Son of John and Sarah (Morfitt) Ryle, aged 74 years.
Reuben Ryle was the eldest son of John Ryle, pioneer silk manufacturer in the United States. Reuben Ryle owned and operated the branch of Pioneer Silk Company of Paterson, New Jersey, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Reuben Ryle was briefly married to Mattie Burt of Vermont. After the death of their only child, an infant daughter, the marriage dissolved. Reuben Ryle never remarried, left Paterson and lived out the rest of his life in Allentown, Pennsylvania where he was cared for by faithful servants.
At the time of his death, he elected not to be buried with his parents and all his other siblings in the Ryle family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey. Allentown had been his home since 1886 and he chose to be buried there. He purchased a large family plot and erected a sizeable monument but he remains the only one buried there.
When Reuben Ryle's will was probated, more than half of his estate was bequeathed to his faithful caregiver, Sarah C. Hunsberger, of Allentown.
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OBITUARY, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 4/19/1916.
DEATH OVERTAKES REUBEN RYLE.
Reuben Ryle, one of the pioneers of the silk industry in Allentown, now the largest industry in this city, died today, aged 74. Since September last, he had been bedfast with paralysis. He was the oldest son of John Ryle of Cheshire, England, who in 1847 wove the first raw silk ever made in America, and was the man who started the silk industry in Paterson.
On St. Patrick's Day thirty years ago, Mr. Ryle started the wheels of the Pioneer Silk Mill, the second silk factory in Allentown, and managed the business until 1901, when he retired. Mr. Ryle, who is survived by one brother, Thomas Ryle, of Paterson, was a man of varied accomplishments and made a fad of collecting uncut diamonds and chime clocks, and his home is said to be the largest museum in America of mechanical musical instruments, from the first crude talking machines to the latest player pianos.
During his last illness, Mr. Ryle was cared for by Mrs. Hunsberger, who lives in one of his houses, at 610 Walnut Street, and her brother, Robert Mertz. His mind was clear to the last.
Mr. Ryle was one of five brothers, of whom three preceded him in death. His mother was Sarah Morfitt of Bollington, England.
The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon.
Reuben Ryle was the eldest son of John Ryle, pioneer silk manufacturer in the United States. Reuben Ryle owned and operated the branch of Pioneer Silk Company of Paterson, New Jersey, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Reuben Ryle was briefly married to Mattie Burt of Vermont. After the death of their only child, an infant daughter, the marriage dissolved. Reuben Ryle never remarried, left Paterson and lived out the rest of his life in Allentown, Pennsylvania where he was cared for by faithful servants.
At the time of his death, he elected not to be buried with his parents and all his other siblings in the Ryle family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey. Allentown had been his home since 1886 and he chose to be buried there. He purchased a large family plot and erected a sizeable monument but he remains the only one buried there.
When Reuben Ryle's will was probated, more than half of his estate was bequeathed to his faithful caregiver, Sarah C. Hunsberger, of Allentown.
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OBITUARY, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 4/19/1916.
DEATH OVERTAKES REUBEN RYLE.
Reuben Ryle, one of the pioneers of the silk industry in Allentown, now the largest industry in this city, died today, aged 74. Since September last, he had been bedfast with paralysis. He was the oldest son of John Ryle of Cheshire, England, who in 1847 wove the first raw silk ever made in America, and was the man who started the silk industry in Paterson.
On St. Patrick's Day thirty years ago, Mr. Ryle started the wheels of the Pioneer Silk Mill, the second silk factory in Allentown, and managed the business until 1901, when he retired. Mr. Ryle, who is survived by one brother, Thomas Ryle, of Paterson, was a man of varied accomplishments and made a fad of collecting uncut diamonds and chime clocks, and his home is said to be the largest museum in America of mechanical musical instruments, from the first crude talking machines to the latest player pianos.
During his last illness, Mr. Ryle was cared for by Mrs. Hunsberger, who lives in one of his houses, at 610 Walnut Street, and her brother, Robert Mertz. His mind was clear to the last.
Mr. Ryle was one of five brothers, of whom three preceded him in death. His mother was Sarah Morfitt of Bollington, England.
The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon.
Son of John and Sarah (Morfitt) Ryle, aged 74 years.
Reuben Ryle was the eldest son of John Ryle, pioneer silk manufacturer in the United States. Reuben Ryle owned and operated the branch of Pioneer Silk Company of Paterson, New Jersey, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Reuben Ryle was briefly married to Mattie Burt of Vermont. After the death of their only child, an infant daughter, the marriage dissolved. Reuben Ryle never remarried, left Paterson and lived out the rest of his life in Allentown, Pennsylvania where he was cared for by faithful servants.
At the time of his death, he elected not to be buried with his parents and all his other siblings in the Ryle family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey. Allentown had been his home since 1886 and he chose to be buried there. He purchased a large family plot and erected a sizeable monument but he remains the only one buried there.
When Reuben Ryle's will was probated, more than half of his estate was bequeathed to his faithful caregiver, Sarah C. Hunsberger, of Allentown.
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OBITUARY, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 4/19/1916.
DEATH OVERTAKES REUBEN RYLE.
Reuben Ryle, one of the pioneers of the silk industry in Allentown, now the largest industry in this city, died today, aged 74. Since September last, he had been bedfast with paralysis. He was the oldest son of John Ryle of Cheshire, England, who in 1847 wove the first raw silk ever made in America, and was the man who started the silk industry in Paterson.
On St. Patrick's Day thirty years ago, Mr. Ryle started the wheels of the Pioneer Silk Mill, the second silk factory in Allentown, and managed the business until 1901, when he retired. Mr. Ryle, who is survived by one brother, Thomas Ryle, of Paterson, was a man of varied accomplishments and made a fad of collecting uncut diamonds and chime clocks, and his home is said to be the largest museum in America of mechanical musical instruments, from the first crude talking machines to the latest player pianos.
During his last illness, Mr. Ryle was cared for by Mrs. Hunsberger, who lives in one of his houses, at 610 Walnut Street, and her brother, Robert Mertz. His mind was clear to the last.
Mr. Ryle was one of five brothers, of whom three preceded him in death. His mother was Sarah Morfitt of Bollington, England.
The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon.
Reuben Ryle was the eldest son of John Ryle, pioneer silk manufacturer in the United States. Reuben Ryle owned and operated the branch of Pioneer Silk Company of Paterson, New Jersey, in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Reuben Ryle was briefly married to Mattie Burt of Vermont. After the death of their only child, an infant daughter, the marriage dissolved. Reuben Ryle never remarried, left Paterson and lived out the rest of his life in Allentown, Pennsylvania where he was cared for by faithful servants.
At the time of his death, he elected not to be buried with his parents and all his other siblings in the Ryle family plot at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Paterson, New Jersey. Allentown had been his home since 1886 and he chose to be buried there. He purchased a large family plot and erected a sizeable monument but he remains the only one buried there.
When Reuben Ryle's will was probated, more than half of his estate was bequeathed to his faithful caregiver, Sarah C. Hunsberger, of Allentown.
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OBITUARY, Allentown, Pennsylvania, 4/19/1916.
DEATH OVERTAKES REUBEN RYLE.
Reuben Ryle, one of the pioneers of the silk industry in Allentown, now the largest industry in this city, died today, aged 74. Since September last, he had been bedfast with paralysis. He was the oldest son of John Ryle of Cheshire, England, who in 1847 wove the first raw silk ever made in America, and was the man who started the silk industry in Paterson.
On St. Patrick's Day thirty years ago, Mr. Ryle started the wheels of the Pioneer Silk Mill, the second silk factory in Allentown, and managed the business until 1901, when he retired. Mr. Ryle, who is survived by one brother, Thomas Ryle, of Paterson, was a man of varied accomplishments and made a fad of collecting uncut diamonds and chime clocks, and his home is said to be the largest museum in America of mechanical musical instruments, from the first crude talking machines to the latest player pianos.
During his last illness, Mr. Ryle was cared for by Mrs. Hunsberger, who lives in one of his houses, at 610 Walnut Street, and her brother, Robert Mertz. His mind was clear to the last.
Mr. Ryle was one of five brothers, of whom three preceded him in death. His mother was Sarah Morfitt of Bollington, England.
The funeral will take place on Saturday afternoon.
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