BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-137GEORGE WASHINGTON BRYAN (2.1.2.3) is the son of William ShelbyBryan and Margaret Ann (Campbell) Bryan. George was born on May 22, 1851in Davidson County, Tennessee. On September 6, 1878, George Bryan marriedEliza Ann Thomas in Illinois. Eliza was born on February 21, 1862 in Kentuckyand is the daughter of William Ulysses Thomas and Sarah Elizabeth (Snow)Thomas. George and Eliza Bryan were the parents of nine children:. . . Arthur Washington Bryan, b. August 9, 1880, Graves County, Kentucky. . . Lee Onie Bryan (2.1.2.3.2), b. April 30, 1881, Graves County, Kentucky. . . John Thomas Bryan, b. April 23, 1883, Graves County, Kentucky. . . Fairy Curtis Bryan, b. August 15, 1886, Graves County, Kentucky. . . Walter Harold Bryan, b. July 31, 1888, Graves County, Kentucky. . . William Foster Bryan, b. November 13, 1890, Graves County, Kentucky. . . Esther Ann Bryan, b. February 19, 1894, Hickman County, Kentucky. . . Ila Jennings Bryan (2.1.2.3.8), b. June 15, 1898, Hickman County, Kentucky. . . Auzie Richmond Bryan (2.1.2.3.9), b. August 31, 1901, Hickman Co., KentuckyIn 1880, George and Eliza Bryan were living in Graves County, Kentucky.From 1900 to 1920, George and Eliza Bryan were living in Hickman County,Kentucky. Eliza (Thomas) Bryan died on July 3, 1931 in Graves County,Kentucky and George Bryan died on March 14, 1937 in Graves County,Kentucky. Both were buried there in the Wingo Cemetery. In 1929, ArthurBryan married Ruth Cook in Graves County, Kentucky. Arthur Bryan died onJune 25, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee.In November of 1906, John Bryan married Valley Ford (born 1889) and theyhad four children: - Ollie Bryan, - Hollis “Hop” Bryan, - Wallace Bryan, -Woodrow Bryan. John T. Bryan died on February 27, 1971 in Hickman County,Kentucky and Valley (Ford) Bryan died in 1977. Ollie Bryan married Inez Via.Ollie Bryan married a second time to Nancy Bowen. Hollis Bryan nevermarried. Wallace Bryan married Goldie Wilson. Woodrow Bryan marriedVirginia Bugg.In December of 1918, Fairy Bryan married Ada Barclay and they had twochildren: - Dorothy Bryan, - William “Billy” Bryan. Fairy Bryan died onAugust 31, 1958 in Clinton, Illinois and Ada (Barclay) Bryan died in 1975.Walter Bryan married Nell Adkins Bailey (born 1887) and they had onedaughter: - Fannie Lee Bryan. Nell (Bailey) Bryan died in 1928 and WalterBryan died on January 5, 1959 in Graves County, Kentucky. Fannie Bryanmarried John Campbell.In December of 1917, William Bryan married Cleavy E. Bannister (born 1892)and they had two children: - James Bryan, - Brownie Bryan. William Bryandied on February 5, 1975 in Clinton, Illinois and Cleavy (Bannister) Bryan diedin 1976. James Bryan married a woman whose name is Edith. Brownie Bryanmarried Herman Powers. On April 22, 1917, Esther Bryan married Wes Wattsin Hickman County, Kentucky. Wes and Esther Watts had two children: -Curtis Watts, - Matthew Jerome Watts. Wes Watts died in 1978 and Esther(Bryan) died on December 10, 1981 in Hickman County, Kentucky. CurtisWatts never married. Matthew Watts died at the age of two years.