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Rolla Milton Tryon (1875 - 1954)

Prof Rolla Milton Tryon
Born in Monroe City, Knox, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
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Died at age 79 in Freelandville, Knox, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Rolla was born in 1875. The birth certificate of both of his children lists his birthplace as Monroe City, Indiana.[1] His birth date is confirmed by his World War I draft registration.[2]

Occupation: professor of the teaching of history, University of Chicago

Author of academic books:

Household manufactures in the United States, 1640-1860 : a study in industrial history (Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1917). Available online at https://archive.org/details/cu31924013901727 Judging by the number of citations, this was an important work in, among other studies, feminist history!
The Teaching of History in Junior and Senior High Schools, originally published in 1921 by Ginn and Company. It is a work selected as being culturally important and is available in facsimile reproduction print.

Rolla Tryon married Agnes C. Polk.[3]

He died of cancer of the prostate in 1954.[4]

Sources

  1. ↑ Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index, 1871-1922 (Ancestry.com)
  2. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Illinois; Registration County: Cook; Roll: 1439746; Draft Board: 14 (Ancestry.com)
  3. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com)
  4. ↑ Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1954; Roll: 11 (Ancestry.com)
  • 1880 US Federal Census; Census Place: Harrison, Knox, Indiana; Roll: 289; Page: 307B; Enumeration District: 121 (Ancestry.com)
  • 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Harrison, Vigo, Indiana; Page: 11; Enumeration District: 0112 (Ancestry.com)
  • 1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Madison Ward 5, Jefferson, Indiana; Roll: T624_359; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0089; FHL microfilm: 1374372 (Ancestry.com) NOTE: occupation superintendant of school
  • 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Chicago Ward 6, Cook (Chicago), Illinois; Roll: T625_310; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 336; Image: 84 (Ancestry.com)
  • 1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 422; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0182; Image: 46.0; FHL microfilm: 2340157 (Ancestry.com)




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