Isaac F. Ryan
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Title
Isaac F. Ryan
Subject
Ryan, Isaac Franklin (1883-1971)
Description
Portrait photograph Isaac Franklin Ryan.
He was the son of Edward and Lydia Frances (Walters) Ryan.
He married Blanche R. (Beedle) Ryan in 1906.
Isaac worked as a laborer in 1910 and when he registered for the WWI draft in 1918, he was a fireman for the railroad in Brunswick, Maryland, while his wife, lived at their home in Mt. Jackson.
By 1920, Isaac was a shipbuilder in a shipyard and Blanche was caring for three sons: Freeman Lester (1906-1980), Floyd Elmer (1909-1949) and Harry W. (1916-1960). They lived on a farm in the Ashby District.
His wife's mental health deteriorated sometime after 1920. She was institutionalized in Staunton for more than 30 years before she died.
Isaac continued to work. He lived in Washington D.C. in 1942, when he registered for the WWII draft. At that time, he was working for B&O railroad.
He lived in Timberville at the end of his life and was a retired railroad worker when he died.
He was the son of Edward and Lydia Frances (Walters) Ryan.
He married Blanche R. (Beedle) Ryan in 1906.
Isaac worked as a laborer in 1910 and when he registered for the WWI draft in 1918, he was a fireman for the railroad in Brunswick, Maryland, while his wife, lived at their home in Mt. Jackson.
By 1920, Isaac was a shipbuilder in a shipyard and Blanche was caring for three sons: Freeman Lester (1906-1980), Floyd Elmer (1909-1949) and Harry W. (1916-1960). They lived on a farm in the Ashby District.
His wife's mental health deteriorated sometime after 1920. She was institutionalized in Staunton for more than 30 years before she died.
Isaac continued to work. He lived in Washington D.C. in 1942, when he registered for the WWII draft. At that time, he was working for B&O railroad.
He lived in Timberville at the end of his life and was a retired railroad worker when he died.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
The glass plate negative of this image was stored in a box labeled "1904".
Contributor
Identified in 2025 by library staff utilizing other photographs of the subject.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Isaac F. Ryan appears in Morrison Studio Collection images 018652, 026425, 026593, and 026823.
Identifier
018652
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Isaac F. Ryan,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/48727.
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