizens, also automatically. During the time that William Ryan might have been in Connecticut, three men of that name were naturalized there. Unfortunately, all three are younger than expected by from eight to ten years. The most likely of the three, a resident of the town of Seymour, declared his intention to become a citizen of the United States at a Special Session of New Haven County Court in November 1851 and was naturalized in New Haven Superior Court in April 1854 at age 58.
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