An Update of the Church Meeting Held at Liberty Chapel, Bienville Parish, Louisiana, on April 11, 1875 Tells More about the Miles Bryan Family

I wrote the following post at the beginning of this year. Recently, I have been trying to find the family connection between Reddick Bryan and Miles Bryan. While researching the Miles Bryan family and others, I found some previously unknown identities on this list. See my updates in red throughout this list. 

The following description of the Liberty Chapel was found on a paper titled "Brief Statement of the History of the Grand Bayou Church. It appears to have been written by Marguerite Cook Clark. She sent this to E. Ragan Pruitt in 1982. He passed this on to me in 2003.

"Liberty Chapel Methodist Episcopal Church South, Bienville Parish was located some 6 or 7 miles SE of Ringgold on what was the Reddick Bryan place, near the Bryan cemetery was the founder of Methodism in this area.  As early as Oct. 1845 they were having Camp Meetings. Elizabeth S. Bryan reported there were only 4 tents, but they had a fine time. That had a good many hearers, and there were 13 who joined the church."

Along with this description, Ragan sent me a copy of this information about the Liberty Chapel and its members. However, when I visited Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter, Palma, I saw the actual document and scanned it along with the back of the document, which contained some notes and a few more names.

I have identified the individuals named in this document below. At least thirty-one of those named are connected to my Bryan/Regan family. There may be errors, and I would appreciate any corrections or additional information about the persons listed.

Mrs. Mary Manning 

Mary have been the mother of Mildred Manning Prothro Bryan, wife of Tillman C. Bryan. In 1870, Mary Manning was living with the Tillman C. Bryan family. 

Mrs. Eliza S. Bryan 

Born Elizabeth S. Regan in 1798, she was the daughter of Joseph and Dorothea Regan of Robeson County, NC. In 1875, she was the widow of Reddick Bryan.

Mrs. Sarah Bryan

"Absent" was written next to her name. This is probably Sarah Lawson Bryan, widow of Miles Bryan, who died in 1863. Miles is thought to be closely related to Reddick Bryan. The Miles Bryan family land was adjacent to Reddick Bryan's family's land in both Bienville Parish and Houston County, Georgia. 

Mr. John Regan and Mrs. John Regan

"Moved" was found next to their names. John Regan was the son of Elizabeth Regan and her first husband, Joseph Regan. He married Martha Davis. All surviving children of John Regan and Martha Davis were on this list.  Three of the Regan's four sons were killed during the Civil War.

Mr. James Bryan

James Bryan, first son of Reddick Bryan and his first wife. James Bryan married Alice Mary Wimberly.

Mrs. A. M. Bryan

Alice Mary Bryan, daughter of William Wimberly and wife of James Bryan.

Mr. Kineth Wardsworth and Ann Wardsworth

"Died" is written next to "Kineth Wardsworth." No other information can be found about Kineth or Ann Wardsworth. Records indicate that the surname of Kineth and Ann is actually Wadsworth. Kinneth married Ann, the daughter of Miles and Sarah Lawson Bryan, on 24 August 1854 in Marion County, Georgia. Ann Bryan is seen in records as A. E. and Ann Eliza. Kineth is seen spelled as Kennith, Kenneth and Kinith. In one land record, his name is written as Kennith McKiver Wadsworth. The last record I found naming this Wadsworth family was a land record dated 9 November 1871. They were living in Red River Parish. 

Mrs. Amanda Watts

Catharine Amanda Bryan, sometimes called "Manda."  She was the daughter of Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Regan and the widow of James C. Watts.

Mr. T. C. Bryan and Wife

Tillman C. Bryan, son of Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Regan, was married to  Mildred Manning Prothro Bryan.

Mrs. Sarah M. Bryan 

Sarah Margaret Wimberly was married to Joseph B. Bryan. She was the daughter of William Wimberly.

Mrs. Laura F. Martin 

Laura Frances Bryan, the first child of Joseph B. Bryan and Sarah Margaret Wimberly. She was married to Thomas Jefferson Martin.

Mrs. Fannie Thomas 

This may be Frances Louisa Wimberly, daughter of William Wimberly, who married Benjamin Franklin Thomas.

Mr. J. L. Wimberly

John Lawson Wimberly, son of William Wimberly.

Mrs. Fannie Wimberly

Georgia Ann Frances Bryan was the daughter of Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Regan.  She was first married to James S. Pittman, who was killed in the Civil War, and later to Ezekiel Wimberly.

Mrs. Lucy Thomas

This might be Lucy T. Wimberly, daughter of John Lawson Wimberly and Sophanny A. Nix.  She was a granddaughter of William Wimberly. Lucy married Newport L. "Port" Thomas.

Mrs. Martha Caldwell

Currently unknown; however, I did find a Martha Susan Lawson, who married Isaac Caldwell in Bienville Parish in 1850, and a Martha Rebecca Leatherman, who was married to Alexander Hamilton Caldwell. Martha Caldwell was Martha Susan Lawson who married Dr. Isaac Caldwell. She was the sister of Lucy Lawson who was married to William Wimberly. Martha's death on 31 July 1875 was found in James Bryan's Bible. 

Mr. Terrell Bryan

"Withdrawn" is written by his name but not his wife, Harriet's. Terrell Bryan was my great-grandfather and the son of Reddick Bryan and Elizabeth Span Regan. It is said that he was in Texas by 1876 and lived in Eastland County. By 1878, he and his family were living in Erath County, Texas. 

Mrs. Harriet Bryan 

Harriet Louisa Albritton, my great-grandmother, was the daughter of Peter and Hollon Albritton. She married Terrell Bryan in 1855 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. 

Mrs. Lou M. Brice

Louise Marian Regan was the daughter of John Regan and Martha Davis. She was first married to John Gregg. After his death, she married Columbus Brice. "Dropped" was written next to her name. 

Mrs. Fannie Davis 

"Absent by letter" was written by her name. Nothing was found regarding Fannie Davis. Fannie was Mary Frances Bryan, daughter of Miles Bryan and Sarah Lawson Bryan. She married A. W. Davis (also seen as Robert A. and Archie Wesley) on 15 December 1870. Mary Frances died in 1940 in Columbia, Arkansas where she resided for at least 40 years. 

Mrs. Lizzie Watts 

Martha Elizabeth Wimberly was married to Edmund B. Watts. "Lizzie" was the daughter of John Lawson Wimberly and Sophanny A. Nix.

Mrs. Lizzie Carr 

Elizabeth Frances Regan, daughter of John Regan was married John Carr. His name was crossed out on the list.  

Mrs. Cate Cabones 

Mary Catherine Regan married Andrew Cabiness.  "Cate" was the daughter of John Regan and Martha Davis. 

Mrs. Lucy Lawson 

Lucy Miranda Regan married Roger Lawson.  Lucy was the daughter of John Regan and Martha Davis.

Mrs. Josie Cook 

Joseph Sarah Catherine Bryan was the daughter of Joseph B. Bryan and Sarah Margaret Wimberly.  Josie was adopted by her Aunt Alice Mary Wimberly Bryan and Uncle James Bryan, a childless couple. Josie was married to Joseph W. Cook. 

Mrs. Alice Huckaby 

Alice E. Watts was the daughter of James C. Watts and Catherine Amanda Bryan. Alice was married to Green H. Huckaby.

Mr. E. B. Watts 

Edmund B. Watts was the son of Catherine Amanda Bryan and James C. Watts. He was married to Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" Wimberly. 

 Mr. Thomas Wimberly

This may be Thomas Henry Wimberly, who died in 1871. Thomas Henry Wimberly was the son of William Wimberly and Lucy Wimberly. He was married to Josephine A. Davis.

Mrs. Sophronie Cutter 

This name was difficult to read and may not be correct. No information was found about Mrs. Sophronie Cutter. This is may be Sophronie Cotter. She was the wife of William H. Cotter who owned land very near Reddick Bryan family members. Her parents were George Washington Nix and Telitha Garrett. 

Mr. Ezekiel Wimberly 

Ezekiel S. Wimberly was the second husband of Georgia Ann Frances Bryan Pitman. He was the son of David Wimberly.  This family's relationship to the William Wimberly family is unknown.

Mr. John Bryan 

This may be John Terrell Bryan son of Joseph B. Bryan and Sarah Margaret Wimberly.  John was adopted by his Aunt Alice Mary Wimberly Bryan and Uncle James Bryan, a childless couple. 

Mr. R. Bryan Regan 

Reddick Bryan Regan was the son of John Regan and Martha Davis. He was married to Sarah Elizabeth “Sallie” Gardner.

Mr. Edward H. Prothro 

Son of Mildred R. Manning Prothro Bryan and her first husband, E. Hartwell Prothro.

Mr. Andrew Shepherd 

Husband of Delphia R. Bryan, daughter of Miles Bryan and Sarah Lawson Bryan. "Dropped" is written next to his name. Delphia, also seen as Adelphia R. Bryan, died sometime between late 1870 and 1874. After his wife's death, Andrew Sheppard moved to Texas with his four young boys and married Sarah Hatfield Gayle/Gale, a young widow with two daughters. 

Mr. Roger Lawson 

Husband of Lucy Miranda Regan

Mr. George Pior  

George Pior was the first husband of Dorthy Emily Regan. "Died" followed his name in the minutes. 

Mrs. Dorrathy Rogers 

Dorthy Emily Regan was the daughter of John Regan and Martha Davis. She was first married to George Pior, and after his death, she married David A. Rogers. "Dropped" was written next to her name.

Mrs. Amanda Pior

I found no information about Amanda Pior. "Dropped" was written next to her name. 

Mrs. A. G. Davis

I found no information about Mrs. A. G. Davis. She was also dropped. 

On the back are some notes about the meeting as well as a few more names. The names are as follows:

Mr. Frances Alums

This name was followed by "joined Babtist," leading me to believe that he joined a Baptist church. Nothing more was found about this person. 

Miss Alice S. M. Wimberly

The most likely match for this person, as found in the Wimberly book, is Alice Martha Smith Wimberly. Born in 1857, she was the daughter of Charles Perry Wimberly and Lucy Adeline Thomas. 

Mr. Andrew L. Wimberly

Andrew Lawson Wimberly, born in 1855, was the son of John Lawson Wimberly and Sarah Ann Frances (Sophanny) Nix.

Mr. J. W. Cook

Joseph W. Cook was married to Joseph "Josie" Sarah Catherine Bryan, the daughter of Joseph B. Bryan and Sarah Margaret Wimberly.  

Lucy A. Wimberly

Lucy Adeline Thomas was married to Charles Perry Wimberly. 

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A Church Meeting Held at Liberty Chapel, Bienville Parish, Louisiana - April 11, 1875, digital image of the original found in the privately held collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), 2023. Documents were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas, on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Betty Crain,"Moore Family Tree 1," public tree, Ancestry (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/33905764/person/18574936306/facts: accessed 7 May 2024).

Bienville Parish, Louisiana, Conveyance Book G:97-98, Keneth McKiver Wadsworth to Floyd Allums, Deed, 10 October 1861; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008650577? : accessed 7 May 2024).

Bienville Parish, Louisiana, Conveyance Book J:245, K Wadsworth to Floyd Allums, Deed, 9 November 1871; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/film/008650577? : accessed 7 May 2024).

Billie Jean Poland, The History of Bienville Parish Vol. I (Bossier City, Louisiana: Everett Companies, 1984).

Copy of the Bible of John Regan - typed manuscript, digital image of the original found in the privately held collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), 2023. Documents were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas, on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Diana Bryan Quinn "Catharine Amanda Bryan Watts of Bienville Parish, Louisiana" blog entry, 18 January 2020, Moments in Time: A Genealogy Blog (https://momentsintimeagenealogyblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/catharine-amanda-bryan-watts-of.html: accessed 4 December 2023).

Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115913588/mary_f-davis: accessed May 9, 2024), memorial page for Mary F. Bryan Davis (18 Jul 1851–12 Oct 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 115913588, citing Sharman Cemetery, Sharman, Columbia County, Arkansas, USA; Maintained by gaynell bandy (contributor 48087910).

"Georgia, U.S., Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978," index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20646801:4766?: 1 April 2024), Ann Eliza Bryan to Kinneth Wadsworth, 24 Aug 1854, Marion, Georgia. 

Gregory A. Boyd JD, Family Maps of Bienville Parish, Louisiana Arphax Publishing (Cross Roads TX : 2010).  

J. Dennis Bryant, Copy of land lot map with families written on purchased lots by Dennis Bryant, map sent to Diana Quinn, 1998. 

James Bryan's Bible, 1869; scanned images, from the privately held collection of the Frye Family, San Francisco, 2019. Used with permission. 

"Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriage Records, 1851-1900," index, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/15338:5228?: 1 April 2024), A. W. Davis to M. F. Bryan, 15 Dec 1870, Bienville, Louisiana. 

Miles Bryan's Probate Papers, 1863, digital image of the original found in the privately held collection of Marguerite Cook Clark (1913-1989), 2023. Documents were accessed and scanned at the home of Marguerite Cook Clark's daughter in Alpine, Texas, on April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016.

Nolan County Historical Commission,"Sheppards," First 100 Years Nolan County, Texas (Sweetwater, TX, 1985).

Sherrod, Ricky L. "Strong Southern Women: Female Leadership on the Northwest Louisiana Frontier." Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association 52, no. 1 (2011): 5-34. Accessed January 16, 2021. 

Vera Meeks Wimberly, Wimberly Family History, Ancestors, Relatives, and Descendants of William Wimberly, Pioneer from Georgia to Louisiana 1837 (Houston Texas: D. Anderson, 1979).

Mildred Rebecca Manning Prothro Bryan AND a Question About My Last Post

Mildred Manning Prothro Bryan   

A family photo at home.
This is said to be the home where Mildred and Tillman raised their family. 

When Julia Brittain sent me a copy of this photo in the 1990s, the caption below named each person as well as their ages. 
Mildred Manning Prothro is seated next to her daughter-in-law, Mary Elizabeth
McDowell Bryan, wife of Tillman II. Mildred's children Jewell and Willie, are
standing. Erie Prothro is the daughter of Mildred's son, Edward Prothro. Marie
and Della are the daughters of Tillman II and Mary Elizabeth. 

On Friday, I finished the last of three posts about Tillman Bryan and Mildred R. Manning Prothro Bryan. As I began putting away all of my records regarding Tillman and his wife, Mildred, I saw two dates on Mildred's pension request that didn't match what I had written previously regarding her death. 

According to the cemetery stone in the Bryan Cemetery, Mildred died on December 8, 1912.  Looking at the pension request, I see that Tillman's service records could not be found in April 1912. And, I see further documents completed in 1913. On June 5, 1913, H. V. Tooke and J. Frank Tooke stated they had personal knowledge that Tillman served as a corporal in Company E of the 5th Louisiana Calvery. 

Why would they need to testify about this matter if Mildred died in 1912? 

Of course, I needed to know more . . . 

Mildred Rebecca Manning was the daughter of Simon Manning and Mary Brown. She was born in 1839 in Louisiana, where her family was described as living near Ringgold. Mildred married her first husband, Hartwell M. Prothro, on March 23, 1854. He died in a steamboat explosion in March 1856. Their only child, Edward Hartwell Prothro, was only a little more than six months old. 

Mildred married Tillman on April 15, 1857. Mildred and Tillman had a large family. You can see more about their children at Friday's Photo: Tillman C. Bryan.

Tillman's death was documented on his cemetery stone and in James Bryan's family bible as June 16, 1899. No record of Mildred's death can be found except the date on her cemetery stone - December 8, 1912. The stone is a more contemporary cemetery stone and is shared with her husband, Tillman. Tillman's old stone was described as leaning against the fence by my father in 1981. Was Mildred's old stone destroyed or worn? Who replaced the stone, and where did they get the death date? There is no death certificate.

And then I found it . . . 

In an undated family letter, Mildred's daughter, Sallie Bryan Hammett, wrote, "dear Mama died December the 18, 1914." 

That letter, and one other written by Sallie Bryan Hammett, will be a part of my next Bryan post. 

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Sources 

Bryan Family Photograph. 1903. Photocopy (original held by Brittain family) held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

Bryan, Tillman C.and Manning, Mildred R. Prothro Cemetery Stone Photograph. 1981. Photograph held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Hammett, Sally Bryan. Sally to cousin Lizzie Regan, no date. Photocopy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.  

"Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-VZSD-5S?cc=1838535&wc=M61M-PNB%3A164934001 : 20 May 2014), Brown, John B - Evans, C H > image 991 of 1406; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1850 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Manning, Mildred R. Prothro Bryan Photograph. No date. Photocopy (original held by Brittain family) held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

Sherrod, Ricky L. "Strong Southern Women: Female Leadership on the Northwest Louisiana Frontier." Louisiana History: The Journal of the Louisiana Historical Association 52, no. 1 (2011): 5-34. Accessed January 16, 2021. 

Friday's Photo: Tillman C. Bryan and his Pension Record

This is the third photo of Tillman posted in the last two weeks. This tintype shows a much older Tillman. I love that I was able to easily see the same facial features in all three photos. Look at his nose and the shape of his mouth and mustache. 

This photo of the older Tillman came from Marguerite Cook Clark's collection. It's actually clipped from this photo of two brothers - Joseph B. Bryan and Tillman C. Bryan. 

This photo is labeled J. B. Bryan (Grandpap) and Uncle Tillman Bryan.
Marguerite's mother, Mary Marguerite "Maggie" Martin Cook (1887-1970)
labeled the photo in an album. 

This photo of Tillman was taken about 
the time of the Civil War. 

Tillman's pension record for service in the Confederate Army is a good record of his birth and other facts not easily found for those born in 1830.   I am certain that Tillman completed the application himself. He gives his birth date and place of birth - September 13, 1830, in Houston County, Georgia. 

At the time, Tillman suffered from facial paralysis and probably skin cancer as he wrote that he had "cancer on the face." 

Tillman enlisted in the Confederate Army in the spring of 1862 and served in the calvary until the end of the war. He listed three "comrades" living nearby; V. M. Davis and Fred Davis of Ringgold, and Howell Albritton of Campti. V. M. Davis and Jacob Cook witnessed the pension record. 

Tillman wrote that he had seven living children. Two sons and three daughters were married, while one daughter, age 15, and one son, age 23, lived in the home. 

The children at home would have been Jewell Antonette Bryan, age 15, and William Rufus Bryan, age 23. 

His married children were Tillman C. Bryan, John Wesley Bryan, Sally Manning Bryan Hammett, Ida Amelia Bryan Sheffield, and Tommie Eta Lissinie Bryan Nix.

This application was filed on February 1, 1899. There were a total of 27 questions. 

It appears that Tillman was approved to receive $8.00 a quarter; however, he probably did not receive any of the pension funds as he died on June 16 of the same year. 

Tillman's five-page pension record can be found at FamilySearch.org. Sign-up for a free account and click here to view the record. 

In April 1912, Tillman's wife, Mildred, filed for a widow's pension. Mildred reported they were married on March 15, 1854. This doesn't match the dates reported previously. She actually married her first husband, Hartwell M. Prothro, on March 23, 1854. He died in a steamboat explosion in March 1856.  

It was written that Tillman died of natural circumstances and is buried in the Liberty Chapel Cemetery. Tillman and Mildred are buried in the Bryan Cemetery. Is that formerly the Liberty Chapel Cemetery? 

Mildred died on December 8, 1912.* It is not known if she collected pension funds. With your free account at FamilySearch.org, you can view or download Mildred Bryan's pension application.  

To learn more about Tillman, visit the posts below. 

T. C. Bryan of Bienville Parish, Louisiana - Was he Tillman or Tilman?

Friday's Photo: Tillman C. Bryan 

*To learn more about Mildred and see an alternative death date read Mildred Rebecca Manning Prothro Bryan AND a Question About My Last Post.

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Sources 

Bryan, Joseph B., and Bryan, Tillman C. Photograph. No date. Photograph in album held by M. Harrison, NC.*

Bryan, Tillman C. Photograph. No date. Photograph held by H. Forstmann, CT.

Bryan, Tillman C. Photograph. No date. Photograph in album held by M. Harrison, NC.*

"Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CSL8-FKMM : 27 November 2020), T C Bryan in entry for MM9.1.1/CSLF-6SMM:, 1899.

"Louisiana Confederate Pensions, 1898-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939F-VZSD-5S?cc=1838535&wc=M61M-PNB%3A164934001 : 20 May 2014), Brown, John B - Evans, C H > image 991 of 1406; Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge.

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*Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

#52ancestors Post Twelve: The Bryan Cemetery in Bienville Parish - History, Photographs, and Disrepair

Whit Criswell Bryan, my father and great-grandson of Reddick and Elizabeth Regan Bryan, in the Bryan Cemetery, Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
September 1981

Reddick Bryan purchased 400 acres of land in the vicinity of the Bryan Cemetery in 1839 - Township 15-N, Range 9-W, Section 25. He was considered one of the early settlers in that area. John Knight purchased land to the west several years before and land to the south was purchased by John Fuller. Eventually, William Wimberly and later, James Bryan, would own land to the north of the cemetery. Son, Joseph Bryan, purchased land to the east around 1850.

Click here to see the Bryan Cemetery on Google Earth. 

The earliest marked burial in the Bryan Cemetery of Bienville Parish is that of Reddick Bryan who died in 1864. Was this the earliest grave or just the earliest stone marker surviving?

As in most old cemeteries, there are probably unmarked graves.  Elizabeth Regan Carr (daughter of John and Martha Regan) wrote in a pension request that husband, John Carr,  was buried in the Bryan Cemetery. His grave is not marked. There are several Bryan family members with no known burial locations. 

Another descendant of Reddick and Elizabeth Bryan remembers a black iron fence around the cemetery with graves around the fence. She remembers many unmarked graves and tells of a road crew destroying graves while putting in a road. 

From the Files of Marguerite Cook Clark: William R. Bryan

William Rufus Bryan
May 23, 1876 - August 10, 1960

William Rufus Bryan was the son of Tillman Capers Bryan and Mildred Manning Prothro Bryan of Bienville Parish, Louisiana. He married Mary Margeana "Margie" Pate sometime between 1900 and 1906. Margie died in 1906 and is buried in the Bryan Cemetery.  William and Margie are said to be the parents of Chester Bryan who died at the age of eight days and is also buried in the Bryan Cemetery in Bienville Parish. 

By 1908, William was in Haskell County, Texas as he married Eva Hicks on September 20, 1908. They were living in Wichita Falls, Texas in 1918 where he was working as a meat cutter in the 1920s.  

William cannot be positively located after 1927; however, his obituary indicates he might have lived in Ringgold before his death. 


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Sources

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

Family photographs and documents from the collection of Marguerite Cook Clark. Accessed April 28, 2014, September 14, 2014, and November 9 to 11, 2016. Used with permission.

U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 for William R Bryan. Ancestry.com, 2011. Web. 21 Mar. 2018. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2469/4927482/394229511?indiv=try&h&db>.

U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 for William Rufus Bryan. Ancestry.com, 2005. Web. 21 Mar. 2018. <https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/6482/005153658_04645?indiv=try&h&db>.

W R Bryan in the Texas, Select County Marriage Index, 1837-1965. Ancestry.com, 2014. Web. 21 Mar. 2018. <https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=try&h=1001449&dbid=60183>