John Tryon (1799 - abt. 1882)

Born 14 Mar 1799 in Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mahala (Jones) Tryon — married 1834 in Cincinnati, Clermont, Ohio

Descendants

Died about 31 Mar 1882 at about age 83 in Pierson Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States

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Biography

John was born in March of 1799 in Ohio. He appears to have an early marriage and four children in the 1820s (see Research Notes). He married Mahala Jones purportedly in 1834 in Cleveland, Ohio. They had eleven children. He died in 1882 or 1883 in Indiana (his memorial and death record disagree on year).

Children:

William b 15 May 1837

Mary F b 28 Feb 1839

David b abt 1841

Hiram b 23 Apr 1843

Charles b abt 1845

Etha b abt 1847

Moses b 26 Oct 1849

James b 17 Oct 1850

Alice b 26 Jan 1852

John Wesley b 16 Apr 1856

Prudence b abt 1859

They have children about every 2+ years except for James. He is anomalous and if you leave him out the sequence is very regular. Is he adopted? Is he a grandchild from first marriage?

Research Notes

In the 1820 census we find John and presumed wife adjacent to Noah and family in Miami Township, Hamilton County, Ohio, both 16-25 with no children. In the 1830 census we find him in Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio, which is very near Miami, so they may not have even moved (no same neighbors though). He is 30-39, has 20-29 year old wife, 1m<5, 1f<5, 2f5-9. This looks like he had a previous marriage. In an addendum to TFA [1], a Jerry Eldridge states: "He [John] had (4) children by his first wife : Noah, Deborah, Mary and John." This would somewhat fit with the 1830 census information but wrong distribution of genders. John Tryon (abt.1832-) could be one of these but is probably born too late. A Deborah Tryon, b. 1827, father of Ohio, mother of Kentucky, married married Perry Burchfield (Birchfield) 30 May 1846 in Hamilton, Ohio. They appear in many later census records. The coincidence of time, place, father is convincing.

In 1840 there is a John Tryon in Dearborn, Indiana (a few miles from Delhi) who could be this John. He is 30-39 and wife is 40-49, with 1m<5, 1f<5, 1f10-15. It is not a good fit.

There is also a marriage record in Vigo, Indiana, of a John Tryon and Nancy Soesbee, 18 Jan 1835. The John of this profile is still in either Hamilton or Dearborn at this time so it is not him.

Note that TFA and above addendum list a number of siblings for the John of this profile that are very likely wrong and TFA does not recognize that Jeremiah Tryon, uncle of John, is in Indiana along with the rest of the family, a critical error since they've assigned essentially all Tryons as children of Noah when some are likely of his brother Jeremiah.

In the 1880 census his wife's name is Catherine but same age as Mahala so uncertain if this is new wife or just another name for her. Also says she was born in New York instead of Kentucky.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLS-5ZJ : accessed 12 August 2021), John Trian, Miami, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing p. 380, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 87; FHL microfilm 181,393.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5G-7BM : 20 February 2021), John Tryon, Delhi, Hamilton, Ohio, United States; citing 349, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 132; FHL microfilm 337,943.

• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHBV-6W2 : 2 March 2021), John Tryon, Miller Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States; citing p. 148, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHVZ-K6B : 19 December 2020), John Frion, Linton Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4NH-6FM : 18 February 2021), John Tryon, Pearson, Vigo, Indiana

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX6F-ZDP : 28 May 2021), John Tryon, Pierson, Vigo, Indiana

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSG-X1G : 19 February 2021), John Tryon, Pierson, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 208, sheet 323A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,318.

• "Indiana Death Index, 1882-1920," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZ7K-QYK : 3 December 2014), John Tryon, 31 Mar 1883, Pierson Township, Indiana; from "Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2003); citing "The source of this record is the book CSS-2 on page 113 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration." City Health Office, Terre Haute.

• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14392872), memorial page for John Tryon (14 Mar 1799–31 Mar 1882), Find A Grave Memorial no. 14392872, citing Brown Cemetery, Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Theresa Young Vaughn (contributor 46771950) .