Mary Louise (Bowman) Ryan (1876 - 1964)

Born 19 May 1876 in Shelton, Buffalo, Nebraska, USA

Wife of Timothy Ryan — married 14 Jul 1894 in Kearney, Nebraska, USA

Descendants

Died 1 Jan 1964 at age 87 in Hoodsport, Mason, Washington, USA

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Biography

Mary's origins are in some doubt. A Marie Bormann who immigrated in 1875 from Germany at the age of 8^[1] is said to be a daughter of Mary Anna Black and the daughter who married Tim Ryan.^[2] The immigration data puts her birth about 1867. However, her headstone says 1876, which puts her birth in Nebraska, not Germany. Census records are consistent with this. She would be the daughter of Juliana Carolina (Schwartz) Daudt (1842-1931).

Her marriage record names parents, but does not help to resolve her origin. Mary married Timothy Ryan on 14 July 1894 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.^[3] Her mother is given as Coraline Black, not quite matching either Mary Black or Carolina Schwarz. The marriage record gives an estimated birth year of 1875.

Mary's life after marriage is better documented. The 1900 census shows her with Timothy and their first two sons in Montana. Her birth date is given as Aug 1875.^[4]

In 1910 she was living with her husband and the first 3 of their four children in Tacoma, their home for many years.^[5] 1920 shows the last 3 children, as William has moved on. Her birthplace is given as Nebraska in both cases.^[6]

In 1930 they are down to just Bessie,^[7] and in 1940 Timothy (75) and Mary (65) are seen without children at home for the first time, still in Tacoma. ^[8] By 1950 they had moved to Hoodsport, Mason, Washington.^[9]

Mary lived until 1964, outliving at least one son, James.^[10]

Mary died in 1964.^[11]

Buried St. Mary;s Cemetery Shelton , Washington. 1958 Shelton Memorial Park, Plot: Holy Cross, 28 1 32.

Sources

1. ↑ Passenger List: "Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934"
   Staatsarchiv Hamburg; Hamburg, Deutschland; Hamburger Passagierlisten; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 028; Page: 119; Microfilm No.: S_13128
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1068 #5807504 (accessed 27 November 2021)
   Name: Emil Küchler; Gender: männlich (Male); Departure Age: 25; Birth Date: abt 1850; Residence Place: Löschnitz, Sachsen; Departure Date: 19. Mrz 1875 (19 Mar 1875); Departure Place: Hamburg, Deutschland (Germany); Destination: New York; Arrival Place: Hull (New York via Liverpool); Occupation: Landmann; Ship Name: Hansa; Captain: Brandt; Shipping Clerk: Falck & Co.; Shipping Line: H. J. Perlbach & Co.; Ship Type: Dampfschiff; Ship Flag: Deutschland; Accommodation: ohne Angabe; Volume: 373-7 I, VIII B 1 Band 028.
2. ↑ The Descendants of Freed Keechler and Clara Bowman Gerald E. Sherard, 2020. Based in part on work by Kay Puttergill Horst, Accessed online 1 Dec 2021.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995"
   Citing FHL microfilm: 001941373;
   FamilySearch (accessed 1 December 2021)
   Mary Bowman (19) marriage to Timothy Ryan on 14 Jul 1894 in Kearney, Buffalo, Nebraska, United States.
4. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) 23, sheet 9A, family 146, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,911.
   FamilySearch (accessed 1 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image
   Mary Ryan (25), wife, in household of Timothy Ryan (36) in Utica, Stanford & Denton Districts Ward 1-3, Fergus, Montana, United States.
5. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 270, sheet 10B, family 264, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1664; FHL microfilm 1,375,677.
   FamilySearch (accessed 1 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 01179
   Mary L Ryan (33), wife, in household of Timothy Ryan (44) in Tacoma Ward 6, Pierce, Washington, United States. Born in Nebraska.
6. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1937; Line: 94; FHL microfilm: 1821937; Record number: 22121;
   FamilySearch (accessed 1 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00465
   Mary L Ryan (44), wife, in household of Timothy Ryan (56) in Pierce, Washington, United States.
7. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   Citing enumeration district (ED) ED 174, sheet 17A, line 6, family 433, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2512; FHL microfilm 2,342,246.
   FamilySearch (accessed 1 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00656
   Mary L Ryan (55), wife, in household of Timothy Ryan (65) in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States. Born in Nebraska.
8. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T627; Line: 19;
   FamilySearch Record: K93Y-DCZ (accessed 25 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L9M1-76NJ
   Mary Ryan (65), wife, in household of Timothy Ryan (75) in Tacoma Election Precinct, Pierce, Washington, United States. Born in Nebraska.
9. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 15; Line: 8;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X1H-R67H (accessed 25 February 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHN-PQHW-FS53-4
   Mary L Ryan (75), wife, in household of Timothy Ryan (85 years) in Mason, Washington, United States. Born in Nebraska.
10. ↑ Child Death Registration: "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960"
    Citing Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, reference 5264, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,033,717.
    FamilySearch (accessed 1 December 2021)
    Mary Bowman in death record for child James Ryan, 11 Mar 1957 in Tacoma, Pierce, Washington.
11. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47529079/mary-l-ryan : accessed 01 December 2021), memorial page for Mary L Bowman Ryan (19 May 1876–1 Jan 1964), Find A Grave: Memorial #47529079, citing Shelton Memorial Park, Shelton, Mason County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Steve Ryan (contributor 49614040) .

• The original information here was recorded by James D. Ryan. grandson of Mary L. (Bowman) Ryan.
• U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com