Person:Cecile Ryan (3)

Medical: Has Parkinson's Disease

1. ↑ GEDCOM file submitted by From Bruce Bender. Created on 26 NOV 2006. Imported on 26 Nov 2006..
2. ↑ 1910 Census.

   1910 Census for Quincy Township, Branch County, Michigan
   15 April 1910
   
   North Main
   Ryan, LaVern H., head, white male, age 39, firt marriage, married 13 years. Born Michigan. Father born Ireland, mother born New York. Occupation: Traveler for Medicinal firm. He is employed.
   
   Ruby D., wife, white female, age 36, first marriage, married 13 years, mother of 1 child, one now living, born Michigan, father born Germany, mother born New York.
   
   Cecil May, daughter, white female, age 10/12, single, born Michigan.
   
   Lydia Sherman, boarder.

3. ↑ 1920 Census.

   1920 census – Quincy Village, Quincy Township, Branch County, Michigan
   16 & 17 January 1920
   
   23 South Main Street,
   Ryan, Leverne L., head, owns radio, white male, age 49, married, born Michigan, parents born New York, occupation, traveling salesman, Warner company
   
   Ruby D., wife, white female, age 46, married, born Michigan, father born Germany, mother born New York
   Cecile M., daughter, white female, age 10, single, attended school., born Michigan

4. ↑ Letter
   from Cecile to Norma Larsen.

   Cecile RYAN BIRT DATE 21 May 1909 DEATH DATE 25 Apr 2002
   
   According to Cecile, she and her husband are Methodist.
   
   Cecile~~ 1984 wrote me (Norma) all of the above and the following~~ and on everything I (Norma) will indicate the date of the letter she put the info. into~~
   
   Aunt 'Cassie' (Phoebe Catherine) wanted to name Cecile 'Thelma' but Cecile's Mother, Ruby, chose Cecil and later in her life, Cecile put an 'e' on the end for the feminine gender. The name Cecile comes from St. Cecilia who was the patron Saint of music. (Cecile pronounced her name CE cil with a long e)
   
   Cecile would go to the Strang farm a lot as a child and enjoyed being with her Aunt Electa.
   
   Cecile learned the art of tating from her Aunt Electa.
   
   NAME Helmuth J. /STROBEL/
   SEX M
   BIRTH DATE 8 Jan 1907
   DEATH DATE 2 Feb 2002
   Helmuth and Cecile are Methodist.

5. ↑ SS Death Index.

   Cecile STROBEL 
   Birth Date: 21 May 1909 
   Death Date: 25 Apr 2002 
   Social Security Number: 372-16-4196 
   State or Territory Where Number Was Issued: Michigan
   Death Residence Localities
   ZIP Code: 44101 
   Localities: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio

6. ↑ Letter
   from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

   Norma, this letter has grown and grown and it's a good thing I like, or don't mind writing or it wouldn't be so. You may have to put it down and read it in installments. Maybe you think, and your husband too, that if you really met me, you wouldn't be able to get a word in edgewise.
   
   No, that's not really true. I'm a good listener. My husband is quite a talker and has some good views altho' they may seem a little ridged and harsh to some when it comes to dealing with the criminal, abortion promiscuity, etc. or many of the topics of the day, not to overlook the conditions in the schools these days, but who doesn't if they want to save this Nation from ruin!

7. ↑ Letter
   from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

   I read that Mormon families set aside Monday nights for family togetherness and reverence. Wish there were more of that with other peoples and maybe help stamp out some of the wickedness in this land of ours.

8. ↑ Letter
   from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

   I think it is a privilege to have been born and lived in the beauty of this earth and we should not abuse that privilege while here, but rather lead clean lives and try to leave some mark of good as our legacy when it comes time to leave. Thank you, our Divine Creator, for our many blessings and the bonds of relationship to provide that special closeness we have one for another.

9. ↑ Letter
   from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

   When I was just a few years older than that time, I would go by myself to spend a few days with Aunt Electa and be her little girl, for she had none of her own. She put me to bed in an upstairs bedroom and how I loved to wake up in the morning with the summer sun shining in an East window, smell something good from the kitchen. When I got downstairs, the men had been long gone to the fields, and for breakfast they had eaten potatoes, sweet corn, and a sponge cake baked in the oven of the kitchen range that morning. She, too, worked very hard. It was those times when she taught me to tat and I've never forgotten the art of doing so.
   
   I'd run to her every few minutes for more instruction in the midst of her work and Uncle George offered me a nickel if I just wouldn't bother her when she was busy. I couldn't turn down an offer like that. So in the box which I'm sending to you is a specimen of her tatting which she made for my Mother to be used as a scarf on our library table which was in our living room. Everyone had a library table of one sort or another in those days.

10. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

    Aunt Electa – I was her little girl, too, as well as my mother's. She taught me to tat and I kept running to her for help when she was very busy, and bothering her, so Uncle George said he's give me a nickel if I'd quit, so I very readily shut up.

11. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Larsen.

    Cecile RYAN BIRT DATE 21 May 1909 DEATH DATE 25 Apr 2002
    
    According to Cecile, she and her husband are Methodist.
    
    Cecile~~ 1984 wrote me (Norma) all of the above and the following~~ and on everything I (Norma) will indicate the date of the letter she put the info. into~~
    
    Aunt 'Cassie' (Phoebe Catherine) wanted to name Cecile 'Thelma' but Cecile's Mother, Ruby, chose Cecil and later in her life, Cecile put an 'e' on the end for the feminine gender. The name Cecile comes from St. Cecilia who was the patron Saint of music. (Cecile pronounced her name CE cil with a long e)
    
    Cecile would go to the Strang farm a lot as a child and enjoyed being with her Aunt Electa.
    
    Cecile learned the art of tating from her Aunt Electa.
    
    NAME Helmuth J. /STROBEL/
    SEX M
    BIRTH DATE 8 Jan 1907
    DEATH DATE 2 Feb 2002
    Helmuth and Cecile are Methodist.

12. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Larsen.

    Cecile RYAN BIRT DATE 21 May 1909 DEATH DATE 25 Apr 2002
    
    According to Cecile, she and her husband are Methodist.
    
    Cecile~~ 1984 wrote me (Norma) all of the above and the following~~ and on everything I (Norma) will indicate the date of the letter she put the info. into~~
    
    Aunt 'Cassie' (Phoebe Catherine) wanted to name Cecile 'Thelma' but Cecile's Mother, Ruby, chose Cecil and later in her life, Cecile put an 'e' on the end for the feminine gender. The name Cecile comes from St. Cecilia who was the patron Saint of music. (Cecile pronounced her name CE cil with a long e)
    
    Cecile would go to the Strang farm a lot as a child and enjoyed being with her Aunt Electa.
    
    Cecile learned the art of tating from her Aunt Electa.
    
    NAME Helmuth J. /STROBEL/
    SEX M
    BIRTH DATE 8 Jan 1907
    DEATH DATE 2 Feb 2002
    Helmuth and Cecile are Methodist.

13. ↑ 1910 Census.

    1910 Census for Quincy Township, Branch County, Michigan
    15 April 1910
    
    North Main
    Ryan, LaVern H., head, white male, age 39, firt marriage, married 13 years. Born Michigan. Father born Ireland, mother born New York. Occupation: Traveler for Medicinal firm. He is employed.
    
    Ruby D., wife, white female, age 36, first marriage, married 13 years, mother of 1 child, one now living, born Michigan, father born Germany, mother born New York.
    
    Cecil May, daughter, white female, age 10/12, single, born Michigan.
    
    Lydia Sherman, boarder.

14. ↑ 1920 Census.

    1920 census – Quincy Village, Quincy Township, Branch County, Michigan
    16 & 17 January 1920
    
    23 South Main Street,
    Ryan, Leverne L., head, owns radio, white male, age 49, married, born Michigan, parents born New York, occupation, traveling salesman, Warner company
    
    Ruby D., wife, white female, age 46, married, born Michigan, father born Germany, mother born New York
    Cecile M., daughter, white female, age 10, single, attended school., born Michigan

15. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

    After I finished college, and before I was married, I took my Mother back to Elyria, Ohio about 1929 and environs to visit those people who were still living around there.

16. ↑ 1930 Census.

    1930 Census – Ward 2, Ypsilanti City, Washtenaw County, Michigan
    2 Apr 1930
    
    48 N. Huron Street
    Ryan, Celie M., lodger, white female, age 20, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, occupation: bookkeeper at a bank.

17. ↑ 1930 Census.

    1930 Census – Ward 2, Ypsilanti City, Washtenaw County, Michigan
    2 Apr 1930
    
    48 N. Huron Street
    Ryan, Celie M., lodger, white female, age 20, single, born Michigan, parents born Michigan, occupation: bookkeeper at a bank.

18. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

    I've felt old, in spirit at least, during the past months. My Mother and I were real pals and it wasn't easy to part with her, particularly in face of the fact that she had such a terrific death. You may not have heard that she had to undergo the amputation of her right leg at the hip–all caused by a blood clot and gangrene.

19. ↑ Newspaper
    Obituary for Cassie Bender.

    Cassie is survived by a sister, Mary, and by a niece, Cecile, of Detroit.

20. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Strang Larsen.

    For the past eleven years, my husband has delivered new G.M. trucks to distant points on week-ends and during the summer months. When we went to California, he delivered at Albuquerque and I drove the car along with him that far and then we proceeded together for the rest of the trip. When we went to Fla. I drove alone to Chattanooga where he left two trucks. He has an Aunt in Denver and would like to arrange things the same way. If he did, I might do a little more "arranging" to come on to Salt lake –two cities we have never visited and I think both must be nice spots.
    
    My father lives with us and I worry a little to be gone very long at a time, leaving him alone. He's nearly 84 years old and in good health. When are you coming to Michigan? Your roots are probably in the West.

21. ↑ Letter
    from Cecile to Norma Larsen.

    Cecile RYAN BIRT DATE 21 May 1909 DEATH DATE 25 Apr 2002
    
    According to Cecile, she and her husband are Methodist.
    
    Cecile~~ 1984 wrote me (Norma) all of the above and the following~~ and on everything I (Norma) will indicate the date of the letter she put the info. into~~
    
    Aunt 'Cassie' (Phoebe Catherine) wanted to name Cecile 'Thelma' but Cecile's Mother, Ruby, chose Cecil and later in her life, Cecile put an 'e' on the end for the feminine gender. The name Cecile comes from St. Cecilia who was the patron Saint of music. (Cecile pronounced her name CE cil with a long e)
    
    Cecile would go to the Strang farm a lot as a child and enjoyed being with her Aunt Electa.
    
    Cecile learned the art of tating from her Aunt Electa.
    
    NAME Helmuth J. /STROBEL/
    SEX M
    BIRTH DATE 8 Jan 1907
    DEATH DATE 2 Feb 2002
    Helmuth and Cecile are Methodist.

22. ↑ Conversation
    Peggy and Norma Larsen.

    Norma told Peggy that Cecile and Helmuth were devoted to one another. "Cecile loved her Helmuth."

23.   GEDCOM file submitted by From Bruce Bender. Created on 26 NOV 2006. Imported on 26 Nov 2006..