William G. "Billy" Ryan

William G. "Billy" Ryan/Rebecca Elizabeth "Beckey" Scroggins 1848 marriage license. From Missouri, U.S., Marriage Records, 1805-2002.

1850 MO Polk p20 William G Ryan. William Ryan age 23 Farmer from TN (line 5), Rebecca (Scroggins) Ryan age 23 from TN (line 6), James M age 1 (line 7), Henry age 6/12 (line 8), Rebecca Scroggins, mother of Rebecca (Scroggins) Ryan age 62 (line 9), her grown children? Henry, Rebecca, Edward and George.

1860 MO Polk p115 William G Ryan. William G Ryan age 32 Farmer from TN (line 21), Rebecca (Scroggins) Ryan age 31 (William’s 1st wife) (line 22), James M age 11 (line 23), Henry age 10 (line 24), Isaac W Age 8 (line 25), Sarah age 5 (line 26), William age 3 (line 27), Rebecca age 3/12 (line 28), Rebecca (Scroggins) Ryan’s mother Rebecca Scroggins age 75. Higher up on the same page is a George W (25) and Mary (24) Scroggins family of 4. On the previous page 114 is the Henry (40) and Rebeca (37) family of 8.

His father Abner Ryan was killed by southern pro-Confederate guerrilla forces in 1865. This is William “Billy G. Ryan’s oath of allegiance to the Union of the United States of America September 5, 1862. Men in Missouri who were possibly of age had to sign this in 1863 or they would be shot. That Billy signed it in 1862 meant he was a staunch Union supporter. Men who were for the South avoided sigining at all costs because of retribution from the Confederates.

W. G. Ryan line 7 40 Farmer born Tennessee, November 30, 1863. As the Civil War dragged toward its third year, President Lincoln signed the Enrollment Act in March 1863 to supply more troops to the Union army. The law subjected men ages 20-45 to a draft. Enrollment began shortly thereafter, with men's names recorded on consolidated lists from which draftees would be selected. In the end, bounties for enlistment offered by federal, state, and local governments ensured that most Union troops were volunteers. U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865.

William G. "Billy" Ryan1901 KS Pittsburg directory, blacksmith. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 Kansas
Pittsburg 1901 Pittsburg, Kansas, City Directory, 1901.

William G. "Billy" Ryan widow Lydia 1906 MO Joplin directory.

William G. “Billy” Ryan Arkansas Land 6:27:1898. On Ancestry from donaldscroggins. Near Bear Creek Springs, Approx. 8 miles east of Alpena Arkansas North 1/2 of the South 1/4 of Section 1, Township 19 North, Range 21 West 80 Acres

Daughter Janie Belle Ryan birth record. Missouri, U.S., Birth Registers, 1847-2002 for Ryan Greene Record Images For Greene 1883-1890.