Clarence Ray Bryan

1887 - 1980  (92 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Clarence Ray Bryan
  Birth	21 Nov 1887	Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Chief of Police in Chattanooga, Tennessee
  Death	28 Jan 1980	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
  Burial	Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
  Siblings	2 sisters
  1. Pearl Lucille Bryan,   b. 25 Mar 1884   d. 2 Oct 1886  (Age 2 years)   2. Clarence Ray Bryan,   b. 21 Nov 1887, Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA d. 28 Jan 1980, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA  (Age 92 years) ▻ Lucy Vida Lanham,  m. 21 Nov 1916   3. Mildred Ella Bryan,   b. 16 Jun 1894, Oxford, Sumter County, Florida, USA d. 1978  (Age 83 years) ▻ Samuel Walter Edgmon,  m. 15 Dec 1910
  Half-siblings	1 half brother and 1 half sister (family of Augustus Grogan Bryan and Hettie Ann Williams)
  1. Mary Lula Bryan,   b. 29 Feb 1872, Georgia, USA d. 11 Dec 1944  (Age 72 years) ▻ George Murray Combs;   Cliff Glaize   2. Walter Thomas Bryan,   b. 23 Jan 1874   d. 24 Apr 1912  (Age 38 years) ▻ Pearl Murdock
  Person ID	I1554	Bryan-Martin
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Augustus Grogan Bryan,   b. 15 Dec 1849, Cane Creek District, Walker County, Georgia, USA d. 21 Jul 1926, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Margaret Ella Talley,   b. 7 Jan 1860, LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA d. 11 Jul 1926, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	25 Aug 1881	Cedar Grove, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Vida Lanham,   b. 15 Sep 1894, Calera, Shelby County, Alabama, USA d. 30 Jan 1973, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	21 Nov 1916	Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA
  Children	1. Clarence Ray Bryan,   b. 23 Sep 1917, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 May 2002, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA (Age 84 years)   2. Margaret Mildred Bryan,   b. 12 Nov 1921, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 May 2012, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F560	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 21 Nov 1887 - Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA Marriage - 21 Nov 1916 - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Death - 28 Jan 1980 - Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos » Slide Show	12 Photos
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Senior.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 2.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 3.jpg Probably November 1969
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 4.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 5.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 6.jpg Taken at about age 2 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Back of picture has the following note, written by Clarence Ray Bryan, Jr.: "His right hand holds a silver dollar given him by his grandmother (Thomasin Grogan Bryan) to be good while his picture was being taken. It was at this time he lived in Trion, Ga., and a trip to Chattanooga would likely have been made by train. His grandmother lived 5 miles east of Lafayette on the farm. His father was a buyer for the Trion Mills (cotton).
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 7.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan, Sr. 8.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Sr.jpg Taken at 303 Peachbloom, Chattanooga
  	Chattanooga Police.jpg Taken 11 December 1933. Ray Bryan is on left, front row. The back of the picture lists the names, although not in order of appearance: Comm. Bryan, Chief Bryan, Chief Hackett, Capt. Perkins, Capt. Grant, Capt. Hyatt, Lieu.t Edmonson, Ser. Carter
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Sr and children.jpg
  	Clarence Ray Bryan Sr and Margaret Bryan.jpg Note on back: Ray Bryan and daughter Margaret, Fletcher, Fla., April 1931. Taken on the coast, probably Daytona Beach

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show	2 Documents
  	Clarence Bryan World War I Draft Registration
  	1930 Census, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee

  
  

  Newspaper Articles » Slide Show	3 Newspaper Articles
  	Announcement of Wedding of Clarence Ray Bryan and Lucy Lanham The Chattanooga News 22 November 1916
  	Cowboy to Police Chief Is Story of Ray Bryan's Climb The Chattanooga News 5 February 1930 (page 1)
  	Cowboy to Police Chief Is Story of Ray Bryan's Climb The Chattanooga News 5 February 1930 (page 2)