William Richard Ryan & Rebecca Ann Holland

72. William Richard Ryan & 73. Rebecca Ann Holland


1815, William born in Bledsoe Co., TN; s/o 144. Charles Ryan & 145. Sarah Ann Spaulding.

~1820, Rebecca born in SC. (S) 1860 Census.

10/1835, William married Rebecca.

2/1836-5/1836, William served in the AL Volunteers during the Seminole War.

1840, (S) 1840 Census, MS, Tishmingo Co. Wm “Rine” age 20-30; wife age 15-20; 1 son and 1 daughter, both under 5.

10/24/1850, (S) 1850 Census, MS, Tishomingo Co. Wm, age 29, and Rebecca, age 28, are farmers with land valued at $150. Wm gives his birthplace as TN. Children: Issac – James [age 3/12].

8/17/1860, (S) 1860 Census, MS, Itawamba Co., Cummingville. William is a farmer with land valued at $300, and a personal estate of $200. Sarah – Syrena live at home.

9/8/1870, (S) 1870 Census, MS, Itawamba Co., Fulton. Wm, a farmer, list his birthplace as TN. Wm has land valued at $500 and a personal estate of $300. Rebecca gives her age as 51. Children John, James, Fannie, Josephine and William live at home.

6/7/1880, (S) 1880 Census, MS, Itawamba Co. William, age 66, is a farmer. “Rebeckie”, age 60, keeps house. Son William, age 18, is a farm laborer.

7/5/1888, Rebecca died in Kirksville, Itawamba Co., MS.

1902, William died in Itawamba Co., MS.

Family notes:
• Fulton, Itawamba Co., MS is just east of Tupelo.

Children of William and Rebecca:

i. Issac Newton Ryan, born 1838 in AL.
[Not in 1860 Census.]
Issac married Mary Evans.

i. Sarah A Ryan, born 1840 in AL.

iii. Nancy E Ryan, born 6/18/1841 in Tishmingo Co., MS.
[Not in 1860 Census.]
Nancy married William C Johnson.
12/25/1925, Nancy died in McClain Co., OK.

ii. Amanda C Ryan, born 7/4/1847 in Tishmingo Co., MS.
Amanda married John W Anderson.

iii. John D Ryan, born 1848 in Tishmingo Co., MS.

iv. James Madison Ryan (36), born 4/25/1850 in Itawamba Co., MS.

v. Matilda Ryan, born 1851 in Itawamba Co., MS.

vi. Francis “Fannie” R Ryan, born 1855 in Itawamba Co., MS.

vii. Cyrena Josephine Ryan, born 1859 in Itawamba Co., MS.
Cyrena married Robert Elam Huddleston.
1/18/1942, Cyrena died in MS.

ix. William Henry Ryan, born 1862 in Itawamba Co., MS.