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John Ira Ryan 1826 – 1887 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1826

Birth Location: Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 24 Sep 1887

Death Location: Thomaston, De Witt, Texas, USA

Father: John Ryan

Mother: Ellender Dearman

Spouse(s): Mary Otis

Children(s): Charles Ryan, Elwood Ryan, John Ryan, Anna Ryan, Cornelius Ryan, Isaac Ryan, James Ryan, William Ryan, Cornelia Ryan, Ellen Ryan, Mary Ryan, Marie Ryan, Henry Ryan, Ann Ryan, Emma Ryan

John Ira Ryan was born in Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi, USA in 1826, to John Ryan and Ellender " Nellie" Dearman. Later in life, John Ira Ryan married Mary Ann Otis; among their children were Charles Albert Ryan, Elwood Ryan, John Wesley Ryan, Anna Ryan, Cornelius L. Ryan, Isaac Milton Ryan, James Ryan, William Franklin Ryan, Cornelia J. Ryan, Ellen Ryan, Mary Frances Ryan, Marie Ryan, Henry Thomas "Tom" Ryan, Ann Lawrence Ryan and Emma Eugenia Ryan. John Ira Ryan died in Thomaston, De Witt, Texas, USA, 1887.

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Parents

John Ryan
1792 – 1847
Birth Location: St. Stephens,Clarke Co., now Washington, Co. AL
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Ellender Dearman
1806 – 1870
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Mary Otis
1827 – 1907
Birth Location: Liberty, Amite, Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Ryan
1849 – 1928
Birth Location: Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
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Elwood Ryan
1851 –
Birth Location: –
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John Ryan
1851 – 1897
Birth Location: Hazlehurst, Mississippi, USA
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Anna Ryan
1853 –
Birth Location: –
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Cornelius Ryan
1853 – 1853
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Isaac Ryan
1855 – 1906
Birth Location: Hazelhurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
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James Ryan
1856 –
Birth Location: –
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William Ryan
1857 – 1927
Birth Location: Hazelhurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
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Cornelia Ryan
1858 – 1920
Birth Location: Hazelhurst, Copiah, Mississippi, United States
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Ellen Ryan
1859 –
Birth Location: –
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Mary Ryan
1860 – 1952
Birth Location: Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
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Marie Ryan
1861 –
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Henry Ryan
1862 – 1933
Birth Location: Hazlehurst, Copiah, Mississippi, USA
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Ann Ryan
1865 – 1919
Birth Location: Diboll, Angelina, Texas, USA
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Emma Ryan
1868 – 1950
Birth Location: Diboll, Angelina, Texas, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 17 Feb 1826
    Event Place: Jackson, Rankin, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas; Roll: 1289; Page: 219A; Enumeration District: 008, Year: 1870; Census Place: Angelina, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 126A; Family History Library Film: 553072

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Year: 12 Oct 1848
    Event Place: Copiah, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: , Copiah, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Copiah, Mississippi; Roll: M653_580; Page: 871; Family History Library Film: 803580

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 16 Aug 1867
    Event Place: Angelina, Texas
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Voter Registration Lists, 1867-1869

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Angelina, Texas; Roll: M593_1573; Page: 126A; Family History Library Film: 553072

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1880
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Precinct 1, Angelina, Texas; Roll: 1289; Page: 219A; Enumeration District: 008

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 24 Sep 1887
    Event Place: Thomaston, De Witt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: DeWitt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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