Friday's Photo: Oscar Lullen Giddens

This photo was found in an album that once belonged to my grandmother, Edith Giddens. Oscar was her
father's half-brother. He visited his half-brother, Charles, and family in Phillipsburg, NJ before 1920.

Timeline - Oscar Lullen Giddens

Date	Event
September 20, 1891	George L. Giddens married Sarah Rich in North Carolina.[i]
April 20, 1893	Oscar Lullen Giddens was born in Faison, Duplin County, North Carolina.[ii]
December 23, 1895	Sister of Oscar, Lina Letisha Giddens was born in Faison Duplin County, North Carolina.[iii]
1896	The family lived in Faison in Duplin, NC where George Giddens was a town magistrate.
July 11, 1897	Sister, Dorothy Mildred Giddens was born in Faison Duplin County, North Carolina. [iv]
June 30, 1900	1900 Census. Oscar's father, George, age 59, lived in Duplin County, North Carolina where he was a Postmaster. He lived with his wife, 24-year-old Sarah and children, 7-year-old Oscar, 4-year-old Lina, and 1-year-old Dorothy. His sister-in-law, Ada Rich, and brother-in-law, Milton Rich, also lived with the family. Ada was 14 years old and her occupation was "house labor." Milton, age 13, was listed as "farm labor." A boarder and dry goods clerk, Bessie Hobbs, age 20, lived in the home. Sarah had four children, but only three were living. She and George had been married for 9 years.  George's daughter, Frances "Frankie" Harper lived nearby with husband Warren Harper and family. His son, Charles, lived in Phillipsburg, NJ.

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: Laura Louise Bryan

Laura Louise Bryan, described by her father as "our Texas baby," was born in Erath County, Texas on April 28, 1878. At age 6, this photo would have been taken in 1884 or 1885. This is the only photo I have seen of Laura Louise, daughter of Terrell and Harriett Bryan. It was sent from Texas to a family member in Bienville Parish, Louisiana and found in the files saved by the family of Marguerite Cook Clark. 

Laura married William Harve Keith on
June 25, 1899. This marriage 
announcement  was found in
Terrell Bryan's family bible.
Click here to see the transcription
of a second wedding announcement. 

Three daughters were born to Laura and Harve Keith. The first daughter, born on September 12, 1900, died that day. This child’s grave can be found next to her mother’s grave at the West End Cemetery in Stephenville. Eddye Kathryn Keith was born in 1903 and daughter, Laura Louise, was born in 1905.

Laura Louise Bryan Keith died of typhoid in 1908.
Click here to see a transcription of her obituary.

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Source

Family documents from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn.

Family photographs from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014 and September 14, 2014. Used with permission.

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: A Bryan Family Photo

I almost didn't copy this photo when perusing Marguerite Cook Clark's files. The picture wasn't labeled, but photo looked familiar. Almost two years to the date that I scanned it, I found the family in my Bryan files - a Xerox copy of the photo from cousin Julia and labeled with names! 

According to Julia, the photo dates at about 1903 to 1904. This is the family of Tilman Capers Bryan II and Mary Elizabeth McDowell Bryan of Bienville Parish, Louisiana. 

Back Row - Willie Marie Bryan, John C. Bryan, Della Bryan, Lois Bryan

Front Row - Eunice Bryan, Tilman Capers Bryan II, Mary Elizabeth McDowell Bryan, Eddy Bryan

Tilman is the son of Tilman Capers Bryan and his wife, Mildred Manning.  He is the grandson of my ancestors, Reddick and Elizabeth Regan Bryan. 

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Source

Brittain, Julia and McMichael Frances. "Descendants of Reddick Bryan." Houston, Texas.
Sent 2 February 1999.

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014 and September 14, 2014. Used with permission.

The Cook Household was Happy and Full of Fun!

Clifford Cook

Clifford and Paul Cook
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I had already written briefly about Clifford Cook when I posted a photo of her and her brother Paul earlier this year. However, an excerpt from a letter and one more photo of Clifford prompted this post. 

The letter was written by Lillian Hudnall Freeland on October 21, 1985 to the Richard Warner family about her family history. She wrote the following about the Cook family.

You asked if I knew Marguerite Clark and her sister Clifford Shelby. Their maiden name was Cook and they lived next door to Aunt Sallie and Uncle Wesley in Ringgold. It was their mother who was connected to the Bryans. They should be able to help you. I remember them well and I think there were two other children. Marguerite was a bit younger than I and Clifford a bit older. Clifford was a real beauty as a young girl. I haven't seen them since we were all young. I'm not sure how their mother is related to me but I knew it was as some degree of cousin. Marguerite and Clifford's dad was the town dentist in Ringgold at the time I remember them. I was sometimes allowed to spend a night over there and I would sleep with Clifford in her cute attic room. Their house was happy and full of fun. My Aunt Sallie had raised my mama (who was her baby sister). Aunt Sallie always told us that we should love her best because she felt more like a grandma to us then an aunt. She was very jealous when soon after we'd arrive to visit we'd want to go next door to be where it was more lively at the Cooks.

All of those mentioned in this portion of the letter were descendants of Reddick and Elizabeth Regan Bryan.

Lillian was the daughter of Jewel Antoinette Bryan and James Hudnall.  Jewel and her sister, Sallie Bryan Hammett, were the daughters of Tilman Bryan and Mildred Manning. Tilman was the son of Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Regan Bryan. 

Charles and Marguerite Cook
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Mary Marguerite "Maggie" Martin Cook and Dr. Edward Clifton Cook were the parents of Clifford, Marguerite, Paul, and Charles Cook. Maggie was the daughter of Laura Bryan and Thomas J. Martin. Laura Bryan was the daughter of Joseph Bryan and Sarah Wimberly. Joseph was a son of Reddick and Elizabeth Regan Bryan. 


Sallie Bryan, daughter of Tilman Bryan and Mildred Manning, married Wesley Hammett, son of Robert Hammett and Dollie Bryan. Dollie was a daughter of Reddick and Elizabeth Regan Bryan.  

Thank you to all of my sources listed below. Without your willingness to share, this memory and others would not be preserved. 

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Brittain, Julia and McMichael Frances. "Descendants of Reddick Bryan." Houston, Texas.
2 February 1999. 

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014 and September 14, 2014. Used with permission.

Family photographs and documents from the Frye Family collection. Accessed June 6, 2916. Used with permission.

Lillian Hudnall Freeman Letter from the collection of Richard Warner. Accessed September 16, 2014. Used with permission. 

Friday's Photo: New Family

The Wedding - Shanghai, China

My blog has been a little quiet these last few weeks. We have been in the process of adding more family to our tree. 

Congratulations to my son and his wife. We are very happy to add his wife and her beautiful daughter to our family tree! 

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