Individual Details

HORTON JOSEPH RYDER

(21 Jan 1906 - 12 Jun 1990)

Both Horton and Nancy are deaf mutes. Dana write, "Nancy and Horton attended the Winnipeg School for the deaf, where they met, and after Horton left the school the courtship continued by correspondence over a long period. The marriage took place in Unity SK, with two interpreters to assist The Reverend H.E. Wright, who officiated.

"Horton was a stucco mason, and worked in Saskatchewan and Alberta. They retired to enderby BC, where the daughters held a fiftieth wedding anniversary for them on 11 October 1980.

"I visited Horton in B.C in 1986, and my son played frisbee with him. He was 80 years old and full of fun and good health." [Dana Ryder]

Events

Birth21 Jan 1906Springhill, Havelock Parish, Kings County, New Brunswick
Marriage14 Oct 1930Unity, Saskatchewan - NANCY MARGARET ROLPH
Death12 Jun 1990Enderby, British Columbia

Families

SpouseNANCY MARGARET ROLPH (1912 - 1997)
ChildEDITH CONSTANCE RYDER (1931 - 2015)
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FatherJOSEPH CUTLER RYDER (1885 - 1959)
MotherETHEL CECELIA KIERSTEAD (1888 - 1934)

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