Lillie Martha Ryburn1

b. 16 April 1862, d. 22 April 1906
FatherMathew Robert Buchanan Ryburn2 b. 25 Jul 1831, d. 23 Jun 1902
MotherMartha Harvey Clark1,2 b. 30 Nov 1827, d. 13 Oct 1898
Lillie Martha Ryburn|b. 16 Apr 1862\nd. 22 Apr 1906|p2682.htm|Mathew Robert Buchanan Ryburn|b. 25 Jul 1831\nd. 23 Jun 1902|p1766.htm|Martha Harvey Clark|b. 30 Nov 1827\nd. 13 Oct 1898|p1962.htm|Mathew Ryburn|b. 25 Jun 1797\nd. 16 Jun 1836|p1714.htm|Martha Orr|b. 29 May 1800\nd. 16 Feb 1865|p1754.htm|Capt. John B. Clark|b. 9 Aug 1785\nd. Feb 1869|p2223.htm|Mary Beattie|b. 10 Nov 1794\nd. 30 Jun 1858|p2224.htm|
Birth16 Apr 1862 Lillie Martha Ryburn was born on 16 Apr 1862 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, Virginia.1,3 
Marriage3 Feb 1904 She married John Bell Cox, son of Andrew Hamilton Cox and Mary Umbarger, on 3 Feb 1904 in Smyth County, Virginia.4,5 
3 Feb 1904 She was 41 and he was 59. 
Migration After their marriage Lillie returned to California with John. He had been living there for some years. 
  The couple did not have children and Lillie died just a few years after their marriage.6,7 
Death22 Apr 1906 Lillie died on 22 Apr 1906 in Linden, San Joaquin County, California, at age 44 of chronic Bright's disease.1,8 
Burial24 Apr 1906 She was buried on 24 Apr 1906 at Linden Cemetery in San Joaquin County, California.9 

Research Comment:

Lillie's cousins, Sarah Ann (Buchanan) Hagy, Walter Clark Gardner and William Davis Moffett also died of Bright's disease.10

Related Links and Images:

Ryburn monument at Linden Cemetery for Lillie and her sister Rosa; also for their brother John and John's wife Laura (Kreger) Ryburn
ChartsDescendants (with their spouses) of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Descendants (with their spouses) of James Clark and Isabella Breckenridge
Last Edited2 May 2011

Citations

  1. [S126] Lillie Martha Cox, California state death certificate (1906); record reports: died 22 April 1906 at Linden, San Joaquin Co., of chronic Brights Disease of three years duration; b. 16 April 1862 in VA to Mathew R. Ryburn and Martha Clark, both born in VA; burial 24 Apr, 1906; rept by John B. Cox of Linden.
  2. [S521] M.R. Ryburn household, 1880 U.S. cens., Smyth Co., Virginia, pop sched., ED 84, page 4 (77D stamped), dwelling 21, family 21, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2002, image 4 of 55. Enumeration includes: M. R. Ryburn 48 farmer; Martha H. 50, wife; John C. 21 son; Lillie 17 dau; David B. 12 son, attending school; Nellie M. 9 dau, attending school; Rose 7 dau, attending school; all born VA and all parents b. VA.
  3. [S751] Martha Ryburn entry, Smyth Co. birth records submitted to the Virginia Bureau of Vital Statistics: 47, p. 51 (1862). Martha Ryburn, white, female, born 16 Apr 1862 in Rich Valley, Smyth County, VA to M. R. Ryburn, farmer and Martha Ryburn.
  4. [S52] Letter, Carolyn Ryburn to Diana Powell, 30 June 2001. Carolyn cites the Smyth Co. marriage register: Lillie M. d/o M.R. Ryburn, age 41 marr 3 Feb. 1904 to John B. Cox [in later correspondance Carolyn noted that John and Lillie's place of birth was shown as Smyth Co., VA but John was living in Linden, California at the time of their marriage].
  5. [S55] Carolyn C. Ryburn, "Mathew Robert Ryburn-Martha Harvey Clark family group sheet". Citing Smyth Co. VA Marriage Register #1, p. 121.
  6. [S29] Leonidas Littleton Papers titled "Ryburn Family."
  7. [S140] "Ryburn History," compiled by P. Shugart, p. 22.
  8. [S136] "Lillie M. Cox death announcement", Stockton Daily Evening Record, Monday, Apr. 23, 1906, p. 3. Died near Linden, Apr 22, 1906, Lillie M. Cox, wife of John B. Cox and sister of Miss Rose Ryburn and John C. and David B. Ryburn, a native of Virginia, aged 44 years and 6 days.
  9. [S137] "Funeral At Linden", Stockton Daily Evening Record, Wednesday, 25 Apr. 1906, p. 5. Funeral was held from the South M.E. Church at Linden. Pall bearers: J. Potter, D. Cole, E.L. Davis and W. J. Fanning.
  10. [S16] Bright's Disease is a term no longer in use, but which would describe the conditions now known as acute or chronic nephritis (kidney disease). The cousins' common ancestor was Jane (Beattie) Buchanan Ryburn.
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