Friday's Photo: Frances L. Bryan - Bienville Parish, LA to Erath County, TX

Frances L. Bryan 1859 to 1894
This appears to be a copy of the tintype seen below. Using Mark Thompson's
Historical Photo Analyzer at ChatGpt, I can surmise that due to her age and
the style of clothing, this photo was likely taken between 1875 and 1880.
As the family left Bienville in about 1876, and they were in Erath County
by 1878, I am unable to identify the location where the photo was taken.

This is likely the original image,
and the hand-colored version was
probably a later copy.

Frances L. Bryan was born in Louisiana on February 13, 1859, to twenty-two-year-
old parents, Terrell Bryan and Harriet Louisa Albritton. Frances was the second of their ten known children—her older brother Joseph had died in infancy two years before her birth. Family stories suggest that Frances may have had an intellectual disability, or possibly epilepsy. 

Frances spent the first part of her childhood in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. In 1861, when she was about two years old, her father joined the Louisiana Infantry. During his time away, Harriet and her children lived with Harriet's mother, Hollon Albritton.  By the war's end, Frances was the eldest of three girls, with at least six more children to be born to Harriet and Terrell by 1884. 

In about 1876, the Bryan family relocated to Eastland County, Texas, looking for new opportunities.  Frances was almost 20 when they moved to Erath County in 1878. Unlike her siblings, who married and started their own families, Frances did not marry or have children. She passed away on December 24, 1894, in Erath County at the age of 35. 

Frances’ cemetery stone at the Old Valley Grove Cemetery near Stephenville in Erath County lists her death as occurring in 1904. However, Terrell and Harriet Bryan's family Bible records her passing in 1894 at the age of 35 years, 10 months, and 11 days. I have not found any other records or reports confirming her death. She does not appear in the 1900 census, which also states that only six of Terrell and Harriet's children were still living at that time. Those six were Terrell L. Bryan Biggs, Hollon S. Bryan Latta, Laura L. Bryan Keith, Alice A. Bryan Hammett, Dorothy (Dollie) E. H. Bryan Wylie, and my grandfather, Redic E. Bryan.

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"Frances L. Bryan," colorized photograph, about 1880; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Jane Aebersold, CO, 2013.

"Frances L. Bryan," photograph, ca.1880; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of D.B. Quinn, 2022.

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28974168/frances_l-bryan: accessed February 1, 2025), memorial page for Frances L. “Fanny” Bryan (13 Feb 1869–24 Dec 1904), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28974168, citing Old Valley Grove Cemetery, Erath County, Texas, USA; Maintained by LookingForFamily (contributor 47127361).

Mark Thompson’s Historical Photo Analyzer (ChatGPT), response to a question by Diana Quinn, February 28, 2025. Available at https://chatgpt.com/g/g-gbEbpBXtc-mark-thompson-s-historical-photo-analyzer. 

Memories written by Terrell Little "Bunch" Biggs, 13 July 1937; digital copy, original copy held by Pat Waas, TX.

Terrell Bryan Family Bible Records, 1836 - 1927, The Illustrated Polyglot Household Bible (Philadelphia: G. Zeigler, McCurdy, & Co., 1870), "Family Record," privately held by Diana Bryan Quinn, Virginia Beach, VA, 2021

Family Notes From The Baylor County Banner, Baylor County, Texas - May 1919

 

Joseph Oscar Noah was my father's second cousin. His grandmother, Permelia Hairston Noah, was the sister of my great-grandfather, Phillip A. Hairston. In the May 29th issue below, he appears as J. O. Noah. Before World War I, Joe Noah worked as a schoolteacher in Baylor County.

The extracted data in this post was taken from Baylor County Banner issues on a microfilm reel labeled "Baylor County Banner Jan 2, 1919 thru Dec 30, 1920." 

Nearly two decades ago, I published this information on my web pages, which, while still online, can no longer be changed. To protect the content in case it disappears, I’m adding it to this blog.

Today, I corrected some errors and revisited several weekly issues to uncover more details. I typically share information on births, deaths, and marriages in Baylor County, along with insights into my father's Bryan/Hairston connections and other notable topics. In this post, I included transcribed articles about returning soldiers and the editor’s notes on new and renewing subscribers.

The 1919 issues of the Banner can be found on Newspaper Archives by Storied, a subscription site. However, many groups provide free access to their members. I access this resource through my memberships with the Southern California Genealogical Society and the National Genealogical Society.

May 1, 1919

 

Will Shelly Dies

Last week, in making mention of the return of Mr. Tom Cox of Levelview, we had his initials L. E. when it should have been T. E.

Death of Judge J. T. McLamore (in Westview news section)

Mr. W. C. Campbell and Miss Connie (possibly Corine) Martin wed.

Mr. J. C. Arden dies (husband of Willie Clough) - this is a long and detailed obituary.

Soldier Letters 

Chester Welch wrote his mother and family from Nenivied, Germany

Frank Ship wrote to the Banner editor from Nantes-Loire Inferieur, France

 

WITH THE SUBSCRIBERS

The editor often lists new and returning subscribers in a long column, sharing brief details about his communication with them. Subscribers named in this issue included:

• S. F. Talley
• Walter Jackson
• G. W. Lee
• G. A. Beerman of Emsworth, PA who has stock in the Van Ness oil well in Baylor County 
• W. B. Holder of Wichita
• W. R. Chilton
• H. D. Hardy of View in Taylor County
• G. B. Morris subscribed for his brother,  A. A. Morris of Bentonville, AR
• S. H. Russell
• Mrs. J. H. Minnick of Foard City subscribed for herself and also her father-in-law, J. W. Minniek of Stanley, NM
• V. J. Sykora

May 8, 1919

Millard Ray Latta participated in the BYFU program.

The photo was labeled "Millard, Deray, Joe" and can also be seen in the post Friday's Photo: Taken on a Bridge Near Seymour, Texas.
Millard Ray Latta (left), found twice in these excerpts, was my father's first cousin on his father's Bryan side, while Joe Noah (left) was my father's second cousin on his mother's Hairston side. DeRay Bryan, my father's sister (in the middle) and a student at Seymour High School, was mentioned once in these excerpts. Joe and Millard Ray were teachers in Baylor County. This was probably the 1917-1918 school year, as Joe was found teaching in Erath County in the spring of 1917, and he entered the army in June 1918. 

 

WITH THE SOLDIERS

Dr. Hosey Returns

Dr. A. B. Hosey came in yesterday from France and is here for a few days in the home of his father-in-law, Mr. Chas. Randal. The Doctor has just returned to the United States with the Baylor Medical Unit, which has been doing hospital service with the A. E. F. Dr. Hosey was located at Allerey, about 40 miles from the Swiss border. He was in an American hospital and it was the largest military hospital in the world, having 22,000 beds. Uncle Sam was fixing up to take care of his lads who may have been injured in the war. Dr. Hosey was in the laboratory department, and had charge of the Dakin Solution, which was used so extensively as an antiseptic.

Dr. Hosey was ten months in France. He is mighty glad to see his wife again, to say nothing of the baby girl whom he had not seen before. He says that we can tell the folks he is a 100 percent Y. M. C. A. man. He says the charge that soldiers were made to pay extortionate prices are for the most part untrue. The canteens as a usual thing sold goods for less than they could be purchased for in the United States. And their entertainment was about all the entertainment the boys had.

The Salvation Army did good work, but there were only a very small number of these workers compared to what had to be done. The Knights of Columbus also performed a good service, which was extended alike to every man who wore the uniform of the U. S. soldier.

Those who have relatives and friends in the 36th Division are looking forward with eagerness to the early arrival home of the Division. It has been scheduled for departure from France, but it has not left yet. Mr. John R. Henson has received word from his son, John Henson Jr., that they have been ordered to get ready to ship out. John is with the 111th Engineers.

About Other Arrivals

The family of Mr. Porter Brown has been overjoyed at receiving a telegram from him saying that he was in New York. It does not take long to get home when they get that far, and we may reasonably expect to see Porter in the not far distant future.

Not much has previously been said concerning the life in France of a group of boys who were in the 111th Ammunition Train.

In this organization were Mr. Guy McFarlin, Mr. Carter Howard, Mr. Fred Walkup, Mr. Horace Gillespie, and Mr. Will Ayres. They came home not long ago and were glad enough to be on U. S. soil once more.

This bunch sailed for France on Aug. 1. They were located for a while at Brest, and worked in a territory extending some 100 miles east of this place. They hauled ammunition out in trucks to the boys on our rifle range and never did get into battle. After the armistice was signed there was no ammunition to carry, so they hauled anything that had to be hauled. They started home March 1, landing the 18th at Newport News. From there they went to Camp Bowie and on home.

The boys have lots to tell of their army life, and it will be an experience they will look back to with pleasure and pride. Mr. Howard was of the opinion that the fun did not pay for the trouble, but the trouble will soon be forgotten. The boys express admiration for the French people, and say they were well treated, but declare that country hundreds of years behind the times. People are crowded, the houses are old, and no such thing is known as the progress which is characteristic of the American people.

Mr. Andy Bowie is busy at the Seymour Mercantile Co., putting up binders. Andy did not get to see service on foreign shores, but is shedding no tears over what he missed. He was in the 131st Artillery at Camp McArthur. He was getting ready with the rest of them to take his turn at the Huns, if the war had lasted long enough. But it did last long sufficiently.

Mr. J. W. Sanderson, referred to in a former issue, is with the 143rd Infantry of the 36th Division.

May 15, 1919

Mr. A. J. Blanks sells his dray business to Mr. Press Henderson.  Mr. Blanks has been a long time in the dray business.  His health had gotten so that the work was too much for him.

Obituary for William T. Shelly

Mr. and Mrs. George L. Musiek are the proud parents of an eight-pound baby boy.

Nannie Harvey and Edmond Durham were married and will make their home at the McLain Hotel where they are employed. 

WITH THE SOLDIERS.

Dr. A. B. Hosey left this week for Dallas, the wife and baby remaining here until his plans are more definite. We would be glad to have the Doctor and his family with us as permanent residents.

Some how in the rush the Banner has failed to make mention of the arrival home of Mr. Lloyd B. Henson. He was with the Marine corps at Quantra. This was the same kind of boys who started all that business at Chateau-Thierry. Lloyd would not have been averse to seeing a little of what took place across the waters, but he is glad enough to be back home. Before the war the Marine Corps numbered 17,000. This number was to have been increased to 75,000, if the ending of the war had not made such forces as this more than adequate. The marines go across with every vessel carrying troops. They guard harbors, take care of Uncle Sam’s interest in South America and in other turbulent regions, and are generally useful.

Another American soldier who has recently arrived from overseas is Mr. Edwin Fojtik of Cache Creek. The Banner has not had the chance to interview him yet. Mr. Fojtik had not been married long when he left for the training camp. Naturally his wife was not overjoyed at losing him so soon, and we venture without knowing for certain that she was some glad to see him come marching home.

Mr. Carter Howard of Wichita Falls was here this week. Mr. Howard makes friends wherever he goes, but here he numbers them by the population of the place.

Mr. W. S. Unsell writes from Klondike that his brother, Mr. Floyd Unsell, who formerly lived here, has landed in this country and they are looking forward with great eagerness to his arrival at home. He was on the fighting front for 22 days, but was lucky and came out without a scratch.

Mr. T. A. Sanderson left Saturday for Camp Bowie to see his son in the hospital there. He is naturally not doing the best in the world.

 

May 22, 1919

Some airplanes went over on Tuesday and another one yesterday.  They did not stop or give any account of themselves. Perhaps after awhile airplanes will be so common that no mention will be necessary about them.  Infact, even now some of the oil men at Kanger have purchased planes to be used in going to and from Fort Worth.

 

Tom Richardson dies (Bomarton)

WITH THE SUBSCRIBERS

The editor often lists new and returning subscribers in a long column, sharing brief details about his communication with them. Subscribers named in this issue included:

• Turner Forrest of Boise City, OK
• Jake L. Hall of Route 3 and his cousin, Miss Ellen Tinsley of Fort Worth
• M. H. Barwise of the Wichita Valley
• C. T. Morris
• E.P. Croft subscribed for friend, C. S. Wood of Fort Worth
• Mrs. J. A. Baccus to her son Sam Shultz Baccus in Wichita
• S. H. Dornan
• Anton Rainosek of La Grange
• Mr. G. Gatzkie requested an address change from Hoisington, KS, to Carr Crossing, CO. 
• W. R. Hart
• J. W. Beavers
• Mrs. Julius Levy of Brady who was Mrs. Butcher when she lived in Baylor County
• L. B. Jeter
• J. A. Dunlap
• S. L. Shipman
• S. T. Brown
• A. C. McLarty changed his address from Lexington, OK to Iowa Park, TX. 
• Samuel W. Noble of Fannettsburg, PA who owns property in Baylor County
• A. C. Mendenhall
• Ladonia Bowman, daughter of Mr. W. M. Bowman
• W. W. Barbee had the paper sent to Mr. R. C. Prim of Sweetwater
• John Hawkins
• S. A. Larue

This postcard, along with the photos above, was preserved by Joe Noah and is now in the possession of his granddaughter. While I didn’t take notes when scanning it, I can assume it depicts WWI soldiers either traveling to Europe or returning home to the United States.

May 29, 1919

B.Y.P.U. Program for June 1st

DeRay Bryan’s part in the service was the illustration and the presentation of “The Method of Boaz, the Helpful Helper.”

Obituary for Tom Richardson

HOME FROM FRANCE

The Banner would have to be a big paper if we told all the soldier's news this week.  In fact, so much might be said that we are puzzled whether to undertake to tell anything at all or to devote the entire issue to what the boys have to say.

During the past week the following Baylor county boys have arrived home from across the pond: Clarence Copeland, Porter Brown, Arthur Crownover, Jack Henderson, Hugh Shipley, Hershell High, and J.O. Noah. The latter has been at his home in Erath County for some two weeks, but is on a visit here to the family of Mr. R. E. Bryan. He was in the radio service, which had to do with the operation of wireless telegraphy. He had finished his training and was ready to go to the front lines when the armistice was signed.

Mr. Noah's work was in the interception of messages which the Germans were sending.  They were sent in cipher, but some of them could be worked out.  Mr. Noah says we can put him down as for the Y.M.C.A.  He said the organization undertook more than it could handle, especially the canteen service, but that on the whole, it did a fine work. Mr. Noah was all through France, at the last being on the Toul Sector and had a good opportunity of seeing the country.

Mr. Porter Brown arrived Monday. He had been overseas for a year and a half and is sure glad to get back home. When he came in he was met by about 40 relatives and a lot of friends and he never will get through what he will have to tell about his trip. 

Porter was with the aviation department and was not attached to any certain divisions. He started as a mechanic, but ended up in charge of a plane and if the armistice had not come on Nov 11 he would have been doing hair-raising air stunts. As it was, he was in the photograph service a good while, and perhaps that was about as dangerous as fighting. These plans carry no guns, and Porter has had the experience of being chased in and being shot at all the while. 

Mr. Brown says the devastation on some of those battlefields is almost beyond comprehension. In fact, he considers it doubtful if some of that farm land will ever again be suitable for agriculture. Every particle of it has been disfigured by shell holes. 

Mr. Jack Henderson was in the 42nd Division, infantry depart. He had been in training since he arrived in France and had just been designated for the front when the game was called. Too many Americans, on top of what the Boche already had to contend with. The Rainbow Division on account of being one of the best trained in the American army, was chosen as a part of the army of occupation and Mr. Henderson spent four months on the Rhine, which he says is a pretty country. 

Mr. Hugh Shipley was assigned to the 77th Division which was composed largely of New York men. This division started in at Chatcan-Thierry and ended up at St. Piermont. Mr. Shipley too was just ready to go into the fighting but has no regrets about missing it. He and Mr. Henderson heard the big guns barking and saw plenty of dead Dutchmen. 

Mr. Shipley says the sun shone about 15 days out of the six months he was in France. At one time his division was quartered in 136 different villages, so it was not easy to keep up with everybody in the division. 

Mr. Hershel High came in Sunday from Germany, where he had been with the army of occupation. Before that he was a machine gunner in the Argonne and can tell some rare experiences about the taking of this apparently impregnable position. He was not wounded but two pieces of shell passed through his pack which was quite close enough. Thinking the place could not be taken, the Germans had fixed up their quarters in good shape.  Their dugouts were lined with concrete and the clearing of them made an interesting piece of work for the doughboys.  Mr. High has a silver wrist watch which he took from a German officer.  

Mr. High describes vividly the march to the Rhine. The boys had to carry their packs, and it was 300 miles. 

Other men who have returned during the past week are Messrs. Clarence Copeland and Arthur Crownover. The Banner has not had an opportunity to interview them but will have something further to report about them. 

Mr. Ward Beck is in Texas but is visiting relatives at Terrell before coming home.  

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"Local Board Inducts Men for Voluntary Service' Two more are wanted," The Dublin Progress and Telephone (Dublin, Texas), 21 June 1918, Vol. 31, No. 9, Ed. 1; database and images, The Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559811/m1/1/zoom/? : accessed 27 Jan 2020).

"Millard, DeRay, and Joe," photograph, about 1918; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Carla Noah Stutsman, TX, 2014.

Shady Grove School News, The Dublin Progress and Telephone (Dublin, Texas), 18 May 1917, Vol. 30, No. 4, Ed. 1; database and images, The Portal to Texas History (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth559258/m1/5/? : accessed 27 Jan 2020).

The Baylor County Banner issues from 1919, microfilm images, The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Texas), 1916. Microfilm titled "Baylor County Banner Jan 2, 1919, thru Dec 30, 1920," accessed from the privately held collection of D.B. Quinn.

WWI Postcards, postcards, about 1919; scanned images, from the privately held photo collection of Carla Noah Stutsman, TX, 2014.

Friday's Photo: Taken on a Bridge Near Seymour, Texas

Millard Ray Latta (center) and DeRay Bryan (leaning on the bridge). The young woman behind 
Millard Ray might be DeRay's sister Marie. DeRay and Marie were my father's sisters.

Joe Noah, second - cousin to my father and his siblings. 

I posted the photo below this morning, along with some excerpts from the 1918 Baylor County Banner issues. The photo was labeled "Millard, Deray, Joe."

After publishing the post, I found the three more photos above and determined that they were probably taken on the same day.  These photos were probably taken sometime before the middle of 1918. Joe and Millard Ray were both teachers in Baylor County during the 1917-1918 school year. 

The bridge is not named, but described as a bridge over the Brazos and a bridge near Seymour. 

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Baylor County Photos, photographs, before 1918; scanned images, from the privately held photo collection of Carla Noah Stutsman, TX, 2014.

Family Notes From The Baylor County Banner, Baylor County, Texas - 1916

Four eldest children of Floyd W. Thompson and Ora Cox
Juanita, Clarence, Ina Lucille, and Andy Bowie
An announcement of the birth of Ina Lucille is found below
in the issue dated 14 September 1916. Ina Lucille Thompson
was born on 8 September 1916. 

The following 1916 excerpts were found in Baylor County Banner issues on a microfilm reel labeled "Baylor County Banner Jan 07, 1915, thru Dec 28, 1916." These excerpts were recorded on my web pages almost twenty years ago. Those web pages have not been updated since about 2012 but can still be found at my Rootsweb Freepages site. However, Ancestry, who now owns Rootsweb, is retiring the pages in 2024, and when returned, they will be static (I will not be able to make changes). In case the pages get lost, I am adding the content to this blog.

I only abstracted issues from September 7 to December 28 for2016. You can view most issues from January through December at the free The Portal for Texas History. 

Many times, when adding information, I only gave the names of those who died, were married, etc. There is often much more to be found in the actual paper, so please check The Portal to Texas History to find complete articles. An * at the end of an extract indicates that I copied all that was mentioned about that person. 

September 7, 1916

Mary's Creek - Born to Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Crabb, a fine girl. All doing well.*

Bomarton - Born to Mr. and Mrs. E. W. McGlothlin, a ten pound boy, last Sunday.*

Truman - Buchanan wedding in Midlothian

Levelview - L. E. Cox of Richland was down in our community on Monday. Mrs. Burnett spend a week with Mrs. T. A. Cox. *

Levelview - Mrs. Ura Cox will attend school at Seymour this fall and winter.

Caldwell - Phillips wedding

W. H. Reynolds and Wilma Gibbs married in Stamford

 

September 14, 1916

Laundry Improves - Morrow and Gilbert, proprietors of the Seymour Steam Laundry are keeping it up in a class with big city establishments. They have recently added a big tumbler, at a cost of $500.00 which is used for washing underwear, pillow slips, etc. Steam is forced through the cloth and drying is by means of a fan on the inside, blowing hot air. Another machine is a hydraulic press for handling towels, etc. , leaving them fluffy instead of flat.*

Mr. and Mrs. Olsen are the proud parents of a fine boy, born a week ago Saturday.  He is getting to be quite a youngster by this time.*

Mary Townsen weds in Oklahoma.

Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Blanks went to Denton Wednesday to see the former's mother who has been sick for some time.*

Bohac and Pastusek wedding in Megargel

Westover - Born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dormier, last week, a son, also to Mr. and Mrs. Webb, a daughter. All are doing well.*

Westover - J. F. Hawkins and family of Loving visited Mrs. Hawkins parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Webb, and incidentally the new girl at Georgie's.*

Westover - J. P. Elam is very low at this writing.  He is not expected to live.*

Westover - Ira White has lumber on the ground for a 20 foot extension to his storehouse.*

Levelview - The stork has visited our community lately presenting Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Meuse with a girl babe. Also, Mr. and Mrs. Earlee Samsill with a new girl.*

Levelview - Mrs. Bertie Hammett came in from Haskell to visit her parents, Mrs. and Mrs. T. A. Cox.*

Levelview - Floyd Thompson of Plainview visited kinfolks here Wednesday.*

Mrs. Frances is dead (Ruth Durham, wife of W. H. Frances) - very long obituary

A fine girl arrived last week to make her home with Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Thompson. Everybody is getting along splendidly.*

Family Notes from Erath County, Texas - Bryan, Biggs, Keith, Latta, and Hairston

Terrell Little Bryan and her husband, James D. Biggs

Stephenville Empire

1 August 1885 

A Serious Accident

Last Sunday a few minutes after J.D. Biggs and family left Terrell Bryan's, his wife met with a very serious accident. The horses were somewhat playful, and Mr. Biggs suggested that his wife get out and walk. The wagon was stopped, and she put her foot on the hind wheel to get out. As she was getting down the wheel turned, throwing her to the ground and under the wheel. The cap of her knee was badly injured, and she was generally bruised up, and, up to last Monday evening, was in a critical condition, not being able to move. Her delicate condition makes the accident quite serious.

Note: Terrell "Bunch" Bryan was the wife of J. D. Biggs.  The Terrell Bryan mentioned was her father. Her son, Terrell Bryan Biggs was born shortly after this accident, on 3 September 1885.

Dallas Morning News    

5 Jul, 1891   

JAIL DELIVERY.  The Acting Jailer Overpowered by Two Outside Men. 

STEPHENVILLE, Erath Co., Tex., 4 Jul

Terrell Bryan (1836-1920)

Four prisoners escaped from the county jail about 1 o’clock this afternoon.  Sheriff
Shands and his deputy attended the celebration at Huckaby today and left R. Dunn in charge.  When Dunn went up to give the prisoners their dinner he was seized just as he entered the corridor by two strong men who had secreted themselves and had been laying for him since breakfast.  One of them held him secure while the other opened the cell,  They then told all the inmates who desired to celebrate independence day to vacate quickly.  Four prisoners walked out and four remained in their cells.  Mr. Dunn was then incarcerated, the lock thrown on and the four men ran down stairs, jumped the fence and were at liberty.

About 2 o’clock Mr. Terrell Bryant’s [Bryan] attention was attracted to the jail by Dunn’s loud cries for help, and going there he learned the facts.  After releasing Dunn they raised the alarm and soon every man that could muster a gun and horse was in pursuit.  T. M. Creswell brought in a pair of the boys this evening and the other two, Phil Roberts, wanted in Tennessee for assault to murder, and Jack Kimball, charged with horse theft here, are still at large.  A strong posse still pursues them.  The prisoners have with them a Winchester, and it is thought will make a fight when overtaken.

Stephenville Tribune

24 July 1896

R. E. Bryan will teach at the school at Center Grove this year.

Erath Appeal

Redic E. Bryan and J. Myrtie Hairston

21 Jul, 1898

Redic Bryan had the misfortune Monday night to have a wagon run over his leg
below the knee, fracturing the larger bone.

26 Feb, 1903

Harve Keith and his wife will soon move to Fort Worth where Mr. Keith has a position.

29 Sept, 1904

Mrs. Terrell Bryan went down to Fort Worth Sunday for a fortnight’s visit to her daughters, Mrs. Lon Latta and Mrs. Harvey Keith.

Stephenville Tribune

21 Jul 1905

Reddick Bryan will go to San Angelo to prospect and also to

visit relatives.

18 Aug 1905

Reddick Bryan and wife have returned from their visit to

Robert Lee, San Angelo and other points west. He reports lands out there as

higher than the same class can be bought for in Erath county.

Note: Redic was probably visiting his sister, Dollie Wylie, and her husband, Tom, in Robert E. Lee, Coke County.

11 Nov, 1905

Reddick Bryan and P.A. Hairston, who recently disposed of their property in Erath County, are nicely located on a fine piece of property they paid $20 per acre. They bought all the corn on the farm at 25 cents. They have already taken possession of their new homes.

1 Dec, 1905

Rev. R.A. Cox who recently purchased the Phil Hairston place will preach at Sylvan Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Cox has been in the ministry a good many years.

Note: P. A. Hairston was Redic's father-in-law. Redic, his wife, Myrtie, and their children along with Philip and Lodema Hairston, Myrtie's parents moved to the Levelview community of Baylor County in 1905.

15 Nov, 1909

Judge Terrell Bryan celebrated his seventy-third birthday on 17 Nov, and is receiving congratulations galore.  He served in the Confederate army and was desperately wounded, and has suffered untold torture from then up to the present time.  He has four children living and all are married.

Stephenville Tribune

March 4, 1910

During the serious illness of Mrs. T. L. Biggs  Mr. B. was unable to attend to his farming operations, but his neighbors evidenced the true christian spirit and he will not suffer from a loss of crops.  The came and broke his land, hauled wood, and did other neighborly acts for all of which he is deeply grateful.  And the dear, good women did their part nobly. 

It is now believed that Mrs. Biggs will recover.  She suffered from blood poisoning.

Note: Terrell Little"Bunch" Bryan was the daughter of Terrell Bryan and Harriet Albritton and the wife of J. D. Biggs.  

These excerpts were recorded on my web pages almost twenty years ago. Those web pages have not been updated since about 2012 but can still be found at my Rootsweb Freepages site. However, Ancestry, who now owns Rootsweb, is retiring the pages in 2024, and when and if they are returned, the pages will be static (I will not be able to make changes). 

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"A Serious Accident," Stephenville Empire, Stephenville, Texas, 1 August 1895. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

"Jail Delivery. The Acting Jailer Overpowered by Two Outside Men," Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas, 5 August 1891. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

Redic Bryan at Center Grove, Stephenville Tribune, Stephenville, Texas, 24 July 1896. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

Reddick Bryan, Stephenville Tribune, Stephenville, Texas, 21 July 1905. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

Reddick Bryan, Stephenville Tribune, Stephenville, Texas, 18 August 1905. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

Reddick Bryan, Stephenville Tribune, Stephenville, Texas, 11 November 1905. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

The Phil Hairston place, Stephenville Tribune, Stephenville, Texas, 1 December 1905. Transcribed by C. Shipman and shared with Diana Quinn before 2011.

Redic Bryan fractured leg, Erath Appeal, Stephenville, Texas, 21 July 1898; Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, 2005. 

Harve Keith and wife, Erath Appeal, Stephenville, Texas, 26 February 1903; Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, 2005. 

Mrs. Terrell Bryan, Erath Appeal, Stephenville, Texas, 29 September 1904; Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, 2005. 

Terrell Little Bryan and James D. Biggs, photograph, ca.1880; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Patricia Pierce Waas, TX, 2006. 

Redic E. Bryan and J. Myrtie Hairston, photograph, 1900; scanned image, original in the privately held photo collection of D.B. Quinn, 2023.

Terrell Bryan, photograph, ca. 1900; scanned image, original in the privately held photo collection of D.B. Quinn, 2023.

Friday's Photo: Using Related Faces to Identify Young Girls in Seymour, Texas

Last Friday, I posted Friday's Photo: A Confirmation from Related Faces. I looking at pairings in Related Faces. This week, I examined the below photo and attempted to identify a few of the girls. I don't have a date for the photo but am fairly certain it was taken in Seymour around 1915. The reason for the photo is unknown. 

This is one of two photos with the same photographer's background. The other group photo, young girls in a Woodsmen Circle, can be seen at the bottom of this post. 

My cousin told me years ago that my Aunt DeRay Bryan is the young girl in the middle of the front row, the girl to her right was my Aunt Marie Bryan, and the tallest girl in the back was my father's first cousin, Millard Ray Latta. This was information my cousin remembered being told 20+ years prior. So, with access to Related Faces, I decided to look a little harder. 

She was correct about Millard Ray Latta labeled BC3 above. BC3's paired with the four photos on the left. The first, third, and fourth photos were all known images of Millard Ray. The second photo, with a 95.08 resemblance score, was an unknown image of a woman holding a baby. I never thought that I would identify her as her hair or a hat appeared to be covering her eyes. However, enlarging the photo and comparing it to other photos of Millard Ray shows me that I have found the woman's identity.                               

The young girl BC2 is my father's sister, DeRay Bryan. This young girl paired with six known images of DeRay, and all but one showed resemblance scores in the 90s. She had one pairing with DeRay's sister Marie with a resemblance score of 66.25, indicating a family resemblance. 

Marie, three years older than DeRay, was not so easily identified. My cousin wrote that Marie was on DeRay's right (BC1), but that girl was as small or maybe smaller than DeRay and didn't look like any of Marie's childhood photos. 

Three girls in the photo paired with girls in another group photo from Seymour, but none were Aunt Marie. 

Members of a Woodmen Circle

Photos of Marie Bryan paired with one of the members (Marie) of the Woodsmen Circle

Unknown young women in the first photo are paired with those in the Woodmen Circle photo. 

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Diana

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