Household #65: Ryall, Charles Wesley

See also the Ryall family connections for Isaiah Ryall and Rachel Ann Folsom’s descendants and their marriages into other Barney families.

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In the 1900 Barney census, Charles Ryall headed an 11-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.

Household Snapshot

Charles Ryall headed an 11-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner and 9 children.

Charles Ryall's listed occupation was Farmer.

All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.

Newspaper and Public-Record Trail

This section flags public-record leads separate from the census table. The detailed discussion stays in the family narrative, research status, and source citations below.

1900 Census Household

Children and Later Trails

This section is reserved for later-life child evidence. No later spouse, death, burial, obituary, probate, separate household, or descendant-line identification has been added here yet from direct records.

Family Narrative

The census record set now gives a much clearer frame for Charles Wesley Ryall than this entry had before. In 1850, Charles W. Ryall appears in Lowndes County as a one-year-old in the household of Isaiah B. Ryall and Rachel Ann Ryall. In 1860, a Charles W. Ryals, age 11, appears in Brooks County in the household indexed under J. B. Ryals and Rachel Ryals. Those two census placements fit the same child well, though the father's given-name form should be checked against the original image because the indexes suggest either Isaiah B. Ryall or J. B. Ryals.

By 1880, Charles had established his own household in Morven, Brooks County. That census shows C. W. Ryall, age 31, farmer, with wife Ruth G. Ryall, age 24, and three small children: Lula Ryall, age 3; James W. Ryall, age 2; and Marietta Ryall, age three months. This record gives direct support for the first marriage household and confirms James W. and Marietta as children in the home.

The first marriage is now directly documented as well as inferred from the census chain. A Brooks County marriage license authorized the marriage of Charles W. Ryall and Miss Ruth G. Alderman on 13 Jan 1876, and the return states that they were joined in matrimony on 25 Jan 1876 by J. C. Johnson, M.G. That image-based record is stronger than the index entry alone and corrects earlier uncertainty about the exact marriage date.

Ruth G. Alderman can also be placed in her parental household before the marriage. In 1860, Ruthie Alderman, age 6, appears in Brooks County in the household of William Alderman and Catharine Alderman, with siblings James and Mary. In 1870, a Rutha Alderman, age 13, appears in Brooks County with Catharine Alderman, James Alderman, and Mary Alderman. Taken together, those two census entries fit Ruth G. Alderman well and provide direct context for her Alderman family placement before her 1876 marriage to Charles.

The later records for Mary point to the same sibling network. In 1880, Mary W. Alderman, age 18, appears in Morven as the sister of James C. Alderman in a household that also included Catharine Alderman as mother. Read together with Ruth's 1860 and 1870 placements, that evidence shows that Ruth G. Alderman and Mary W. Alderman were sisters of James Alderman, the man treated elsewhere in this project as Household #180. Charles Ryall therefore married two Alderman sisters, first Ruth and then Mary.

Within the broader Ryall network, Charles should also be read as the brother of William Raiford Ryall of Household #70. That makes him the uncle of Annie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ryall Jones of Household #71.

The 1900 Barney census shows a later household headed by Charles Wesley Ryall with wife Mary W. Ryall and nine children at home. The census states that Charles and Mary had been married fourteen years, placing the marriage about 1886. That timing is now supported more directly by a Brooks County marriage record for C. W. Ryal and Mary W. Alderman. The license was issued on 15 Jan 1886, and the return states that they were married on 25 Feb 1886. Mary can also be placed just before that marriage in the 1880 census at Morven, Brooks County, where Mary W. Alderman, age 18, appears as the sister of James C. Alderman in a household that also included Martha J. Alderman and Catharine Alderman. Together, the certificate and the census trail explain why the household includes older children who appear to belong to the earlier Ruth G. Ryall household and younger children born after Charles's marriage to Mary.

The family can also be followed into Florida. In 1910, Charles W. Ryall, age 61, appears in Precinct 1, Saint Lucie County, Florida, with wife Mary W. Ryall, age 50. The household includes Robert B. Ryall, Bruce C. Ryall, Katie Ryall, Willie T. Ryall, Nesbitt Ryall, Terence Ryall, and Gussie Ryall. That record is important because it carries the family beyond Brooks County and gives direct support for Robert B. Ryall as part of Charles's household, even though Robert was not present in the 1900 Barney enumeration.

Mary can then be followed through the next three censuses after Charles's likely death. In 1920, Mary W. Ryalls, age 59, appears in Sebastian, then in St. Lucie County, Florida, as a widowed head of household. Living with her are sons Bascum C. Ryalls, William R. Ryalls, and Nesbit B. Ryalls, along with daughter Gussie M. Ryalls. In 1930, Mary W. Ryall, age 68, appears in Sebastian, then in Indian River County, as mother in the household of Bascum L. Ryall. In 1940, Mary Ryall, age 80, appears in Sebastian as a widowed head on West Side Dixie, with son-in-law Roy Clark, daughter Augusta Clark, and housekeeper Irene Brannon in the household. Taken together, these three records extend Mary's Florida residence across three decades and fit well with the 1949 obituary's statement that she had been in Sebastian since 1907.

A World War I draft card gives direct detail for another of Mary's sons. Nesbit Bernard Ryall registered on 7 Sept 1918 while living in Sebastian, then in St. Lucie County, Florida. He reported a birth date of 22 Dec 1898, worked as a bookkeeper for the Hendry Mercantile Company at or near Eau Gallie in Duval Precinct, and named his mother, Mary W. Ryall of Sebastian, as nearest relative. The card gives strong support for the identity of the Nesbit or Nesbitt Ryall found in the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1949 family records.

Find a Grave memorials now provide a likely later burial location for both Charles and Mary. The memorial for Charles W. Ryall gives a birth date of 10 Jun 1849, a death date of 18 Jan 1913, and burial at Sebastian Cemetery in Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida. The memorial for Mary Wright Alderman Ryall gives a birth date of 21 Nov 1860, a death date of 28 May 1949, and the same burial place. Mary's memorial also reports a 25 Feb 1886 marriage in Brooks County to C. W. Ryal and identifies her parents as William Alderman and Catharine Wells Alderman. Those details fit the household reconstruction well, but they remain derivative until supported by direct records.

A notice published in the Fort Pierce Tribune on May 30, 1913, page 7, is headed “In re Estate of Charles W. Ryall.” It identifies Charles as deceased, late of St. Lucie County, Florida, and Mary W. Ryall of Sebastian as administratrix. It calls on creditors, legatees, distributees, and others with claims against the estate to present them within two years. The notice’s signed date has not been verified; the OCR reads “38 March 1913.” Its publication establishes that Charles had died by May 30, 1913. The January 18, 1913 death date comes from his cemetery memorial, a separate derivative source.

Mary's Miami Herald obituary gives stronger late-life detail. It identifies her as Mary Wright Alderman Ryall, a pioneer resident of Sebastian, and says she died at her home early Saturday. The notice says she came to Sebastian from Brooks County, Georgia, in 1907 and was a member of the Sebastian Methodist Church. It names surviving daughters Mrs. Kitty Booth of Jacksonville and Mrs. Gussie Clark of Sebastian, along with sons Bruce C. Ryall and William R. Ryall of Sebastian and Nesbit B. Ryall of Wabasso. It also reports funeral services at Sebastian Methodist Church with burial in Sebastian Cemetery. The OCR is imperfect in places, but the core facts fit the family found in the earlier censuses and memorials very well.

Robert can now be followed farther than that. A California death index entry for Robert Bouquinne Ryall reports that he was born 18 May 1883 in Georgia, died 13 Mar 1949 in Los Angeles, and had a mother whose maiden name was Alderman. That combination fits the Brooks County Ryall family unusually well. It supports the identification of Robert B. Ryall as a son from Charles's first marriage to Ruth G. Alderman and helps explain the middle initial B. seen in earlier records.

These records do not prove every element of the older compiled Ryall lineage, but they do support a solid core reconstruction. Charles was born in Georgia about 1849, was the brother of William Raiford Ryall of Household #70, and stood one generation above Annie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ryall Jones of Household #71 as her uncle. He was married first to Ruth G. Alderman by 1880, then to Mary W. Alderman by 1900, and had moved to Florida by 1910. Ruth and Mary can both be placed in the William and Catharine Alderman family, and the evidence shows that they were sisters. A printed Ryall family history matches several of these broad outlines, including the Charles-Ruth marriage and some of the child identifications, but it should be treated as derivative support rather than controlling evidence where it conflicts with direct records such as the 1876 marriage return. A 14 Oct 1899 Valdosta Times item naming Charles Ryall among Barney-area farmers adds a small contemporary local reference.

Connections to Other Barney Families

• HH#65 to HH#69 Hardy Ryall: Hardy Vickers Ryall of HH#69 was Charles Wesley Ryall's nephew, the son of Charles's brother William Raiford Ryall.
• HH#65 to HH#70 William R. Ryall: Charles and William Raiford Ryall fit the same Isaiah B. Ryall and Rachel Ann Ryall sibling group, and the evidence in both entries supports reading them as brothers.
• HH#65 to HH#71 Edgar Jones: Annie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ryall Jones of HH#71 was Charles's niece through Charles's brother William Raiford Ryall.
• HH#65 to HH#180 James Alderman: Charles's wives Ruth G. Alderman and Mary W. Alderman were sisters of James C. Alderman, making HH#180 the clearest documented Alderman connection for this household.
• HH#65 to HH#191 John H. Ryall: John H. Ryall of HH#191 belonged to the same William R. Ryall branch, making him another nephew of Charles and adding a second Ryall-Alderman tie through his marriage to Libbie Alderman.

Open Research Questions

• Parentage audit: Keep head-of-household and spouse parentage as unresolved unless a cited direct record names the parents or the entry explains the census chain supporting the identification.
• Child census audit: Continue direct-record tracking for each child named in the 1900 household where later census, marriage, death, burial, obituary, or other parent-link proof is not already cited above.
• The 1850 and 1860 census entries strongly suggest that Charles was the son of Isaiah B. Ryall and Rachel Ann Ryall, but the father's name form should be checked on the original 1860 image because the index gives J. B. Ryals.
• The 1886 marriage to Mary W. Alderman is now supported by the certificate image, but the officiant's name should be checked again against the original image if we want a fully confident reading.
• Ruth's middle initial as G. is established in the marriage record and later household context, but the 1860 and 1870 census entries should still be checked against original images if we want to tighten every element of her identification.
• Mary W. Alderman's 1880 placement with James C. Alderman and Catharine Alderman fits the broader family reconstruction well, but the original image should still be checked if we want to confirm every indexed household relationship.
• Lula Ryall in 1880 should be compared with the later child list to determine whether she died young or married before the later censuses.
• Jessie Ryall in 1900 is a strong candidate for Jesse G. Ryall from compiled family material, but the identification should be tied to direct records.
• Robert B. Ryall appears in the 1910 Saint Lucie County household and is likely the same man as Robert Bouquinne Ryall in the California death index, but the identification should still be strengthened with additional records such as later censuses, marriage, or obituary material.
• The 1910 children Bruce C., Katie, Willie T., Nesbitt, Terence, and Gussie Ryall should be tied carefully to the 1900 Barney children, especially where name forms differ.
• Bascum in 1900 appears as Bascum Ryall and in later Florida records as Bascum C. or Bascum L. Ryall; the continuity looks strong but should still be checked across original images and any other records.
• Nesbit Bernard Ryall is now supported by a 1918 draft card, but he should still be followed into later census, marriage, or death records.
• Mary's obituary now gives direct newspaper support for her residence in Sebastian, her church, named children, funeral, and burial at Sebastian Cemetery, while the 1913 probate notice gives contemporary estate evidence for Charles; direct death records and cemetery records are still needed, especially for Charles.
• The earlier multi-generation Ryall lineage beyond Charles's apparent parents should remain cautious unless supported with direct records.

Research Status

This household is well documented. Direct census support is in hand for Charles in 1850, 1860, 1880, 1900, and 1910, and both marriages are represented by Brooks County marriage records. The Alderman side is much clearer than it was at the start of this pass: Ruth G. Alderman and Mary W. Alderman both place into the same sibling group with James Alderman of Household #180. The Ryall side is also clearer in the project-wide family structure, with Charles placed as the brother of William Raiford Ryall of Household #70 and the uncle of Annie Elizabeth "Lizzie" Ryall Jones of Household #71. For Charles, the 1913 Fort Pierce Tribune probate notice identifies him as deceased by its May 30, 1913 publication and names Mary W. Ryall of Sebastian as administratrix. For Mary, the 1920, 1930, and 1940 censuses add a long widowhood trail in Sebastian, while the Miami Herald obituary gives direct newspaper evidence for her 1949 death, Sebastian residence, church membership, burial place, and surviving children. The remaining gaps are narrower: a direct death record for Charles and fuller child-by-child follow-forward work.

Sources

• 1850 U.S. census, Lowndes County, Georgia, dwelling 837, family 837, Isaiah B. Ryall household, including Charles W. Ryall, age 1.
• 1860 U.S. census, Tallokas post office, Brooks County, Georgia, dwelling 560, family 560, J. B. Ryals household, including Charles W. Ryals, age 11.
• 1880 U.S. census, Morven, Brooks County, Georgia, dwelling 828, C. W. Ryall household, including wife Ruth G. Ryall and children Lula, James W., and Marietta.
• 1880 U.S. census, Morven, Brooks County, Georgia, dwelling 617, James C. Alderman household, including Mary W. Alderman, age 18, sister, and Catharine Alderman, mother.
• 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, enumeration district 9, sheet 3B, lines 88–98, dwelling 65, family 65, Charles Wesley Ryall household. Census record.
• Census detail view for Charles Ryall in 1900, confirming June 1849 birth, ownership of a free farm, literacy, marriage year about 1886, and wife Mary Ryall.
• 1910 U.S. census, Precinct 1, Saint Lucie County, Florida, Charles W. Ryall household. Census record.
• Census detail view for Charles W. Ryall in 1910, confirming wife Mary W. Ryall and children Robert B., Bruce C., Katie, Willie T., Nesbitt, Terence, and Gussie Ryall.
• 1920 U.S. census, Sebastian, St. Lucie County, Florida, Mary W. Ryalls household.
• Census detail view for Mary W. Ryalls in 1920, confirming widowed status and children Bascum C., William R., Nesbit B., and Gussie M. Ryalls in the home.
• 1930 U.S. census, Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, Bascum L. Ryall household, including Mary W. Ryall as mother.
• Census detail view for Mary W. Ryall in 1930, confirming widowed status, literacy, Georgia birth, and residence in Bascum's Sebastian household.
• 1940 U.S. census, Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida, Mary Ryall household on West Side Dixie.
• Census detail view for Mary Ryall in 1940, confirming widowed status, home ownership, and co-residence with Roy Clark and Augusta Clark.
• U.S. World War I draft registration card for Nesbit Bernard Ryall of Sebastian, Florida, born 22 Dec 1898, registered 7 Sept 1918, naming mother Mary W. Ryall of Sebastian as nearest relative.
• California death index entry for Robert Bouquinne Ryall, born 18 May 1883 in Georgia, died 13 Mar 1949 in Los Angeles, naming mother's maiden name as Alderman.
• Find a Grave memorial for Charles W. Ryall, memorial no. 18500706, giving birth 10 Jun 1849, death 18 Jan 1913, and burial at Sebastian Cemetery, Sebastian, Indian River County, Florida; treated as derivative evidence.
• "In re Estate of Charles W. Ryall," Fort Pierce Tribune, 30 May 1913, page 7, legal notice from the County Judge's Court, St. Lucie County, Florida, calling for claims against the estate of Charles W. Ryall, deceased, and signed by Mary W. Ryall of Sebastian as administratrix. Newspaper page.
• Find a Grave memorial for Mary Wright Alderman Ryall, memorial no. 18500708, giving birth 21 Nov 1860, death 28 May 1949, burial at Sebastian Cemetery, and a reported 25 Feb 1886 Brooks County marriage to C. W. Ryal; treated as derivative evidence.
• Brooks County, Georgia marriage record for C. W. Ryal and Mary W. Alderman, license issued 15 Jan 1886 with return showing marriage on 25 Feb 1886; officiant name should be checked again against the original image.
• "Pioneer Dies at Sebastian," The Miami Herald, 29 May 1949, page 39, obituary for Mary Wright Alderman Ryall reporting her death at home, Sebastian Methodist Church funeral, burial at Sebastian Cemetery, move from Brooks County in 1907, and surviving children Kitty Booth, Gussie Clark, Bruce C. Ryall, William R. Ryall, and Nesbit B. Ryall.
• 1860 U.S. census, Brooks County, Georgia, dwelling 329, family 329, William Alderman household, including Ruthie Alderman, age 6.
• 1870 U.S. census, Brooks County, Georgia, dwelling 757, Catharine Alderman household, including Rutha Alderman, age 13.
• Brooks County, Georgia marriage license for Charles W. Ryall and Ruth G. Alderman, license dated 13 Jan 1876, with return showing marriage on 25 Jan 1876 by J. C. Johnson, M.G.
• Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978, index entry for Charles W. Ryall and Ruth G. Alderman, Brooks County; index date differs from the license image and should yield to the image-based record.
• Pearl Rahn Gnann, Georgia Salzburger and Allied Families, cited through Ancestry.com, U.S. Family History Books database (2025), pages 295-296; identifies Isaiah Benjamin Ryall, Charles Wesley Ryall, Ruthey Ann Ryall, and reported descendants; useful as derivative family material but not controlling where direct records differ.
• Compiled family material previously associated with Charles Wesley Ryall, including reported marriage to Mary W. Alderman and additional child identifications; details should be confirmed with direct records.
• 14 Oct 1899 Valdosta Times item naming Charles Ryall among Barney-area farmers.
• Negative cemetery search note: no Find a Grave memorials located in Brooks County, Georgia cemeteries as of May 2026.

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