Sacramento County
Biographies
GEORGE T. RYAN
GEORGE T. RYAN.--A young man of much promise who passed away in the prime of life was George T. Ryan, one of the representative business men in Sacramento and a man who was always ready to lend a helping hand to those less fortunate than himself. A native son, he was born in Sacramento on April 2, 1879, the son of the late Capt. Thomas A. and Clara S. Ryan. George attended the local public schools and when he had finished the high school courses he began his life work on the river boats, starting at the bottom and gradually working his way up to the top until he received his papers making him a Master of steamboats on the Sacramento River. He continued on the river for about eight years, when he left the water and embarked in the grocery business.
George T. Ryan was married to Miss Ella Beitzel, a daughter of Jacob and Caroline (Stark) Beitzel. Jacob Beitzel came to California in 1858 and was employed for many years in the shops of the Southern Pacific, and here he spent his last days. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan became the parents of three children, Earl, Thomas and Bessie. Politically Mr. Ryan was a man above party. After a useful career he passed away in October, 1919.
Transcribed by: Jeanne Sturgis Taylor.
Source: Reed, G.
Walter, History of Sacramento County,
California With Biographical Sketches, Page 853. Historic Record Company, Los Angeles, CA.
1923.
© 2007 Jeanne Taylor.