This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YCB.2ACI/150.402 Message Board Post: hello! My great grandmother was the granddaughter to John Jacob Ryan "the father of Lake Charles" and he owned Ryan Street in Lahe Charles that he donated to the city. my grandmother was Mabel Isbel Ryan that married Leo Todd Bertrand. Her father was George Washington Ryan. John Jacob Ryan had a brother that was killed at the Alamo in Texas. Issac Ryan. I would love to hear from you. Sincerely, rebecca