Gazlay Family History
Emma Jean Ryan
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Emma Jean Ryan8 (Charles Ryan,7 George Ryan,6 Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Emma Jean Ryan8 (Charles Ryan,7 George Ryan,6 Abigail Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Charles Alexander Ryan, Sr. (19 July 1885 - 2 July 1960) |
| Mother | Emma Pennington (18 February 1887 - 24 April 1915) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 29 January 2012; Last Edited: 3 February 2022 |
| Person ID | 3519 |
| Name | Emma Jean Ryan |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | ca. 1915 in Washington1, 2 |
| Married | 10 August 1940 to Robert McBride Hodge3 |
Biography
Emma is named as the child of Charles A. Ryan on his World War I registration card. It is believed that her mother is Charles’ first wife Emma, who died the same year that Emma Jean was born. This would account for why Emma Jean was apparently raised by her uncle Lewis and his wife Mildred.1, 2, 4
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Robert McBride Hodge (son of W. L. Hodge and Virginia McBride) |
| Born | ca. 1915 in California |
| Married | 10 August 1940 to Emma Jean Ryan |
| Children | of Emma Jean Ryan and Robert McBride Hodge: |
| 1. | Robert McBride Hodge, Jr. |
| Born | 10 September 1942 in El Paso County, Texas |
Sources
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Washington, Pierce County, Sumner Town, Enumeration District 235, Sheet No. 11, family of Lewis D. Ryan (44, Washington, contractor, building); wife Mildred B. Ryan (35, Washington); niece Emma J. Ryan (5, Washington); mother-in-law Mary C. Boyd (65, Ohio, widow).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1930, Washington, Pierce County, Sumner Town, Enumeration District 27-40, Sheet No. 4B, family of Lewis D. Ryan (52, Washington, contractor, homes, first married age 29); wife Mildred Ryan (46, Washington, first married age 25); niece Emma Jean Ryan (15, Washington); mother-in-law Mary Boyd (77, Pennsylvania, widow).
- California, County Marriages, 1850-1952; County of Los Angeles, Marriage License and Certificate, Book 1675, Page 188, Robert McBride Hodge, 25, born in California, Richfield Dealer, Service Station; father: W. L. Hodge, born in California; mother: Virginia McBride, born in Colorado; Emma Jean Ryan, 25, born in Washington, Teacher, So. Calif. Gas Co.; father: Charles A. Ryan, born in Washington; mother: Emma Pennington, born in Kentucky; married on 10 August 1940 in Glendale, California.
- Draft Registration Card, World War I, Charles Alexander Ryan, Serial No. 224, born 19 July 1885; nearest relative: Emma Jean Ryan (child), Sumner, Pierce, Wash.