William W. Ryan (abt. 1803 - abt. 1872)

Born about 12 Nov 1803 in Nelson, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Elizabeth (Hundley) Ryan — married 20 Jan 1825 in Albemarle County, Virginia

Descendants

Died about 4 May 1872 at about age 68 in Clay, West Virginia, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Name

William W. Ryan ^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

W. W. Ryne ^[6]

Birth

12 NOV 1803, Nelson County, Virginia. ^[2][3][6][4]

Residence

1840,	Fayette, Virginia, United States.	[1]
1850,	Fayette County, Virginia.	[7]
1860,	Mountain Cove PO, Fayette County, Virginia.	[3][8]
1870,	Mountain Cove, Fayette County, West Virginia.	[4][9]

Death

13 SEP 1885, Bentree, Clay, West Virginia, United States ^[2][6]

Burial: Morton Cemetery, Lizemores, Clay, West Virginia. ^[2][6][10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com: 1840 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Fayette, Virginia; Roll: 555; Page: 158; Image: 324; Family History Library Film: 0029685.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Ancestry.com: West Virginia, Find A Grave Index, 1780-2012.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ancestry.com: 1860 United States Federal Census. Census Place: District 3, Fayette, Virginia; Roll: M653_1344; Page: 402; Image: 411; Family History Library Film: 805344.

    : Age in 1860: 59.

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Ancestry.com: 1870 United States Federal Census. Census Place: Mountain Cove, Fayette, West Virginia; Roll: M593_1686; Page: 154A; Image: 311; Family History Library Film: 553185.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com: Virginia, Marriages, 1740-1850.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Ancestry.com: West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973.

   Age at Death: 81.

7. ↑ US Federal Census: 1850 Population Schedule, Virginia, Fayette, home 118, family 118.

   Ryan; Wm (farmer) 1804, Sarah 1803, Page 1827, Wm 1833, Thomas 1834, Eliz 1836, Edward 1838. Mary 1840, Jane 1845, Lucy 1847.

8. ↑ US Federal Census: 1860 Population Schedule, Virginia, Fayette, dist 3, home 686, family 624, p 92.

   Ryan; Wm (farmer)1801, Sarah 1803, Elizabeth 1836, [[Ryan-3602|E W] 1838, Jane 1845.

   Resides near: Thomas (farmer) 1828 & Mary 1843 Bennett (home 687), Wm W Jr (farmer) 1834 & Ann 1836 Ryan (home 690)

9. ↑ US Federal Census: 1850 Population Schedule, West Virginia, Fayette, Mountain Cove, family 204, p 31.

   Ryan; Wm W 1804 VA, Sarah 1803 VA, Sarah E 1836 VA.

10. ↑ Find A Grave: Allen Morton Cemetery memorial 65526798. accessed 2016 Oct 18. (no photo)

• Note: Known in the Bennett family by the honorary title "Col.". The reason for the title is not explained in any family notes or stories. My mother, Julia, daughter of Mattie Bennett, believed that William Ryan's middle name was "Wirt". I can find no substantiation of that.
• WEST VIRGINIA AND ITS PEOPLE, Volume III by Thomas Condit Miller and Hu Maxwell, published in 1913 and can be found on-line. From the Harvard College Library.
• Gary M Samples Sr.

Acknowledgements

• This person was created through the import of Lynch-Tree.ged on 06 August 2010.
• * Ryan-3620 was created by Ruth Bennett through the import of FranklinBennett Family Tree_2014-06-13.ged on Jun 13, 2014.

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