Ryan, Hugh Matthew

Submitted by Kathy Reed

Register Report for Hugh Matthew Ryan
Generation 1
1. Hugh Matthew Ryan-1[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] was born about 1827 in Limerick County, Ireland.
Notes for Hugh Matthew Ryan:
General Notes:
The earliest record that I have of the Ryan family begins with Matthew Ryan, who according to the family history, "died of old age" Saturday, the 8th of Sptember, 1855 in County Limerick Ireland.
1870 Census. I have notes that say he came from Pallas Grean (which has multiple spellings),
Despite my efforts to prove this through work done with the "Tipperary Family History Research" Center, I've not been able to find documentation. They have all of the records for the Archdiocese of Cashel and Emly. I've since learned that there were so many Ryans in this area that you have to know the family's nickname to be sure. Church records do not include middle names. They tell me that if you throw a rock up in the air, the chances are 50/50 that it will land on a Ryan. I believe their parish Church was St. John the Baptist.
The first generation of "our" Ryans in this country were Hugh Matthew Ryan and Mary Ellen
McInerney (multiple spellings of her last name. Census records for 1850 say that Hugh came to the United States arriving May 2, 1849. This was at the end of the Irish Potato Famine which caused untold suffering for the Irish people. He was 22 years old when he came.
I have a record for a Mary McInerny arriving on May 30, 1849 at the age of 20. I'm not sure I have the correct record, but it seems right. According to Census Records, Mary was born in England, but a review of her death record shows that her parents were both born in Ireland.
Hugh Matthew's Port of Departure was aboard a ship called the Constitution, leaving from Liverpool.
If I have the right record for Mary Ellen, her Port of Departure was Limerick aboard the Lady
Harvey.Hugh and Mary Ellen both began their lives in the U.S. in Evansville, IN. I have no way of knowing if they met in the states or in Ireland. In the 1850 Census, Hug is listed as being 24 years old and has a 14 year old living in the same household by the name of Mary Ryan. It could be his younger sister. His occupation is listed as "brickmaker".
Hugh and Mary Ellen both began their lives in the U.S. in Evansville, IN. I have no way of knowing if they met in the states or in Ireland. In the 1850 Census, Hug is listed as being 24 years old and has a 14 year old living in the same household by the name of Mary Ryan. It could be his younger sister.
His occupation is listed as "brickmaker".
Hugh and Mary Ellen got married at Assumption Church in Evansville, IN on May 4, 1852. I have a copy of their Marriage Record and a letter from the Archdiocese. The marriage was witnessd by Patrick Ryan and Mary Ryan. The record does not give any parent names.
I have notes from a notebook copied by Virginia V. Ryan that mentions a Jeremiah Ryan, son of
Mathew Ryan, and James H., son of H. Ryan born in Evansville, IN. James Ryan's death certificate proves that he is the son of Hugh and Mary Ellen. It also states that Hugh was born in Ireland and Mary Ellen was born in England. (I've since found out through Mary Ellen's Death Certificate that both of her parents were born in Ireland).
I was able to find records for Jeremiah Ryan. Virginia Ryan's notebook states that he enlisted in the U.S.A. 2nd Division of Company A under Captain Travis going out to the Rocky Mountains. Date of enlistment: 1855. The U.S. Government sent me a copy of his service registration, which confirmed all of this. I now want to see if he has an application for a pension on file. I do not know what happened to him. I think he may have been Hugh Matthew's older brother. He was 29 years old when he enlisted in 1855.
To see a picture of the Assumption Church and a copy of the Marriage License, see the attached.
In the 1850 Census, there is a Mary Ryan (age 14) living in the sqame location as "our" Hugh Ryan.
He is listed as being a "brickmaker". He is listed as a "laborer" in the 1860 Census. By 1870, the Page 1 of 7 Saturday, September 12, 2009 11:29:43 AM
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He is listed as being a "brickmaker". He is listed as a "laborer" in the 1860 Census. By 1870, the family is living in St. Louis, MO. Again, Hugh's occupation is "laborer". I cannot find the family in the 1880 Census. The 1890 Census does not exist. Mary Ellen is listed as a widow in the 1900 Census.
By now, the entire family is living in Cincinnati. Our James Hugh is living with his family in Elmwood.
The three other living children, John, Margaret and Ellen, are all living with their mother on Wade
Street in the West End.
Mary Ellen McInerney daughter of Matthew and Margaret was born on 14 Aug 1830 in England[7, 8, 9].
She died on 03 Jul 1903 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA[7, 8, 9].
Notes for Mary Ellen McInerney:
General Notes:
On the death certificate for Mary Ellen's son, James H. Ryan, it spells her maiden name as
"McIrnerney" which I think is incorrect. It also states that she was born in England. It also states in the "Indes of Cincinnati, Ohio Death Records 1903-1905" that she was born in England. There is a Death Notice for Mary Ellen in the Cincinnati Post dated July 4, 1903, In it her maiden name is spelled McInnerny.
Hugh Matthew Ryan and Mary Ellen McInerney were married on 04 May 1852 in Vanderburgh,
County, IN[10]. They had the following children:
i. Mary Ryan was born on 26 Mar 1853 in Evansville, IN.
Notes for Mary Ryan:
General Notes:
Mary was baptized at Assumption Church on March 27, 1853. Her Godparents were
Matthew McInerney and Mary Ryan.
ii. Matthew Ryan[11, 12, 13] was born on 12 Aug 1854 in Evansville, IN.
Notes for Matthew Ryan:
General Notes:
Matthew was baptized in Assumption Church, Evansville, IN on August 15, 1854. His
Godparents were Jeremiah Ryan and Joanna McInerney.
iii. Richard Ryan[11, 12, 13] was born on 12 Apr 1857 in Evansville, IN.
Notes for Richard Ryan:
General Notes:
Baptized day he was born (April, 12, 1857). Godparents were James McDevitt and Eliza
Tobin.
iv. John Ryan[11, 12, 13] was born on 24 Feb 1859 in Evansville, IN. He died on 03 Nov 1912 in
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA[14, 15, 16].
Notes for John Ryan:
General Notes:
John was baptized on March 6, 1859 at Assumption Church in Evansville.
v. Hugh Ryan[11, 12, 13] was born on 06 May 1861 in Evansville, IN.
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Notes for Hugh Ryan:
General Notes:
Baptized in Evansville, IN at Assumption Church on May 26, 1861.
2. vi. James Hugh Ryan was born on 27 Sep 1862 in Evansville, IN. He married Mary "Rose"
Agnes Pauline Gross on 27 Jun 1888 in St. Sylvester's Mission, Ottenheim, KY. He died
on 16 Nov 1913 in Elmwood Place.
vii. Margaret Ryan was born on 09 Mar 1865 in Evansville, IN. She died on 02 Aug 1937 in
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
viii. Ellen Ryan was born in Apr 1867 in Evansville, IN. She died in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,
USA.
Generation 2
2. James Hugh Ryan-2 (Hugh Matthew-1) was born on 27 Sep 1862 in Evansville, IN. He died on 16 Nov 1913 in Elmwood Place.
Notes for James Hugh Ryan:
General Notes:
Per Evelyn Ryan McCafferty, James Hugh Ryan was out campaigning for some kind of office when he got pneumonia and died. His death certificate verifies that pneumonia was the cause of death. He died when my grandfather, Royal J. Ryan, was only 13 years old. Roy had to drop out of school and support his family.
Mary "Rose" Agnes Pauline Gross daughter of Charles C. Gross and Rose Becker was born on 02 May 1865 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. She died on 27 May 1944 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
James Hugh Ryan and Mary "Rose" Agnes Pauline Gross were married on 27 Jun 1888 in St.
Sylvester's Mission, Ottenheim, KY. They had the following children:
i. James Nickelos Ryan was born on 28 Apr 1889. He died on 01 May 1911.
ii. Mary Julia Cecilia Ryan was born on 07 Sep 1890 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
She married J.J. Gill on 18 Oct 1916. She died on 08 Oct 1918.
3. iii. Rose Mary Agnes Ryan was born on 18 May 1892. She married William G. Batchelor on
08 May 1913 in Maysville, KY and later at St. Xavier's Rectory, Cinti..
iv. Margaret Mary Agnes Ryan was born on 09 Apr 1894. She died on 27 Feb 1902.
4. v. Florence Margaret Ryan was born on 30 Dec 1895 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
She married Fitz Patrick Boisseau on 24 Oct 1925.
vi. Richard Matthew Hugh Ryan was born on 02 Feb 1898 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,
USA. He died on 21 Feb 1902 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
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5. vii. Royal (Roy) Joseph Francis Ryan was born on 10 Apr 1900 in Elmwood Place, OH
(Cincinnati). He married Virginia Elizabeth Vonderheide on 07 Sep 1921 in St. James
Church, Wyoming, OH. He died on 26 Oct 1965 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
6. viii. Mary Beatrice Ryan was born on 27 Jun 1902 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA. She
married Albert Lammert on 23 Jun 1926 in St. Aloysious Church, Elmwood Place, OH.
7. ix. Raymond Matthew Ryan was born on 03 Aug 1904. He married Etta (Henrietta) on 03
Oct 1928 in St. Aloysious, Elmwood Place.
Generation 3
3. Rose Mary Agnes Ryan-3 (James Hugh-2, Hugh Matthew-1) was born on 18 May 1892.
William G. Batchelor.
William G. Batchelor and Rose Mary Agnes Ryan were married on 08 May 1913 in Maysville, KY and later at St. Xavier's Rectory, Cinti.. They had the following children:
i. William James Batchelor.
4. Florence Margaret Ryan-3 (James Hugh-2, Hugh Matthew-1) was born on 30 Dec 1895 in
Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
Fitz Patrick Boisseau.
Fitz Patrick Boisseau and Florence Margaret Ryan were married on 24 Oct 1925. They had the
following children:
i. Fitz Patrick Boisseau.
5. Royal (Roy) Joseph Francis Ryan-3 (James Hugh-2, Hugh Matthew-1) was born on 10 Apr 1900 in Elmwood Place, OH (Cincinnati). He died on 26 Oct 1965 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
Notes for Royal (Roy) Joseph Francis Ryan:
General Notes:
We think that if we checked baptismal records, Roy's name would be listd as Joseph Francis Royal
Ryan. At the time of Roy's birth, the Catholic Church had a policy of only baptizing babies with the
name of a saint for their first name. This policy resulted in Virginia Elizabeth Vonderheide, for
instance, being baptized Elizabeth Virginia Vonderheide. Both the death certificate and Social
Security index list his name as Royal J. Ryan. Family records list it both ways.
Virginia Elizabeth Vonderheide daughter of August Henry Vonderheide and Anna Catherine Moser was born on 01 May 1899 in Covington, KY. She died on 20 May 1986 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio,
USA. Royal (Roy) Joseph Francis Ryan and Virginia Elizabeth Vonderheide were married on 07 Sep 1921 in St. James Church, Wyoming, OH. They had the following children:
i. Virginia Roseanna Ryan was born on 17 Jul 1922 in Wyoming, OH. She married John
Thomas Jones on 24 Jan 1948 in St. James Church, Wyoming, OH. She died on 28 Jun
1994 in Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
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Notes for Virginia Roseanna Ryan:
General Notes:
The following was read at the funeral of Virginia Ryan, Jones, Godar, Klug at the Church of
the Nativity, June 30, 1994. It was written by her daughter, Kathleen.
Dear Mom,
The end of your life has made me ponder the end of my own. What will I be able to say
were my accomplishments when my day comes? You can imagine the challenges we
faced writing your obituary. Women of your generation acquired a new name with every
new commitment - and it seems as if you were not one to shy away from commitment.
You were born a Ryan. Remember how we would joke about coming from a long line of
strong women? Your mother shaped our family identity and participation in family life was
not an option. My childhood is filled with the memories of large family dinners on each of
the holidays, visions of a beautifully set table with Grandma�s crystal and china, and the
cousins singing as we did the dishes. How many hours we could spend watching old
movies which recorded the ever-increasing size of our families as we scurried about on the
front lawn collecting Easter eggs. Who can forget the aroma of the freshly baked pecan
rolls or the trip to Clifty Falls?
Following World War II, you and millions of other frustrated young women madly sought
out husbands from the �boys� returning from the �war to end all wars�, and luckily for me
you became a Jones. You and Dad had seven children and gave each of us the greatest
girft - one money could not buy. The two of you believed, without question, that each of us
was going to be �somebody�. As a parent now, I wonder what it was that you and Dad did
to enable each of us to believe that there were no limits on our potential. I wish the secret
of your success could be put in a bottle and marketed to many of the children I teach each
day who have not been given this gift.
You and Dad faced cancer together early on. I�ll never forget walking with Dad down the
front walk of Good Samaritan Hospital following your surgery and having him question
why, when for the fist time in your lives things should be getting easier, you should each be
confronted with the possibiliy of death. Dad�s untimely death left you a widow at a young
age with children still at home.
But you were not finished with life. Five years later you married Dick Godar. Dad knew I
was pregnant in his final days - but it was Dick who took on the role of grandfather to
Elizabeth. The two of you were so happy as you travelled about and your children were
happy to see you enjoy the fruits of your labor. I know you didn�t think you could bear it
when God called Dick home leaving you widowed again.
But then came Frank. My brothers tried to warn Frank not to eat the vegetable soup, if you
recall, implying that somehow prospective husbands needed to proceed with caution. Did
we actually joke about things like that? But Frank was undaunted. He came into a
ready-made family with seven children married to seven spouses with numerous
grandchildren. Just learrning the names would have scared off a less ambitious man - not
Frank. He relished the role of grandfather and rejoiced in the birth of each new one.
Frank has taught me lessons in love and commitment these past several months. No one
could have given you better care than Frank did. When I was with him, I never got the
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could have given you better care than Frank did. When I was with him, I never got the
feeling that he did what he did out of a sense of obligation. He acted out of undying love
for you. It is an image I will carry with me always.
So now Virginia Rose Ryan Jones Godar Klug, we celebrate your life. I will not be able to
say at the end of my life that I touched the lives of two sisters and a brother, three
husbands, seven children and their spouses, seven stepchildren, fifteen grandchildren and
numerous stepgrandchildren and grreat grandchilren as well as neighbors, friends and
other relatives. No one will struggle with my obituary.
I know you see us all gathered here and that you are in God�s presence. Your legacy will
live on. We are filled with the gifts you have given us. And one day we will be with you
again. Oh, and by the way, we�ve got a deal. See you at Elizabeth�s graduation.
Love,
Kath
ii. Evelyn Anna Ryan was born on 13 Sep 1924 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH. She
married Charles Robert McCafferty on 03 Apr 1948 in St. James, Wyoming, OH.
iii. Florence Mary Ryan was born on 11 Nov 1925. She died on 06 Jan 1960 in Cincinnati,
Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
iv. James August Ryan was born on 26 Jul 1927.
6. Mary Beatrice Ryan-3 (James Hugh-2, Hugh Matthew-1) was born on 27 Jun 1902 in Cincinnati,
Hamilton, Ohio, USA.
Albert Lammert.
Albert Lammert and Mary Beatrice Ryan were married on 23 Jun 1926 in St. Aloysious Church,
Elmwood Place, OH. They had the following children:
i. Albert Lammert.
ii. Mary Lammert.
iii. Margaret Lammert.
iv. Richard Lammert.
7. Raymond Matthew Ryan-3 (James Hugh-2, Hugh Matthew-1) was born on 03 Aug 1904.
Etta (Henrietta).
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Raymond Matthew Ryan and Etta (Henrietta) were married on 03 Oct 1928 in St. Aloysious, Elmwood
Place. They had the following children:
i. Mary Ryan.
ii. Patricia Ryan.
iii. James Hugh Ryan.
Etta.
Raymond Matthew Ryan and Etta were married on 03 Oct 1928 in St. Aloysious, Elmwood Place.
They had the following children:
i. Mary Ryan.
ii. Patricia Ryan.
iii. James Hugh Ryan.
Sources
Hugh Matthew Ryan, Family Tree of the Ryan Family written by Hugh Matthew Ryan for his wife,
Mary Ellen.
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2 1860 Census.
3 1860 Census.
Hugh Matthew Ryan, Family Tree of the Ryan Family written by Hugh Matthew Ryan for his wife,
Mary Ellen.
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5 1860 Census.
Hugh Matthew Ryan, Family Tree of the Ryan Family written by Hugh Matthew Ryan for his wife,
Mary Ellen.
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7 Index of Cincinnati, OH Death Records 1903-1905.
8 Index of Cincinnati, OH Death Records 1903-1905.
9 Index of Cincinnati, OH Death Records 1903-1905.
10 Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941.
11 Archives, Diocese of Evansville.
12 Archives, Diocese of Evansville.
13 Archives, Diocese of Evansville.
14 Cemetery Record St. Joseph New.
15 Cemetery Record St. Joseph New.
16 Cemetery Record St. Joseph New.
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