I am searching for a marriage of a Ryan (possibility John) and an unknown
Lewellen before 1846/48 in Indiana.
My gr grandmother Catherine Ryan was born in 1846 in Indiana. She is listed
on the 1850 Randolph Co Indiana Census as age 3 in the household of Rawley
and Catherine Lewellen.
Catherine and Rawley Lewellen/Luallen are listed on the 1860 St Clair Co Mo
Census record. There is a Catherine Ryan age 14 listed with the family.
We have been told that Catherine "Kate" married James Pierce in 1868 in St
Clair Co MO.
We think that Kate used the surname Lewellen in later life. Her daughter
filed an application for a social security card in Texas. She gave her
mother's name as Kate Lewellen.
My grandfather who was her son in law gave her fathers name as Johnnie Ryan
when he filled out information for her death certificate in 1929.
We would like to find someone with knowledge about the Ryan and Lewellen
Connection. Was Rawley and Catherine Lewellen the grandparents of
Catherine Ryan?
Any information which will help us solve this puzzle will be appreciated.