Lora Eleanor Ryan

Brief Life History of Lora Eleanor

When Lora Eleanor Ryan was born on 29 September 1889, in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States, her father, Elijah James Ryan, was 40 and her mother, Sarah Jane Way, was 40. She married William Edward Gray on 25 December 1905, in Pisgah, Harrison, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in United States in 1949 and Hillrose, Morgan, Colorado, United States in 1950. She died on 16 January 1960, in Olathe, Montrose, Colorado, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Olathe Cemetery, Olathe, Gunnison, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Edward Gray
1879–1962
Lora Eleanor Ryan
1889–1960
Marriage: 25 December 1905
William Dempster Gray
1906–1978
Herman Lester Gray
1908–1949
Chester Mearle Gray
1910–1949
Luella Vivian Gray
1912–1970
Dennis Everett Gray
1914–1934
Timothy Sylvester Gray
1917–1982
Charlottie Geneva Gray
1919–1990
Emma Ione Gray
1921–1986
Edna Lorena Gray
1924–1969
Charley Gray
1928–
Betty Joan Gray
1930–1975
John Gilbert Gray Sr.
1932–1995

Sources (24)

  • Lora E Gray, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Lora Eleanor Ryan - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Lora Eleanor Ryan
  • Lora E Ryan, "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1900

Historical Boundaries: 1900: Morgan, Colorado, United States

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, John Patrick, Dermot, Liam, Paddy, Donovan, Eamon, Eamonn, Kieran, Parnell, Aileen, Brennan.

Irish: shortened form of O'Ryan , an Anglicized form of Ó Riaghain (modern Irish Ó Riain) ‘descendant of Riaghan’, a personal name probably based on the word ‘king’. Ryan is one of the commonest surnames in Ireland, though there has been considerable confusion with Regan .

Irish: shortened from Mulryan (Ó Maoilriaghain).

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

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