White McNeal Ryburn

b. 28 March 1872, d. 1 April 1950
White McNeal Ryburn
photo courtesy Carolyn Ryburn
FatherWhitley Fullen Ryburn1 b. 4 Sep 1850, d. 16 May 1922
MotherMary White Ryan b. 3 Jan 1852, d. 23 May 1932
Birth28 Mar 1872 White McNeal Ryburn was born on 28 Mar 1872 in Virginia.2 
Land-Buy15 Apr 1898 White and his brother Edward bought thirteen acres of land lying between the Saltville Turnpike (now Forest Hill Drive) and the railroad tracks, just west of Glade Spring, on April 15th 1898. They each paid Kate M. Hardy $450.00 for the land, which she had bought in 1893 from Mrs. Phoebe Smyth. Interestingly, Mrs. Smyth had purchased the land in 1888 from William McRyburn, the brother's grandfather.3 
Marriagecirca 1902 He married Jessie Devlin circa 1902.4 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910 After their marriage White and Jessie lived in Washington County where he worked in a dry goods store. Jessie had a child from her first marriage but he does not appear to have lived with them.5 
  They did not have children of their own.6 
Cens-Sum  Later census records reported that White worked in a hardware store and as a bookkeeper in a machine shop. By 1930 the information was specific enough to clarify that White and Jessie lived in the town of Glade Spring, where they rented a home for twelve dollars a month.7,8 
Death1 Apr 1950 White died on 1 Apr 1950 at age 78.4,2 
Burial He was buried in the Ryburn Square in Old Glade Spring Cemetery, Washington County, Virginia.2 

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White's childhood home9
White's headstone
Other interments in Old Glade Spring Cemetery
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited1 Jan 2012

Citations

  1. [S165] Fullen Ryburn household, 1880 U.S. Census, Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 94, page 51 (78A stamped), dwelling 441, family 444, viewed online at www.Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 51 of 54. Fullen Ryburn, 30, farmer; Mollie W., 28, wife; White M., 8, son; J. Edward, 6, son; Charles A., 2, son; all b. VA; all parents b. VA.
  2. [S2] Catherine McConnell, High On A Windy Hill, p. 187. Transcription reads: White McNeal Ryburn, 28 March 1872-1 Apr 1950.
  3. [S717] Washington Co., Virginia, Deed Book 56: 103. Kate Hardy sells to W.M. Ryburn and Ed Ryburn, his brother, 13 acres, being the residue of a tract of 18 acres and 76 rods which was conveyed by Wm McRyburn to Mrs. Phoebe Smith; of the 18 acres and 76 rods, Mrs. Phoebe Smith conveyed to Rev. Hardy, by deed dated Nov. 27, 1888, 5 acres and 6 rods, which bounds the east side of the tract. W. M. Ryburn and Ed Ryburn each paid Kate Hardy $450. The deed was dated 15 April 1898 and recorded on April 28th.
  4. [S55] Carolyn C. Ryburn, "Whitley Fullen Ryburn-Mary White Ryan family group sheet."
  5. [S237] White M. Ryburn household, 1910 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring Precinct, ED 116, sheet 6A, dwelling 90, family 100, viewed online at Ancestry.com, White M. Ryburn (head) 38 b. VA, merchant in a dry goods store, marr 8 yrs, first marriage; Jessie (wife) 34 b. NY, second marriage, mother 1 child, still living.
  6. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 9 Feb. 2001.
  7. [S238] White Ryburn household, 1920 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Glade Spring District, ED 149, sheet 7B, dwelling 124, family 127, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2003, image 9 of 19. White Ryburn, 47, works in hardware store; Jessie, wife, 45, b. NY.
  8. [S639] White M. Ryburn household, 1930 U.S. cens., Washington Co., VA, pop. sched., Gladespring, ED 96-4, sheet 1A (1 stamped), dwelling 10, family 11, viewed online at Ancestry.com, March 2003, image 1 of 14. White M. Ryburn, 58, marr at 25; rents home in town of Glade Spring for $12 month; owns radio, bookkeeper in machine shop, b. VA; Jessie D., wife, 56, married at 18, b. NY.
  9. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Carolyn Ryburn.