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Family: John Ryan / Ellender Dearman (F17)  [1

m. Abt 1822


Family Information

  • Male
    John Ryan

    Birth  ca 1795  Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Abt 1826–1830  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Marriage  Abt 1822  [2, 3, 4]  Mississippi  [2, 3, 4] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Female
    Ellender Dearman

    Birth  ca 1800  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  Aft 1870   
    Burial     
    Father   
    Mother   

    John Ira Ryan Male
    John Ira Ryan

    Birth  17 Feb 1826  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location
    Death  24 Sep 1887  Victoria County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
    Burial     
    Spouse  Mary Ann Otis | F15 
    Marriage  12 Oct 1848  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S99] PROB MS Copiah Rickets, Charles (Ellender), Charles Rickets (1834); (no number).
      Copiah County, Mississippi, Probate Case file (no number), Charles Rickets (1833); viewed on MDAH microfilm; Chancery Court, Hazelhurst.
      Images and transcript in file Ryan/probate/MScopiah_prob_RicketsCharles_1833_xcript.docx.

      Names three Ryan children of Ellender (Dearman) Ryan Rickets with Felix L. Ryan, their uncle, appointed as guardian.

    2. [S110] MS Copiah Marr Index V1, Marriage index, Vol. 1, 1823–1891; no entry found for John Ryan-Ellender Dearman.
      Copiah County, Mississippi, Marriage Index, Vol. 1, 1823–1891; County Clerk’s Office, Hazlehurst; MDAH microfilm roll 8177. Did not search vol. 2 of the index dated 1890–1933.

      No marriage record was found for Ellender Dearman and John Ryan in the index named above. The entire alphabetical sections for D and R were searched for any name similar to Dearman (and variant spellings), Ryan (and variant spellings). Alphabetical sections for Ryan-Dearman collaterals were also searched (B - Birdwell/Bardwell & Buie & Bilbo, F - Fletcher, H - Houten, J - Jones, K - Knight, O - Otis, R - Rickets, S - Stone & Simmons, V - Van Houten & Vick). Found only some collateral Ryans.

    3. [S111] MS Copiah Marriages MDAH 8172, Marriage Records, Vol. A, 1823-1829; no record found for John Ryan - Ellender Dearman.
      Copiah County, Mississippi, Marriages, Vol. A, 1823-1829; County Clerk's Office, Hazlehurst; MDAH microfilm roll 8172, item 1.

      On some dark pages the text was readable enough to discern the names of the bride and groom were not Ryan or Dearman even when the exact name could not be discerned.
      No marriage record was found for Ellender Dearman and John Ryan in the record book named above. The entire book was searched for any name similar to Dearman (and variant spellings), Ryan (and variant spellings).

      No probate entry was seen for any Ryan or Dearman.

    4. [S111] MS Copiah Marriages MDAH 8172, Marriage Records, Vol. B, 1830–1832; no entry found for John Ryan - Ellender Dearman.
      Copiah County, Mississippi, Marriages, Vol. B, 1830-1832; County Clerk's Office, Hazlehurst; MDAH microfilm roll 8172, item 2.
      No marriage record was found for Ellender Dearman and John Ryan in the record book named above. The entire book up to page B:103 was searched for any name similar to Dearman (and variant spellings), Ryan (and variant spellings). Page B:103 contains the marriage of Nelly Ryans to Charles Rickets.