Genealogy of the Bryan and Martin Families
James Witt Bryan
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1. James Witt Bryan was born on 12 Jan 1940 (son of James Witt Bryan and Jane Eoff Dearing); died on 1 Sep 2015 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA.
2. James Witt Bryan was born on 6 Oct 1913 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA (son of James Witt Bryan and Zula Pearl Burns); died on 12 Jun 1995 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA. James married Jane Eoff Dearing on 22 Aug 1935. Jane (daughter of Noah Lonzo Dearing and Myrtle Eoff) was born on 19 Jul 1917 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 31 May 2001 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Jane Eoff Dearing was born on 19 Jul 1917 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA (daughter of Noah Lonzo Dearing and Myrtle Eoff); died on 31 May 2001 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA. Children:
- 1. James Witt Bryan was born on 12 Jan 1940; died on 1 Sep 2015 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA.
- Living
Generation: 3
4. James Witt Bryan was born on 6 Dec 1881 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA (son of Thomas Haslerig Bryan and Mahulda Young); died on 5 May 1953 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA. James married Zula Pearl Burns on 13 May 1906. Zula (daughter of Miles Charles Burns and Livonia Angeline Sutton) was born on 29 Dec 1887 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 12 Dec 1966 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Zula Pearl Burns was born on 29 Dec 1887 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA (daughter of Miles Charles Burns and Livonia Angeline Sutton); died on 12 Dec 1966 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA. Children:
- 2. James Witt Bryan was born on 6 Oct 1913 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 12 Jun 1995 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA.
6. Noah Lonzo Dearing was born in cir 1895. Noah + Myrtle Eoff. Myrtle was born in cir 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
7. Myrtle Eoff was born in cir 1895. Children:
- 3. Jane Eoff Dearing was born on 19 Jul 1917 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 31 May 2001 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA.
Generation: 4
8. Thomas Haslerig Bryan was born on 21 Jun 1849 in Walker County, Georgia, USA (son of James Tillman Bryan and Elizabeth Ann Dooley); died on 11 Apr 1917 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Silver Valley Cemetery, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA. Thomas married Mahulda Young on 13 Mar 1881 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA. Mahulda (daughter of James Young and Mahulda Patton) was born on 22 Dec 1860 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 25 Apr 1909 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mahulda Young was born on 22 Dec 1860 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA (daughter of James Young and Mahulda Patton); died on 25 Apr 1909 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA. Children:
- 4. James Witt Bryan was born on 6 Dec 1881 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 5 May 1953 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA.
- Emma Elizabeth Bryan was born on 14 Jul 1884 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died in 1973.
- Thomas Vertie Bryan was born on 7 Jun 1889 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 15 Oct 1895.
10. Miles Charles Burns was born in cir 1860. Miles + Livonia Angeline Sutton. Livonia was born in cir 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Livonia Angeline Sutton was born in cir 1860. Children:
- 5. Zula Pearl Burns was born on 29 Dec 1887 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 12 Dec 1966 in Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA.
Generation: 5
16. James Tillman Bryan was born on 25 May 1817 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA (son of Thomas Bryan and Mary Dooley); died on 17 Apr 1906 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Chickamauga Cemetery, Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia, USA. Notes:
The James Bryan family was living at Pond Spring, Walker County, Georgia, at the time of the 1880 census. He is mentioned in the 13 September 1900 issue of the Walker County Messenger: "James Bryan a veteran of the Creek and Indian War is 82 years old. He is a great reader of the newspaper." The Walker County Messenger also reported his death. The obituary states that he moved to Walker County in the 1830s, and died at his home near Chickamauga. It further states that he was a veteran of the Indian War and a charter member of the Crawfish Spring Lodge No. 300, F.&.A.M.
James married Elizabeth Ann Dooley on 2 Sep 1838 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Dooley and unknown) was born on 2 Jan 1821 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Sep 1859 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
17. Elizabeth Ann Dooley was born on 2 Jan 1821 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA (daughter of Thomas Dooley and unknown); died on 17 Sep 1859 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA. Children:
- Cicero C. Bryan was born on 8 Apr 1840; died on 5 Jul 1923; was buried in LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- Mary Ann "Sis" Bryan was born on 28 Dec 1842 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 28 Nov 1918 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, USA.
- William Duncan Bryan was born on 23 May 1845; died in 1928.
- 8. Thomas Haslerig Bryan was born on 21 Jun 1849 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 11 Apr 1917 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; was buried in Silver Valley Cemetery, Harrison, Boone County, Arkansas, USA.
- Sarah Kate Bryan was born on 9 Aug 1852 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- Margarette Emma Bryan was born on 17 Nov 1857 in Walker County, Georgia, USA.
18. James Young was born in cir 1830. James + Mahulda Patton. Mahulda was born in cir 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
19. Mahulda Patton was born in cir 1830. Children:
- 9. Mahulda Young was born on 22 Dec 1860 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA; died on 25 Apr 1909 in Boone County, Arkansas, USA.
Generation: 6
32. Thomas Bryan was born on 12 Nov 1793 in Elbert County, Georgia, USA (son of Thomas Bryan and unknown); died on 25 Jul 1878 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Bryan Cemetery, Flintstone, Walker County, Georgia, USA. 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 Mary Dooley on 5 Sep 1816. Mary (daughter of William Dooley and unknown) was born in 1795; died on 23 Jul 1844 in Walker County, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
33. Mary Dooley was born in 1795 (daughter of William Dooley and unknown); died on 23 Jul 1844 in Walker County, Georgia, USA. Children:
- 16. James Tillman Bryan was born on 25 May 1817 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Apr 1906 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in Chickamauga Cemetery, Chickamauga, Walker County, Georgia, USA.
- William McDooley Bryan was born on 6 Jan 1819 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 5 Apr 1892.
- Jessie Upson Bryan was born on 4 Feb 1821 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 7 Mar 1908 in Tennessee, USA; was buried in Paynes Cemetery, Estill Springs, Franklin County, Tennessee, USA.
- Rial Madison Bryan was born on 15 Nov 1822 in LaFayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 8 Nov 1910 in Buffalo, Leon County, Texas, USA; was buried in Buffalo Cemetery, Leon, Leon County, Texas, USA.
- Sarah Ann Bryan was born on 14 May 1838 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 2 Jul 1839.
- Asa Lafayette Bryan was born on 25 Dec 1839 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; died on 1 Oct 1861 in Fairfax Court House, Fairfax County, Virginia, USA.
34. Thomas Dooley was born in cir 1800 (son of William Dooley and unknown). Thomas + unknown. unknown was born in cir 1800. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
35. unknown was born in cir 1800. Children:
- 17. Elizabeth Ann Dooley was born on 2 Jan 1821 in Habersham County, Georgia, USA; died on 17 Sep 1859 in Walker County, Georgia, USA; was buried in LaFayette Cemetery, Lafayette, Walker County, Georgia, USA.