He [Frank Ryan] was married, January 26, 1865, to Miss Mary Potter, a daughter of Daniel and Catherine (Cumerine) Potter, early settlers of Darke county, their home being the farm on which our subject now resides.
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Daniel Potter, the father of Mrs. Ryan, was born January 26, 1809, and died September 20, 1862, while his wife was born December 15, 1817, and died April 7, 1861. They came to Darke county in early life and were married there. They took an active part in church work, and were among the organizers of the Christian church in this county. In their family were the following children: William, a resident of Reno county, Kansas, enlisted as a private in 1861, in Company G, Fortieth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and passed the grades of promotion to a first lieutenancy. He participated in many hard-fought battles, and was honorably discharged in 1865. Mrs. Phebe Vail is a resident of Oklahoma. John enlisted in 1862 in Company K, Ninety-fourth Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and was killed in the battle of Resaca, Georgia, May 14. 1863. Jonas died when small. Charlotte and Mrs. Ryan complete the family.
