John William Tryon

     John William Tryon was born on 29 May 1841 at Moira, Franklin Co, New York.^1,2 He was the son of Philander Tryon and Elmira Bryant. John William Tryon married Catherine Palmer, daughter of Simeon Palmer, circa 1866 at Franklin Co, New York; They had been married 34 years.³ John William Tryon died on 12 April 1906 at age 64.¹ He was buried at Moira Cemetery, Moira, Franklin Co, New York; His stone reads that he belonged to Company D., 98th Regiment NY State Volunteers.⁴
     He was military John William Tryon fought at Drewry's Bluff, Petersburg, and Malvern Hill. He was captured 24 June 1864 and confined at Andersonville, GA and Florenceville, GA. He was discharged 7 July 1865. According to information received from Judy Mott Strong on 26 Jul 2000 (http://genforum.genealogy.com/ny/franklin/messages/267.html), John and Catherine adopted Horace Mott, who was also the blood 2nd cousin of William Alexander Mott. She noted that Horace was in Boston from 1897 until about 1931 (city directories). He appeared on the census of 27 June 1870 at Moira, Franklin Co, New York; John was listed as aged 29, Kate as aged 40, and Horace as 2, all born New York.⁵ He left a will on 30 April 1892 at Brushton, Franklin Co, New York; John W. Tryon left all to his wife, Catherine, and after his wife's death, to his adopted son, Horace J. Tryon, mentioning he "has been to me as an own son". He appeared on the census of June 1900 at Moira, Franklin Co, New York.³ He The local Malone paper reported on Wed., February 7th, that John Tryon, "a well-known citizen of Brushton" had suffered a stroke the past Friday and was not doing well.
The Malone Farmer reported news that as of March 5, 1906, John Tryon had been sick for some time and was not expected to recover.^6,7