Thomas Jackson Ryon1

Male, #47170, (18 Apr 1871 - 7 May 1935)

Parent*Joshua Jackson Ryon1 (8 Jun 1822 - 2 Apr 1906)
Parent*Elizabeth Ann Richardson1 (18 May 1841 - 7 Jun 1918)
Thomas Jackson Ryon|b. 18 Apr 1871\nd. 7 May 1935|p47170.htm|Joshua Jackson Ryon|b. 8 Jun 1822\nd. 2 Apr 1906|p47171.htm|Elizabeth Ann Richardson|b. 18 May 1841\nd. 7 Jun 1918|p47172.htm|||||||||||||

Birth*18 Apr 1871 He was born on 18 Apr 1871 at Savoy, Fannin Co., Texas.1 
 He was the son of Joshua Jackson Ryon and Elizabeth Ann Richardson.1 
Marriage*18 Dec 1892 He married Elizabeth Adeline Culpepper at Ector, Fannin Co., Texas, on 18 Dec 1892. Addie and T. J. had the following children:
1) Don Jackson Ryon, b. 14 May 1894, Savoy, Fannin Co, TX. m. Fannie Lee Roberts. d. 17 Jul 1969, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. Bur: Mount Olivet Cem

2) Paul Asbury Ryon, b 29 Jan 1896 in Savoy, Fannin Co, TX, m. 24 Dec 1915 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, to Agnes Myrtle Smelley. d. 16 Mar 1942, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. bur: Mount Olivet Cem

3) Thomas William "Will" Ryon, b 12 Jun 1898, Savoy, Fannin Co, TX. d. Oct 1918 in the great flu epidemic of 1918 on a train enroute to Kansas City with a load of cattle. bur: Mount Olivet Cem., Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. Spouse: Kat Ragon?

4) Henry Ryon, b 14 Sep 1901 at Bonham, Fannin Co, TX. m 23 Dec to Irene Rutledge (year unknown). d. in Brownwood, TX. Burial in Brownwood.

5) Dewitt Ryon. b. 8 Sep 1905 in Bonham, Fannin Co, TX. d 27 Nov 1970 in Wichita Falls, TX. Bur: Mount Olivet Cem, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX.

6) Ezra Mae Ryon, b 5 Oct 1907. m 16 Mar (year unknown) in Haskell, TX, to Jeff F. Tidwell. d. in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX.

7) Garnett Ryon, b 23 Dec 1909, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. m. Jewell Crew. d. in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. Bur: Mount Olivet Cem.

8) Fred Wayne Ryon, b 23 Aug 1913, Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. m. 5 Apr 1934 in Fort Worth to Fay (NMI) Dorris.

9) Pearl Elizabeth Ryon. b. 8 Nov 1915, in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. d 10 Jul 1929 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. Bur: Mount Olivet Cem..1 
1920 Census*1 Jan 1920 Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.2 
1930 Census*1 Apr 1930 Thomas was listed as the head of a family on the 1930 Census at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas.3 
Death*7 May 1935 He died at Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas, on 7 May 1935.1 
Burial*say 9 May 1935 His body was interred say 9 May 1935 at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas. 
Biography* T. J. Ryon was an independent cattle trader who worked in connection with the Fort Worth Stockyards. A story handed down in the family say that he was so well thought of that he was allowed to buy the first herd of cattle that arrived at the new Fort Worth Stockyards. I've been told that a picture exists that shows him leading that herd in. He was a big man with a handlebar mustache.

"On March 14, 1908, the first indoor cutting horse competition ever held in the world took place inside the Fort Worth Coliseum, illuminated by electric lights and watched and applauded by thousands. Entrants in this historical event were .... T. J. Ryon ...."
(quote from "A Hundred Years of Heroes A History of the Southwestern Exposition and Livestock Show" by Clay Reynolds, Texas Christian University Press, Fort Worth, TX, p. 73.).1 

Family

Elizabeth Adeline Culpepper (18 Mar 1875 - 22 Apr 1955)

Last Edited 6 Mar 2004

Citations

  1. E-mail from Barbara Ryon, e-mail address to Lew Griffin, 2003.
  2. 1920 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 83, Sheet 20A, Pg 20, Pct 1, 109 East 29th St., Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
    Own=Y, Farm=N
    Thomas Ryan, Head, M, 46, M, TX KY VA, Speculator-Live Stock
    Addie (Culpepper) Ryan, Wife, F, 42, M, TX VA AL
    Henry Ryan, Son, M, 18, S, TX TX TX
    Dewitt Ryan, Son, M, 14, S, TX TX TX
    E. Mary Ryan, Dau, F, 12, S, TX TX TX
    Fred Ryan, Son, M, 10, S, TX TX TX
    Garrett Ryan, Son, M, 6, S, TX TX TX
    Pearl Ryan, Dau, F, 4 2/12, S, TX TX TX
    Jane Culpepper, Mother-in-Law, F, 70, Wid, AL AL AL.
  3. 1930 Federal Census, United States.
    ED 88, Sheet 25A, Pg 25, 3023 Houston Ave., Ft Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
    Own=$1900, Radio=N, Farm=N, Military=N
    Thomas Ryan, Head, M, 59, M, md@21, TX KY VA, Stock Trader-Stock Yards
    Addie (Culpepper) Ryan, Wife, F, 54, M, md@16, TX TN AR
    Jane Culpepper, MIL, F, 84, WD, md@n/a, AR AR AR.