Ira Billings Tryon (1856 - 1950)

Born 6 Jul 1856 in Hebron, McHenry, Illinois, United States

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Died 15 Sep 1950 at age 94 in Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Ira was born in 1856, son of George Fredrick Handel Tryon and Jane Amelia Downs. His mother died shortly after he was born and he appears to have been raised in relatives' homes. He married Electa Begun in 1885 and they had children Charles, Loula, George, Ruth, and Grace. He passed away in 1950.

Obituary

The Daily Sentinel, Woodstock, Illinois, Fri, Sep 15, 1950, Page 1

Ira B. Tryon, Woodstock's Oldest Resident Dies In Home

Son Of Hebron Pioneers Dies At Age Of 94

Grandmother Settled In County In 1836

Ira B. Tryon, 94, Woodstock's oldest resident died at his home, 451 W. Judd this morning. He had been in ill health for two weeks.

He was born in Hebron July 6, 1856, the son of George and Jane Downs Tryon, pioneers of the region.

He attended the Hebron schools and was graduated from the Western School of Telegraphy, Janesville, in 1878. As a telegraph operator he was in many locations but came to Woodstock in 1902 with his family and to work for the Oliver Typewriter company. He was employed by that company for 21 years.

He married Electa Begun on Feb. 18, 1886, and they celebrated 65 years of marriage this year.

Three Children Survive

Two sons, Charles L. and George L. Tryon, both Woodstock, and one daughter, Grayce Albrecht, also Woodstock, survive him. Also there are eight grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, and one sister. One of his daughters, Mrs. Blanche (Bonnie) Cairns died only a few months ago.

Mr. Tryon was the last remaining grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Bela Tryon who settled in Hebron in 1836. Mrs. Tryon was the first white woman to ever reside in Hebron township and gave it its name from an old hymn which she particularly liked.

Services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in the Merwin funeral home with the Rev. C. C. officiating. Interment will be in the Oakland cemetery.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXC3-9X6 : 18 February 2021), Ira Tryon in entry for Charles Tryon (uncle), Hebron, McHenry, Illinois, age 4.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6HF-7HF : 29 May 2021), Ira Tryon in entry for Harriat Tryon (grandmother), Richmond, McHenry, Illinois, age 14.

• "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFL6-8XV : 19 February 2021), Ira B. Tryon and Eleeta L. Begun, 18 Feb 1885; citing McHenry, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,420,736.

• "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MS44-VD8 : 11 March 2022), Ira Leyon, Harvard, McHenry, Illinois.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MK6W-LBS : accessed 3 June 2023), Ira B Tryon, Woodstock Ward 3, McHenry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 129, sheet 4A, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 304; FHL microfilm 1,374,317.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJHQ-PFF : 1 February 2021), Ira B Tryon, Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSBR-WHF : accessed 3 June 2023), Ira B Tryon, Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 21, sheet 5A, line 24, family 129, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 536; FHL microfilm 2,340,271.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWRZ-DJQ : 8 January 2021), I B Tryon, Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 56-21, sheet 10A, line 7, family 206, 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 840.

• "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6X1X-QDZM : Sun Jan 29 19:59:46 UTC 2023), Entry for I B Tryon and Electa Tryon, 8 April Woodstock, McHenry, Illinois.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36093561/ira-billings-tryon: accessed 03 June 2023), memorial page for Ira Billings Tryon (1856–1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 36093561, citing Oakland Cemetery, Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by Julie Wheelan Nelson (contributor 46940702).