Agnes Rowena Ryburn1

b. 20 October 1874, d. 1956
FatherJohn Patrick Sharp Ryburn1,2,3 b. 24 Dec 1844 or 24 Dec 1845, d. 3 Apr 1899
MotherCaroline Agnes Crumley1 b. 30 Jan 1847, d. 2 Aug 1903
Birth20 Oct 1874 Agnes Rowena Ryburn, who was known as Rowena or Roena, was born on 20 Oct 1874 in Tennessee.4,5,3 
Marriage17 Jan 1898 She married Frank Erwin Lindsley on 17 Jan 1898 in Unicoi County, Tennessee.1,6 
Cens-19001 Jun 1900 Two years after their marriage Frank and Rowena were recorded on the 1900 census for Unicoi County, where Frank was practicing law. Rowena, responding to the census taker's questions, stated that she was the mother of one child who was not living.5 
  This would have been an unnamed son who was born and died in 1899. Rowena would have been expecting the couple's second child at the time of the census taker's visit. She gave birth to a daughter, Enolia Mary, in January, 1901. 
Cens-191015 Apr 1910 However by 1910 Frank was deceased. Rowena and Enolia were living in Erwin that year with Rowena's younger brother Walter and his new wife.7 
Cens-19208 Jan 1920 Rowena remained in Erwin and found employment as a saleslady in a dry goods store.8 
  Her daughter Enolia continued to live with her but died tragically on New Years Day in 1926, following an accidental fall. 
Death1956 Agnes died in 1956 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee.9,3 
Burial She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Unicoi County.3 

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Agnes and five of her siblings. Cllick camera icon for larger image10

Family

Frank Erwin Lindsley b. May 1873, d. bef 1910
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited11 Dec 2006

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. [S913] Sharp Ryburn household, 1880 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop sched., Dist. #5, ED 93A (stamped), page 96, dwelling 96, family Jul 2004, image 13 of 27. Enumeration states: Sharp Ryburn 33, farmer, b. VA, both parents b. VA; Caroline, 29, b. TN, parents b. TN; Minnie, 10, dau; Rebella, dau, 9; Valley J., 7, dau; Rhoinna, 6, dau; John D. 4, son; May V., 2, dau; all children b. TN; all fathers b. VA, all mothers b. VA. Note: mothers place of birth should be TN?, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  3. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, p. 298. Stone reported to read: Rowena A. Lindsley, 1874 - 1956 [the authors of this book stated that Rowena was the daughter of John Daniel Sharp Ryburn but this is not accurate; she was the daughter of John Patrick Sharp Ryburn].
  4. [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. Roger cites family records which state that she was born Oct. 20, 1874.
  5. [S1150] Frank E. Lindsley household, 1900 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 10th District, ED 179, sheet 9A (128 stamped), dwelling 145, family 145, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 17 of 18. Enumeration includes: Frank E. Lindsley, 27. b. May 1873 NY, marr 2 yrs, lawyer; Rowena, wife, 24, b. Oct. 1875 TN, parents b. VA, marr 2 yrs, mother of 1 child, none living.
  6. [S1196] Hilda Padgett, Unicoi County Tennessee Marriages 1876-1904, p. 51.
  7. [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.
  8. [S1161] Roena Lindsley household, 1920 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 188, sheet 8B, dwelling 146, family 160, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Feb. 2005. Enumeration includes: Roena Lindsley, 4_, wd, b. TN, father b. VA, mother b. TN, saleslady in dry goods store; Enolia, dau, __, sgl, b. TN, father b. PA, mother TN, not employed.
  9. [S915] Roger Ryburn, "Rambling Roots Wm Ryburn work," e-mail to D. Powell, 1 Feb. 2005.
  10. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Roger Ryburn.
  11. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, p. 298. Stone reported to read: Infant son Lindsley, died March 13, 1899, son of F.E. and Rowena Lindsley.
  12. [S1172] Eddie M. Nikazy, Unicoi Co. Tennessee Death Abstracts 1908-1936, p. 169. Abstract reads: Caroline Lindsley; born 20 Jan. 1901; sgl; bank clerk; parents: Frank Lindsley (New York) and Rowina Ryburn (Virginia); death cause: fractured skull from fall; informant: Mrs. William Erwin; died 1 Jan. 1926; buried Erwin; record (1926) #2170.