John Carlos Ryan1

b. 22 September 1898, d. 22 May 1956
FatherJohn Dennis Ryan2 b. 10 Oct 1864, d. 11 Feb 1933
MotherNettie Gardner2 b. Oct 1869, d. 6 Jun 1960
Birth22 Sep 1898 John Carlos Ryan was born on 22 Sep 1898 in Colorado.1,2 
Childhood  John grew up in Butte, Montana where his father was president of Anaconda Copper Mine and was heavily involved in other businesses.3 
Residence  The family also owned a beautiful home at #3 East 78th Street in Manhattan.4 
Military12 Sep 1918  John registered for the World War I draft on Sept. 12, 1918 while living in Manhattan. He was 19 years old and was described as of medium height and build with brown hair and brown eyes.1  
Education  John attended Loyola and Harvard Universities and Michigan College of Mines.5 
Marriage12 Aug 1924 He married Marjorie H. Close on 12 Aug 1924 in Hancock, Houghton County, Michigan.5 
  John and Marjorie lived at the Ryan family home at 105 Excelsior in Butte, Montana where John served as Vice President of the Montana Power Company. They were the parents of a son and daughter.6,7 
Death22 May 1956 John died on 22 May 1956 in Silver Bow County, Montana, at age 57.8 
Last Edited7 Aug 2013

Citations

  1. [S1620] "World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards 1917-1918", subscription database with images, Ancestry.com (http://www.Ancestry.com : May 2013), Data for John Carlos Ryan, New York, New York (12 Sept. 1918). Recommended 2nd Lt.
  2. [S3177] John D. Ryan household, 1900 U.S. cens., Cook Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Chicago, ED 1032, sheet 5A, dwelling 25, family 46, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Large establishment (6 sheets of "boarders"); surnames listed alphabetically to include: John D. Ryan, 35, b. Oct. 1864, marr 4 yrs, b. Michigan, parents b. Ireland, manager of oil co; Nettie, 30, b. Oct. 1869, marr 4 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living, b. MD; John C., 1, b. Sept. 1898 CO; Thompson R., 30, b. May 1870, b. VT, parents b. VT, railroad agent (may not have been part of previous family unit); establishment on 51st Street.
  3. [S3179] John D. Ryan household, 1910 U.S. cens., Silver Bow Co., Montana, pop. sched., Butte, ED 101, sheet 5A (p. 168 stamped), dwelling 78, family 85, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: John D. Ryan, 45, marr #1, marr 13 yrs, b. Michigan, president of copper company; Nettie, wife, 40, marr #1, marr 13 yrs, mother of 1 child, is living, b. Maryland; John, son, 11, b. CO (note indicates entry was added by supervisor; it was entered at the bottom of a supplemental page for the county).
  4. [S3180] John D. Ryan household, 1920 U.S. cens., Manhattan, New York, New York, pop. sched., ED 1087, sheet 20B, dwelling 165, family 334, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: John D. Ryan, owns home, no mortgage, 55, b. New York [sic], parents b. Ireland, occupation: "mining"; Nettie G., wife, 50, b. New York [sic], parents b. NY [sic]; John C., son, 21, b. NY [sic]; resid #3 E 78th St. Household also included 9 servants including an English butler. John and Nettie's neighbor at #9 E. 78th St. was Pierre Cartier, "jeweler".
  5. [S3230] "Wedding of Miss Marjorie H. Close and Mr. John Carlos Ryan a Social Event of Yesterday", The New York Post (August 13, 1924), Fulton County History (www.fultonhistory.com : accessed Aug. 2013).
  6. [S3181] John C. Ryan household, 1930 U.S. cens., Silver Bow Co., Montana, pop. sched., Butte City, ED 47-28, sheet 2B, dwelling 44, family 49, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: John C. Ryan, owns home worth $30,000, marr at 26, b. CO, father b. MI, mother b. MD, executive with Electric Light & Power; Marjorie C., wife, marr at 25, b. Michigan; John D. II, son, 4 1/12, b. NY; Marjorie H., dau, 2 3/12, both b. MT; also 4 servants; resid at 105 N. Excelsior in Butte.
  7. [S3182] John C. Ryan household, 1940 U.S. cens., Silver Bow Co., Montana, pop. sched., Butte, ED 47-22, sheet 4B, household 97, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2013. Household includes: John C. Ryan, 41, b. Denver, Co., Vice President Montana __ Public Utility, completed 6 years college; resid 105 Excelsior, home worth $10,000; Marjorie, wife, 40, completed 4 years college, b. Hancock, Michigan, completed 4 years college;Marjorie H., dau, 12, b. Butte; John D., son, 14, b. New York City; family resided at same address in 1935; household also included 3 servants.
  8. [S2945] Robert Gardner research, 2881 Pruneridge Ave., Santa Clara, California, 95051, email to: e-mail address ; Mr. Gardner cites the Montana Death Index, 1868-2011 as viewed at Ancestry.com.