Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Database (Illinois State Archives):
American Civil War Soldiers (ancestry.com)
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System Search Detail (National Park Service):
Civil War Pension Index (ancestry.com):
Ryon, Charles L. - C - 24 N. Y. Cav
Widow: Ryon, Isabella
Date of Filing: 187? April 16; Invalid; Appl #, 252878; Cert #, 185616; State filed, Illinois
Date of Filing: 1900 Apr 2; Widow; Appl #, 716209; Cert #, 538749; State filed, Ill.
National Graves Registration Database (Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War):
Will County Illinois USGenWeb Necrologist Reports (© 2002 The ILGenWeb Project All Rights Reserved):
1900, March 27th., Charles Ryan, of Joliet, aged 53 years. A resident here for 40 years.
Headstone Reading, Oakwood Cemetery, Joliet, Will County, Illinois; Block F, Lot 109(?):
Three "headstones" together side-by-side, not divided
Charles L. Ryon
May 28, 1847 - Mar 27, 1900
(GAR Insignia carved on the stone)
Gone But Not Forgotten
Isabella Ryon
May 11-1850-Aug 20, 1919
At Home With Jesus
Charles A. Ryon
Aug 15, 1886-May 29, 1910
Gone But Not Forgotten
Published Obituaries:
Additional Biographical Material:
Joliet, Illinois Directories, 1884-92 (ancestry.com):
Charles L. Ryon -
Location 2: s.s. Linden aveue 6 e. Richards
Business Name: R.I. depot
Occupation: Night Baggageman
City: Joliet
State: IL