Gerard E Tryon (1909 - 1980)

Born 16 Sep 1909 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States

Ancestors

Died 14 Aug 1980 at age 70 in Albany, New York, United States

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Biography

Gerard was the fifth son, sixth child of Thomas Tryon and Helen Donovan.

Wife's name was Clare R. ____.^[1]

He enlisted in the US Army on 30 Sep 1942 and served until 3 Oct 1945. He was married at the time of enlistment.^[2]

In 1960 he appears in voters' lists in Norwalk, Los Angeles Co., California, at the same address as a Mrs. Lina Tryon.^[3]

He died in Washington County, New York in 1980. He resided in Argyle, but his last benefit was paid to an address in Granville.^[4][5]

Obituary

Gerard Tryon

SALEM—Gerard Tryon, 70, died Thursday (Aug. 14, 1980) in St. Peter's Hospital in Albany after a long illness.

He was born in Elizabeth N.J., Sept. 16, 1909, son of Gerard [sic] and Helen (Donovan) Tryon.

Mr. Tryon was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Salem American Legion Post 812 and the Greenwich VFW.

There are no known survivors.

Graveside services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Holy Cross Cemetery in Salem with the Rev. Liam Condon, pastor of the Holy Cross Church in Salem, officiating.

There will be no calling hours.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995; Elizabeth, NJ Directory 1944 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8RJ-D2M : 5 December 2014), Gerard E Tryon, enlisted 30 Sep 1942, Newark, New Jersey, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ California State Library; Sacramento, California; Great Register of Voters, 1900-1968 (Ancestry.com)
4. ↑ U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014; Number: 150-03-0066; Issue State: New Jersey; Issue Date: Before 1951 (Ancestry.com)
5. ↑ U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 (Ancestry.com)
6. ↑ The Post-Star (Glens Falls, New York) 15 Aug 1980, Fri Page 9 https://www.newspapers.com

• New Jersey State Census, 1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9W-H2WH : 2 April 2016), Thomas L Tryon, Elizabeth, 12 ward, 4 district, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing sheet #14A, household 338, line #42, New Jersey State Library, Trenton; FHL microfilm 1,465,561.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4Y2-9P8 : accessed 5 February 2018), Thomas L Tryon, Elizabeth City Ward 12, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing ED 107, sheet 19B, line 51, family 442, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1069; FHL microfilm 1,821,069.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4NM-KFQ : accessed 5 February 2018), Thomas L Tryon, Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 74, sheet 2A, line 34, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1387; FHL microfilm 2,341,122.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4YT-S8Z : accessed 5 February 2018), Thomas L Tryon, Ward 12, Elizabeth, Elizabeth City, Union, New Jersey, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 23-104, sheet 63B, line 50, family 295, 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 2400.