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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-305March 18, 1956 in Gilmer, Texas and is the son of Billy Maurice Stevenson andEmma Loy (Dawson) Stevenson. David and Dixie Stevenson are the parents oftwo children:. . . David Anthony Stevenson, b. April 22, 1982, Gilmer, Texas. . . Sarah Leanne Stevenson, b. October 30, 1985References: 1) Family Group Sheets by Bryant Strasburg, 1984; 2) Biography of Dixie(Durning) Stevenson, 1984EMMONS CHURCH BRYANT (3.6.2.7) is the son of Robert Emmons Bryantand Margaret Nomie (Church) Bryant. Emmons was born on February 2, 1916in Gilmer, Texas. On October 18, 1937, Emmons Bryant married Oni ChristineChevalier in Kelsey, Texas. Oni was born on November 1, 1920 in Buckholts,Texas and is the daughter of William Chevalier and Sarah (Lindsey) Chevalier.Emmons and Oni Bryant are the parents of four children:. . . Phyllis Kay Bryant (3.6.2.7.1), b. September 14, 1939, Gilmer, Texas. . . Earley Juanita Bryant (3.6.2.7.2), b. August 31, 1942, Gilmer, Texas. . . Anthony Emmons Bryant (3.6.2.7.3), b. April 26, 1944, Gilmer, Texas. . . Linda Jean Bryant (3.6.2.7.4), b. August 23, 1946, Gilmer, TexasEmmons Bryant graduated from the Kelsey school when he was seventeen andwas called on a two year mission by the Latter Day Saints Church. He servedeighteen months in Louisiana and then returned home because his father did nothave enough money to support him in the mission field any longer. Emmonsreturned home and returned to dairy work where he grew up. Emmons Bryantremained in the dairy business all of his life. His son, Anthony Bryant, is now afull partner in that business.At the age of twenty-three, he was called to serve as a counselor in the branchpresidency of the Kelsey Latter Day Saints Church where he spent seven years.Emmons then served as the branch president for nine years. He was then calledas the first bishop of the Kelsey Ward and after a little over a year was called toserve as a high counselor in the Dallas Stake which included all of East Texaseast of Fort Worth and all of Louisiana north of Alexandria. When the DallasStake was divided, he was called as high counselor in the Shreveport, LouisianaStake. Later, it was divided again and he served the Texas East Stake and wascalled for two years as Stake Mission President. Next he was called as firstcounselor in the Kelsey-Gilmer Ward Bishopric. After the Texas East Stake wasdivided, he was once again called as high counselor in the Gilmer, Texas Stake.Emmons is now serving as Patriarch of the Gilmer, Texas Stake in Gilmer,Texas.References: 1) Family Group Sheets by Bryant Strasburg, 1984; 2) Biography ofEmmons Church Bryant, 1984PHYLLIS KAY BRYANT (3.6.2.7.1) is the daughter of Emmons Church Bryantand Oni Christine (Chevalier) Bryant. Phyllis was born on September 14, 1939in Gilmer, Texas. On June 6, 1958, Phyllis Bryant married Jerry Wayne Dixon.Jerry was born on January 3, 1937 in Kerns, Texas and is the son of Richard