Levi M. Ryckman and Sarah Jane Blose

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Husband Levi M. Ryckman ¹

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           Born: 1 Aug 1844 1
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         Father: Alonzo Ryckman (Abt 1813-1864) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth Hertman (      -1894) 1

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       Marriage: 25 Jan 1866 2

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Wife Sarah Jane Blose ²

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         Father: George Blose (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Rachel L. Waugaman (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Duella May Ryckman ²

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           Born: 7 Oct 1866 2
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         Spouse: Adam F. Snyder (      -      ) 2

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2 F Rachel Alberta Ryckman ²

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           Born: Nov 1870 2
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         Spouse: William J. Ellwood (      -      ) 2

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3 F Elizabeth Blanchard Ryckman ²

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           Born: 2 Aug 1872 2
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         Spouse: William Clark Steele (      -      ) 2

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4 F Laura Edyth Ryckman ²

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           Born: 5 Jun 1881 2
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General Notes: Husband - Levi M. Ryckman

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He obtained his education in the common schools, and was taught the trade of shoemaker. He enlisted in the army in 1861, and although but sixteen years of age gained admission to the One Hundred and First Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry, and served for two years. In 1863 he was honorably discharged, and re-enlisted in the same regiment. He participated in many battles and skirmishes, among them being: Yorktown, Williamsburg, Fair Oaks, Seven Days before Richmond, Kingston, North Carolina; White hall and Goldsboro. At Plymouth, North Carolina, he was taken prisoner. The Union forces, under General Wessels, engaged in the battle at Plymouth, surrendered after a three days’ struggle, and the general and entire command, including a gunboat, were captured by the enemy. Mr. Ryckman was taken to Andersonville where he was imprisoned for five months, and then was removed to Florence, South Carolina, where he was in prison for three more months, after which period of time he was paroled to the camp at Annapolis, Maryland, and was subsequently exchanged and rejoined his regiment. In June, 1865, he was honorably discharged from the service. After his return from the war Mr. Ryckman employed the money he had saved in merchandising, and prospered in this enterprise. He devoted all his spare time to study, and subsequently opened a drug and general store, in Export, which he sold October 11, 1905, to J. H. Foight. Politically he was a strong Republican, and was appointed postmaster at Manordale, under the administration of President Grant, continuing in the office through the Garfield-Arthur administration. He owned a farm in Export which he personally conducting, and was associated with a few other men of enterprise in maintaining a track at Export, where horses were exercised. In matters of religion he was a member of the German Reformed church, in which he served as a deacon and an elder. He was a member of the G. A. R., Post Sardis.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 123.

2 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 124.