John Calvin Ryals

Brief Life History of John Calvin

When John Calvin Ryals was born on 26 October 1854, in Montgomery, Georgia, United States, his father, William Ryals, was 55 and his mother, Charlotte Clark, was 44. He married Roxie Ann Rebbeca Coleman on 22 August 1875, in Dodge, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in District 349, Dodge, Georgia, United States in 1880 and District 1130, Coffee, Georgia, United States in 1900. He died on 3 September 1912, in Georgia, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Douglas, Coffee, Georgia, United States.

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John Calvin Ryals
1854–1912
Roxie Ann Rebbeca Coleman
1855–1908
Marriage: 22 August 1875
Mary Jane Mollie Ryals
1876–1963
William Riley Ryals
1877–1878
Wade Joshua Ryals
1879–1880
Irene Ryals
1879–1975
Nancy Elizabeth Ryals
1880–1950
Sabra Caroline Ryals
1883–1974
Joel Wilson Ryals
1885–1968
James Calvin Ryals
1886–1887
Beadie Ann Ryals
1888–1945
Emma Priscilla Ryals
1890–1896
Hattie Ryals
1892–1976
Thomas Royals
1895–
Henry Melvin Ryals
1896–1969

Sources (8)

  • John Ryalls, "United States Census, 1880"
  • John Ryalls, "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950"
  • John Calvin Ryals, "Find A Grave Index"

World Events (8)

1855

Historical Boundaries: 1855: Coffee, Georgia, United States

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1870 · The Fifteenth Amendment

Prohibits the federal government and each state from denying a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's race, color, or previous condition of servitude. It was the last of the Reconstruction Amendments.

Name Meaning

English (Yorkshire): variant of Ryles . Compare Royals , with which it may have been confused. This surname is now rare in Britain.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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