Dwight William Tryon (1849 - 1925)

Born 13 Aug 1849 in Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Died 1 Jul 1925 at age 75 in South Dartmouth, Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Dwight William Tryon was an American landscape painter in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His work was influenced by James McNeill Whistler, and he is best known for his landscapes and seascapes painted in a tonalist style. He was the only child and son of Anson Tryon and Delia Roberts. He married Alice A. Belden in 1873. They had no children. He died of cirrhosis of the liver in Darmouth in 1925.^[1]

His works can be viewed as a slideshow online at the Freer Gallery.

Research Notes

In Connecticut probate records there is a Minor Trust where Dwight W. Tryon, age 14, of East Hartford CT, is assigned to Edwin M. Roberts as guardian 9 Feb 1864. Dwight must have inherited some valuable land because his guardian sold some of to pay for his care 13 Apr 1864 for $2900.

Note that this Dwight W. Tryon does not seem to be the same person as Dwight W. Tryon, son of Abijah Tryon and Aurelia Pike of Rocky Hill, CT. They have the same name, are about the same age, live within a few miles of each other, and both are assigned guardians within 2 years of each other.

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Ancestry.com)

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwight_William_Tryon

• 1850 US Federal Census; Census Place: Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M432_41; Page: 348B; Image: 438 (Ancestry.com)

• 1870 US Federal Census; Census Place: Hartford Ward 2, Hartford, Connecticut; Roll: M593_100; Page: 452A; Image: 285840; Family History Library Film: 545599 (Ancestry.com)

• 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 634; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0099; FHL microfilm: 1240634 (Ancestry.com)

• 1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_574; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374587 (Ancestry.com)

• 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Manhattan Assembly District 7, New York, New York; Roll: T625_1197; Page: 23B; Enumeration District: 536; Image: 146 (Ancestry.com)

• Connecticut, Wills and Probate Records, 1609-1999, Hartford, Probate Packets, Treat, M-Tuller, J, 1641-1880

• Dwight William Tryon's Find a Grave Memorial 54914915