John Ryan (1857-1932)

RYAN, MILLIER, PETERS

Posted By: Anne Hermann (email)
Date: 3/15/2010 at 22:13:17

Preston Times, September 29, 1932

John Ryan

John Ryan, 74, died at 3:15 p.m., Sunday in the home of his son, Morris Ryan, 641 Sixth Avenue South, Clinton, having succumbed to hardening of the arteries. Funeral services were held Friday in the home and burial in the Preston Cemetery.

Mr. Ryan was born in New Wilmington, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, October 15, 1857, the son of Patrick and Mary Delaney Ryan. There were thirteen children in the family. He was married to Ellen Cain in 1891. To them were born three children, Lewis of Green Island, Celia, who died in 1918 and Morris of Clinton. Mrs. Ryan died thirty-six years ago. In 1908 he married Mrs. Mayme Peters. He leaves his widow, his sons, a stepson, Vance Peters of Spragueville, a sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Smith of Seattle and a grandchild, Marion Martin of Dyersville.

When three years of age he came in a covered wagon to Jackson County, his parents taking six weeks to cross the plains from Pennsylvania to Iowa. He lived on the same farm until eight years ago when he moved to Maquoketa. Since March 1 he had made his home with his son, Morris, in Clinton.