Rebecca [Walker] Tryer

Rebecca [Walker] Tryer lived from 1819 to 1854. She married John F. Tryer September 20, 1838, and they had six children. Rebecca was Francis Samuel Walker's sister, which means that Samuel Nathaniel Walker was her grandnephew.

Rebecca Tryer was the youngest daughter of George Walker who came to America with his father and siblings in the mid to latter part of the 18th century.

Beverly (De Long) Whitaker, who kindly provided use of this and several other photos, and who has her own web site, says she does not know which child is in Rebecca's lap in this photo (scanned from a tin type), but it is not Minerva Jane (Jennie) Tryer, who is Ms. Whitaker's ancestor.

Rebecca and John Tryer had the following children:

• William David Tryer, who was born October 29, 1840 and lived a short twenty-two days.
• Louise King Tryer, who also died young. Louise was born October 9, 1842 and died November 29, 1844.
• Minerva Jane Tryer, mentioned above, who known as "Jennie." She was born on June 27, 1845 and died February 8, 1934.
• Cynthia Emma Tryer who was born in 1848.
• Eve Ellen Tryer, born March 25, 1851 and died January 23, 1919.
• John Willis Tryer, who lived less than a year from February 15, 1854 to December 14, 1854.

Rebecca died several months before the passing of her son John, on September 17, 1854. It is certainly possible and almost likely the photograph on this page is of Rebecca and one of her two last children: her son John or else her daughter Eve.

John Tryer

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