Martha L. Lightfoot 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
- Born: February 1825, York County, PA 3 4
- Marriage (1): Jacob C. Ryan on 1 June 1848 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States 1 2 3 4
- Died: 18 August 1908, Bryan, OH at age 83 8 9
- Buried: After 18 August 1908, Fountain Grove Cemetery, Bryan, OH 9
 Death Notes:
Name: Martha L. Ryan
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 18 Aug 1908
Event Place: Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): Bryan, Williams, Ohio, United States
Residence Place: Bryan
Gender: Female
Age: 82
Marital Status: Married
Ethnicity: American
Race: white
Birth Year (Estimated): 1826
Birthplace: York, Pa.
Reference ID: v 3 p 114
Citing this Record
"Ohio Deaths and Burials, 1854-1997", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F6DP-NZ9 : 19 January 2020), Martha L. Ryan, 1908.
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Noted events in her life were:
• She has alternate birth date of 1826 and a birth location of Pennsylvania.
This birth year was referenced by her age of 34 on the 1860 US Census.
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• She appeared on the 1830 US Census in Monaghan Township, York County, PA on June 1830. 10
1830 US Census
Page 276, Roll 160
Monaghan Township, York, Pennsylvania
Daniel Lightfoot
Age Under 5, 1 Female (Martha L. Lightfoot, actual age 5)
(Living with parents.)
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• She appeared on the 1850 US Census in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States on 9 August 1850. 5
1850 US Census
Page 230A, Family 101
Wooster, Wayne, Ohio
Martha Ryan..24..PA
(Living with husband and daughter.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1825, then her age should have been 25 instead of 24.
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• She appeared on the 1860 US Census in Bryan, OH on 27 June 1860. 6
1860 US Census
page 38A, Family 569, Roll 1052
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Martha Ryan..34..OH
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1825, then her age should have been 35 instead of 34. Her birth location should have been Pennsylvania instead of Ohio.
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• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Bryan, OH on 31 August 1870. 7
1870 US Census
Page 27, Family 226
Bryan, Williams, Ohio
Martha Ryan..44..PA..Keeping House
(Living with husband, 2 children, and brother-in-law.)
NOTE - If her birth date was in Feb 1825, then her age should have been 45 instead of 44.
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• She 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
Martha Ryan..Wife..54..OH..Keeping House
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
NOTE - It is believed that Martha was born in Pennsylvania instead of Ohio.
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• She 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
Martha Ryan..Wife..Feb 1825..75..PA..3/2
(Living with husband and 2 children.)
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• Death Image: 18 August 1908, in Bryan, OH. 8
• She was buried after 18 August 1908 in the Fountain Grove Cemetery in Bryan, OH.
Find A Grave Memorial #28776874
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Martha married Jacob C. Ryan, son of James Ryan and Sarah E. Nugent, on 1 June 1848 in Wooster, Wayne, Ohio, United States.1 2 3 4 (Jacob C. Ryan was born on 31 December 1824 in Columbiana County, OH,3 4 5 7 11 12 13 14 died on 30 April 1913 in Perkins Township, Erie County, OH 12 13 14 and was buried on 2 May 1913 in Fountain Grove Cemetery, Bryan, OH 12 13 14.). The cause of his death was Cerebral Apoplexy.
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. 5
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. 6
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. 7
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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