Allice Gertrude Ryburn1

b. 8 July 1883, d. 9 September 1972
Allice G. (Ryburn) Erwin
FatherJohn Patrick Sharp Ryburn2 b. 24 Dec 1844 or 24 Dec 1845, d. 3 Apr 1899
MotherCaroline Agnes Crumley2,3 b. 30 Jan 1847, d. 2 Aug 1903
Birth8 Jul 1883 Allice Gertrude Ryburn was born on 8 Jul 1883 in Tennessee.4 
Marriagecirca 1907 She married William M. Erwin circa 1907.5 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910 William and Allice were enumerated a few years after their marriage living in Erwin, Tennessee, where Allice was raised. William was employed as a merchant in a dry goods store.5 
  Allice's family had been active merchants in the town since it was first laid off in the 1870s. 
Cens-192013 Jan 1920  By 1920 Allice and William's family included two daughters, Mildred and Ruth, as well as a son Harry.6 
  Another son, William, born in 1914, had died in a fire in 1918. 
Death9 Sep 1972 Allice died on 9 Sep 1972 at age 89.2 
Burial She was buried at Evergreen Cemetery in Unicoi County, Tennessee.7 

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Allice's headstone8
Allice and five of her siblings. Cllick camera icon for larger image8

Family

William M. Erwin b. 1884, d. 1967
Children
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited15 Nov 2012

Citations

  1. [S915] Roger Ryburn, "Unicoi Cemeteries," e-mail to D. Powell, 11 Jul 2005. Roger states that Allice (per her grandson) always spelled her name with two "l's" = Allice. Roger knew her as Aunt Allie.
  2. [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.
  3. [S1150] Caroline Ryburn household, 1900 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., 5th District, ED 175, sheet 3A (92 stamped), dwelling 34, family 34, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005, image 5 of 18. Enumeration includes: Caroline Ryburn, b. Jan. 1845 wid, mother 9 children, 8 living, b. TN, parents b. TN; John D.S, son, 22, b. Sept. 1877, __ selling gr__; May V, dau, 21, b. May 1879; Annia P., dau, 19, b. Oct. 1880; Allie G., dau, 16, Jul 1883; Walter W., son, 12, b. March 1888; all children b. TN; children's father b. VA, mother TN.
  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. He cites Inicoi County and Its People, 1875-1995 which states that Alice was born in Erwin. However, Roger feels it is more likely she was born in Washington Co., TN.
  5. [S1151] William M. Erwin household, 1910 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 184, sheet 5A (39 stamped), dwelling 77, family 79, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jan. 2005, image 9 of 30. Enumeration includes: William M. Erwin, 25, marr #1, 3 yrs, b. TN, retail merchant in dry goods; Alice, wife, 26, marr #1, marr 3 yrs, mother of 1 child, b. TN, father b. VA, mother TN; Harry D., son, 0/12 old b. TN.
  6. [S1161] Will M. Erwin household, 1920 U.S. cens., Unicoi Co., Tennessee, pop. sched., Erwin, ED 188, sheet 17A (114 stamped), dwelling 305, family 354, viewed online at Genealogy.com, Jan. 2005. Enumeration includes: Will M. Erwin, 35, male, b. TN, grocery salesman; Allie G., wife, 36, marr, b. TN, father b. VA, mother TN; Harry D., son, 11, b. TN; Mildred G., dau, 9, b. TN; Ruth E., dau, 7, b. TN.
  7. [S1173] Unicoi County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Unicoi County, Tennessee, p. 296. Stone reported to read: Allice Ryburn Erwin, 1883-1972.
  8. [S1376] Photo courtesy of Roger Ryburn.
  9. [S1192] James L. Gillum, Prominent Tennesseans 1796-1938, p. 73.
  10. [S915] Roger Ryburn, "Rambling Roots Wm Ryburn work," e-mail to D. Powell, 2 Feb. 2005.
  11. [S1172] Eddie M. Nikazy, Unicoi Co. Tennessee Death Abstracts 1908-1936, p. 76. Abstract reads: William Ryburn Erwin, born 11 Nov. 1914; parents: William M. Erwin and Allie Ryburn; death cause: "accidentally burned to death in barn"; informant: father; died 17 Oct. 1918; buried Jobe Cemetery; record (1918) #622.