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BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY 8-325FINUS MOSES BRYAN (4.1.2) is the son of William Samuel Bryan and OllieJosephine (McIlvain) Bryan. Finus was born on March 24, 1890 in Brandon,Texas. On June 13, 1939, Finus Bryan married Mrs. Frances Bell (Smith) Nallsand they had no children. Finus Bryan died of an heart attack on June 13, 1952in Houston, Texas and was buried in the Rockwood Cemetery in Rockwood,Texas.Reference: 1) “The Bryan House,” by Alma (Hornsby) Bryan and Neita (Ashmore)BryanSAMUEL THOMAS BRYAN (4.1.3) is the son of William Samuel Bryan andOllie Josephine (McIlvain) Bryan. Tom was born on February 14, 1892 inRockwood, Texas. On February 4, 1920, Tom Bryan married Fannie FernWhetstone in Santa Anna, Texas. Fannie was born on April 9, 1894 in Texas.Samuel and Fannie Bryan were the parents of two children:. . . Mary Tom Bryan, b. November 12, 1920, Rockwood, Texas. . . Margaret Clarice Bryan, b. April 27, 1923, Rockwood, TexasFrom 1920 to 1930, “Thomas” and Fannie Bryan were living in ColemanCounty, Texas. Tom Bryan died of a heart attack on February 7, 1963 and wasburied in the Rockwood, Cemetery. Mary Tom Bryan died of pneumonia onJanuary 22, 1944 in San Marcos, Texas and was buried in the RockwoodCemetery. In 1942, Margaret Bryan married Eldon Drew Black in Seattle,Washington and they have three children: - Gary Bryan Black, b. September,1947, San Angelo, Texas, - Mary Elaine Black, b. 1950, San Angelo, Texas, -Jana Kay Black, b. January, 1960, San Angelo, Texas. Eldon and MargaretBlack were divorced in 1966.References: 1) 1920 and 1930 Censuses, Coleman County, Texas; 2) “The BryanHouse,” by Alma (Hornsby) Bryan and Neita (Ashmore) BryanJOSHUA B. BRYAN (4.1.4) is the son of William Samuel Bryan and OllieJosephine (McIlvain) Bryan. Joshua was born on July 25, 1894 in Rockwood,Texas. In 1917, Joshua Bryan married Virgie Ethel Shufford (born September26, 1894) in Rockwood, Texas and they were the parents of two children:. . . John Will Bryan (4.1.4.1), b. April 18, 1918. . . Dany Dotwrage Bryan (4.1.4.2), b. October 26, 1920Ethel (Shufford) Bryan died on March 25, 1952 in Abilene, Texas and wasburied there in the Cedar Hill Cemetery. Joshua Bryan died of cancer on July18, 1975 in Irran, Texas and was buried in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Abilene,Texas.References: 1) “The Bryan House,” by Alma (Hornsby) Bryan and Neita (Ashmore)Bryan; 2) Family Group Sheet by Alma (Hornsby) Bryan, 1976JOHN WILL BRYAN (4.1.4.1) is the son of Joshua B. Bryan and Virgie Ethel(Shufford) Bryan. John Will was born on April 18, 1918 in Rockwood, Texas.