John Wheeler Price1

b. 16 November 1876, d. 12 July 1949
Birth16 Nov 1876 John Wheeler Price was born on 16 Nov 1876 in Washington County, Tennessee.2,3 
Migration John settled in Erwin, Tennessee, in the late 1890s and about the time of his marriage to Annie Ryburn opened a general store on Depot Street. It was later moved to the center of Ervin on Main Street.3 
Marriage5 Jan 1902 He married Annie Park Ryburn, daughter of John Patrick Sharp Ryburn and Caroline Agnes Crumley, on 5 Jan 1902 in Erwin, Unicoi County, Tennessee.4,5 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910  John's business interests were reflected in the 1910 census, where he described himself as a "salesman of general merchandise". The same census listed his wife Annie and three children, 7 year old Edith, 4 year old Albert and 2 year old Alma. John and Annie were also providing a home for John's mother.6 
Cens-19208 Jan 1920 By 1920 another 3 sons had been added to the family (Wayne, John and Clyde). This census enumeration described John as a salesman in a grocery store and recorded the family's place of residence as "Nolichuckey Ave."7" 
  A fifth son would join the family a year later. 
Death12 Jul 1949 John died on 12 Jul 1949 at age 72.2 
Burial He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Unicoi County.2 

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Annie and John with their family (photo probably dates from abt 1940)8
John's headstone8

Family

Annie Park Ryburn b. 28 Oct 1880, d. 28 Dec 1954
Children
Last Edited2 May 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. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, p. 302. Stone reported to read: John W. Price, Nov. 16, 1876 - July 12, 1949, son of James L. and Ann Feathers Price.
  3. [S1174] Unicoi County and Its People, 1875-1995, p. 145. This article, titled "John W. Price Family" appears to have been written by a family member.
  4. [S1174] Unicoi County and Its People, 1875-1995, p. 145. This article, titled "John W. Price Family" appears to have been written by a family member. It states that John moved to Erwin in the 1890s and married Annie Ryburn in 1898. However their marriage was recorded in Unicoi Co. in 1902.
  5. [S1196] Hilda Padgett, Unicoi County Tennessee Marriages 1876-1904, p. 63.
  6. [S1151] John W. Price household, 1910 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 184, sheet 5A (39 stamped), dwelling 82, family 84, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 9 of 30. Enumeration includes: John W. Price, 33, marr #1, 8yrs, b. TN, parents b. TN, salesman - general merch; Anna, wife, 25, marr #1, 8yrs, mother of 3 children, all living, b. TN, parents b. US; Edith, dau, 7; Albert, son, 4; Alma, dau, 2; Anna E., mother, 63, wid, b. TN; all children b. TN.
  7. [S1161] John W. Price household, 1920 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 188, sheet 9B, dwelling 164|183|Jan. 2005, image 8 of 53. Enumeration includes: John W. Price, 43, marr, salesman in groc. store; Annie R., wife, 39; Edith L., dau, 17; Albert A., son, 14; Alma G., dau 12; Wayne F., son, 9; John W. Jr., 5; Clyde, son, 3 5/12; all b. TN; all parents b. TN; living on Nolichuckey Ave., viewed online at Genealogy.com.
  8. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Roger Ryburn.