The photo on the right is was taken about 1915. From the left is Marie, Evelyn and Loretta.

Marie married George Seubert of Douglas County Colorado. Loretta married Frank Griboski of Douglas County Colorado and Evelyn married John Anderson, oldest son of Elmer and Olga Decker Anderson of Douglas County Colorado.

 The Massee' s             Browse Family Files

Reverend William Massee was born 10 June 1782, at Rillington, Yorkshire, England. He was licensed to preach at the age of 24 in the Wesley Methodist Church of England. He married 10 October 1811 to Mary C. Gypson of Scampston, Yorkshire. In 1819 they, along with their 4 children, came to America where William continued Methodist circuit-riding, preaching in the vicinity of the village of Western, Oneida County, New York. From 1820 to 1822 he was assigned to a church in Oxford, Chester County, Pennsylvania, but returned to Western in 1822. In 1843, his health started to fail and he then continued to serve the church in a lesser capacity as a class leader. In 1856 he moved with part of his family to Louisville, Dunn County, Wisconsin where several of his seven sons had earlier homesteaded farms. He died there 16 February 1858, and is buried at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Louisville, Wisconsin.  (Information above is a note from the 1987 "Massee Genealogy by Donald L. Massee")

William died in Dunn County Wisconsin in February 1858 and Mary died on July 4, 1867 in Dunn County Wisconsin.

Their fourth child, Edmund Massee was born in Scampston, Yorkshire, England June 4, 1818.  

Edmund married Lucinda Nolton on June 27, 1840.   Lucinda was born in New York on January 24, 1825.  Their first child, Lucy H. was born October 14, 1840 in New York. George was born in June 1842 and Russell was born in Rome, Oneida County New York on July 31, 1845. In 1846 daughter Isabelle was born and Permelia was born in September or December 1849. In 1850 the family was living in the town of Floyd, (Oneida county) New York.

They migrated to Aurora Township, Kane County Illinois sometime after Permelia was born and before December 26, 1855 when Charles was born. Susan was born in Illinois in September 1857. In 1864 a seventh child, William was born and sometime after his birth the family moved to Smithfield Township, Fayette County Iowa. 

At least Russell remained in Illinois where he married Emma Frydendall on January 20, 1869 in Kane County. The 1870 Iowa census does not list Lucy, George or Isabelle so they either died young or remained in Illinois.  Charles married and with his wife, Elizabeth had three children.  The oldest, George, born in 1877; Willard born in Kansas in January 1880 and, a daughter, Oakel, born in April, 1890.  Charles died June 12, 1928 and Elizabeth died February 4, 1935.  They are buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver Colorado.   

On December 24, 1874 Permelia married Charles A. Anglemyer in Fayette County Iowa.  (See "Anglemyer" above for more about Permelia.)

Edmund died in Rooks County Kansas on April 30, 1882.  Lucinda died in Rooks County Kansas on February 3, 1887.   

The Ryan's came to America from the southern Ireland County of Wexford. Patrick Ryan, son of Simon and Ellen Sinnot Ryan married Ellen Forristall. Patrick and Ellen had eight children including Timothy Edwin who was born in 1853. Their other children were Anastasia, Patrick, Simon, Catherine, Thomas F, Ellen-Nellie, and Mary.

These children of Patrick and Ellen did not all come to America at the same time, but Timothy came some time before 1883. Of those whose ages I know, Timothy was the oldest and therefore probably came before 1870 as his sister Catherine came in 1871 at the age of 14 years. Thomas came in 1874, Ellen-Nellie came in 1882 and Mary came in 1887. Anastasia came at some time, but became ill and returned to Ireland. I am not sure of the ages of Patrick and Simon, but according to family oral history Patrick came to Denver and then returned east and the family lost track of him. I have no information on Simon other than a name.

Annie O'Hara was the daughter of Patrick and Catherine Walsh O'Hara of Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland. She had three brothers, Tom, William J. and Patrick.

On January 23, 1883 Timothy Ryan married Annie O'Hara at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Denver.  Photo at left.








Timothy and Annie had three children. Their first, Helen Mary, was born on September 6, 1883. Catherine Felicitas was born on June 6, 1885 and their son, Simon Patrick, was born on October 4, 1886




The following January 1887 Timothy was killed in a work-related accident. Less than two years later, on November 5, 1888 Annie died of Typhoid Fever.

Annie's brother William O'Hara was guardian for the children, but was unable to care for them and they were placed in Mount St. Vincent's Orphanage where they remained until their teens.

On April 14, 1907 in Denver, Colorado, Catherine married Martin Anglemyer (see photo and more information with "Anglemyer" above.

Helen Mary became a Catholic nun with the Sisters of Loretto. Simon Patrick never married