Harold Alban Ryden1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 3734, (1900 - 1975)
FatherCharles A. Ryden4,5,6 (1859 - 24 Dec 1944)
MotherMathilda [surname unknown]4,5,7 (1858 - 14 Sep 1939)

Key Events:

Birth: 3 Jul 1900, Hallock, Kittson Co., Minnesota8,9,10
Marriage: 12 Apr 1925, 404 West Main St., Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, Ada Margaret Schuck (12 May 1903 - 25 Jan 1986)11,12,13
Burial: 13 Jun 1975, East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois14
Death: 13 Jun 1975, Champaign, Illinois15,16
ChartsDescendants of Jakob and Anna Katharina Glebe

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Narrative:

     Harold Alban Ryden was born on 3 Jul 1900 in Hallock, Kittson Co., Minnesota. His baptismal record shows he was born in Fridhem, but the location of that community has been lost. Later records show his birthplace as Hallock, which was apparently the nearest sizable town.8,9,10 He was baptized on 22 Jul 1900 in Grace Lutheran Church, Hallock, Minnesota.4 He was baptized as Alban Harold but seems to have been called Harold Alban from a young age.4,17 As an adult he was also known as Steve.18
     He appeared on the 1905 State Census of Thompson Twp., Kittson Co., Minnesota, in the household of his parents, Charles A. Ryden and Mathilda [surname unknown].19 He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Thompson Twp., Kittson Co., Minnesota, in the household of his parents.6
     Harold registered for the draft for World War I on 12 Sep 1918, while living at Hallock, Kittson Co., Minnesota, reporting he was employed as as a farm laborer, working for his father.1 He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Thompson Twp., Kittson Co., Minnesota, in the household of his parents.20
     He was a farm laborer in Minnesota.21 Harold went to Canada to work, crossing the border 22 Apr 1921 about 25 miles from his home, at Emerson, Manitoba.22 He said he was carrying $25, and was going to work on the farm of J. M. Lohr, about 90 miles further north, in Sperling. Mr. Lohr had farmed 7,500 acres in Minnesota, but disposed of it in 1919 to move his operations to Manitoba where he purchased 7,200 acres near Gunton, and rented 3,200 acres near Sperling.23,22
     Lohr died in Feb 1924. Whether Harold stayed in Canada until then is not known, but he had moved to Illinois by 1925.24
     Harold married Ada Margaret Schuck, daughter of George W. Schuck and Katie Elizabeth Oetzel, on 12 Apr 1925 in Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, with Rev. E. A. Watkins, pastor of the First Chritian Church officating, at his residence, 404 West Main St.11,12,13
     Harold and Ada appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 303½ E. Green, enumerated 3 Apr 1930, reporting they were renting their home, for $35 per month and owned a radio. Their son William was listed as living with them. They were living around the corner from her parents, who were living on South Vine.25
     By 1930 he was an electrician, working for the University of Illinois. In 1940 he reported he had worked 40 hours the last week of March, and 52 weeks the prior year, earning $2,160.26,27
     Harold and Ada appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 204 Urbana Ave., enumerated 14 Apr 1940, reporting they were renting their home, for $30 per month, and had lived in the same town in 1935. Their children William and Robert were listed as living with them.28
     Harold registered for the draft for World War II on 16 Feb 1942, while living at 204 S. Urbana, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, reporting he was employed by University of Illinois physical plant department.29 He reported in the 1950 census he had worked 40 hours the prior week as an electrician at a state university. He retired in 1965, after working for the University for 45 years.30,31
     Harold and Ada appeared on the 1950 Federal Census of Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois, at 204 So Urbana, enumerated 12 Apr 1950, reporting they lived in a home that was not on a farm. Their son Robert was listed as living with them.19 He was buried on 13 Jun 1975 in East Lawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign Co., Illinois.14
     Harold died on 13 Jun 1975 in Champaign, Illinois, at age 74.15,16

Children:
     Children with Ada Margaret Schuck:

  • William Charles Ryden25,28,32 (15 Oct 1927 - 13 Dec 1985)
  • Robert Eugene Ryden28,19,32 (7 Oct 1930 - 9 Sep 2010)

Citations

  1. [S8236] Harold Alban Ryden, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  2. [S8232] Carl A. Ryden household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows name as Alban Herald Ryden.
  3. [S8233] Marriage Register, Champaign Co., Illinois, 6:141, no. 10404, Harold Albin Ryden and Ada Margaret Schuck.
  4. [S8239] Register of Grace Lutheran Church of Hallock, Minnesota, Baptisms, pg 40, no. 568, Alban Harold Ryden.
  5. [S13238] Charlie Ryden household, 1905 Minnesota State Census, Kittson Co., Minnesota, Thompson Twp., shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S8230] Charles Ryden household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kittson Co., Minnesota.
  7. [S8230] Charles Ryden household, 1910 U.S. Census, Kittson Co., Minnesota, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S8239] Register of Grace Lutheran Church of Hallock, Minnesota, Baptisms, pg 40, no. 568, Alban Harold Ryden, shows date, town, as Fridhem, county, and state.
  9. [S13236] Harold Albin Ryden, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947, shows date, town, as Hallock, and state.
  10. [S13247] Harold A. Ryden obituary, The Courier, shows date, town, as Hallock, and state.
  11. [S8233] Marriage Register, Champaign Co., Illinois, 6:141, no. 10404, Harold Albin Ryden and Ada Margaret Schuck, shows date and officiant.
  12. [S13237] "Shuck-Ryden Nuptials," The Urbana Daily Courier, 13 Apr 1925, shows married yesterday, officiant, at his home, and address.
  13. [S8234] Harold A. Ryden household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows married, with his first marriage at age 23 and hers at 20.
  14. [S13247] Harold A. Ryden obituary, The Courier, shows services Friday and cemetery.
  15. [S13247] Harold A. Ryden obituary, The Courier, shows died Wdnesday and at Burnham Hospital.
  16. [S1000] "Social Security Death Index," Ancestry.com, record for Harold Ryden, Soc. Sec. No. 334-10-1902, shows month, year, and last residence as 61801 Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.
  17. [S13238] Charlie Ryden household, 1905 Minnesota State Census, Kittson Co., Minnesota, Thompson Twp., shows name as Albon H. Ryden.
  18. [S13247] Harold A. Ryden obituary, The Courier, shows name as Harold A. "Steve" Ryden.
  19. [S13238] Charlie Ryden household, 1905 Minnesota State Census, Kittson Co., Minnesota, Thompson Twp.
  20. [S8232] Carl A. Ryden household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota.
  21. [S8232] Carl A. Ryden household, 1920 U.S. Census, Otter Tail Co., Minnesota, shows occupation as laborer, industry as farm.
  22. [S8237] Harold Ryden, Border Entry, Form 30, 1919-1924.
  23. [S8238] "Buys 7,200 Acres; Rents Five Sections," Manitoba Free Press, 15 Jun 1920, describes Lohr's farming.
  24. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 160753886, John M Lohr, Saint Marys Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba, shows death date as 18 Feb 1924 and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  25. [S8234] Harold A. Ryden household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  26. [S8234] Harold A. Ryden household, 1930 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows occupation as electrician, industry as University of Illinois.
  27. [S8235] Harold A. Ryden household, 1940 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois, shows occupation as electrician, industry as University of Illinois.
  28. [S8235] Harold A. Ryden household, 1940 U.S. Census, Champaign Co., Illinois.
  29. [S13236] Harold Albin Ryden, WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947.
  30. [S13238] Charlie Ryden household, 1905 Minnesota State Census, Kittson Co., Minnesota, Thompson Twp., shows occupation as electrician and industry as state university.
  31. [S13247] Harold A. Ryden obituary, The Courier, shows retirement year and worked 45 years.
  32. [S13247] Harold A. Ryden obituary, The Courier.