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James Willis Bryan 1820 – 1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1820

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 1896

Death Location: San Augustine County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Bryan

Mother: Margaret Haynes

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Hendricks, Rebecca MaGee

Children(s): Lydia Bryan, Wylanta Bryan, Stephen Bryan, James Bryan, John Bryan, Wesley Bryan, Zany Bryan, Amelia Bryan, Rebecca Bryan

Early life: James Willis Bryan arrived in Georgia, United States of America in 1820, born to Benjamin Bryan and Margaret O Haynes. Over time, James Willis Bryan formed a family with Elizabeth "Eliza" Jane Hendricks and Rebecca MaGee, which included Lydia Bryan, Wylanta Jane Bryan, Stephen Buck Bryan, James Marion Bryan, John Willis Bryan, Wesley Bryan, Zany M Bryan, Amelia L Bryan and Rebecca Bryan. James Willis Bryan concluded life in San Augustine County, Texas, United States of America in 1896.

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Parents

Benjamin Bryan
1787 – 1854
Birth Location: York County,South Carolina
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Margaret Haynes
1789 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
MH

Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Hendricks
1827 – 1861
Birth Location: Georgia
EH
Rebecca MaGee
1827 – 1897
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
RM

Children(s)

Lydia Bryan
1847 – 1871
Birth Location: Alabama
LB
Wylanta Bryan
1849 – 1910
Birth Location: Alabama
WB
Stephen Bryan
1852 – 1942
Birth Location: St Augustine, Texas
SB
James Bryan
1854 – 1906
Birth Location: San Augustine County, Texas, United States of America
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John Bryan
1855 – 1923
Birth Location: San Augustine San Augustine Texas
JB
Wesley Bryan
1857 – 1922
Birth Location: San Augustine, Texas, USA
WB
Zany Bryan
1856 –
Birth Location: San Augustine San Augustine Texas
ZB
Amelia Bryan
1858 –
Birth Location: San Augustine San Augustine Texas
AB
Rebecca Bryan
1863 –
Birth Location: San Augustine San Augustine Texas
RB

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1816
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, 1880 United States Federal Census, Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, 1903-1982, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Year: 1870; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: M593_1604; Page: 74A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: abt 1820
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1860
    Event Place: San Augustine, San Augustine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 10 Jul 1867
    Event Place: Hall, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: Georgia, Returns of Qualified Voters and Reconstruction Oath Books, 1867-1869

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1870
    Event Place: San Augustine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: San Augustine, Texas; Roll: M593_1604; Page: 74A

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 22 Jun 1880
    Event Place: District 82, San Augustine, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1896
    Event Place: San Augustine County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Augustine County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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