Joseph Edward Ryan

  General Notes:

The 1910 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Berks Co., 14-wd Reading, District 97, page 45A records Joseph E. (27) and Estella R. (24) Ryan with children Grace E. (4) and Ethel (3) living at 553 Perry Street. Also in the household is Joseph's widowed mother, Catherine M. Ryan (56). Joseph and Estella have been married for 4 years and have had 2 children while Catherine Ryan has had 11 children of whom 10 are still living. Joseph is a Steel Worker.

The WWI Draft Registration Card for Joseph Edward Ryan records his date of birth as March 11, 1883. He is living at 553 Perry Street with his wife, Mrs. Stellar Rider Ryan. Joseph is working as a Tank Builder at the P & R Loco[motive] Shops.

The 1920 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Berks Co., 14-wd Reading, District 108, page 197A records Joseph E. (36) and Stella R. (34) Ryan with children Grace E. (14) and Ethel M. (12) living at 553 Perry Street. Joseph is a Cistern Repairer for the Steam Rail Road.

The 1930 Federal Census, Pennsylvania, Berks Co., 14-wd Reading, District 50, page 264A records Joseph E. (47) and Stella R. (45) Ryan with daughter Ethel M. (22) living at 549 Perry Street. Also in the household is daughter Grace E. [Ryan] Klump (24) with her husband of 2 years [May 11, 1928], John J. Klump [indexed as Klasing at ancestry.com] (25), and their children John J. Jr. (1 6/12) and Anne M. (6/12) Joseph is a Boiler Maker for Rail Road Shop, Ethel is buttoner at a pants factory, and John is a Book Keeper in an office.

Joseph married Estella (Stella) R. Lorah in 1905 in Reading, Berks Co., PA. (Estella (Stella) R. Lorah was born circa 1886 in Pennsylvania and died after 1930 in Reading, Berks Co., PA.)

  Marriage Notes:

Berks County, PA Register of Wills : Marriage Records : Vol 29 / Page 361