I am not researching Ryans but my Jersey City grandfather (Joseph L. Boland who lived from 1881 to 1961 and who was a milk dealer, tugboat owner, and small time real estate agent after the Crash) had a sister Bessie who married a Ryan and had lots of Ryan children: Helen (married to Frank Schmidt?), Muriel, Rita, Bettie (who maybe married a Hunter), and Georgie. At one point Bessie Boland Ryan and her family (maybe 1930s) lived at 202 3rd Street, Jersey City. Dory