Owned the Muskegon Booming Company, Ryerson & Johnson Sawmill (Muskegon), North Side Planing Mill Co., and the Ryerson & Johnson Lumberyard (Chicago). He began work in the lumber business in Muskegon, Michigan around 1856 (as a tallyman) and remained there until the late 1860s, and then moved to Chicago (his companies were in both locations). He and Peter Johnson owned a steam mill in Muskegon and then sold it to and became partners with Esau Tarrant & Co. Ryerson & Johnson then opened a lumber yard in Chicago with the agreement that lumber from the Tarrant mill would be sent to Chicago. When Tunis died in July 1871, Johnson continued the business as Ryerson & Johnson. The Great Fire of Chicago in October 1871 destroyed the merchandise.
Tunis and Rose Anderson were married in 1862. The apopted Grace Esther in 1868.
Tunis and Rose Anderson were married in 1862. The apopted Grace Esther in 1868.
Owned the Muskegon Booming Company, Ryerson & Johnson Sawmill (Muskegon), North Side Planing Mill Co., and the Ryerson & Johnson Lumberyard (Chicago). He began work in the lumber business in Muskegon, Michigan around 1856 (as a tallyman) and remained there until the late 1860s, and then moved to Chicago (his companies were in both locations). He and Peter Johnson owned a steam mill in Muskegon and then sold it to and became partners with Esau Tarrant & Co. Ryerson & Johnson then opened a lumber yard in Chicago with the agreement that lumber from the Tarrant mill would be sent to Chicago. When Tunis died in July 1871, Johnson continued the business as Ryerson & Johnson. The Great Fire of Chicago in October 1871 destroyed the merchandise.
Tunis and Rose Anderson were married in 1862. The apopted Grace Esther in 1868.
Tunis and Rose Anderson were married in 1862. The apopted Grace Esther in 1868.
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