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Andrew Sylvanus Tryon (1808 - 1888)

Andrew Sylvanus Tryon
Born in Durham, Greene, New York, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Son of and
Brother of , , , , , , and
Husband of — married 14 Feb 1844 in Long Grove, Scott, Iowa Territory, USAmap
Husband of — married 30 May 1868 in Mahaska County, Iowa, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , , and
Died at age 79 in Pella, Marion, Iowa, United Statesmap
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Biography

Andrew was born in 1808, the son of Asa Tryon and Hester (Chapman) Tryon (1769-).

First wife: Laura Farewell, m. 21 Sep 1839 [1].

He married second Alice S. Alvord on 14 Feb 1844 in Long Grove, Scott, Iowa Territory [2]. They had 8 children:

  1. Adelaide C (Tryon) Squires (abt.1844-1915); married 23 Mar 1869 Cornelius Squires
  2. Emma Hermione (Tryon) Sinclair (abt.1846-1938); married 16 Apr 1868 Peter Akers Sinclair
  3. Grosvenor Adams Tryon (abt.1848-1894); married 23 Mar 1869 Rosan Adams
  4. Martha Agnes Tryon (1 Aug 1851 - 12 Jun 1863)
  5. Elihu Tryon (2 Oct 1854 - 18 Oct 1854)
  6. Alice Tryon (2 Oct 1854 - 11 Oct 1854)
  7. Elihu Alvord Tryon (1856-1933); married 27 Dec 1881 Elizabeth Auten
  8. Minnie Alice (Tryon) Ferguson (1860-abt.1885); married 16 Nov 1880 Richard T. Ferguson

Alice passed away 2 Oct 1867 in Peoria, Iowa [3].

Andrew Tryon married a third time to Louisa Linzy on 30 May 1868 in Mahaska County, Iowa.[4]

Notes excerpted from TFA

The following information is included for comparison:

http://www.gratisbooks.com/pchapdet.php?chapter_id=40

ASA TRYON 5.88e, third son of Edward Tryon 4.31d and Mercy (Harris) Tryon, was born at Saybrook, Conn., no date, and was baptized there in December of 1769. He married Esther Chapman, at Saybrook, Aug. 5, 1790. One son is recorded: Andrew Sylvanus 6.168a.

http://www.gratisbooks.com/pchapdet.php?chapter_id=42

ANDREW SYLVANUS TRYON 6.168a, son of Asa Tryon 5.88e and Esther (Chapman) Tryon, was born at Durham, N.Y., Nov. 30, 1808, and died at Pella, Iowa, July 16, 1888, aged 80 years. He was a brick maker, contractor, builder, and later a farmer.

He married first, --- ---, and they were the parents of a son:

  • Truman 7.267a.

Later he married second, Laura Farewell, date unknown, and they were the parents of a son:

  • Spencer White 7.267b.

Then, when he was aged 36 years, he married third, Alice Morley Townsend Alvord, daughter of Elihu Alvord, at Long Grove, Iowa, Feb. 11, 1844. She was born at Ellicottville, N.Y., Jan. 18, 1820, and died at Peoria, Iowa, Oct. 2, 1867, aged 47 years.

They had eight children:

  • Adelaide Cornelia 7.267c,
  • Emma Hermione 7.267d,
  • Grosvenor Adams 7.267e,
  • Martha Agnes 7.267f,
  • Elihu, twin 7.267g,
  • Alice, twin 7.267h,
  • Elihu Alvord 7.267i,
  • Minnie Alice 7.267j.

Some time after 1867, he married, fourth, --- ---. No children to this union.

Regarding earlier first marriage and son Truman

There are many records for a Truman C. Tryon, born late 1830s, who served in the Civil War from Ohio. No records had been found linking him to Andrew until now, 2023. The family surname was mistranscribed as Trim. In the 1850 census of Sabula, Jackson, Iowa [5] we find Andrew S Trim, age 40, brick maker, with wife Alice T Trim and children Truman C Trim, Spencer W Trim, Adelaide C Trim, Emma H Trim, and Gustavus Trim.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q28D-3RVT : 19 February 2021), Andrew S Tryon and Laura Farewell, 21 Sep 1839; citing Will, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 2,342,624.
  2. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJJY-8NG : 10 February 2018), Andrew S. Tryon and Alice S. Alvord, 14 Feb 1844, Longrove, Scott, Iowa, United States; citing reference Marr. 1830 - 1930, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 1,831,679.
  3. ↑ "A Genealogy of the Descendants of Alexander Alvord", Compiled by Samuel Morgan Alvord, published 1908 by A.D. Andrews, Printer, Webster, NY. By the Alford American Family Association; no. 817: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofdesce00alvo/page/316/mode/1up
  4. ↑ "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJCH-3ZD : 3 November 2017), Andrew S. Tryon and Louisa Linzy, 30 May 1868, Mahaska, Iowa, United States; citing reference vol 4 p 135, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 985,382.
  5. ↑ Andrew S Trim in the 1850 United States Federal Census, Sabula, Jackson, Iowa
  • "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJL9-LVM : 10 February 2018), Andrew S. Tryon and Alice S. Alvord, 14 Feb 1844; citing Long Grove, Scott, Ia Territory, reference 2:39WFQ19; FHL microfilm 1,004,413.
  • 1849 Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925: Residence Place: Scott, Iowa, USA (Ancestry.com)
  • "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDLS-C87 : 11 August 2017), Andrew Tryon, Lake Prairie, Marion, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 120, sheet 531C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0354; FHL microfilm 1,254,354.
  • 1885 Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925: Residence Place: Pella, Marion, Iowa, USA (Ancestry.com)




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Maranda-80 Michael Maranda
It occurs to me that the 1860 record attached to some of his children with house headed by Richard Tryon - this has a fair likelihood of beinhg Andrew misidentified, or giving a different name.

Alice, who is present is likely Alice Alvord (her birth is within 2 years of what we have) -- the children appear mostly (if not exclusively) to be those of Andrew.

Richard, Alice and several of the children -- Spencer, Adelaide, Emma are indexed as Mass. but the record shows NY for state of birth. It's incorrect on the children as far as I can see.


"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH8-75J : 13 December 2017), Richard Tryon, 1860.

The record clearly gives the name of Richard, however the indexing has birth location incorrect. It is NY for both Richard and Alice in the document, though the orthography could mislead the indexer to interpret them as Mass.

I am finding no other record of Richard of this age in Illinois (or later Iowa where the family moved) . We have not located an 1860 document for Andrew.

Two girls yet to add: Alice & Agnes (?) aged abt 10 & 11 per census, however:

Some trees give Martha as first name for Agnes. There is a findagrave record for Morgan county, IL for a Martha Tryon died 1863, age 12. Daughter of Andrew & A Tryon. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/85072097 . It may be that the younger Alice listed in the 1860 census is an infant and the record intends 11 months instead of 11 years.

posted by Michael Maranda

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