Jacob C. Ryan 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
- Born: 31 December 1824, Columbiana County, OH 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11
- Marriage (1): Martha L. Lightfoot on 1 June 1848 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States 1 2 3 4
- Died: 30 April 1913, Perkins Township, Erie County, OH at age 88 5 9 10
- Buried: 2 May 1913, Fountain Grove Cemetery, Bryan, OH 5 9 10
 Cause of his death was Cerebral Apoplexy.9
General Notes:
The 1910 US Census record shown below from the Soldiers' Home for Jacob Ryan may not be for the correct Jacob Ryan. While Jacob C. Ryan was enumerated at home with his wife, Martha, for the 1900 US Census back in Williams County, Ohio, it seems that there already was another Jacob Ryan living in the Soldiers' Home in Erie County and he appears on the 1900 US Census there. The only difference that I can spot between the two is that Jacob C. Ryan, husband of Martha Lightfoot, was born in 1824 in Ohio and the other one that was first to be living at the Soldiers' Home was born in 1835 in Pennsylvania.
The problem is that Jacob C. Ryan, husband of Martha Lightfoot, should have been 85 years old for the 1910 US Census but the census record indicates that the person was only 74 years old and born in Pennsylvania. It therefore appears that this census record would be for the other Jacob Ryan.
The obituary that was published in Bryan, Ohio states that he was living at the Old Soldiers' when he died there in 1913. Unfortunately we don't know how long he had been living there. There probably was a good chance that during the period between 1910 and 1913, there may have been two Jacob Ryans living there.
If you consider that his wife Martha died in 1908 then there may no longer have been any partner for him to assist him in daily life and he may have moved into the Soldiers' home immediately after 1908. But then you'd expect both Jacob Ryans to appear on the 1910 US Census from there. Because both Jacob Ryans do not appear there in the 1910 US Census, I suspect that he may have stayed at home for a few more years following Martha's death in 1908 and then moved into the Soldiers' home after the 1910 US Census had already been completed. Thus the 1910 US Census from Erie County shows the wrong Jacob Ryan and that the correct one may have been missed completely in Williams County.
1910 US Census
Sheet 11B
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home
Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio
Jacob Ryan..74..Single..PA..PA-PA
In addition, there is an Ohio Death record for a Jacob Ryan who died in Perkins Township, Erie County, Ohio on 25 March 1916. This was most likely the same Jacob Ryan that was listed on the 1910 US Census record for the Ohio Soldiers' Home in Perkins Township. The death record provides additional information that his birth date was 27 Feb 1832 (which does not exactly match the age from the census record) and that his parents were Michael Ryan and Catherine Bankerd. Therefore, it is very likely that the Jacob Ryan in the 1910 US Census from the Soldiers' Home was not the correct Jacob Ryan.
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Death Notes:
Name: Jacob C Ryan
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 30 Apr 1913
Event Place: Perkins, Erie, Ohio
Residence Place: Perkins, Erie, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 88
Marital Status: Widowed
Race: White
Occupation: Carpenter
Birth Date: Dec 1824
Birthplace: Ohio
Burial Date: 02 May 1913
Burial Place: Bryan, Ohio
Father's Name: James Ryan
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Name: Sarah E. Nugent
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Citing this Record:
"Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1953," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X862-9HD : accessed 27 January 2015), Jacob C Ryan, 30 Apr 1913; citing Perkins, Erie, Ohio, reference fn 21554; FHL microfilm 1,953,603.
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Noted events in his life were:
• He has alternate birth date of 1826 and a birth location of Ohio.
This birth year was referenced by his age of 34 on the 1860 census.
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• He appeared on the 1850 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 9 August 1850. 6
1850 US Census
Page 230A, Family 101
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Jacob Ryan..25..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Bryan, OH on 27 June 1860. 7
1860 US Census
page 38A, Family 569, Roll 1052
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Jacob C. Ryan..34..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
NOTE - If his birth date was 31 Dec 1824, then his age should have been 35 instead of 34.
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• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Bryan, OH on 31 August 1870. 8
1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 226
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Jacob Ryan..45..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife, 2 children, and brother.)
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Bryan, OH on 15 June 1880. 3
1880 US Census
Page 653B, District 12, Family 520, Roll 1078
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
J. C. Ryan..Head..55..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Bryan, OH on 14 June 1900. 4
1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 112, Family 222
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 52 years
Jacob C. Ryan..Head..Dec 1824..75..OH..Carpenter
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
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• Death Image: Image, on 30 April 1913, in Perkins Township, Erie County, OH. 9
• He was buried on 2 May 1913 in the Fountain Grove Cemetery in Bryan, OH.
Find A Grave Memorial #28776827
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• His obituary was published in the Bryan Democrat on 9 May 1913 in Bryan, OH.
Jacob C. Ryan was born in Colombiana County, Ohio, December 31, 1824 and died at the Soldiers' home in Sandusky, April 30, 1913, aged 88 years and 5 months. The early part of his life was spent in Columbiana and Wayne counties, this state. He enlisted in the army in 1846 and served his country in the war between the United States and Mexico. At the close of the war he was honorably mustered out of service and returned to Wooster, Ohio where on June 1, 1848 he was married to Miss Martha Lightfoot. A short time after their marriage, they moved to Bryan and to this union were born three children, Samantha M., Belinda M., and John L. Ryan. He made his home in this community for nearly sixty-five years. He is the last of his immediate family to answer to the final summons. Some years ago while the Salvation Army were holding meetings in the community he confessed his faith in Christ and enlisted as a good soldier under the Banner of the Cross. After a long life he has responded to the call of heaven and entered into his rest.
(Source: Bryan Democrat, Friday, 9 May 1913, page 7)
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Jacob married Martha L. Lightfoot, daughter of Daniel Lightfoot and Caterina Salome Schmidt, on 1 June 1848 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.1 2 3 4 (Martha L. Lightfoot was born in February 1825 in York County, PA,3 4 died on 18 August 1908 in Bryan, OH 12 13 and was buried after 18 August 1908 in Fountain Grove Cemetery, Bryan, OH 13.)
Noted events in their marriage were:
• Marriage Image: 1 June 1848, in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States. 2
• They appeared on the 1850 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 9 August 1850. 6
1850 US Census
Page 230A, Family 101
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Jacob Ryan..25..OH..Carpenter
Martha Ryan..24..PA
Samantha Ryan..4m..OH
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• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in Bryan, OH on 27 June 1860. 7
1860 US Census
Page 38A, Family 569, Roll 1052
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Jacob C. Ryan..34..OH..Carpenter
Martha Ryan..34..OH
Samantha Ryan..11..OH
Belinda Ryan..8...OH
John L. Ryan..6..OH
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• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Bryan, OH on 31 August 1870. 8
1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 226
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Jacob Ryan..45..OH..Carpenter
Martha Ryan..44..PA..Keeping House
Malinda Ryan..19..OH
John L. Ryan..17..OH
John Ryan..47..OH..Jeweler
NOTE - The older John Ryan was a brother of Jacob Ryan's.
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• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Bryan, OH on 15 June 1880. 3
1880 US Census
Page 653B, District 12, Family 520, Roll 1078
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
J. C. Ryan..Head..55..OH..Carpenter
Martha Ryan..Wife..54..OH..Keeping House
Velinder Ryan..Daughter..29..OH..Milliner
John L. Ryan..Son..26..OH..Carpenter
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Bryan, OH on 14 June 1900. 4
1900 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 112, Family 222
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Home owned, no mortgage
Married 52 years
Jacob C. Ryan..Head..Dec 1824..75..OH..Carpenter
Martha Ryan..Wife..Feb 1825..75..PA..3/2
Blinda M. Ryan..Daughter..Sep 1850..49..OH
John L. Ryan..Son..Nov 1853..46..OH..Carpenter
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Marriage Notes:
Name: Jacob C. Ryan
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 01 Jun 1848
Event Place: Wayne, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Wooster, Wayne County, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Martha Lightfoot
Spouse's Gender: Female
Record Number: 258
Citing this Record
"Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZDK-987 : 26 August 2019), Jacob C. Ryan and Martha Lightfoot, 01 Jun 1848; citing Marriage, Wayne, Ohio, United States, 347, Franklin County Genealogical & Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm.
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Jacob and Martha had a total of 3 children. The first one died at age 11 in 1861. Then their only son died in 1910 about 2 years after Martha had died. Within 3 more years, their last daughter Belinda had died of cancer. None of the children ever married. Within 30 days of signing his last remaining daughter's death certificate in 1913, Jacob himself died.
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