yep I get confused myself sometimes, but your last part is correct - he married Sally Barnhill (i goofed the last name previoisly) then divorced her, then married Minerva Galloway - she apparently died - and then married her sister Indiana Galloway! whew! thanks michaelb --- Cathy Wilheim <cwilheim@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, Michael, > > I find your use of "remarried" confusing. Do you > mean that William Ryan was > married to Minerva Galloway, divorced her, married > Sally Barnhart, dovorced > her, married Minvera Galloway again -- and where > does Indiana Galloway fit > into this? > > Or do you mean that William Ryan married: > . (1) Sally Barnhart, marriage ended in divorce > . (2) Minerva Galloway, marriage ended with her > death > . (3) Indiana Galloway, marriage ended with his > death? > > Cousin Cathy in Wichita > > > >From: michael smith <michaelb36@yahoo.com> > >Reply-To: TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com > >To: TNDICKSO-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: [TNDICKSO] Re: [TNDICKSON] Surname Ryan > (question) > >Date: Fri, 24 Aug 2001 06:38:10 -0700 (PDT) > > > > > >Does anyone research the surname Ryan? > > > >I have a William Ryan who married Elizabeth > Galloway > >in 1847 Dickson Co. They can be found in > Rutherford > >Co on the 1850 census, both 22 and born in TN (no > >children). I have then found a William Ryan who > >married a Sarah E. Parnell in 1855 (Dickson Co). I > >think I have found the correct William Ryan in 1860 > >Williamson Co (age 31 married to S.E.) The age for > >him works & the initials for her work. Based on > her > >age (23), I suspect that she is the oldest daughter > of > >Daniel E. Parnell who 1st married Sally Barnhart in > >the 1830's (Dickson Co) then divorced her in Jun > 1840 > >and remarried Minerva Galloway in Jul 1840. On the > >1840 census Daniel has only 1 child a girl, under > 5, > >making the birth year bracket the same as this > Sarah > >Parnell who married Wm. Ryan. > >It's funny how the families intermixed back then. > >Daniel remarried Minerva's sister Indiana Galloway > in > >1852. > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute > with Yahoo! Messenger > >http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ > > > > > >==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > >To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill > out the form: > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > > >============================== > >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, > Preserve & Celebrate > >your heritage! > >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at > http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp > > > ==== TNDICKSO Mailing List ==== > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/index.htm > Join our sister list DICKSONDIGGERS@topica.com > To submit your SURNAMES go to this site and fill out > the form: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tndickso/sursubmit.htm > > ============================== > Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, > Preserve & Celebrate > your heritage! > http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/