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John Ryan

Male 1795 - Abt 1830  (35 years)


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  • Name John Ryan 
    Birth ca 1795  Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Ryan was possibly born in Washington County, Alabama, or Clarke County, Alabama. More research needed.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1820  Jackson County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Residence From 1823 to 1825  Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John Ryan paid taxes o this property from 1823 to 1825.  
    Death Abt 1826–1830  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • John Ryan possibly died in Copiah County, Mississippi, or Jackson County, Mississippi.
    Person ID I22  EarlyTexans
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2024 

    Family Ellender Dearman,   b. ca 1800, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870 (Age 71 years)  [2
    Marriage Abt 1822  Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Children 
     1. John Ira Ryan,   b. 17 Feb 1826, Copiah County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1887, Victoria County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years)
    Family ID F17  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Oct 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S118] CNS 1820 MS Jackson ALL, p. 47A (penned), image 8 of 9, l. 3, Isaac Ryans; 58; 30 August 2015.

      Isaac Ryan’s 1820 census household enumeration includes:
      two males under age 10,
      two males age 16 to 26,
      one male age 45 and over,
      one female under age 10,
      one female age 10 to 14, and
      one female age 45 and over.

      Assuming Isaac Ryan is the male age 45 or older in this 1820 enumeration, and allowing for census ages to be approximate, then his household could include two males underage 10 (George and Jacob or an unidentified male if Jacob was not yet born), two males age 16 to 26 (John, age 25, born 1795-6 and Felix L. Ryan, age 21 to 24, born 1796 to 1799), one male age 45 and over (Isaac Ryan, age 50-59, if born 1761 to 1770), one female under age 10 (Ann, age 9), one yet unidentified female age 10 to 14 (an unidentified female as Charlotte has married), and one female age 45 and over (wife of Isaac or other female relative).

    2. [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.

    3. [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.

    4. [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.

    5. [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.