Clifford Maria 1861 – 1898 and Ryan William C 1863 – 1943

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May 6, 2025 Anne Sherlock, Clifford Ryan, Crystal Lake, Daniel Ryan, elevator op, Emerson, grain factory, Iowa, John Ryan, Maria Ryan, mystery, Nicholas Ryan, W.C. Ryan, William Ryan, Woodbury, WW1, WW1 casualty

(Left to Right) W.C. Ryan holding son Clifford; (back left) N.R. Ryan; (far right) Mary “Mae Ryan; (front right) Daniel Ryan; (center) Mary A. Clifford (Ryan) holding William Ryan; (back right) John W. Ryan

THE STORY

Maria must have emigrated from Ireland to the USA if she is the mother of Clifford T. Ryan in the marriage record for April 5, 1917 (Clifford Ryan and Loretta Heeney) registered in Woodbury, Iowa

Maria had the following children with William:

Nicholas Richard Ryan, 1887 –

Mary Ryan 1888 –
John W Ryan 1890 –

Daniel James Ryan ( born 1892) died from drowning at Crystal Lake, aged 24, on August 12, 1918

Clifford T. Ryan 1894–1918 He was an elevator manager (in a grain factory?) Died 11 November 11, 1918.

Clifford T. RYAN was the Son of William C. Ryan Sr. and Mary Clifford.
1917:Emerson,Dixon.Co,NE ..Married with child ..Manager of Farmer’s Co-Operative Grain Elevator ..Short in Height of Medium Build with Blue Eyes and Light Colored Hair.
Cause of Death: Died of Disease
Rank: Private. 89 DIVISION COMPANY E 356
Military Branch: US Army

William Cornelius Ryan 1896 –

William Cornelius Ryan II
Birth Date: April 11, 1896. Husband of Sarah M. Murray. Father of Bonnie Ryan Jensen and Ralph Ryan.

In the quiet town of Woodbury, Iowa, the Ryan family lived an ostensibly ordinary life. William C. Ryan and Maria Clifford tied the knot in Jackson on February 18, 1885, and settled into a rustic farmhouse where their children, Nicholas, Mary, John, Daniel, Clifford, and William, grew up surrounded by nature.

However, tragedy wasn’t far away. Their daughter, Margaret, passed away at just 6 months old, and their son, Daniel, met a premature end in the waters of Crystal Lake. The grief of these losses weighed heavily on the family.

World War I brought further sorrow as Clifford and young William were claimed by the conflict. Maria passed away at the farmhouse on February 16, 1898. Question: What was the cause of death?

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32008858/mary-a-ryan

William Ryan eventually remarried Anna Sherlock on February 11, 1903.

Children of Wm. Ryan and Anne Sherlock:

Joseph Ryan 1905
Nellie Ryan 1906
Veronica Ryan 1907 – 1990

Wedding Photo Veronica Ann Ryan & Anthony Paul Van Lent

Frances Ryan 1908

L to R – Nell Joe, Bonnie (Veronica) F – Frances

Wm Ryan obituary Emerson-Tri-County-Press-1943-07-01-Page-1

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32008847/william-c-ryan

This may be for Mary Agnes Ryan – I have to see if I can veryify

By marie

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