NAME: He is sometimes known as Ezra, sometimes as James E., but most frequently as J. Ezra Tryon.
Exact birth date and correct name (James Ezra Tryon) confirmed by his World War I draft registration documents.[1]
He married (1) Lettie R. Segner. Child:
Blanche Tryon b abt 1900 OH
Arthur Tryon b 1901 OH
He married (2) Mary L. Ritter, daughter of Amos Ritter and Emma Smith, on 31 Mar 1906 in Wayne County, Ohio.[2] Children:
Willard Tryon b abt 1908 OH
Margaret Emma Tryon b 12 Dec 1913 OH m (1) Clarence D. Thompson 1937; m. (2) ____ Vanni.
He married (3) Clara Fridline or Fordline (both spellings appear in the index to the same marriage record) on 3 May 1929 in Ashland, Ohio.[3]
Research Notes
It is possible, even probable, that Ezra and Mary were divorced some time before Ezra's third marriage in May 1929.
Sources
↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Ohio; Registration County: Wayne; Roll: 1851303; Draft Board: 2 (Ancestry.com)
↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X83R-T2T : 10 December 2017), J. E. Tryon and Mary Ritter, 31 Mar 1906; citing Wayne, Ohio, United States, reference vol 16 p 302 cn 602; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 425,760.
↑ Ohio, County Marriage Records, 1774-1993; Film Number: 002074229 (Ancestry.com)
1880 US Federal Census; Census Place: Mohican, Ashland, Ohio; Roll: 991; Family History Film: 1254991; Page: 119A; Enumeration District: 086; Image: 0240 (Ancestry.com)
1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Wayne, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: 1332; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0161; FHL microfilm: 1241332 (Ancestry.com)
1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Wooster Ward 3, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: T624_1240; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0189; FHL microfilm: 1375253 (Ancestry.com)
1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Wooster Ward 3, Wayne, Ohio; Roll: T625_1448; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 226 (Ancestry.com)
1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Wooster, Wayne, Ohio; Page: 32A; Enumeration District: 0035 (Ancestry.com)
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DNA Connections
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