Wesley Merritt Tryon (1895 - 1991)

Born 15 Feb 1895 in Servado, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sylvia Ruth (Smith) Tryon — married 30 Jun 1920 in Glouster, Athens, Ohio, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Apr 1991 at age 96 in Bethesda, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Wesley Merritt Tryon was born 15 Feb 1895 at Servado, Oklahoma Territory. He was a son of William Tryon and Malinda Ann Scott. He married Sylvia Ruth Smith in 1920 ^[1] and they had two children, Max and Jean. He was the author of "The Tryon Family in America", published in 1969, the most complete genealogy of the Tryon Family in print. He died in Bethesda, Maryland in 1991.^[2]

Wes's biography from "Tryon Family in America" [1]

WESLEY MERRITT TRYON, first son of William Leander Tryon and Malinda Ann (Scott) Tryon, was born at Servado, Oklahoma Territory, Feb. 15, 1895. He became a printer, and in 1915 owned and printed a weekly newspaper at Davenport, Okla., being credited at that time with being the youngest editor in the State. On Nov. 1, 1918, he went to work in the Government Printing Office, the largest print shop in the world, in Washington, D.C., where he served until his retirement in 1950 at the age of 55, with over 31 years of duty. He met and married Sylvia Ruth Smith, daughter of George Leslie Smith and Rosa Dell (Smith) Smith, at Glouster, Ohio, on June 30, 1920. She was born in Morgan County, Ohio, Nov. 17, 1902. In 1980 they were living in retirement in Wheaton, Md., a suburb of Washington, D.C., and celebrated their 60th Anniversary with parties at Wheaton Recreation Center and Forest Glen Senior Citizens Center. He has started three stamp clubs, been president of two of them, and secretary of the other. He served four years as president of the Association of Veteran Union Printers of Washington, and two years as president of the Silver Spring Chapter 260 of the National Association of Retired Civil Employees. He also served two years on the Executive iBoard of the Maryland Federation of Chapters of the National Association of Retired Civil Employees. For six years he served as Vice President of the Senior Citizens Society of Wheaton. He helped organize the Montgomery County Association of Senior Citizens Organizations, composed of delegates from over 60 groups, and served as the first President for two years. He is now President Emeritus of this organization. He was the chief spokesman in the seniors' campaign to persuade the county to build the first county-owned Senior Citizens Center in the State of Maryland, and in 1980 is serving on the Advisory Board of this Center. In 1978 he was made Co-Chairman (with F. Frank Rubini) of the MERIT (Make Enlargement Real--It's Time) Committee to plan and campaign to enlarge the original Senior Citizens Center to double its capacity. In 1979 it was approved by the County Council and the County Executive.

On May 5, 1981, Wes was presented a plaque naming him the Older American Achiever of Montgomery County, Md. for 1981. On Feb. 8, 1982, he was named President Emeritus of the Advisory Board of the Forest Glen Senior Center.

On May 2, 1982, the addition to the Senior Citizens Center was dedicated by Maryland Governor Harry Hughes, Senator Paul Sarbanes, Congressman Mike Barnes, County Executive Charles Gilebrist, County Council President Neal Potter, State Senator Margaret C. Schweinhart, and Wes M. Tryon, and was renamed Margaret Schweinhart Senior Citizens Center, with the Auditorium containing a large stage being designated: Wes M. Tryon multi-purpose room.

On Mar. 8, 1983, Wes was presented the National Award for Meritorious Service by National President L. J. Andolsek of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees at the Margaret Schweinhart Senior Citizens Center.

Research Notes

Birth date confirmed by World War I draft registration.^[3] That and birth place confirmed by World War II draft registration.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZS5-3TW : 26 August 2019), W. M. Tryon and Miss Sylvia Smith, 30 Jun 1920; citing Marriage, Athens, Ohio, United States, item1 page186, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Number: 579-34-7807; Issue State: District of Columbia; Issue Date: 1952 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Lincoln; Roll: 1851805 (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942; The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for District of Columbia, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 301658; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147 (Ancestry.com)

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMGJ-P6V : accessed 6 February 2021), Merrit Tryon in household of William L Tryon, Tohee & Wellstone Townships Wellston city, Lincoln, Oklahoma Territory, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 130, sheet 4A, family 85, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,339. NOTE: listed as Merrit Tryon, has birth date of Jun 1895

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLW9-Y44 : accessed 6 February 2021), Wesley M Tryon in household of Malinda A Crenshaw, Payne, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 197, sheet 3A, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1269; FHL microfilm 1,375,282.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNLG-192 : 1 February 2021), Wesley Tryon, 1920, Washington, District of Columbia. Note: boarder with brother Dewey.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X34R-BBP : accessed 6 February 2021), Weslen M Troyn, Brentwood, Prince George's, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 38, sheet 19A, line 14, family 87, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 878; FHL microfilm 2,340,613.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K733-RBX : 29 May 2020), Wesley Tryon, Tract 91, District of Columbia, Police Precinct 12, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 1-475, sheet 11B, line 59, family 275, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 569.

• "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK5X-9DPG : accessed 6 February 2021), Mr Wesley M Tryon, Washington DC, United States, 08 Apr 1991; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Washington Post, The, born-digital text.