Francis Arthur Tryon (1882 - 1961)

Born 26 Jun 1882 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Verlie (Grainger) Tryon — married 13 Dec 1905 in Indiana, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1961 at age 79 in Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Frank was the son of James Tryon and Elizabeth Martin, born in 1882 in Terre Haute, Indiana. He married Verlie Grainger, daughter of Thomas Grainger and Ella Marvel, 13 Dec 1905 in Indiana ^[1]. He died in 1961 of a pulmonary embolism ^[2].

Obituary

FRANCIS "FRANK" TRYON

Francis "Frank" Tryon, 79 years old, of 1530 South NInth street, died at 10:15 o'clock Friday morning at St. Anthony Hospital. He was a member of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church and Social Masonic Lodge No. 86. Services will be at 11 o'clock Tuesday morning at the Gillis Memory Chapel. The Rev. Harold E. Taylor will officiate and burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park. Friends may call after 1 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Social Masonic Lodge will conduct graveside services.^[3]

Research Notes

From "Tryon Family in America - Supplement"

FRANCIS ARTHUR TRYON son of James T. Tryon (7.226c) b. 26 June 1882 Vigo County, IN married 16 December 1905 Vigo County, IN to Verlie Grainger daughter of Thomas F. Grainger and Ella Marvel who was born 13 December 1888 in Union County, KY (either Sturgis or Caseyville) d. 7 July 1969 in Beech Grove, Marion County, IN.

Their children:

a. Mabel Madeline Tryon b. 16 October 1906 Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN d. 31 January 1990 Bellevue, Starkey County, NE buried Roselawn Memorial Cemetery North Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN. 1st married Herman Mason 1928 2nd Leonard Garvey 1930.

b. Goldie Louise Tryon born 1908 Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN d. 1992 m. Charles Hoover. They had: Betty Lou Hoover who married Robert Schnelle no issue; Carol Arlene Hoover who married Donald McAninch (3 children), Mary Deann Hoover who married Jerald C. Pike (4 children) and Charles A. Hoover died young.

c. Ernest Tryon b. 1914 Terre Haute, Vigo County, IN d. 1981 m. June Stoneburner and they had Gordon Lee Tryon and Dale Alan Tryon."

d. Hubert (nothing known)

Of these, Mabel, Goldie and Ernest are in the 1930 census. Hubert died in early childhood.

Sources

1. ↑ Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001; FHL Film Number: 001378226 (Ancestry.com)
2. ↑ Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1961; Roll: 17 (Ancestry.com)
3. ↑ The Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, Indiana) 31 Dec 1961, Sun Page 2 https://www.newspapers.com

• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M99F-GDN : accessed 17 March 2020), Frank Tryon in household of James Tryon, Pierson Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 131, sheet 5A, family 97, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,410.

• "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:27JK-ZK9 : 10 December 2017), Francis A Tryon and Verlie Grainger, 16 Dec 1905; citing Vigo, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 005329105.

• 1910 United States Federal Census for Frank Fryon, Indiana, Vigo, Fayette, District 0130 (ancestry.com)

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF4T-WNG : accessed 17 March 2020), Francis A Tryon, Terre Haute Ward 6, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing ED 153, sheet 13B, line 61, family 324, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 468; FHL microfilm 1,820,468.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41Q-JSN : accessed 17 March 2020), Francis A Tryon, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 29, sheet 15B, line 100, family 446, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 635; FHL microfilm 2,340,370.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1BD-MNL : 20 November 2019), Francis A Tryon, Ward 4, Terre Haute, Harrison Township, Vigo, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-27, sheet 5B, line 68, 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 1103.

• "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X5N4-PMP : 13 March 2020), Francis Arthur Tryon, 1942; citing NARA microfilm publication M1936, M1937, M1939, M1951, M1962, M1964, M1986, M2090, and M2097 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Francis "Frank" Arthur Tryon's FInd a Grave Memorial 181365936