(Ryan Plot at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa)

Personal Page of Sean M. Ryan

I grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and graduated from Dowling High School, West Des Moines, Iowa.

I attended Iowa State University, University of Houston and Graduate School at the University of Iowa.  Presently, I am a chemist with the Food and Drug Administration in Lenexa, Kansas.  I have held similar type positions with the Environmental Protection Agency, Region VII, Kansas City, Kansas; the US Army Corps of Engineers, Missouri River Division, Omaha, Nebraska; and the University of Iowa Hygienic Laboratory in Des Moines, Iowa.

The primary purpose of these WEB pages is for genealogical research and information.  Hopefully, you will find this information useful should you be interested in any of the individuals found in these pages.  If you feel we are related in any way, please contact me and perhaps we can further share information.

I am directly descended from individuals with the following surnames (with the primary county):

BARTHELL (Allamakee), BRANDT, (Allamakee), BLOCK (Allamakee), BLUMER, (Scott, Sherman), BUTLER (Allamakee), BORCHERDING (Germany), CALNISCO (Sherman), DOYLE (Will), GALLAGHER (Allamakee), HARTBAUER (Allamakee), HEBERT (Will), LARRIVE (Nicolet, Quebec), LAVIGNE (Nicolet, Quebec), LEPAGE (Nicolet, Quebec), LUCHSINGER (Glarus, Switzerland), MORRISEY (Will), SCHEIRLEIN (Germany), SCHNEIDEREIT (Sherman, Will), SHOEMAKER (Reno?) and, of course, RYAN (Allamakee).   These families primarily settled in Iowa, (Allamakee, Clayton, Scott and Winneshiek), Illinois (Livingston and Will), Kansas (Reno) and Nebraska (Sherman).  They emigrated from Ireland (Donegal, Tipperary and Wexford), Germany (East Prussia, Saxony and Bavaria), Switzerland (Glarus) and from Canada (Quebec).

Of course, there are also a large number of cousins with different surnames.  These include, (but are not limited to):

Amdahl, Baltz, Bechthold, Behrens, Birdsell, Bliss, Clark, Curtin, Dau, Dickson, Drew, Englehorn, Faegre, Fisher, Glover, Goodyear, Harris, Horhammer, Hurtuboise, Kamin, Kuehl, Knostman, Knutzen, Magner, Martin, Meier, Mercer, Meyer, Micheel, Miller, Osburnsen, Roach, Robinson, Schaumberg, Schnack, Schroeder, Schwegler, VadeBonCoeur, Ward, Witt, Wrehe and Zieman.

For my complete family tree, follow this link to RootsWeb/Ancestry:

My Family Tree at Rootsweb

I have a very large collection of photos, some of which are mine, others which were provided and shared by other individuals, of ancestors and other family members, headstones, homes and interesting places etc.  Flicker has deleted  my many hundreds of photos, I also am adding my complete set of photos found in Facebook.  (You will have to have a free Facebook account to view.. Sorry).   To view many of these, follow the links below:

Some of My Photos at Flicker

All of my My Photos at Facebook

I have acquired an index of many records from St. Patricks church in Waukon, Allamakee, Iowa.

These list baptisms, marriages and burials of those with the Ryan surname.  This project is still under construction so check back often.  Follow the link below:

St. Patrick's records

Many people have assisted me in acquiring photos, information, etc.  This page would not be completewithout acknowledging those whom have generously assisted me in various ways.  Thank you to all found listed in the link below:  (If I have neglected to list you, please let me know)

My Thanks

Many family members have biographies or other information listed on the WEB today.  No doubt there are others I am not aware of.  Follow the links below:

WEB links

I have copies of a number of plat maps, primarily of Allamakee county.  Special thanks to Mary Ann H.  for assisting me by providing many of these to me.  I have many, check back often for more.

Plat maps:

I also have Land Record Transactions of many relatives. Click on the link below.

Land Records

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There are a number of living relatives I am aware of, but I have no idea of their whereabouts and sometimes not even their names.  Check here for further information.

Am I Looking for You?

Several living relatives have their own WEB sites today.  Links to their sites are listed below:

John Robinson; Morrisey Line Details Lee Gentemann; Additional Hebert Details

Greg Stevens - W. Barthell Line Details

Miscellaneous information of interesting relatives can be found below.

Misc Info

During the late 1800s and early 1900s photos of family members placed on postcards were common.

These as well as other postcards of general interest are included below:

(Post Card Page)

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