A Family Affair
In 1910 the three oldest daughters of Edward and Lillie Wood Ryan were “in a family way.” Sarah Katherine Ryan Kinert, the eldest, already had a young son, Floyd. It would be the first for Cora Ryan Lipp and Ethel Ryan Downing. Their mother was also expecting. On August 9, 1910, the Ryan sisters’ youngest sister Margaret was born. On August 26 Ethel’s eldest son Orville was born. On December 1 Cora’s only child Dorthalene was born. On January 18,…