Abraham Ryman

Brief Life History of Abraham

When Abraham Ryman was born on 30 March 1835, in North Hampton, Clark, Ohio, United States, his father, Samuel Ryman, was 35 and his mother, Catharine Neff, was 29. He married Charity Babcock Furrow on 23 March 1856. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Ohio, United States in 1870 and Pike Township, Clark, Ohio, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 August 1922, in Clark, Ohio, United States, at the age of 87.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Ryman
1835–1922
Charity Babcock Furrow
1835–1910
Marriage: 23 March 1856
Nancy E Ryman
1856–
Mary Ellen Ryman
1857–1935
Elizabeth Ryman
1859–1869
Celeste Alice Ryman
1861–1919
John William Ryman
1863–1933
Samuel Harrison Ryman
1864–1935
Asa Joseph Ryman
1866–1928
Adam Wilbur Ryman
1868–1917
Aaron F. Ryman
1870–1872
Minnie Edeth Ryman
1871–1880
Loretta Emma Ryman
1874–1950

Sources (34)

  • Abraham Rymun in household of Samuel Rymun, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: ABRAHAM RYMAN - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: ABRAHAM RYMAN
  • Abraham Ryman, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

World Events (8)

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated

On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.

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.

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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