Louisa was the daughter of Henry Buel and Christiana Rapp, both of New York.
County History Mention
Elwin [sic] C. Tryon, deceased, was born in 1830 in Connecticut, and died in 1872. His wife, Louisa B. (Buell) Tryon, was born in New York city in 1839; they were united in marriage in 1859; to them were born 2 sons, one in 1861 and one in 1870.[1] There is further mention of someone who may be a brother: "Miss Christian R. Rapp was married to Henry Buell, of New York city, Jan. 2, 1873; by this marriage one son was born. Her parents [Rapp's?] and grandparents lived to a good old age. She was born Aug. 6, 1818."[1]
↑ 1.01.1History of Pike county, Illinois; together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history; portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of state laws., publ. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Chicago (1880), p. 793. Available on https://archive.org
↑ Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947: FHL Film Number: 1452338 (Ancestry.com)
Additional Sources
1880 US Federal Census; Census Place: Atlas, Pike, Illinois; Roll: 242; Family History Film: 1254242; Page: 343D; Enumeration District: 179; Image: 0450 (Ancestry.com)
1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Atlas, Pike, Illinois; Roll: 337; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0107; FHL microfilm: 1240337 (Ancestry.com) NOTE: living in the home of son Edwin, with her mother Christiana Buel.
1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Quincy Ward 6, Adams, Illinois; Roll: T625_296; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 54; Image: 1032 (Ancestry.com)
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