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Family: IMMIGRANT Patrick Paul Ryan / Minerva Anne Edwards (F518495841)  [1, 2, 3

m. 17 Jul 1855


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  • IMMIGRANT Patrick Paul RyanFather | Male
    IMMIGRANT Patrick Paul Ryan

    Born  20 Apr 1832  Kilkenny, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Jun 1918  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  17 Jul 1855  [4]  Richmond, Virginia  [4] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Philip Ryan | F8213 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Loughman | F8213 Group Sheet 

    Minerva Anne EdwardsMother | Female
    Minerva Anne Edwards

    Born  28 Feb 1836  Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Mar 1905  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery Richmond Richmond City Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  James M. Edwards | F4020 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Martha Elvira Boley | F4020 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    + Philip James Ryan

    Born  20 Jul 1856  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  8 Jan 1908  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Cavalry Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret J. 'Maggie' Muldowney | F7219 
    Married  15 Apr 1884  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    William Thomas RyanChild 2 | Male
    + William Thomas Ryan

    Born  24 Jun 1860  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 Mar 1944  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Adelaide Blanche 'Addie' Liggan | F8060 
    Married     

    Child 3 | Female
    Mary A. Ryan

    Born  25 Jan 1862  Halifax, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Dec 1939  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Patrick Beauregard RyanChild 4 | Male
    Patrick Beauregard Ryan

    Born  25 Nov 1865  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Jul 1950  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 5 | Female
    Theresa Virginia Ryan

    Born  1868  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Apr 1948  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Female
    Louise A Ryan

    Born  1880  Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1962   
    Buried    Gate of Heaven, Westchester County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    Joseph M. Ryan

    Born  Jun 1874  Richmond City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  13 Mar 1912  New York City, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt Cavalry Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Elizabeth Ryan

    Born  10 Mar 1876  Richmond, Virginia U.S.A. Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Mar 1903  Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Female
    Anna Blanche Ryan

    Born  12 Oct 1877  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Feb 1960  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Forest Lawn Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Female
    Margaret A. Ryan

    Born  10 Jun 1878  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1937  Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Calvary Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S10] R.W. Ryan.
      Patrick Paul & Minerva Anne Edwards Ryan with their 10 children. My grandfather, William Thomas Ryan is shown top right.

    2. [S46] Marriage Record/Certificate.
      Raymond Ryan

      To the Clerk of the County Court of Halifax in the State of Virginia.
      I HEREBY CERTIFY, That the following is a correct Statement of a Marriage solemnized by me in the County aforesaid :
      Date of Marriage, July 17. 1855
      Place of Marriage, Richmond City
      Full Names of Parties married, Patk. P. Ryan & Manerva Anne Edwards
      Age of Husband, 23 yrs
      Age of Wife, 19 yrs
      Condition of Husband, (widowed or single,) Single
      Condition of Wife, (widowed or single,) "
      Place of Husband's Birth, Ireland
      Place of Wife's Birth, Virginia
      Place of Husband's Residence, Richmond Va
      Place of Wife's Residence, Halifax Co. Va
      Name of Husband's Parents, Philip & Mary
      Name of Wife's Parents, James & Elvira
      Occupation of Husband, Stone Cutter
      Given under my hand as a Catholic Priest
      (legally authorized to solemnized Marriages,) this 17 day of July A. D. 1855
      (signature) John Feeling
      ==================
      Raymond W. Ryan, Jr.
      > rwryan295@icloud.com

    3. [S231] Relationship Calculator, http://reynoldspatova.org/relationship.php?altprimarypersonID=&savedpersonID=&secondpersonID=I14009&maxrels=1&disallowspouses=0&generations=15&tree=reynolds1&primarypersonID=I547450633.
      Minerva Anne Edwards is the great aunt of 'Minnie' Minerva Maude Edwards

    4. [S10] R.W. Ryan.
      1. Minerva Anne Edwards was married at Sacred Heart Cathedral Roman Catholic Church, Richmond, Va. by Father Fehling 17 Jul 1855 to Patrick Paul Ryan s/o Phillip Ryan and Mary Loughlan (recent finding of mother's surname on Patrick Ryan's death certificate; information provided by son, William Thomas Ryan.)
      Madaline Frances Edwards 'Mattie', named a daughter Adelaide Ryan Carter, a sign of her love and affection for sisters of Adelaide Blanche Liggan and William Thomas Ryan (son of Patrick Paul and Minerva Anne Ryan).
      http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I547451905&tree=reynolds1
      Mattie's Brother Monty, named his daughter Adelaide; and her sister, Minerva, married Patrick Paul Ryan.
      http://reynoldspatova.org/getperson.php?personID=I547450633&tree=reynolds1
      Mattie Edwards Carter, my grandmother, named her daughter for two of her siblings. A custom of the time.