Don: I don't know if you have this information or not, but I decided to see (for you) what RYAN families, if any, were in Mobile in the 1860s and 1870s. Here they are: Census Index: U.S. Selected States/Counties, 1860 Ryan, Bridget State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile Year : 1860 Page # : 015 Ryan, Edward State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile Year : 1860 Page # : 209 Ryan, J. J. State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 1st Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 683 Ryan, James State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 6th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 525 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile Year : 1860 Page # : 014 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile Year : 1860 Page # : 082 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 2nd Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 237 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 2nd Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 262 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 6th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 536 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 6th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 537 Ryan, Josephine State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 6th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 538 Ryan, Julia State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 2nd Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 238 Ryan, M. G. State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 2nd Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 225 Ryan, Margaret State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 4th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 391 Ryan, Mary State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 6th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 513 Ryan, Mary State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 6th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 525 Ryan, Michael State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 7th Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 716 Ryan, Owen State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile Year : 1860 Page # : 105 Ryan, Thomas State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 2nd Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 283 Ryan, William State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 2nd Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 277 Ryan, William J. State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile City 1st Ward Year : 1860 Page # : 653 Census Index: U.S. Selected States/Counties, 1870 Ryan, Augustus State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile P.O. Year : 1870 Page # : 209 Ryan, Edward State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 6 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 155 Ryan, Henry State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 1 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 035 Ryan, James State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 5 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 113 Ryan, John State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 5 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 124 Ryan, Mary State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 2 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 058 Ryan, Matilda State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile P.O. Year : 1870 Page # : 210 Ryan, Michael State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 1 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 030 Ryan, Owen State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : Mobile P.O. Year : 1870 Page # : 402 Ryan, William State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 8 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 377 Ryan, William A. State : AL County : Mobile Co. Location : 2 W. Mobile Year : 1870 Page # : 057 Maybe this will verify some of your information, if you haven't seen this before. Kathryn