Colonel Thomas Coleman Ryall^[1]

1809 - 1897  (88 years)

• Name	Thomas Coleman Ryall
  Prefix	Colonel
  Birth	19 Apr 1809	Trenton, Mercer, New Jersey   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	13 May 1897	Bedford county, Tennessee   [2]
  Burial	Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee
  Person ID	I821	Scudder
  Last Modified	20 Mar 2013

  
  

  Family ID

  F5792

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  Family	Elizabeth Sims Scudder,   b. 30 Nov 1819, Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee d. 13 Aug 1857, Shelbyville, Shelby, Tennessee (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	21 Dec 1837	Davidson county, Tennessee   [2]
  Children	1. Johnston Scudder Ryall,   b. 31 Oct 1838, Bedford county, Tennessee d. 4 Dec 1917, Alabama (Age 79 years)   2. Dr. Albert Prentiss Ryall,   b. 30 Mar 1840, Bedford county, Tennessee d. 19 Jun 1909 (Age 69 years)   3. Walter Sims Ryall,   b. 9 Oct 1841, Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee d. Aft 1920, Florida (Age > 80 years)   4. Thomas Coleman Ryall, Jr.,   b. 5 Oct 1843, Bedford county, Tennessee d. Aft 1910 (Age > 68 years)   5. Henry Clay Ryall,   b. 19 Feb 1845, Bedford county, Tennessee d. 29 Nov 1923, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee (Age 78 years)   6. Elizabeth Rebecca Ryall,   b. Abt 1848, Bedford county, Tennessee d. 1869 (Age 21 years)   7. Juliet Shelby Ryall,   b. 12 Aug 1854, Tennessee d. 13 Jan 1934, Shelbyville, Bedford, Tennessee (Age 79 years)   8. William Ryall,   b. Abt 1852   d. Bef 1886 (Age < 33 years)
  Family ID	F369	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Thomas read law and at the age of twenty-one began the practice of that profession, which he continued in New Jersey for five or six years. He then, on account of his health, accepted an offer from Post Captain David Deacon, United States Navy, who was ordered to command of the United States Frigate "Brandywine," to accompany him on a cruise three years to the Pacific Coast. In this expedition he served as captain's clerk, judge advocate on court martial and officiated pro tempore as secretary to Commodore Wadsworth, the commander of the squadron. On his return, in reward for his services, Thomas was presented with a written request signed by all the officers of the squadron to the proper authorities, to procure a partnership in the naval service, but in New Jersey he met Miss Elizabeth Scudder, of Nashville. He soon came to Nashville and married her. He has ever since lived in Tennessee and followed farming until about 1880, when, on account of his age, he retired from active business life and moved in with his son, Albert. He owned about 800 acres of land and a very fine fruit orchard. Politically, Thomas was a Whig, but became a Democrat. He was one of the prominent and highly respected citizens of Beford county.

  
  

• Sources

  [S127] Ancestral File (R). [S14] Genealogy of Descendants of Jacob Scudder T-2-3-7-Partial and Descendants of Peter Scudder T-2-3-11, Vol. XXVII, p. 22. [S389] 1880 United States Census, FHL Film 1255244; National Archives Film T9-1244; Page 364A.