Person:John Bryan (57)

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John Neely Bryan, Jr.
b.9 Jan 1846 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
d.29 Dec 1926 Charlie, Clay County, Texas
Parents and Siblings
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m. 26 Feb 1843
  1. Holland Coffee Bryan1844 - 1845
  2. John Neely Bryan, Jr.1846 - 1926
  3. Elizabeth Frances Bryan1847 - 1925
  4. Edward Tarrant Bryan1849 - 1879
  5. Alexander Luther Bryan1854 - 1933
  6. Thomas Pinkney Bryan1861 - 1862
Spouse and Children
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m. 10 Oct 1867
  1. William Walter Bryan1870 - 1947
  2. Robert E. Lee Bryan1875 - 1936
  3. James BryanAbt 1877 -
  4. Louella Bryan1881 - 1974
  5. Birdie M. Bryan1886 -
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Facts and Events
Name[1][8] John Neely Bryan, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1][8] 9 Jan 1846 Dallas, Dallas County, Texas
Marriage 10 Oct 1867 Dallas County, Texas(data taken from family sources lacking citations)
to Sarah Jane Thompson
Census[2] 1870 Dallas County, Texas
Census[3] 1880 Llano County, Texas
Census[4] 1900 Clay County, Texas
Census[5] 1910 Clay County, Texas
Census[6] 1920 Petrolia, Clay County, Texas
Death[1][8] 29 Dec 1926 Charlie, Clay County, Texas(of kidney infection)
Burial[1][8] Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas

Dallas County, Texas, 1870 census:[2]

Bryan, John 24 yrs Farmer (real estate = $190; personal estate = $362) b. Texas
      Sarah 24 yrs Keeps House b. Tennessee

Llano County Texas, 1880 census:[3]

Bryan, John 33 yrs Wagoner b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Illinois)
      Sarah 33 yrs Wife Keeping house b. Tennessee (parents, b. [blank])
      Wm. 10 yrs Son At home b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee)
      Robt. L. 7 yrs Son At home b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee)
      James 3 yrs Son At home b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee)

Clay County, 1900 census:[4]

Bryan, John N. Head 54 yrs (b. Jan 1846) (marr. 32 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Illinois) Farmer
      Sarah J. Wife 54 yrs (b. Jan 1846) (5 children, 5 living) b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)
      Lee Son 26 yrs (b. Jul 1875) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee) Farm Labor
      Louella Dau 18 yrs (b. Oct 1881) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee)
      Birdie M. Dau 14 yrs (b. May 1886) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee) At school
      Margarette Mother 75 yrs (b. Sep 1824) (wid; __ children) b. Illinois (parents, b. Illinois [sic])

Clay County, 1910 census:[5]

Bryan, John N. Head 64 yrs (marr. 42 yrs) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Illinois) Farmer (Farm)
      Sarah J. Wife 64 yrs (8 children, 5 living) b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)
      Robert E. L. Son 33 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee) Farmer (Farm)
      Bertie M. Dau 23 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Texas/Tennessee)
      Margarette Mother 84 yrs (wid; 6 children, 3 living) b. Illinois (parents, b. North Carolina)

Clay County, 1920 census:[6]

Bryan, John M. Head 74 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Illinois) Farmer (General Farm)
      Sally Wife 74 yrs b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)
References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Find A Grave.

    John Neely Bryan

  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dallas, Texas, United States. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 451A, dwelling/family 1759/1752.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Llano, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 99, p. 529A, dwelling/family 479/486.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Clay, Texas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T623)
    ED 15, p. 19A, dwelling/family 337/338.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Clay, Texas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T624)
    ED 33, p. 16A, dwelling/family 280/289.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Clay, Texas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T625)
    ED 20, p. 19A, dwelling/family 326/349.
  7.   Dallas Morning News. (Dallas, Texas)
    30 Dec 1926.

    Mr. Bryan was born in a little one-room log cabin located on what is now Commerce Street near the east end of the Commerce Street Viaduct. He was the son of John Neely Bryan Sr. and Margaret Beeman Bryan. His father settled here in 1841 and for several months was the only settler on the spot where Dallas was destined to grow up and become the leading city of the Southwest. His mother was the daughter of one of the two other settlers who arrived here several months after Mr. Bryan Sr. took up his abode here.

    For a long time Mr. Bryan was reputed to be the first white child born in what is now Dallas County. Investigations by the Dallas Historical Assocation disclosed Mr. Bryan was the eighth white child born in Dallas County but the first white child born in the City of Dallas. The cabin was subsequently moved to Buckner Orphans Home.

    Mr. Bryan as a boy helped his father cultivate the land in a field which included the present site of the coiunty courthouse and adjacent land. This was part of Nacogdoches County back then.

    After attaining manhood Mr. Bryan was for many years a ranchman in West Texas in Burnet County. He returned to Dallas County and lived near Carrollton for a time. He moved to Clay County 35 years ago and bought a farm and made his home there. He was a frequent visitor to Dallas and was always welcomed and entertained by his old friends here. He frequently attended the "Old Settlers Reunions" in Dallas and was recently presented the "Gold Headed Cane" on Jan. 9, 1921 by Epps G. Knight on behalf of the Dallas County Pioneer Association.

    Mr. Bryan came to Dallas to attend the State Fair in October and met many of his old friends at the little log cabin in which he was born which had been set up as an exhibit at the fair. He was also visiting in the home of Mr. and Mrs. John M. Spellman. After several days at the fair he was stricken with ptomaine poisoning and returned to his home in Charlie.

    Mr. Bryan was taken to the Wichita Falls hospital where he underwent operations for bladder trouble. The last opertion was believed to be successful and Mr. Bryan was thought to be recovering.

    Funeral services will be held at Grace Methodist Church in Wichita Falls at 3:30 Thursday afternoon. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Mr. Spellman and a number of Mr. Bryan's friends are planning to attend the funeral. Active pallbearers will be Max Shumate, J. M. Baber, A. H. Culver, Leonard Linskey, Will Rigsby and Fred Bunger.

    Mr. Bryan is survived by three sons, Lee Bryan of Charlie, and Walter and Buckner Bryan of El Paso; two daughters, Mrs. Louella Bryan Thornberry of Wichita Falls and Mrs. N. A. Goode of Kansas City; one brother, Luther Bryan of New Mexico; a sister, Mrs. Lillie Dillon of Illinois; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren, along with his wife of Charlie, Texas.

    Epps G. Knight of the Dallas County Pioneers Association sent the following telegram to Mrs. Bryan: "The officers of the Dallas Co. Pioneers Assoc. and of the Half-Century Club offer you their deepest sympathy in the loss of your dear husband and our pioneer friend. He has left his family and friends the heritage of a Godly life and a most worthy record."

  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Texas, United States. Death Certificate. (Texas Health and Human Services)
    No. 43767.
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