Gazlay Family History
 

FamilyGeorge Harry Ryan

DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
George Harry Ryan6 (Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)

Parents

FatherHenry Rogers Ryan (1 August 1818 - 20 November 1898)
MotherAbigail ‘Abbey’ Gazlay (10 March 1828 - 27 February 1920)

Personal Information

Record Created: 8 December 2011; Last Edited: 20 November 2021 
Person ID3321
NameGeorge Harry Ryan
GenderMale
Born 31 July 1848 in New York1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11
Married 18 May 1875 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to Lucy Viola Wood12, 13
Divorced ca. 1904 in Washington from Lucy Viola Wood12
Married ca. 1908 to Dora Moore7
Married 24 November 1928 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado to Anna G. Pearson14
Died 23 November 1934 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado1, 11
Buried in Woodlawn Abbey, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington1

Biography

George was one of the early residents of Sumner, Washington. He established several businesses, and he was responsible for several firsts in Sunmer, including being elected the first mayor in 1891. His home, called Ryan House, became the first library of Sumner, and eventually its first and only museum.15

Person/Family

Spouse 1FamilyLucy Viola Wood (daughter of David Lewis Wood and Lucy V. Church)
Born 11 October 1849 in Wilworth, Wisconsin
Married 18 May 1875 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California to George Harry Ryan
Died 29 October 1925 in Sumner, Pierce County, Washington
  
Children of George Harry Ryan and Lucy Viola Wood:
  
+1.FamilyHarry Roger Ryan
Born 17 June 1876 in Washington
Married ca. 1902 to Amy M. _____
Died 23 August 1941 in Sumner, Pierce County, Washington
  
2.FamilyLewis David Ryan
Born 26 August 1877 in Washington
Married ca. 1908 to Mildred Boyd
Died 28 March 1937 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington
  
3.FamilyEdith E. Ryan
Born July 1884 in Washington
  
+4.FamilyCharles Alexander Ryan, Sr.
Born 19 July 1885 in Washington
Married to Emma Pennington
Married 22 March 1919 in Tacoma, Pierce County, Washington to Constance Petra Boe
Died 2 July 1960 in Puyallup, Pierce County, Washington
  
+5.FamilyWarren Wood Ryan
Born 20 December 1886 in Sumner, Pierce County, Washington
Married ca. 1911 to Muriel Coryell
Died 4 March 1949 in Sumner, Pierce County, Washington
  
Spouse 2FamilyDora Moore (daughter of David Moore and Bell Ghert)
Born 28 April 1858 in Ohio
Married ca. 1908 to George Harry Ryan
Died 21 July 1926 in Lakeside, Chelan County, Washington
  
Spouse 3FamilyAnna G. Pearson
Born ca. 1859 in Indiana
Married 24 November 1928 in Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado to George Harry Ryan
  

Sources

  1. Find a Grave (website). Woodlawn Abbey, Sumner, Pierce County, Washington, Ryan / Lucy V. Ryan / 1849-1925 / George H. Ryan / 1848-1934 (from headstone).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Chenango County, Town of Smithville, Page No. 490, family of Henry R. Ryan (32, NH, farming); Abby Ryan (22, NY); George M. D. S. Ryan (2, NY); George M. Chapman (21, NY, laborer); Sally M. Allen (14, NY); George Davis (24, NY, chair maker).
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Sauk County, Village of Baraboo, Page No. 247, family of H. R. Ryan (42, NH, cabinet maker); H. E. Ryan (32, NY); G. H. Ryan (12, NY); C. A. D. Ryan (6, Wis.); C. L. Ryan (25, NH, clerk); Adam Richards (19, Germany); J. H. Alexander (18, NY, student); S. H. Alexander (21, NY, student); Kate Borphenaren (16, Ireland, domestic).
  4. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Washington, Pierce County, Puyallup Valley, Page No. 6B, family of Geo. H. Ryan (31, New Hampshire, farmer); wife Malissa Ryan (30, Wisconsin; health: miscarriage); son Henry Ryan (3, Washington Ty [Territory]); son Lewis Ryan (2, Washington Ty). [His wife’s name is Lucy; the enumerator may have misheard the name as Malissa.]
  5. Washington State Census, 1883, Pierce County, Sumner, Page No. 11, family of George Ryan (34, NY, farmer); wife Lucy B. Ryan (33, Wis); Harry Ryan (6, WT [Washington Territory]); Lewis Ryan (5, WT); Sarah Ryan (24, NH, farmer); A. Robitson (51, England, farmer); Geo Ruggles (37, Michigan, laborer).
  6. Washington State Census, 1887, Pierce County, family of Geo. H. Ryan (38, Wis., millman); Lucy V. Ryan (37, Wis.); Lewis Ryan (9, Wash. Ter.); Henry Ryan (10, Wash. Ter.); Edith Ryan (3, Wash. Ter.); Charles Ryan (2, Wash. Ter.); Warren Ryan (1, Wash. Ter.).
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Washington, Chelan County, Chelan Precinct, Enumeration District 29, Sheet No. 5B, family of Geo H. Ryan (61, New York, nurseryman farmer, 2nd marriage); wife of 2 years Dora Ryan (50, Ohio, 1st marriage).
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Washington, Chelan County, Lake Chelan Precinct, Enumeration District 12, Sheet No. 1B, family of George H. Ryan (72, New York, farmer, fruit farm); wife Dora Ryan (62, Illinois).
  9. U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Colorado, Mesa County, Grand Junction, Enumeration District 39-10, Sheet No. 17A, family of George H. Ryan (81, New York, first married age 29); wife Anna G. Ryan (71, Indiana, first married age 24).
  10. History of Sauk County, Wisconsin. Chicago: Western Historical Company. 1880. Digitized copy available at Google Books. Page 703, biographical sketch of Henry R. Ryan. This document names his wife Abbie Gazlay’s parents: Joshua and Abigail Jones Gazlay. It is one of the few documents, or perhaps the only document, that provides their names.
  11. Several family trees at Ancestry (website), including the Kathleen Mary Ryan family tree and the CWRyan family tree, provide the full names, birth dates and places, and death dates and places for George Harry Ryan and his wife Lucy Viola Wood. Although none of the trees indicate the sources of these details, they are mostly consistent with the partial dates and places found in census records, marriage and death indexes, and are therefore considered correct, with few exceptions.
  12. Divorce Filing, The Tacoma Times, Tacoma, Washington; 5 February 1904, Lucy V. Ryan of Sumner brought suit for divorce against George H. Ryan. The article provides their marriage date and place, the name of one son Harry R. Ryan, and other family details.
  13. Daffodil Valley Times (website), A-Z History of Sumner, Washington; Quotes from Lucy Ryan’s letters to her mother; the entry mentions Lucy’s marriage to George Ryan in 1875 in San Francisco, having traveled from her home in Baraboo, Wisconsin.
  14. State of Colorado, Division of Vital Statistics, Marriage Record Report; No. 7047, Mesa County; Husband: George H. Ryan; Wife: Anna G. Pearson; Date: 24 November 1928; Place: Grand Jct., Colo.
  15. Daffodil Valley Times (website), A-Z History of Sumner, Washington; George Ryan: a list of several firsts attributed to him, and biographical details including the names of his wife and five children.