Thursday, December 7, 2017

THE PARENTS OF CAROL RYRIE BRINK AUTHOR OF CADDIE WOODLAWN Alexander Ryrie & Henrietta Mamma Watkins INFORMATION ABOUT Henrietta Mamma Watkins 2ND HUSBAND ELISHA NATHANIEL "NAT" BROWN

THE PARENTS OF CAROL RYRIE BRINK AUTHOR OF CADDIE WOODLAWN  Alexander Ryrie & Henrietta Mamma Watkins INFORMATION

MOTHER OF CAROL RYRIE BRINK

Henrietta Mamma Watkins
Born: 13 Feb 1875 Mine La Motte; Madison, Missouri, USA
Died: 02 Aug 1904 Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA
Spouse: Alexander Ryrie 1st
                Elisha Nathanial  Brown 2nd
Parents: Dr. William Woodbury Watkins
                Caroline Augusta Woodhouse
Cause of Death: Injuries from Horse back Riding
                             Injuries Sustain from Being Thrown from a Horse Suffered Internal Injuries
                             Date of the Incident July 11, 1904
Date of Burial: August 5, 1904
Funeral: Presbyterian Church
Religion Prebyterian 
Occupation: Housewife
Musician: Mandolin Player
Age at Death: YRS: 29 MOS:  5 DYS: 20


Findagrave.com 22931094
 Interment: Moscow Cemetery Moscow Latah, Idaho, USA Plot: Old Section Block 7

Death:



The Semi-Weekly Spokesman Review Spokane Washington August 5, 1904 Fri Page 9

Source:













Spokane Chronicle Spokane Washington August 6, 1904 Sat Page 10 Henrietta Watkins Brown
Source:

KNEW THAT SHE WAS ABOUT TO DIE
MRS. Brown had Premonition Several Days Before Last Sickness Began.

MOSCOW, IDAHO, AUG 5—The Funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Brown, wife of E.N. Brown, Occurred yesterday from the Presbyterian church, of which she was member.  It was one of the largest funerals ever witnessed in Moscow.  The body was viewed at the family residence by friends and relatives from1 till 2:30 O’clock, during which time hundreds paid their respects.

The large church was crowded beyond its capacity.  The members of the Elks lodge attended as individuals in large numbers on account of Mr. Brown being an active member and Mrs. Brown having on numerous occasions entertained them.  Several Elks from Pullman also attended.

A peculiar fact of her death is that on the 11th of last July, 10 days before Mrs. Brown was taken sick and while yet about town as usual, she wrote a letter to her mother and friends, in which gave directions of for the disposition of her estate and particulars  of her funeral arrangement, going into the most minute details.  During her sickness she informed her mother that she had presentment of her approaching death,  and told her where to find the letter and to open it after her death.



The Semi Weekly Spokesman Review Spokane, Washington Aug 9, 1904 Tue Page 9 Henrietta Brown
Source:


KNEW SHE WAS ABOUT TO DIE


MRS. BROWN HAD PREMONTION SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE LAST SICKNESS BEGAN.



MOSCOW, IDADHO, AUG 5—The funeral of Mrs. Henrietta Brown, wife of E.N. Brown, occurred yesterday from the Presbyterian Church, of which she was a member.  It was on the largest funerals ever witnessed in Moscow.  The body was viewed at the family residence by friends and relatives from 1 till 2:30 O’clock, during which time hundreds paid their respects.



The large church was crowded beyond its capacity.  The member of the Elks lodge attended as individuals in large numbers on account of Mr. Brown being an active member and Mrs. Brown having on numerous occasions entertained them.  Several Elks from Pullman also attended.



A peculiar fact of her death is that on the 11th of last July, 10 days before Mrs. Brown was taken sick and while yet about town usual, she wrote a letter to her mother and friends, in which she gave directions for the disposition of her estate and the particulars of her funeral arrangements, going into the most details. During her sickness she informed her mother that she a presentment of her approaching death, and her where to the letter and to open it after her death.



She was a daughter of the late Dr. W.W. Watkins and Mrs. C.A. Watkins of Moscow, and lived here from early childhood.  She was 29, years old at her death, and was an accomplished musician and an active member of the historical and other women’s clubs of Moscow.





Mrs. Brown carried $7000 in life insurance, payable to her little 8 year old daughter, Carol Ryrie.  Mr. and Mrs. Brown, before her death are to have also conveyed their beautiful residence to the little girl, whose uncle and guardian, Donald Ryrie of Spokane is here.




The Semi Weekly Spokesman Review Spokane, Washington Aug 9, 1904 Tue Page 9 Henrietta Brown

Source:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/566351222/?terms=Henrietta%2BBrown


Other deaths in Family

A coincidence of Mrs. Brown’s death is that her father, Dr. Watkins, was assassinated by William Steffens on the 4th of  day of August, three years ago to a day from her funeral, and her father in law, C.O. Brown, died on the 2d day of August two years ago to a day from Mrs. Brown’s death.



She was a daughter of the late Dr. W.W. Watkins and Mrs. C.A. Watkins of Moscow, and lived her from early childhood.  She was 29 years old at her death, and was an accomplished musician and an active member of the historical and other woman’s clubs of Moscow.



Mrs. Brown Carried $7000 in life insurance, payable to her little 8 year old daughter, Carol Ryrie.  Mr. and Mrs. Brown, before her death, are said to have also conveyed their beautiful residence to the little girl, whose uncle and guardian, Donald Ryrie of Spokane, is here.








1st Married: 08 Nov 1893 Moscow, Latah County, Idaho
Alexander Ryrie:
EOM: Death: 1 Dec 1900 Death of Alexander Ryrie
Issues: Caroline Sybil Ryrie

2nd Married: 10 Dec 1901 Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA
Elisha Nathaniel Brown
EOM: Death August 2, 1904  of Henrietta Brown
Issues: None



THE FIRST MAYOR OF MOSCOW LATAH COUNTY, IDAHO, US

Father of Author Carol Ryrie Brink

Name: Alexander Ryrie
Born: 24 Aug 1865 Thurso, Caithness Scotland
Died: 01 Dec 1900 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
Spouse: Henrietta Mamma Watkins
Parents: James Ryrie, Charlotte Swanson
Occupation: 1ST Mayor of Idaho
Cause of Death: Consumption

Funeral: Presbyterian Church
Religion Presbyterian 
Date of Burial: December 10, 1900
Age at Death: YRS: 35 MOS: 3 DYS: 7
Findagrave.com 22931210
Interment: Moscow Cemetery Moscow, Latah, Idaho, USA Block 7




The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review Spokane Washington December 10, 1900 Page Alexander Ryrie

Source:

https://www.newspapers.com/image/566364805/?terms=Alexander%2BRyrie


Funeral of Alexander Ryrie

Former Mayor of Moscow was Highly Esteemed.




Moscow, Idaho, Dec 7.—The funeral of the late Alexander Ryrie, who died in San Francisco December 1, was held at the Presbyterian Church today.  It was one of the largest ever held in the city and speaks of  the esteem in which the deceased was held.




Mr. Ryrie was born in Thurso Scotland in 1865.  He emigrated to American in 18887, and two years later came to Moscow, where he has since resided.  He was for 11 years agent of the Oregon Mortgage company at this place.  He served the city of Moscow as mayor for two terms.  Seven years as he was united in marriage to Miss Etta Watkins, daughter of Dr. W.W. Watkins of this city.  He leaves a wife, one daughter, aged 5 years, and two brothers.  He was consistent member of the Presbyterian church and was for many years an elder of the same.  He was also a member of the Masonic fraternity and the Woodmen of the World.


 One of the rules of his life—Simpilicity—was displayed on his death bed, when he requested that ostentatious display be made at his funeral, the simplest church service being preferred.  He wishes were complied with Most of the business house were closed from 12 to 3 o’clock today






Death:




1st Married: 08 Nov 1893 Moscow, Latah County, Idaho
Alexander Ryrie:
EOM: Death: 1 Dec 1900 Death of Alexander Ryrie
Issues: Caroline Sybil Ryrie

Caroline Sybil Ryrie AKA Carol Ryrie Brink Author

Alex Ryrie in the Idaho, Marriage Records, 1863-1966
Name: Alex Ryrie; Gender: Male Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1893 Marriage Place: Latah, Idaho, USA Spouse:  Henrietta Watkins Source Citation: Upper Snake River Family History Center and Ricks College; Rexburg, Idaho; Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996

Henrietta Watkins in the Idaho, Marriage Records, 1863-1966
Name: Henrietta Watkins Gender: Female Marriage Date: 8 Nov 1893 Marriage Place: Latah, Idaho, USA Spouse:  Alex Ryrie Source Citation: Upper Snake River Family History Center and Ricks College; Rexburg, Idaho; Idaho Marriages, 1842-1996

Source:

AUTHOR CAROL RYRIE  BRINK

 CAROLINE SYBIL RYRIE


1.      Caroline Sybil Ryrie 
Alias: Carol Ryrie Brink 
Born: 28 Dec 1895 Moscow Latah County Idaho
Died: 15 Aug 1981 Scripps Memorial Hospital 9888 Genesee Ave La Jolla, San Diego County     
                                  California
Spouse: Raymond Woodard Brink
Parents: Alexander Ryrie, Henrietta Mamma Watkins
Occupation: Writer
Cause of Death: Myocardial Infraction 
Death Certificate #: 81-137929
    Social Security #: Number: 471-34-9961;Issue State: Minnesota;Issue Date: Before 1951
Date of Cremation:  August 18, 1981
Findagrave.com 53093104
Crematory: Cypress View Cemetery-Crematory San Diego California 
Informant: David Ryrie Brink Deceased Son




                 CAROL RYRIE BRINK



Carol Ryrie Brink [1895-1981] an American author of over thirty juvenile and adult books.  Her novel Caddie Woodlawn won the 1936 Newbery Medal.

Life
 Born Caroline Ryrie on December 28, 1895, Moscow, Idaho, the only child of Alexander and Henrietta [Watkins] Ryrie Brink was orphaned by the age 8 and raised by her maternal grandmother, Caroline Watkins, the model for Caddie Woodlawn.  Her grandmother’s life and storytelling abilities inspired her writing at an early age.

She started writing for her school newspapers and continued that in college.  She attended the University of Idaho for three years [1914-17] before transferring to the University of California in 1917, where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa in 1918.  On June 12 of that year, she married University of Minnesota instructor Raymond Woodard Brink., a young mathematic professor she had met in Mosco.  They made their home in St. Paul for forty-two years, where they raised a son [David Ryrie Brink 1919-2017] and a daughter [Nora Caroline Brink Hunter 1926], spending summers in the Wisconsin backwoods, although they did traveled for several years in Scotland and France.

Anything Can Happen on the River, her first novel, was published in 1934.  She wrote fiction throughout her life, and added poetry and painting to her later accomplishments.  She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from the University of Idaho in 1965.  Brink Hall, which houses the UI English Department and faculty offices, is named in her honor.  The children’s section of the Moscow, IS Carnegie Public Library is also named after her.

She died of Heart Failure at the age eighty-five in La Jolla, Jolla California August 15, 1981.
California Death Index, 1940-1997 about Carol Ryrie Brink 
Name: Carol Ryrie Brink [Carol Ryrie Ryrie]  Social Security #: 471349961 Sex: Female Birth Date: 28 Dec 1895 Birthplace: Idaho Death Date: 15 Aug 1981 Death Place: San Diego Mother's Maiden Name: Watkins Father's Surname: Ryrie Source Citation: Place: San Diego; Date: 15 Aug 1981; Social Security: 471349961.

Source:

Married: 12 Jun 1918 Bass Lake, Sawyer, Wisconsin, USA
                 Lake Windigo  Formley Lake Bass


September 22, 2014
DEAR MS ROOK--
   Thank you so much for sending the great genealogy of the Brink/Ryrie/Watkins families,  working from the early 19th century down to the present Brinks.  What a lot of work and what a lot of information! 
    My parents were actually married in Wisconsin in Sawyer County south of Hayward on the bank of Lake Windigo, then called Bass Lake .  This was the Brink summer home and still is, although the buildings have changed.  It is possible that, after their honeymoon spent camping on Lake Vermilion, they registered their marriage in Minneapolis, which became their home  for the next forty years
    Did you send a copy of this material to my sister Nora?  If not,  I will do so, as it certainly should be kept with the records of both our families.

   Don't know how to thank you enough.  Perhaps you can tell me.
            Sincerely,
                   Dave Brink

David R. Brink
xxxxxxx@gmail.com
xxx-xxx-xxx                                                   
September 22, 2014


2nd Husband of Henrietta Mamma Watkins
Elisha Nathaniel “Nat” Brown

Elisha Nathaniel Brown
Alias: Nat
Born: October 28, 1874, Lockhaven, Clinton, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: October 24, 1953 Saint Joseph Hospital Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Spouse:  Henrietta Mamma Watkins 1st
                 Nellie Hannah Somers   2nd
Parents: Charles Odell Brown,  Clara  Edwina Scribner
Occupation: Lumberman
Cause of Death: Mitral Inefficiency 
Date of Burial:  26 Oct 1953
Physical Description:  Build: Stout Height: Medium Hair Color: brown Eye Color: blue
Social Security #: 560 10 1396 Filed Date 15 Jun 1951
Death Certificate#: Certificate Number: 004008
Age At Death: YRS: 78
Informant: Charles O Brown Deceased Son
                    Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Funeral: Andrew F. Vasson
               Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA
Find A Grave Memorial# 22965685
Informant: Moscow Cemetery Moscow Latah County Idaho, USA Plot: Old Section Block 7
  
Elisha Nathaniel Brown  in the Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1966
Name: Elisha Nathaniel Brown  Birth Date: 28 Oct 1874  Birth Place: Pennsylvania  Death Date: 24 Oct 1953  Death Place: Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, USA  Father:  Charles O. Brown    Mother:  Scribner   Certificate Number: 004008 Source Citation: Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho; Death Index and Image, 1911-1966

 Source:


Image:

 
E Nathanial Brown  in the Washington, Marriage Records, 1854-2013
Name: E Nathanial Brown  Gender: Male  Marriage Age: 27  Birth Date: abt 1874   Birth Place: Moscow, Idaho, USA  Marriage Date: 10 Dec 1901  Marriage Place: Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA  Father:  Chas O Brown    Mother:  Clara E Brown    Spouse:  Henrietta Ryrie  Source Citation: Washington State Archives; Olympia, Washington; Marriage Returns; Collection Title: Washington Marriage Records, 1854-2013

Source:




Web Source Image:


2nd Married: 10 Dec 1901 Colfax, Whitman, Washington, USA
Elisha Nathaniel Brown
EOM: Divorce
Issues: None

The Colfax Gazette December 13, 1901 Page 2  Henrietta Ryrie and E. Nathaniel Brown
Source:









No comments: