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Friday, May 23, 2025

Friday's Photo: Uncle Tom White



Z. Thomas White, known as "Uncle Tom White," was born on 29 October 1869, likely in Bienville Parish, Louisiana. He died on 10 July 1956 in Caddo Parish and is buried at Mount Olive Cemetery in Bienville Parish. His gravestone reads “Uncle Tom White,” matching the name on the photo.

He was one of nine children of Philemon White and Mylydia McGee White, who settled in Bienville Parish before the Civil War. The name “Uncle Tom” may have come naturally, as he had many nieces and nephews through his eight siblings. Tom never married and appears in census records living with his parents and later with his brother, David M. White.

Records list him variously as Z. Thomas White, Zae T. White, Tom Z. White, Zacarier Thomas White, Ezekiel White, Zac White, and Zackhry Thomas White. 

This photo came from Mary V. Smith's collection. She wrote that Niler [Nila] Sledge Edwards gave her mother, Anna Laura Martin, the family photo album of Henry Collin Sledge of Bienville Parish. Mary also wrote that she copied the names as found on the photos. 

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Billie Jean Poland, History of Bienville Parish, Vol. IIhe  (Bossier City, Louisiana: Everett Companies, 1990), p. 798-799, images 808–809; digitized at Bienville Parish Library Digital Archives (https://bienville.advantage-preservation.com : accessed 22 May 2025).

"Tom/Thomas White" search, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com : accessed 22 May 2025), search results for “Tom/Thomas White,” born 1869, Bienville Parish, Louisiana; results included entries from U.S. Census Records, Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1819–1964, Find a Grave Index, and Public Member Trees.

"Uncle Tom White," photograph, n.d.; scanned image, from the privately held photo collection of Mary V. Smith, Alaska, 2004; original images photographed between 1973 and 1993.

Wednesday, August 31, 2022

Clippings from The Baylor County Banner - Seymour, Texas - October 4, 1923


My grandparents, Redic E. Bryan and Myrtie Hairston, and my great-grandparents, Phillip A. Hairston and Lodema Criswell, moved to Baylor County in 1905. My father, Whit Criswell Bryan, was born in Seymour in 1920. He was the youngest of seven children born to Redic and Myrtie. 

In April 2019, I visited the Texas State Library and Archives to read Baylor County Banner issues that could not be found online or on microfilm. I photographed articles with information about my father's family who lived in Seymour. While sorting through my family finds, I realized I had photos of articles that might interest others looking for family. I have pictures of numerous articles from 1923 and a few from other years. I will post as time allows. 

Thank you to Matt Gwinn at the Baylor County Banner for giving me permission to post these clippings.  If you want to know more about the families I research, click here to like my Facebook page, where you will see each post and other genealogical finds. 











Diana
© 2022 

O. C. Harrison, The Baylor County Banner (Seymour, Texas), 4 October 1923, Vol. 28, No.2, print; Texas State Library and Archives, Austin, Texas, 2019. 

Thursday, January 7, 2021

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

When writing about my great-grandfather's brother, I never know if I should write Tillman or Tilman as his first name. I began with my father's family information, and he wrote the name as Tilman Capus Bryan. I was told by a Tillman/Tilman descendant early in my research that his name was Tillman Capers, not Tilman Capus, so I changed that in my tree but still see much confusion about his name. And, to add to the confusion, his son is also Tillman/Tilman Capers Bryan. 

Tillman and Tilman are found as surnames and given names, and both have the same meaning. Tillman is the English variation of the German Tillmann and was originally given to farmers or makers of tiles. Webster-dictionary.org shows the meaning as "a man who tills the earth; a husbandman." Tilman is considered a variation of Tillman. 

Tillman/Tilman Capers Bryan, son of Reddick and Elizabeth Regan Bryan
1830 to 1899


Going through my files and online postings, I found I use both Tillman and Tilman. To make this post easier to read, I will just use one name, Tillman. 

Beginning with Tillman, the father, at Ancestry's Public Member Trees, 117 used the spelling Tilman, 75 used Tillman, and 12 recorded his name as Tilmon. Where did they get the spelling they used? Maybe the name from another family tree, his cemetery stone, or a census record?  In 1850, the census taker wrote Tilman C. Bryan; in 1870 it was Fred Bryant and in 1880 Tilmon C. Bryan. 

Maggie Martin Cook, who only knew Tillman as a young girl, labeled her photos Tillman in her albums. The person who recorded his death in the bible belonging to his brother, Joseph B. Bryan, wrote Tillman as well. 

I have copies of two documents with Tillman's actual signature. Unfortunately, he signed his name as T. C. Bryan. Look at the third document. It is another probate document. Tillman was not present to sign the document. His wife signed his name as Tillman C. Bryan. 

Tillman's signature as T. C. Bryan on his father's probate record in 1864. 


This is referring to a Tribute of Respect written after the death of Martha Caldwell.
T. C. Bryan wrote the document for the Liberty Chapel Grange No. 111
[Farming organization]
 P. of H.  [The Patrons of Husbandry] and
signed this on August 16, 1875. 




Mildred R. Bryan signed for her husband, Tillman C. Bryan, in 1864. 
Note that Harriet L. Bryan signed for her husband, Terrel Bryan. Terrell
spelled his name as Terrell, not Terrel. 

I have never seen Tillman's family bible, but a 1976 transcription was found at National Headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 2010. The transcription begins with the statement below. 

Tillman Bryans Holy Bible, July 21, 1894
New York American Bible Society, Distributed in the year 1853. The Old and New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. This Bible in the possession of Martha Ann Bryan White, great-great-granddaughter of T. C. Bryan. 

Following this was one marriage - Tillman Capus Bryan and Mildred R. Manning Prothro was married April 15th AD 1851. 1851 could easily be a transcription error as they were married in 1857. 

Who has this bible? There were births and deaths of children, some not found in family trees at Ancestry or FamilySearch. I will list them in my next post. However, look at what I found under births for Tillman and his son. 

T. Capus Bryan was borned Sept. 13th A.D. 1830

Tillman Capus Bryan Jr. was borned April 17th AD 1862

Is it really Tillman? And is it Capus, not Capers? We will not know unless we see the actual Bible. Many times the writing is difficult to read and sometimes transcribers correct information. 

A transcription of Reddick Bryan's family Bible was also found at the National Headquarters of the Daughters of the American Revolution, and Tillman's name is transcribed as Tilman. At the time of the transcription in 1950, James Bryan Cook had the Bible. Who has this Bible now? 

Tillman was a life member of the Mackey Lodge No. 122 Free and Accepted Masons. I found his name on rolls and in minutes, but each time he was listed as T. C. Bryan. 

Tillman died on June 16, 1899. This photo of his current cemetery stone, in the Bryan Cemetery, was taken in 1981 when my parents visited Bienville Parish. My father wrote, in the Bryan Cemetery, there is a broken cast-aside stone (Masonic Symbol) T. C. Bryant b 9-13-1820 d. 6-16-1899. This marker is not over a grave but leaning up against the fence. 
 





This tintype found in Terrell Bryan's Bible was labeled Tillman Bryan. 
It was assumed that this was the older Tillman, Terrell's brother; 
however, after asking Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective, to compare
and help identify some of my old photos, I realized this was not Tillman,
the father. Maureen pointed out facial features that didn't match the
known photo of Tillman as well as dating the clothing to be that of the 
1870s. This is more likely to be Tillman, the son. 

Tillman Bryan was written twice under this tintype. 


Tillman, the son, had the same inconsistencies in the spelling of his name. I could not find anything signed by him. He was Tillman, Tilman, and Tilmon on census records. In a letter his sister wrote to a cousin, she spelled his name as Tilmon. His obituary is titled Tillman C. Bryan, while his headstone names him as Tilman C. Bryan. 







My conclusion? 
We really don't know the correct spelling and probably will not unless we find Tillman's Bible. I will continue spelling his name as Tillman Capers and note the spelling variations in my family tree.  

Check my blog tomorrow for a great photo of Tillman as well as more information from the Bible record. 

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Diana
© 2021

Sources 

100 Year History of Mackey Lodge #122. 1954. Photocopy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.*

A Footstep In Time"Tilman Capers Bryan Jr. Cemetery Stone Photograph."  Find A Grave Memorial https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34638429/tilman-capers-bryan#view-photo=82174082. Accessed 3 Jan. 2021.

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

Bryan, Tillman C. Memorial Obituary. 1958. Digital copy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.* 

Bryan, Tillman C. Obituary. 1958. Digital copy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.* 

Bryan, Tillman C. Photograph. No date. Digital copy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.*

Bryan, Tillman C. Tintype in Terrell Bryan's Bible. No date. Tintype held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia. 

Caldwell, Martha. Tribute of Respect. 1875. Digital copy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.* 

Clark, Mrs. Albert for the Bistineau Chapter, Louisiana DAR, “Bible Records Bryan and Related Families Bienville and Natchitoches Parishes Louisiana.” Louisiana DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report, Series 1, Volume 117: Louisiana. (1976), 57. digitized typescript, DAR Library, Washington, D.C.

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

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

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1870 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1880 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1900 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1910 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1920 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1930 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Louisiana, Bienville Parish. 1940 U. S. Census, population schedule. Database with images. Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com : 2020. 

Pharr, Mrs. John Newton for the New Iberia Chapter, Louisiana DAR, “Bible Records Bryan and Related Families Bienville and Natchitoches Parishes Louisiana.” Louisiana DAR Genealogical Records Committee Report, Series 1, Volume 25: Louisiana. (1950), 123-126. digitized typescript, DAR Library, Washington, D.C.

Proceedings of the M. W. Grand Lodge of the State of Louisiana, Free and Accepted Masons, ... Annual Grand Communication. United States: The Lodge, 1912. Digital Copy. https://www.google.com/books/edition/Proceedings_of_the_M_W_Grand_Lodge_of_th/FHktAQAAMAAJ?hl=en

"Public Member Trees." Ancestry. https://www.ancestry.com. 2020.

Reddick Bryan Pension Record. 1864. Digital copy held by D. B. Quinn [ADDRESS FOR PRIVATE USE,] Virginia Beach, Virginia.* 

"Tillman."  Definition of Tillman by Webster's Online Dictionary http://www.webster-dictionary.org/definition/tillman. Accessed 3 Jan. 2021.

"Tillman."  Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tillman. Accessed 3 Jan. 2021.
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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.


Sunday, December 14, 2014

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #46: Peter aka Perry Melvin Hairston, son of Samuel B. Hairston

The solid lines indicate that the connection to the family is documented while
the dotted lines indicate that direct evidence has not yet been found to
make the connection. Click on the family tree to see a larger image.



As I researched this Hairston family, I wondered how much contact they had with family spread throughout Texas. 

I loved the fact that I found Mollie Hairston White visiting her brother, Peter "Perry" M. Hairston. However, found that it was sad that the visit was the first in almost 25 years. 

Peter was the youngest child of Samuel B. Hairston and Matilda Glasgow, born August 21, 1870 in Alabama. In 1912, Mollie had not seen her 41 year old brother since he was in his late teens. 

No Story Too Small
On the 1880 United States Census, ten year old Peter was living in Bloomingdale, Chambers County, Alabama with his parents, Samuel and Matilda, and his brothers, Edd and Jim. Older siblings were living with their young families. 

I did not find Peter again until 1910 in Vernon, Texas where he was a laborer doing odd jobs. His family consisted of his wife Lila and two daughters, Ella and Anna. 

The newspaper article above indicates that Peter was living in Spur in 1912, but by 1916, he was living and working as a laborer in Fort Worth. In 1918, Peter was found in Dallas where he would spend the next 10 years living with his family. Peter sometimes worked as a cemetery caretaker and Lila as a seamstress. Two more daughters were born in the 1920s - Vivian LaVerne and Evelyn Irene. 

By 1928, Peter and his family were living in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas and all found records indicate that Peter and his wife remained in that city.  

In 1940, the household consisted of Peter and Lila, three of four daughters, and three grandchildren. Ella Hairston Fox was living in the home with her daughter, Lila Geraldine, and Annie Hairston Kline was living in the home with her daughters, Janice Ann and Carolyn Joy. Fifteen year old Evelyn was living in the home, but sister, Vivian LaVerne was not found. Sometime around 1940, Vivian married Fred Arthur Thetford. 

Peter died at age 82 on January 22, 1953. He is buried in Mount Olivet Cemetery along with Lila who died in 1969. 


Diana

© 2014

Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

White, Frank E., editor. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 4, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 18, 1912, Newspaper, April 18, 1912; (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242278/ : accessed December 13, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library, Crosbyton, Texas.

Year: 1880; Census Place: Bloomingdale, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: 5; Family History Film: 1254005; Page: 240D; Enumeration District: 178

Year: 1910; Census Place: Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas; Roll: T624_1597; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0237; FHL microfilm: 1375610

Year: 1920; Census Place: Dallas Precinct 19, Dallas, Texas; Roll: T625_1792; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 36; Image: 535

Year: 1930; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: 2392; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0003; Image: 170.0; FHL microfilm: 2342126

Year: 1940; Census Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas; Roll: T627_4184; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 257-6


Tuesday, December 9, 2014

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: #45 Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Hairston White is the Twin Sister of Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hairston McBurnett

The solid lines indicate that the connection to the family is documented while
the dotted lines indicate that direct evidence has not yet been found to
make the connection. Click on the family tree to see a larger image.


Twins, Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" and Sarah Jane "Sallie" Hairston, the daughters of Samuel B. Hairston and Matilda Glasgow, were born on March 10, 1854 in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia. Their father, Samuel B. is thought to be the brother of my great-great-grandfather, John L. Hairston. 

This post is about Mollie, as I have written about Sarah Jane in a previous post. Click here to see the post about Sarah Jane. 

Found in The Crosbyton Review. Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1909
No mention is made in the newspaper regarding the photograph or the individuals pictured.

Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" married Nathaniel H. White on March 15, 1874 in Alabama. They were living in Randolph County, Alabama in 1880. They were first in Bell County and by 1890 settled in Lott, Falls County, Texas. From there the family lived in Haskell County, Jones County, and Crosby County. Nathaniel White and his sons ran newspapers in all of those towns, beginning in Lott and eventually founding the Crosbytown Review in 1909. 
The Crosbyton Review -Thursday, October 6, 1910


Although Mollie's husband and son, Frank moved to Crosbyton early in 1909, Mollie remained in the town of Hawley in Jones County until her home burned to the ground on April 2, 1909. It was reported that she lost a chest containing 45 unused quilts, many things that she had preserved as reminiscences of the past, and beautiful pictures that hung on the walls of the home. 


In Crosbyton, Mollie was active in the the Ladies Aid Society and numerous church and community activities. For several years in Crosbyton, she sold hats. 

By 1913, the Crosbyton Review was sold. Mollie and her husband lived in or near Crosbyton for at least the next 6 or 7 years. Eventually, they moved to Center Point, Kerr County, Texas where Mollie passed away in 1925 and Nathaniel in 1937. Both are buried in the Center Point Cemetery. 

Mollie's obituary, written as Millie E. (Harrison) White, can be found at The Portal to Texas History in the Crosbyton Review. Nathaniel White's obituary can be seen by clicking here


Center Point Cemetery, Kerr County, Texas - Courtesy of Nancy Price 

Mollie and Nathaniel had a baby girl who died at nine months and a boy, probably Nathaniel, that died at nine years old. Six other children are listed below. 

Frank Edward White was born on January 24, 1876 in Randolph County, Alabama. He married Georgia Fatheree in 1896. She died in 1905 and Frank married Nancy "Nannie" Elizabeth Lawrence McCall about two years later.  In Crosbyton, Frank served as a Justice of the Peace, editor the Crosbyton Review and part owner of the White Printing Company. Frank died on February 22, 1959 and is buried in the Center Point Cemetery. Click here to see an article about his death along with his photograph in the Crosbyton Review. 

Lena E. White was born about 1877 in Alabama. She was said to have been married to Harvey Starnes. They had one child, Gertrude Marie Starnes. In 1900, 22 year old Lena was divorced and living with her parents in Falls County, Texas. According to her mother's obituary, Lena died at age 24. Mollie and Nathaniel raised Gertrude. 

Louella Eloise White was born in December 1884. In 1904, she married George M. Hill and had children, George M. Jr. and Lois (sometimes seen as Jean). She and George were divorced as George married Jewell Scott in June of 1918. Little more is known abut Louella, who was sometimes referred to as Eloise in newspaper articles about the family. 

Kelley Stephen White was born on October 27, 1889 in Temple, Bell County, Texas. By age 21, he was living in Crosbyton, where he worked for the White
Kelley's name is often seen as Kelly; however, this
signature, found on his WWI Draft Registration
Card, indicates that he spelled his name as Kelley.
Printing Company and was married to Bessie Boggs. In Crosbyton, he was active in the Modern Woodmen of America. When in New Mexico in 1917, Kelley reported that his occupation was farming on his WWI Draft Registration Card. In 1920, he was farming in Cosby County. Kelley worked as a printer in a newspaper office in Kerrville from at least 1930 to 1940. In the 1950s, he was found working as a foreman at the Austin Tribune. Kelley S. White died on February 28, 1972 in Bakersfield, California. He is buried with his wife in Portales Cemetery, Portales, Roosevelt, New Mexico. 


Hollie Clifford White was born in Lott, Falls County, Texas on June 26, 1896. He was 13 years old and in school when his family moved to Crosbyton. He served in the army as a bugler during WWI. He married Ivah Berea Lester and they had at least three children. By 1930, the family was living in Kerrville, but moved to Garza County by 1937.  Hollie died at age 43 from Toxemia as a result of Tuberculosis. He and his wife Ivah are buried in Resthaven Cemetery in Southland, Garza County, Texas. 

Sallie B. Whitethe youngest child of Mollie Hairston and Nathaniel White was born in Lott, Falls County, Texas on March 10, 1894. She married John Rector Ward, a printer, and had children Mollie and Kenneth. Sallie worked for telephone companies in Texas and New Mexico. She died on July 17, 1979 and is buried in Groom Cemetery in Carson County, Texas along with her husband and daughter. 



Diana

© 2014

Sources

Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

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White, F. E., editor. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 1, No. 38, Ed. 1 Thursday, September 30, 1909, Newspaper, September 30, 1909; (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242156/ : accessed December 07, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library, Crosbyton, Texas.

White, Frank E., editor. The Crosbyton Review. (Crosbyton, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 6, 1910, Newspaper, October 6, 1910; (http://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth242208/ : accessed December 07, 2014), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, http://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Crosby County Public Library, Crosbyton, Texas.

North, J. (1918, June 30). Texas Editor Wed. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved December 4, 2014, from http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/

Year: 1860; Census Place: Southern Division, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: M653_22; Page: 683; Image: 289; Family History Library Film: 803022.


Year: 1870; Census Place: Fredonia, Chambers, Alabama; Roll: M593_6; Page: 87A; Image: 176; Family History Library Film: 545505.

Year: 1900; Census Place: Lott, Falls, Texas; Roll: 1632; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 1241632.

Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Crosby, Texas; Roll: T624_1539; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 0034; FHL microfilm: 1375552

Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Crosby, Texas; Roll: T625_1786; Page: 46A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 507

Year: 1930; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Roll: 2367; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0007; Image: 66.0; FHL microfilm: 2342101

Year: 1940; Census Place: Kerrville, Kerr, Texas; Roll: T627_4086; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 133-2A