The following is a transcription of an article in the 27 Mar 1882 British Canadian. [Paragraph breaks inserted by the transcriber]

OBITUARY

By the death of Col. E. P. Ryerse, which occurred on Monday, the 27th inst., the County of Norfolk has lost one of her oldest and most respected residents.

Col. Ryerse was the youngest son of Col. Samuel Ryerse, a United Empire Loyalist, who settled at Ryerse Creek in 1796, where he received a grant of nearly 1000 acres of land, as well as several hundred more acres east of Port Dover on Black Creek. He was Lieutenant of the County, and for a number of years presided as Judge at the Quarter Sessions.

His son Edward P. Ryerse was born at Port Ryerse, 14th November, 1800, and was educated at the Kingston Grammar School. He was too young to bear arms during the war of 1812; but was a Lieutenant of militia during the Rebellion of 1837-8, being on duty several months. After the Rebellion was quelled, he was rewarded for his loyalty by being appointed Collector of Inland Revenue, (then called Inspector of Licenses), which position he held until 1871, when he was superannuated. He spent a great part of his life and energies, as well as the bulk of his means, in an effort to build a harbor at Port Ryerse, and with no little success.

He married Martha Underhill who was the daughter of a United Empire Loyalist, and who died three years ago.

Col. Ryerse belonged to a class of men who, we regret to say, are fast disappearing--a Conservative in the true sense of the work, he opposed "liberalism" in any form, and under any name, believing it to be more or less a synonym for disloyalty to the Queen, his loyalty to whom was as much a part of his religious belief as any other divine injunction.

Honorable and upright in his dealings throughout his long and useful life, he ends a not undistinguished career amidst the sincere regrets of his many sorrowing friends. He will be buried this afternoon in the family burying ground at Memorial Church, Port Ryerse. at 2 o'clock. The services will be conducted by Rev. Mr. Dillon, of St. Paul's Church, Port Dover, assisted by Rev. W. B. Evans, Rural Dean.
 

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