Antoinette Winzer1

b. circa 1879, d. 22 May 1973
BirthCircacirca 1879 Antoinette Winzer was probably born in Pennsylvania circa 1879.2,3,4 
Marriage She married Walter Washington Ryburn, son of John Patrick Sharp Ryburn and Caroline Agnes Crumley.1 
Cens-191015 Apr 1910 The 1910 census recorded Antoinette and Walter, along with Walter's widowed sister, Rowena, and her daughter. Antoinette would give birth to the couple's first child the following month.5 
Cens-192013 Jan 1920 The 1920 census clarified that Walter and Antoinette lived near Walter's sister Annie and her husband John Price on 2nd Street in Erwin.2 
  Unfortunately, in the years between the 1910 and 1920 census enumerations, tragedy had struck the two families. On October 17th, 1918, Walter and Antoinette's young son, Walter Jr., and John and Annie's 4 year old son, William, were playing together in a barn when it caught fire. Both boys were killed. 
  In addition, Walter and Antoinette's first child, born just after the 1910 census, had only survived a few months. 
Death22 May 1973 Antoinette died on 22 May 1973.3 
Burial She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee.3 

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Antoinette's headstone6
Ryburn monument in Evergreen Cemetery6

Family

Walter Washington Ryburn b. 1 Mar 1888, d. 25 Jun 1948
Children
Last Edited7 Feb 2011

Citations

  1. [S1141] Roger J. Ryburn, "John Patrick Sharp Ryburn-Caroline Agnes Crumley" family group sheet. Roger is the great grandson of John and Caroline (Crumley) Ryburn.
  2. [S1161] Walter W. Ryburn household, 1920 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 188, sheet 17A (114 stamped), dwelling 303, family 352, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005. Enumeration includes: Walter W. Ryburn, 31, marr, b. TN, merchant; Antoinette, wife, 41, marr, b. PA; Horace, son, 8, b. TN; Leon, son, 3 ?/12, b. TN.
  3. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, p. 302. Stone reported to read: Antoinette Ryburn, April 1, 1887 - May 22, 1975. [Note: Roger Ryburn viewed this stone in 2005 and found the dates to be: April 1, 1887 - May 22, 1973]
  4. [S16] Although Antoinette's headstone clearly lists her year of birth as 1887, all census records suggest she was born about 1879 (1910=30; 1920=41; 1930=52).
  5. [S1151] Walter Ryburn household, 1910 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 184, sheet 2A (36 stamped), dwelling 22, family 22, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 3 of 30. Enumeration includes: Walter Ryburn, 22, marr #1, 0/12 mos, b. TN, father b. VA, mother TN, retail merchant - drygoods & groceries; Antoinette, wife, 30, marr #1, 0/12 mos, b. PA; Roena Linsley, sister, 30, wid, mother 1 child (living), b. TN, parents same as Walter; Enolia, dau, 8, b. TN, parents b. TN.
  6. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Roger Ryburn.
  7. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, Stone reported to read: Antonie W. Ryburn, May 11, 1910 - Sept. 4, 1910, son of W.W. & A.L. Ryburn.
  8. [S915] Roger Ryburn, "Rambling Roots Wm Ryburn work," e-mail to D. Powell, 2 Feb. 2005.
  9. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, p. 7. Stone reported to read: Walter W.J. Ryburn, June 17, 1913 - Oct. 17, 1918, son of W.W. and A.L. Ryburn.