Clarence Eugene Tryon (1888 - 1957)

Born 4 Jan 1888 in Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Sep 1957 at age 69 in Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Clarence Eugene was the son of Eugene Tryon and Martha Taylor.^[1]

He is named as a minor receiving a minor's Civil War pension as a result of his father's service in the 12th New York Cavalry from 3 May 1902.^[2]

In 1909 he and his brother Harry were both working as bottlers for E. H. Seiling or Selling Co. and living in Boone, Iowa in a boarding house at 1127 Linn.^[3]

In 1913 Clarence was working as a brakeman for the C & N W Railway and boarding at 524 Marshall, in an address that was probably next door to where his brother Harry was boarding.^[4]

Occupation: Switchman, Milwaukee Road Railway

He died in Yellow Medicine in 1957.^[5]

His birth date, place, parents' names and death date are confirmed by his social security applications and claims index entry.^[6]

Research Notes

His World War I draft registration document of 1917/8 says he has a wife and two children. His eldest known child, Eugene, was born in 1921 and he married Eugene's mother about 1920. This suggests he may have been previously married and had a family, but who these family members might be is unknown.

Sources

1. ↑ Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q246-1QKP : accessed 22 April 2017), Clarence Eugene Tryon, 04 Jan 1888; Boone, Boone, Iowa, United States, State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines; FHL microfilm
2. ↑ "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDP-RF2X : 13 March 2018), Eugene M Tryon, 1890.
3. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Boone, Iowa, City Directory, 1909 (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Boone, Iowa, City Directory, 1913 (Ancestry.com)
5. ↑ Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002; Certificate Number: 020500; Certificate Year: 1957; Record Number: 1345660 (Ancestry.com)
6. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; SSN: 707103505 (Ancestry.com)

• 1892 New York State Census, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQ97-G5N), Clarence E Tryon in the household of Ugine M Tryon, 1892; Tonawanda, E.D. 05, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,696.

• 1895 Iowa State Census; Residence: Nevada, Story county, Iowa (Ancestry.com)

• 1900 US Federal Census; Census Place: Des Moines, Boone, Iowa; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240418 (Ancestry.com)

• 1910 US Federal Census; Census Place: Waterloo Ward 1, Black Hawk, Iowa; Roll: T624_392; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1374405 (Ancestry.com)

• U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918; Registration State: Minnesota; Roll: 1675387 (Ancestry.com) NOTE: living in Montevideo, Chippewa, MN with wife and two children. Record confirms birth date and place.

• 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Montevideo Ward 3, Chippewa, Minnesota; Roll: T625_826; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 21 (Ancestry.com)

• 1930 US Federal Census; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0195; FHL microfilm: 2342325 (Ancestry.com)

• 1940 US Federal Census; Census Place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: m-t0627-04556; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 72-364 (Ancestry.com)