Augustus Grogan Bryan

Notes:

Notes from C. Ray Bryan, Jr: "When the war came in 1861, A.G. Bryan was too young to go; but Asa L. Bryan and Cicero C. Bryan, his older half-brothers, served the cause. After Union raiders plundered the farm and drove off the stock, "Gus," as he was called, was the man who raised a garden using one crippled ox, the only stock that was left. His mother was in LaFayette buying supplies when the Union army threw a picket around the town. She was allowed to return to the farm only on the condition that she execute an oath of allegiance to the Federal Union and swear not to give aid to the Confederate Cause. In later years, Gus remembered that sad day as the day his mother "became an old woman." In 1870 A.G. Bryan married Hettie Ann Williams, the daughter of Jeremiah J. Williams and Phoebe Ann Lowery Williams. In 1881, A.G. Bryan married Margaret Ella Talley, the daughter of Henry Webb Talley and Elizabeth Jane Meredith. Henry Webb Talley, a pioneer settler of Walker County, like his father Henry Hubbard Talley was a shoemaker. During the battle of LaFayette the Talley house, which was near the center of town, came under musket fire; the children were sheltered by their mother in a large fireplace and later took refuge in a windowless brick smoke house. In 1881, the Talley shoe shop did a good business with A.G. Bryan during the period Gus was courting Ella, it was reported. A family story states that Ella, while a girl, had been a student in a school taught by her future husband. In his second family, the children were Pearl Lucille born in 1884 and died in 1886, Clarence Ray born Nov 21, 1887, and Mildred, born June 16, 1894. The first children were born in Trion, Georgia, where A.G. was employed by the Allgoods as a cotton buyer. There followed several years as a truck farmer in Florida, where Mildred was born, growing winter vegetables for shipment. Then the family moved to Harriman and he ran a lumber mill. He then served for several years as the representative of International Harvest covering an area in three states. He and a partner founded the Hamilton County Buggy and Implement Company on Main Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee, which was his business for a number of years. During this period he was active in his church, Free Masonry, Democratic politics and civic affairs. He had many personal friends and innumerable stories with which to regale them. Any was welcomed to his home and table. A mild paralytic stroke forced him to reduce his physical activity. He sold his business interest in farm implements and bought an interest in the Hamilton County Herald where he served as editor, which gave him an outlet for his political opinions and his Irish wit. A later stroke forced retirement. He died on July 21, 1926."

Augustus married Hettie Ann Williams on 11 Dec 1870 in Walker County, Georgia, USA. Hettie (daughter of Jeremiah J. Williams and Phoebe Ann Lowery) died in 1874. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Mary Lula Bryan was born on 29 Feb 1872 in Georgia, USA; died on 11 Dec 1944.
2. Walter Thomas Bryan was born on 23 Jan 1874; died on 24 Apr 1912.

Augustus married Margaret Ella Talley on 25 Aug 1881 in Cedar Grove, Laurens County, Georgia, USA. Margaret (daughter of Henry Webb Talley and Elizabeth Jane Meredith) was born on 7 Jan 1860 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Jul 1926 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Pearl Lucille Bryan was born on 25 Mar 1884; died on 2 Oct 1886; was buried in LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
2. Clarence Ray Bryan was born on 21 Nov 1887 in Trion, Chattooga County, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Jan 1980 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, USA.
3. Mildred Ella Bryan was born on 16 Jun 1894 in Oxford, Sumter County, Florida, USA; died in 1978.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Height: 6'1"
• Census: 25 Sep 1850, Chatooga Valley, Walker County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 13 Jun 1860, Wilson's District, Walker County, Georgia, USA
• Census: 21 Jul 1870, Subdivision 145, Walker County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Thomas Bryan served as a private in Captain Jack Waters' company, Colonel Booth's regiment (4th), General McIntosh's brigade, of the Georgia militia during the War of 1812. His service was mostly at Mobile, Alabama, and at Fort Hawkins, Georgia. He served from 21 Nov 1814 until 6 May 1815. He later served in Captain Samuel Faris' company of Georgia Mounted Volunteers and was "in the removal of the Creek Indians beyond the Mississippi River." This service was for three months, beginning in August of 1836. Thomas Bryan lived in Habersham County until 1832, when he moved to Walker County. In her application for a pension, Thomasine Grogan Bryan describes Thomas Bryan as being 6'1", with dark hair, blue eyes, and a dark complexion. An unidentified source states that Thomas's middle name was Richard.

Buried:
Directions to Bryan Cemetery from the town of Lafayette:
1. Starting in front of the Cherokee Regional Library on Duke Street North 912 feet
2. to Right on E Villanow Street 1.09 Miles
3. to Right on Corinth Road 2.57 Miles
4. to Left on Corinth Road 1.82 Miles
5. to Right on Hwy GA 151 992 feet
6. to Arrive at Bryan Cemetery

Thomas married Thomasine Grogan on 8 Aug 1847 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. Thomasine (daughter of Thomas Grogan and Elizabeth Blackwell) was born on 23 Mar 1824 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina, USA; died on 16 Sep 1910 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 21 Jul 1870, Subdivision 145, Walker County, Georgia, USA

Notes:

Thomasine Grogan Bryan was living at Cain Creek, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1880 census.

Notes:

Thomas Bryan was apparently a Revolutionary War soldier. He participated in the Georgia land lotteries in the early 1800s. According to the book "Information on Some Georgia Pensioners," his wife may have been a Bennett. Thomas Bryan appears in the following records:
1790 - Elbert County, Georgia, tax digest
1790 - Elbert County, Georgia, census, Captain William Black's district
9 February 1791 - Name on a petition to the Governor from residents of Elbert County seeking a stay of execution for James Meredith who has a wife and four children who are in distress
1792 - Franklin County, Georgia, grantee
1792 - Elbert County, Georgia, land court sessions - mentions "self and four in family"
1797 - Elbert County, Georgia, land grant
1797 - John Baker Bennett of Richmond County, Georgia, sold land to "Thomas Bryan, father and first friend of Bennett Bryan"
1811 - witness in estate record of James Chandler of Franklin County, Georgia
1820 - Elbert County, Georgia, census (also in the county were Moses and John Bryan)
1822 - witnessed deed in Franklin County, Georgia
1825 - witnessed deed in Franklin County, Georgia
1835 - received land in lottery
1835 - purchased land from James Mann in Walker County, Georgia - Lot 256, District 12, Section 3

Thomas + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thomas and Elizabeth Blackwell Grogan were members of the Wolf's Creek Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Being a minister, Thomas was often called to be the pastor of the church. Thomas and Elizabeth applied for letters of dismissal on 17 December 1836, probably in anticipation of their move to Georgia. They were in Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1850 census. In 1866, Thomas Grogan was living in Clay County, Alabama. According to the 1880 census record of Thomasine Grogan Bryan, Thomas Grogan was born in Virginia and Elizabeth Blackwell was born in North Carolina. This is probably the Thomas Grogan, Esquire, listed in the 1830 Spartanburg District, South Carolina, census. In the household were two males under age 5, two females age 5-10, one female age 10-15, two males age 10-15, one male age 15-20, one male age 20-30, one male age 40-50, and one female age 40-50.

Thomas + Elizabeth Blackwell. Elizabeth (daughter of John Blackwell and Susannah Glenn) was born in cir 1790. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Bartholomew Grogan appears to have gone to Spartanburg County, South Carolina, about 1794, when he purchased land there from John Gowen on March18. He may have been the Bartholomew Grogan who was on the Surry County, North Carolina, tax list in 1771. He is believed to have migrated to Guilford County, North Carolina. In 1783 the state of North Carolina issued a payroll voucher to Bartholomew Grogan for furnishing supplies during the Revolution. The names of only four of his sons are known; he may have had another son and at least two daughters.

Bartholomew + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1745. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John Blackwell was a minister. He established the Green Creek Baptist Church in Polk County, North Carolina, in 1797. He remained as pastor until 1833, when he and some of his family moved to Walker County, Georgia. He and his wife had thirteen children.

John + Susannah Glenn. Susannah was born in cir 1755. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thomas + Mary ?. Mary was born in cir 1720. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]