Samuel Ryman

Brief Life History of Samuel

When Samuel Ryman was born on 27 November 1844, in Clark, Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel Ryman, was 45 and his mother, Catharine Neff, was 38. He married Catherine Dresher on 13 May 1877, in Clark, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in German Township, Clark, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Pike Township, Clark, Ohio, United States for about 50 years. He died on 8 May 1912, in Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Myers Cemetery, Hampton Woods, Clark, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Ryman
1844–1912
Catherine Dresher
1852–1927
Marriage: 13 May 1877
B Ryman
1878–
Irvin Ryman
1878–1880
Elmer Ryman
1879–1974
Elsie Ryman
1881–1959
Viola Ryman
1883–1959
Arvillia Ryman
1883–1966
Anna Ryman
1886–1976
Howard Ryman
1888–1888
Chester Ryman
1890–1972
Martha Ryman
1892–1970

Sources (43)

  • Samuel Rymun in household of Samuel Rymun, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Samuel, Jr Ryman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
  • Samuel Ryman, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"

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World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

1863

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

Name Meaning

English: occupational name for a dealer in rye from Middle English rie ‘rye’ + -man.

Swedish: habitational name, formed with man ‘man’, for someone from a place called with the element ryd ‘woodland clearing’.

Americanized form of Swiss German Rymann: variant of Reimann 1, 3.

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

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