ORAL HISTORY OF JOE RYAN
Interviewed by Don Hunnicutt
Filmed by BBB Communications, LLC.
January 16, 2014
MR. HUNNICUTT: This interview is for the Center of Oak Ridge Oral History. The date is January 16, 2014. I am Don Hunnicutt. I’m in the home of Joe Ryan, 104 Nolan Road, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to take his oral history about living in Oak Ridge Tennessee. Joe, please state your full name, place of birth and date.
MR. RYAN: Joseph R. Ryan, Jr. Place of birth is Sylva, North Carolina, and date was 1933.
MR. HUNNICUTT: What was your father’s name, place of birth and date of birth, if you recall?
MR. RYAN: I’m Joseph R. Ryan, Jr., so you know what my dad’s name is. He was born in DuBois, Pennsylvania.
MR. HUNNICUTT: And do you recall the date?
MR. RYAN: I think it was 1896. Yeah, I’m pretty sure it was.
MR. HUNNICUTT: Your mother’s maiden name, place of birth and date, if you recall.
MR. RYAN: Her full name was Elizabeth Candler. She was born in Sylva, North Car
