Thomas
Alpheus
Dryden
Born in Washington County, VA
Ancestors 
Son of Nathaniel Dryden
and Margaret (Craig) Dryden
Brother of
Frederick Hambleton Dryden, John DeBose Sharpe Dryden, Ellen Eliza (Dryden) Singleton, Mary Russell Dryden, Jane Russell Dryden, Louisa Hoover (Dryden) Huston, Margaret Dryden, David Campbell Dryden, Caroline Nancy Dryden, Robert Craig Dryden, Leonidas Jonathan Dryden and William Patton Dryden
Husband of
Margaret Breckenridge Gordon
— married
5 Apr 1853 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Descendants 
Died
at age 56
in St. Louis, MO
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Oct 2018
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Biography
Thomas Alpheus Dryden was born in 1820, in Washington, Virginia. He was married to Margaret Gordon in St. Louis, MO on a Spring day in April (April 5, 1853). They had three children during their marriage. Thomas passed away in 1877 in St. Louis at the age of only 56.
Spouse and children Margaret Breckenridge Gordon 1837–1883 Nathaniel J. Dryden 1856–1886 Walter Blake Dryden 1857–1922 John Gordon Dryden 1865–1923
Sources
- Dryden, Leslie Powell, Ruth Dryden. THE DRYDEN FAMILY AND DESCENDANTS, BOOK II. Leslie Dryden Collection, Salisbury College, Maryland, Scott Family Publication, 2011.
- Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2001. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1171/images/vrmmo1833_c6133-0090?pId=10072172.
- 1820 United States Federal Census. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7734/images/4433242_00220?pId=1128488.
- 1850 United States Federal Census. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/8054/images/4191111-00108?pId=14829732.
- 1860 United States Federal Census. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7667/images/4234821_00467?pId=40903127.
- 1870 United States Federal Census. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7163/images/4273878_00469?pId=3036625.
- Lincoln County, Missouri Deaths, 1866-1936. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=lincolndeaths&h=1420&ti=0&indiv=try&_gl=1*o3gvmi*_ga*NzA5MzEwNDQ1LjE2NTQ2Mjg1MjY.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*MTY1NDkxNzI2Ny4xMC4xLjE2NTQ5MTkyNDUuMA..
- Missouri Death Records, 1834-1931. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1172/images/vrmmo1833_c10375-0051?pId=6933003.
- St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=stlodeath1850&h=81671&ti=0&indiv=try.
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2469/images/11446585?pId=622926664.
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907a. https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/1834967/person/-1887557050/facts.
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907b. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1246/images/RHUSA2007B_MO0850-00484?pId=1154364.
- U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907c. https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/1246/images/RHUSA2007B_MO0850-00356?pId=1154216.
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/156285786/thomas-alpheus-dryden.
- Lincoln County, Missouri Deaths, 1866-1936. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=lincolndeaths&h=1420&ti=0&indiv=try.
- St. Louis City Death Records, 1850-1908. http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=stlodeath1850&h=81671&ti=0&indiv=try.
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