JOHN WILLIAM RYAN, HUSBAND OF FLORA REBECCA McCELLAN.
1, JOHN RYAN first appears in the Peoria city Directory as a piano tuner, living at 222 Fourth Street.
2. In 1885 JOHN is working for August Weber JR at 220, Main Street as a piano tuner.
3. In 1886, JOHN is a salesman for Mark Ament ( Pianos and Organs, 116, South Adams) and JOHN and is living at 210 Eliza, in Peoria, Illinois
4. JOHN moved to 107, Mc Reynolds in 1888, he is still working for Mark Ament.
5 JOHN moved again in 1892 to 414, Sixth and was working for Mark Ament.
6. In 1894, JOHN moved again, this time to 1013, State Street, Peoria, Illinois.
7. In 1896, John moved to 420, New York, Avenue, Peoria and he was a traveling salesman for Mark Ament.
8 .In 1898 JOHN changed jobs and began working for the Wookey & Co, as a piano tuner.
9. JOHN RYAN stayed with the Wookey & Co, until 1904. He is listed as a music tuner, living at 105, South Bluff.
10. In 1905, his address is 105, South Glen Oak. This is the last place of residence which was last found in 1909.
JOHN RYAN died 8th, Sept, 1913 in Galva, Illinois, he is buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois
JOHN WILLIAM RYAN was born in Indiana, possibly the city of Eminence on 8th June, 1847, had a brother named George Ryan, the father and mother were from Kentucky and moved to Indiana to live, JOHN RYAN’S father died and John enlisted in the Army and was enrolled as a Private of company “B” 59 th, Regiment, Indiana Volunteers at Spencer, Indiana on 8th August, 1862. He was mustered into the Military service of the United States at Indianapolis, Indiana on 21st August, 1862, he was honorably discharged on 10th December, 1863 at St Louis, Mo for disability, he was involved in action at Forty Hills, Raymond, Vicksburg, all in Mississippi, he was a musician. JOHN WILLIAM RYAN was 17 or 18 years old when he came home from the War, he was a drummer boy and was very musical, he played band and March through the streets.
JOHN WILLIAM RYAN wouldn’t ask for an army pension because he said that all he did was play drums, boys got shot. it was his pride maybe, when his wife Flora was older, she would say, Couldn’t understand why he wouldn’t apply for a pension, do you suppose he was really in the War, she actually wrote to Washington DC and confirmed that he was in the war, he was a Grandman always in Christmas Programs, could also sing real good and tell funny stories, he worked at music stores in Peoria, as a piano tuner, he was a fine musician.
JOHN WILLIAM RYAN married FLORA REBECCA McCELLAN on 26th October, 1871 at the home of her parents, Mr & Mrs Charles Orson Mc Cellan, (Flora was the daughter of Charles Orson Mc Cellan and Eunice Weeks Avery) two miles East and one mile and a half North of El Paso, Illinois.
FLORA REBECCA Mc CELLAN was born 22nd August, 1852, John William Ryan died 8th Sept, 1913 in Galva, Illinois and he is buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illnois, FLORA REBECCA RYAN died 23rd, October, 1923 in California, where she was staying with her family, her body was taken home to Peoria, Illinois, Flora is buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois.
JOHN WILLIAM RYAN & FLORA REBECCCA MC CELLAN had five daughters.
1. GRACE ALOUTA RYAN born 18th July, 1872, Grace died Feb of 1936 in Van Nuys, Ca.
2. Jessie Weeks Ryan born 14th March, 1876, she died a young lady, died ? buried in Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois.
3. Mabel Caroline Ryan born 1st May, 1878, died 14th August, 1939 in Peoria, buried in the Springdale Cemetery in Peoria, Illinois.
4. Monnie Pearl Ryan born 4th July, 1880, she died 1915 in Chicago, Illinois.
]5. Lillian Eunice Ryan born 27th April, 1883, died 18th Feb, 1953 in San Franciso, Ca.
George W Ryan the brother of John William Ryan, George was born 1845 in Indiana, he was married to Laura E Ryan, they had one daughter E Gertrude Ryan and they lived in Indianapolis, Indiana, they are on the 1900 Census.
THE RYAN name is from the County of Tipperary in Ireland, it was recorded there and the Origin goes back to the 11th or 12th Century – IRISH.
THE McCELLAN name is from KIRKCUDBRIGHTSHIRE in Scotland, where they were seated from Ancient times, traced back to the 11th or 12th Century - SCOTTISH.