Charles Harrison Ryker (1893 - 1957)

Born 4 Mar 1893 in Lincoln, Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elsie G (Mason) Ryker — married 10 Jun 1920 in Cass County, Indiana, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Charles Harrison Ryker was born on 4 March 1893 in Lincoln, Jackson Township, Cass County, Indiana to William Cavella Ryker (1861-1947) and Carrie L Myers (1868-1932). ^[1]

Charles Harrison Ryker registered for the draft for The Great War (World War I) in Barber County, Kansas. ^[2]
He was employed as a farm laborer by Frank Smith, was the sole support of his mother and minor siblings, was of medium height and build, and had blue eyes and brown hair. ^[2]

Charles Harrison Ryker married Elsie G Mason (1899-?) on 10 June 1920 in Cass County, Indiana. ^{[citation needed]}
They had 2 children: ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Paul Warren Ryker (1920-1944) ^{[3] [4]}

Helen June Ryker (1924-1970) ^{[3] [4]}

Charles Harrison Ryker registered for the draft for World War II on 27 April 1942 in Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona. ^[5]
He was employed by the US Indiana Service, had a light complexion, with blue eyes and brown hair. ^[5]

Charles Harrison Ryker died aged 64 on 9 July 1957 in Greenwood Memory Lawn Cemetery, Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona, United States of America. ^[6]

Inscriptions:

"Charles H. Ryker" ^[6]

"Arizona" ^[6]

"PVT BTRY B 337 FA 88 DIV" ^[6]

"WORLD WAR I & II" ^[6]

"March 4, 1893" "July 9, 1957" ^[6]

Census Records

United States Census, 1910, Howell, Perry, Arkansas, United States. ^[1]

United States Census, 1930, North Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States. ^[3]

United States Census, 1940, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States. ^[4]

Sources

^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2}
   "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKVK-NW2 : accessed 30 December 2022), Charles H Ryker in household of William C Ryker, Howell, Perry, Arkansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 71, sheet 7B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 60; FHL microfilm 1,374,073.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2}
   "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K664-6Q7 : 29 December 2021), Chas Harrison Ryker, 1917-1918.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4}
   "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCW7-WS5 : accessed 30 December 2022), Charles Ryker, North Fox, Lincoln, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet 2B, line 99, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1911; FHL microfilm 2,341,645.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4}
   "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYW5-D78 : accessed 30 December 2022), Charles Ryker, Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7-36A, sheet 7A, line 23, .
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3}
   "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKC4-M9RW : 10 March 2021), Charles Harrison Ryker, 27 Apr 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 6.6}
   Charles Harrison Ryker on Find A Grave: Memorial #145853590 retrieved 30 December 2022.