Biographies:  W. H. Ryan, Haugen, Barron Co., WI 




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W. H. Ryan, first and present cashier of the Haugen State Bank, and
president of the Village of Haugen, has been a resident here since the bank
opened its doors, Dec. 22, 1914, and since his first arrival has identified
himself actively with the life of the village and surrounding country. As a
banker he is conservative and substantial, as a citizen he is progressive
and loyal, as a companion he is genial and affable, and his personality has
become a part of the success of the institution in which he is employed.
His administration of the executive office of the village has given general
satisfaction. In addition to his banking interests here he is a director in
the Brill State Bank of Brill. He has a pleasant residence in Haugen set in
a sightly tract of five lots, and he is the owner of 200 acres of good
Barron County land. He has been a moving factor in the Haugen Commercial
Club. Fraternally, he is a member of the Knights of Columbus at Rice Lake.
Like so many other successful men he is fond of all outdoor sports, and
takes especial delight in pedestrianism, hunting and fishing. He was born
in Chicago, Ill., Jan. 24, 1885, son of W. J. and Josephine (Shimek) Ryan,
the former of whom was a native of Bohemia, and the latter a native of
Chicago, of Irish descent. The father died in 1885 and the mother, in 1886,
moved to Milladore, in Wood County, this state. W. H. was there reared and
educated. After leaving high school he became station agent at that place,
and subsequently occupied a similar position at Nekoosa and Colfax, also in
this state. Then he took up his present work. He was married Feb. 1, 1909
to Marie Malik, who was born at Milladore, Wis., April 4, 1893, daughter of
Peter and Dorathea (Paser) Malik. Mr. and Mrs. Ryan have two children:
William, born Aug. 7, 1914; and Dorris, born July 7, 1918.
 
--Transcribed from: History of Barron Co., Wisconsin, H. C. Cooper,
Jr., & Co., 1922, pg. 701.