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Mary Ann Hines Ryan - Dennis Ryan's wife

Mary Ann Hines Ryan

When Don and Millie Ryan gave us a photo of Dennis Ryan's grave in the West Ridge cemetery, we saw something that surprised us - Mary Ann, his wife, was buried next to him.

So we requested an obituary to see if we could learn more about this family...

Dennis left Waukon in the early 1900s with most of his family, although a few of his sons remained behind to manage the farm. The rest of the family made their way to Cushing, Oklahoma and Springfield, Missouri. He returned to Waukon, and at some point was admitted to a private sanitorium in Dubuque, Iowa.

After his death, his estate had to sell the farm to pay medical bills. A few of his sons remained in the Waukon area, while most of them moved to Houston County in Minnesota. At some point, we hope to make a connection with this family, as we believe some may still be in the Waukon and Houston county areas.

Mary Ann Hines Ryan obituary in 1917.

Dennis and Mary Ann Hines Ryan cemetery marker in Union Prairie.

John Hines lived one farm north of the Ryans, The Hines were one of the original farmers in Allamakee County, and at the time of Mary Ann's death he was still remembered as one of its earliest pioneers.

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
John HINES	Self	M	Male	W	57	IRE	Farmer	IRE	IRE
Elisabeth HINES	Wife	M	Female	W	56	IRE	Keeping House	IRE	IRE
John HINES	Son	S	Male	W	19	IL	Works At Home	IRE	IRE
Elisabeth RYAN	Dau	M	Female	W	26	IA	Keeping House	IRE	IRE
Mary Ann GRIFFIN	Dau	M	Female	W	24	IA	Keeping House	IRE	IRE

Household:

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Dennis RYAN	Self	M	Male	W	33	IRE	Farmer	IRE	IRE
Mary Ann RYAN	Wife	M	Female	W	21	IA	Keeping House	IRE	IRE
Mary RYAN	Dau	S	Female	W	5	IA		IRE	IRE
Margret RYAN	Dau	S	Female	W	2	IA		IRE	IA
Elisabeth RYAN	Dau	S	Female	W	3M	IA		IRE	IA
Francis OLAUGHLIN	Other	S	Male	W	30	IRE	Works On Railroad	IRE	IRE
John MCMARLEY	Other	S	Male	W	15	IA	Works On Farm	IRE	IRE