Sixth Generation

176. Thomas Wilson Bryan^3,71 was born in 1818 in Tennessee. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Ray County, Missouri. Dist. 75, Ray County, Missouri, 26 Oct 1850; p.360a, HN 1061, FN 1061; Bryan Thomas W. 33 m w farmer TN; Jane 25 f w TN; Mary 8 f w TN; John 5 m w TN; Ephraim 4 m w TN; Nancy 1/12 f w MO

He appeared in the census in 1860 in Mercer County, Missouri. Ravanna Twp, Mercer County, Missouri, 12 Jun 1860, Ravanna PO; p.153, HN 396, FN 396; Bryant Thomas W. 42 m w farmer $300/$300 TN; E. J. 38 f w TN cannot R/W; M. A. 18 f w TN attended school; J. B. 15 m w farm laborer TN attended school; T. E. 13 m w TN attended school; M. E. 10 f w MO attended school; W. A. 6 m w MO attended school; E. M. 3 f w MO; L. J. 11/12 f w MO On July 4, 1843 a group of Sevier County men met to sign a letter to be published in the KNOXVILLE REGISTER reaffirming their support of Lewis Reneau, a local lawyer and leader of the Whig Party, who represented Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, and Sevier Counties in the Senate of the 23rd and 24th General Assemblies (1839 - 1843). The name of Thomas W. Bryan appeared on the list, and I believe it was Thomas Wilson Bryan. (RGB)

Thomas Wilson Bryan and Elizabeth Jane (Jane) White were married about 1840. Elizabeth Jane (Jane) White^3,38,72 was born on 2 Feb 1824 in Jefferson County, Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Ray County, Missouri. Jane 25 f w TN She appeared in the census in 1860 in Mercer County, Missouri. E. J. 38 f w TN cannot R/W She died on 14 Sep 1907. She was buried about 16 Sep 1907 in Weesner Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. Tombstone: Elizabeth Jane Bryan, Feb 2, 1824 - September 14, 1907 Wife of Thomas W. Bryan, Born in Jefferson Co, TN
There was a marriage Thomas H. Bryan to Jane McIlvain, 6 May 1841 in Washington County, Missouri. Jane's first child was born about 1842. So her surname might have been McIlvain. (RGB) Thomas Wilson Bryan and Elizabeth Jane (Jane) White had the following children:

274	i.	Mary A. Bryan was born about 1842 in Tennessee. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Ray County, Missouri. Mary 8 f w TN She appeared in the census in 1860 in Mercer County, Missouri. M. A. 18 f w TN attended school
+275	ii.	John Bales Bryan.
+276	iii.	Thomas Ephraim (Ephraim) Bryan.
277	iv.	Nancy Bryan was born about 1850 in [Ray County], Missouri. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Ray County, Missouri. Nancy 1/12 f w MO She appeared in the census in 1860 in Mercer County, Missouri. M. E. 10 f w MO attended school
+278	v.	William Ahaz Bryan.
279	vi.	E. M. Bryan was born about 1857 in [Mercer County], Missouri. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Mercer County, Missouri. E. M. 3 f w MO
280	vii.	L. J. Bryan was born about 1859 in [Mercer County], Missouri. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Mercer County, Missouri. L. J. 11/12 f w MO