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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-319FINUS EWING BRYAN (4) is the son of Samuel Bryan and Charlotte Greer(Charter) Bryan. Finus was born on June 1, 1840 in Maury County, Tennessee.On November 18, 1858, Finus Ewing Bryan married Caledonia Ann Revere.Caledonia was born on March 1, 1842 in Maury County, Tennessee and is thedaughter of William Revere (21) and Mary (Williamson) Revere, both directancestors of the authors. For additional information on the descendants ofWilliam and Mary Revere, see the sketch of William Revere. Finus andCaledonia Bryan were the parents of eleven children:. . . William Samuel Bryan (4.1), b. September 16, 1859, Maury County, Tennessee. . . Mary Donia Bryan, b. April 14, 1862, Maury County, Tennessee. . . Louise Charlotte Bryan (4.3), b. March 19, 1864, Maury County, Tennessee. . . Odia Genieve Bryan (4.4), b. August 23, 1866, Maury County, Tennessee. . . Elizabeth Ella Bryan (4.5), b. February 14, 1869, Maury County, Tennessee. . . James Robert Bryan, b. June 3, 1872, Tennessee. . . Belle Ernstine Bryan (4.7), b. November 17, 1874, Texas. . . Julia Ann Bryan (3), b. April 28, 1878, Brandon, Texas. . . Donia Ewing Bryan (4.9), b. August 29, 1880, Hill County, Texas. . . John Whitfield Bryan (4.10), b. July 28, 1883, Brandon, Texas. . . Ollie Birch Bryan (4.11), b. January 6, 1886, Hill County, TexasFinus Ewing Bryan and Caledonia Ann (Revere) BryanCa. 1890Bernice (Brooks) Casey CollectionFrom 1860 to 1870, Finus and Caledonia Bryan were living in Maury County,Tennessee. In March of 1864, Finus Bryan was elected to the office ofconstable in Maury County, Tennessee. From 1880 to 1910, Finus andCaledonia Bryan were living in Hill County, Texas. Finus Ewing Bryan died onJune 18, 1915 and Caledonia Ann (Revere) Bryan died on December 25, 1915.Both died in Brandon, Texas and both were buried near Brandon, Texas. MaryDonia Bryan died at the age of thirteen on January 6, 1876. In 1910, James R.Bryan was still living with his parents in Hill County, Texas. James RobertBryan never married and died on December 24, 1935 in Jean, Texas and wasburied in Brandon, Texas.References: 1) Marriage License, Finus E. Bryan and Caledonia Revere, 1858; 2)1860 and 1870 Censuses, Maury County, Tennessee; 3) Minute Book, 1861 - 1866,Maury County, Tennessee, Page 291 and 448; 4) 1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, HillCounty, Texas; 5) Certificate of Death, Finus E. Bryan, 1915; 6) Certificate of Death,Caledonia Anne Bryan, 1915; 7) “Descendants of Finus E. and Donia A. Bryan,” byColonel Dyer, 1952; 8) Family Group Sheet by Bernice (Brooks) Casey, 1976; 9)Letter, Clara (Baldwin) Bryan to Bernice (Brooks) Casey, March 29, 1976; 10) Letter,Clara (Baldwin) Bryan to Robert Casey, November 6, 1983Left to Right: Wiley Pierce, Walter P. Smith, John Whitfield BryanEwing (Bryan) Price, Charles C. Price, James Robert BryanRiley Pierce, Nelson Pierce, Birch (Bryan) SmithAnna Belle Pierce (in buggy), Mary Jo PierceCaledonia Ann (Revere) Bryan and Finus Ewing Bryan