Jacqi,
Edward Ryan and his wife, Mary Ryan, are buried in St. Paul Cemetery in
Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana. The following is extracted from the
Center Township Cemetery Index published by the Northwest Indiana
Genealogical Society (NWIGS):
RYAN, Edward 1832-1907
RYAN, Mary wife 1832-1906
These two are buried adjacent to one another. No other Ryans are buried near
them. There is no Johanna Ryan in St. Paul Cemetery. Nobody by the name of
Swanton is in the cemetery. In fact, the Swanton surname does not appear in
any other Porter County cemetery index. This certainly doesn't foreclose the
fact that Swantons may be buried in the St. Paul Cemetery since the stone
could be missing or no stone was ever erected. During my in-depth research
concerning Kimball Cemetery in Liberty Township in Porter County, I have
found more than 96 individuals that are not listed in the NWIGS index.
Best regards,
Steve Shook
Moscow, Idaho
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From: Jacqi Stevens [mailto:jacqistevens@comcast.net]
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2005 8:39 PM
To: INPORTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [INPORTER-L] SWANTON, RYAN in Valparaiso, 1850s
I am working on the line of Sarah SWANTON, b Jan 1853 in Michigan City, IN,
but evidently moved to Valparaiso bef 1855. Sarah was the daughter of Samuel
SWANTON and Mary SULLIVAN. Sarah had a younger sister, Ellen, b Dec 1854,
somewhere in IN. Sometime between 1854 and Dec 1855, Samuel died (I don't
know whether in Michigan City, Valparaiso, or elsewhere), and Mary married
Edward X. Ryan in Valparaiso Dec. 16, 1855. Mary and Edward had several
children, and Edward's mother Johanna lived w them in Valparaiso according
to the 1870 census.
There are a few things I'd like to discover about these people. First, does
anyone have access to obits for the early 1900s? There is an Edward RYAN d
Feb 20, 1907, age 76, which might be our man. If anyone on this list has
local access to obits who could check to see if this is our Edward, I'd
appreciate hearing from you. The age, and the fact that he was b Ireland,
make this look like a keeper. I am hoping to find cemetery location, and a
possible family plot. (His wife Mary preceded him, dying Aug 18, 1906...I'd
also like to find out where she was buried.)
Second, any ideas on how I could find out when and where Samuel SWANTON
might have died? Given the year (1850s), I know there weren't official
records kept. However, was there a Catholic Church in Valparaiso area back
then that would have been a likely place for church records for this family?
How about a Catholic Cemetery for that time period?
Thanks in advance for any help or advice anyone can give on this.
Jacqi
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