Ryan, Malachi

Other Events:

• Marriage Status: Never Married
• Baptism: Aft 17 Dec 1862
• 1870 Census: 1870, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA; Page
• 1880 Census: 1880, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1900 Census: 1900, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• News Mention: 4 Feb 1909; Kaukauna Sun
• 1910 Census: 1910
• News Mention: 21 Jul 1910; Kaukauna Sun
• News Mention: 1 Nov 1911; Kaukauna Sun
• 1920 Census: 1920, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• 1930 Census: 1930, Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Induction: 1931
• 1940 Census: 1940, Combined Locks, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
• Other Info or Events: 1940; Patron to 1940 Kaukauna Kavalcade Historical Pageant
• Occupation: Bef 7 Dec 1942; Farmer
• Death Record - Civil: 7 Dec 1942
• Obituary: Aft 7 Dec 1942; Appleton Post Crescent

Notes:

POSSIBLY actually a child of Daniel Ryan's brother Michael who died in 187 8. Had origionlly had name listed as Emmauel "Malachi"

He was born in the town of Buchanan, Wisconsin and li ved there as a farmer most of his life. As Combined Locks Village Preside nt, he was a member of the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors from 19 25 until 1933. He was a former member of the County Apricultural Committe e, he was one of five persons honored in 1931 by the University of Wiscons in for outstanding work in agricultural and home making fields. He receiv ed a Certificate of Recognition at the University's Farm and Home Wee k. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Kaukauna and the Holy Na me Society at St. Mary's Church, Kaukauna.He had little formal education, but he was honored by the University of Wi sconsin because of his contribution to the brewing industry. He develop ed a cold resistant strain of barley and took a prize at the Columbian Exp osition in St. Louis, Missouri. For 6 weeks each winter he would co me to his nephew, William Ryan's house in Madison for a short course at t he University. He always enjoyed Amos and Andy on the radio while ther e. He lived in Kaukauna with his sister Miss Winnifred Ryan.

See Picture sent courtesy of Dr. Thomas Ryan.Sent request Mar 2004 for picture from Univ of Wis at Madison. Rec'd a go od B&W picture from them in June 2004.
Biography written by Malachi himself that he sent to Univ of Madison;

Baptism:
unknown

1870 Census:
Listed living with parents age 7, name listed as Malachi?
Buchanan, Wi Page 9;

1880 Census:
page 9; Listed living with parents age 17, bo rn Wi, occupation Farm hand

1900 Census:
page 16A & B; Listed living as head of househol d, parents living with him, and sister Winifred. Listed born Dec 1863 in W isc. age 36 Single, occ Farmer.

News Mention:
1909 Kaukauna Sun dated 2/04/1909; Malachi Ryan will leave Tuesday to atte nd the farmers course at University of Wisconsin.

1910 Census:
page 9A, Two doors away from Dani el Ryan. Listed living as head of household, age 46, born WI, occupation F armerTwo sisters living with him, Winifred and Ellen and her children. Hen ry Verhagen also living with them as Farm Laborer.

News Mention:
1910 Kaukauna Sun dated 7/21/1910; Malachi Ryan cut his seasonal crop of a lfafa this week and reports it is fine condition.

News Mention:
1911 Kaukauna Sun dated 11/01/1911; Jos. Faust and son completed a 6 inch 1 15 feet deep well for Malachi Ryan on Tuesday. the new well is near the re sidence on his farm in Buchanan. Mr. Ryan will install a new water syst em in his house and barn. He will use an air pressure system to force t he water from the well out through the pipes. The air will be confin ed in a large vat and will be kept under pressure by a gasoline motor.....

1920 Census:
page 10B; Listed as head of household, single, two si sters living with him and two nieces. Listed age as 57 occupation Farme r. Living next door to brother Daniel and his family.

1930 Census:
Malachi Ryan 67
Winifred Ryan 59

Induction:
1931 Honored by University of Wisconsin - Madison, College of Agriculture

1940 Census:
Malachi Ryan 77
Ellen Cropps 80
Winnifred Ryan 70

Occupation:
Farmer

Death Record - Civil:
1942 Outagamie County Death records Vol 39 page 51; Malachi Ryan, born 12/ 17/1962 in Kaukauna of Danile Ryan born in Limmerick Co Ireland and Winnif red born in Clare Co Ireland died on 12/07/1942 of Flu, chronic endocorditi s, hepatitis. due to; Influenza due to; Chronic nephritis
occupation; Retired farmer

Obituary:
See Image Malachi Ryan, 79, Succumbs - University Honored him for Agricultural Achievements in '31Malachi Ryan, 79, 405 W. Seventh St., Kaukauna, died at 4:40 this morning at his home after a 12 week illness. Born Dec. 17, 1862, in the town of Buchanan, he lived there as a farmer most of his life. As Combined Locks village president, he was a member of the Outagamie county board of supervisors from 1925 to 1933. A former member of the county agricultural committee, he was one of five persons honored in 1931 by the Universi ty of Wisconsin for outstanding work in agriculture and home-making field s. He received a certificate of recognition at the Universitys Farm and Home Week. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Kaukauna, and the Holy Name Society at St. Mary church, Kaukauna. Mr. Ryan retired about a year ago and moved to Kaukauna. Survivors are one brother, Judge Thomas H. Ryan, Appleton; three sisters, Mrs. Anna Harney, Cloquette, Minn.; Mrs. Ellen Cripps, Kaukauna; Miss Winifred Ryan, Kaukauna. Funeral services will be held at 9:30 Wednesday morning at the St. Mary church, Kaukauna, with the Rev. Alphonse Roder in charge. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Tombstone......need to check St. Mary's and there is also a Malachi Ryan buried at Holy Angels in Darboy.
"When I was a Hired Man" written by Stan Kauth for the Outagamie County Historical Society (circa 1941?) He worked for Malachi Ryan.
WHEN I WAS A HIRED MAN By Stan Kauth"...for many years I caddied over the hills and terrain where we had play ed as kids and worked as hired men."During vacation from high school my older brother, Bernard, and I worked f or Malachi Ryan, an outstanding farmer in Outagamie County. In fact, he w as awarded special recognition by the Wisconsin Department of Agricultu re and local- students attending the University at Madison would tell of s eeing his picture in Babcock Hall. I recall hearing that he was the fir st to introduce alfalfa in this area, as prior to that timothy was the chi ef hay crop.Malachi was an interesting Irish bachelor farmer whose parents had settl ed here as early as 1857. I'm sure they bought the hilliest land in the co unty and I recall how we had to pitch all the hay with forks while neighbo rs were using hay-loaders.We would arrive at the farm at seven o'clock in the morning after fortifyi ng ourselves with a good breakfast our mother prepared for us before our t hree-quarters of a mile walk. Malachi ran a disciplined, well-organized op eration. At mid-morning his sister, Winifred, would find us with cold lemo nade and snacks. We returned to the house for dinner at 11:30 and later en joyed a half-hour rest listening to the radio for news, weather report a nd baseball. An older sister, Ellen Cripps, was always ready with a detail ed account of the game, but Malachi had only time for the score. Then it w as back to the hills and fields again until supper time. By the time we wa lked home we were "knocked out" and slept until awakened to breakfast a nd the routine of another day.Threshing ~.as a more exciting time when the Wiedenhaupt crew (mostly fami ly) moved in and spent two or three days threshing and enjoying the bounti ful table of good food. It makes me feel nostalgic to write about it and r ecall that Malachi offered me my first bottle of cold beer to enjoy with t he rest of the crew. Malachi never indulged and was temperate in many habi ts. He never swore or used profanity, but did have a bit of Irish vernacul ar to fit the occasion.One day while we were loading manure a delegation of local merchants and p otential golfers, along with Mr. Killick. a golf pro, came to discuss t he purchase of seventy acres of the Ryan farm to landscape for a nine-ho le golf Course. It became a fact and for many years I caddied over the hil ls and terrain where we had played as kids and worked as hired men.The Depression came, the Kaukauna Golf Club failed, and Mr. Ryan got the l and back. Several ran it and I leased it for the years '39 and '40. My you nger brother, Paul, was the greens-keeper. The draft took us in early ' 41 and eventually the fairways and greens reverted to Cow pasture. Malac hi was President of Combined Locks Village for many years and I recall h ow the young boys from the village would play a game of "Heads and Tail s" with him. A bounty of fifteen cents was paid for crows but gophers brou ght only a nickel. The kids would come with the tails one day and two da ys later their brothers or cohorts would appear with the heads. Malachi wo uld look at them a little askance, but would go along with them.I can see him yet, so erect, a twinkle in his eye and a fast jaunty wal k. He was quite a guy.