Ezell Tryon (1905 - 1964)

Born 28 Dec 1905 in Oklahoma Territory, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Mar 1964 at age 58 in Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States

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Biography

Ezell was born in 1905.

Father: A T Tryon, b Texas

In 1942 he was living in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska and working at the Thomas Nichols Armour Packing Company. His wife was named Janette.

He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota in 1964.^[1] His mother's maiden name according to the record was Dixon.

Research Notes

Ezell was African-American. His paternal grandfather had, given his birth year and place, very probably been born into slavery.

Sources

1. ↑ Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2002; Certificate Number: 029232 (Ancestry.com)

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLQ2-FZR : accessed 31 January 2018), Ezel Tryon in household of A T Tryon, Bearden, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 1B, family 11, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1265; FHL microfilm 1,375,278.

• 1920 US Federal Census; Census Place: Okemah, Okfuskee, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1478; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 152 (Ancestry.com)

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC71-KXM : accessed 31 January 2018), Ezell Tryon in household of James Tryon, Cooper, Kingfisher, Oklahoma, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 7, sheet 2B, line 88, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1909; FHL microfilm 2,341,643.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K999-CT1 : accessed 31 January 2018), Ezell Tryon, Ward 2, Omaha, Omaha City, Douglas, Nebraska, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 94-29, sheet 61A, line 14, family 117, 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 2269.

• U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947; The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 108

• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JT77-WZ5 : 20 May 2014), Ezell Tryon, Mar 1964; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

• Ezell Tryon's Find a Grave Memorial 52390692