John E. Ryan 1838-1887

RYAN, BEARD

Posted By: Karen Bergquist Uhr, volunteer
Date: 11/6/2012 at 11:55:33

At his residence in Bonaparte, Io., Dec. 18, 1887, John E. Ryan aged 54 years, 4 months, and 13 days.

He was born in Pottsville, Pa. , Aug 5, 1838, and with his parents removed to Iowa when quite young. They settled at Muscatine, where Mr. Ryan and Miss Margaret Beard were united in marriage, April 22, 1802. This union was blessed by the birth of eight children, of whom four died in infancy, leaving three daughters and one son to mourn the loss of father.

Nineteen years ago Mr. and Mrs. Ryan removed to Farmington where they lived five years. Leaving there, they came to Bonaparte, where they remained until Mr. Ryan's death.

He had been sorely afflicted for years with dropsy, and had been confined to his bed about six seven months during his entire illness.

Deceased was a member of the Catholic church at
Farmington, and Father Quinn of that place celebrated mass at the family residence in this place Tuesday morning. The remains were interred in the Bonaparte cemetery at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.

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