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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 7 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1887. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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REV. WILLIAM B. RYAN was born in Newport, Campbell Co., Ky., March 22, 1863, and is a son of James N. and Ellen (Harris) Ryan. James N. Ryan, a native of Kilkenny, Ireland, immigrated to America when young, and settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he engaged in iron work, but at present resides in Covington, Ky. His wife was a native of Wexford, Ireland. The paternal grandfather of our subject was a farmer in Ireland. William B. Ryan received his primary education in St. Aloysius School, in Covington, then attended Mount St. Mary’s Seminary, at Price Hill, Cincinnati, four years, after which he entered St. Xavier College, in that city, where he graduated. He also attended St. Mary’s Seminary at Baltimore, where he graduated from a theological course December 22, 1885. He was ordained in St. Patrick’s Church, Covington, January 24, 1886, and took charge of St. Mary’s Cathedral School, and is also an assistant of Rev. Lambert in the cathedral.
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This family biography is one of 150 biographies included in the Kenton County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 7 published in 1887 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company. For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 7
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