1910 Census, Sevier County, Tennessee

William Braxton Bryan was the son of Franklin Bryan and Susanna.  William's wife was Rachel Louise McMahan.  I do not believe that William Braxton Bryan was descended from my fifth great grandfather Peter Bryan and thus William was probably not a part of my family.

Mary M. Nichols, Nancy Elizabeth Nichols, and John H. Nichols were the children of my third great grandparents Mr. Catlett and Sarah F. (Sally) Nichols.  Mary and Nancy never married.  John was my second great grandfather.  John was listed as widowed, but actually he was divorced.

There was a Nichols/Catlett feud and a Nichols/Catlett lawsuit with the result that Sally Nichols and her children used the Nichols surname rather than the Catlett surname.  I do not know who Mr. Catlett was, but my best guess is that he was William S. (Will) Catlett.  Records of the lawsuit might settle the issue, but they were destroyed in the Sevier County courthouse fire.

Clauda Lee Bryan was the daughter of Joshua C. Bryan and Rachal Adda (Adda) Mynatt.  As such, she was the niece of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan.

John Amos (Amos) Underwood was the son of Rufus White Underwood and Sarah A. Pollard.  Amos was the great grandson of my fourth great grandparents Enoch Underwood and Nancy Underwood.  Amos was the second cousin of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan.

Clauda was raised by her grandparents, Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann Cate.  There is considerable mystery associated with an infant's grave at the Bryan-Drinnen-Cate Cemetery.  The infant is buried next to Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann Cate.  The tombstone reads: Infant of J.A. and C.L. Underwood -- 27 April 1923.  But this was four years after Clauda's death.

Silas Amberson Bryan was the son of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Melissa E. Underwood.  As such, Uncle Silas was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan.

Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton was the daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore.  As such, Mandy was the niece of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton.

Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan age 52 was the son of William Enyard Bryan and Amanda Keener.  Ida Bell Cate age 32 was the daughter of Elisha Porter (Porter) Cate Jr. and Mary Jane Drinnen.

William Enyard Bryan was the son of my fourth great grandparents Thomas C. Bryan Sr. and Nancy Cate.  As such, William was the brother of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan.

William Enyard Bryan was clearly named for his maternal grandparents William P. Cate and Mary Enyard.  William was the first son, and Peter H. Bryan was the second son.  Peter H. Bryan was clearly named for his paternal grandfather Peter Bryan.  It therefore seems very likely that Peter H. Bryan was named for both of his paternal grandparents, and that his full name was probably Peter Hubbard Bryan.

Elisha Porter Cate Jr. was the son of Elisha Cate and Mary Elizabeth Newman.  Elisha Cate was the son of John Cate Jr. and Mary Ann Koontz, and the grandson of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary.  Mary Elizabeth Newman was the daughter of Joseph Newman and Catherine (Caty) Cate, and the granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents William P. Cate and Mary Enyard.

William Allen (Will) Bryan age 60 and Malissa E. Underwood age 55 were my second great grandparents.

Will was the son of Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate.

Malissa was the daughter of William Ramey Underwood and Martha Langston.  Malissa had in fact borne 8 children of whom 6 were still living.  The two children who died had died as infants.

Uncle Elmer age 27, Aunt Lola age 23, and Uncle Mitt age 21 were siblings of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan who was already married at the time of the 1910 census.  Uncle Elmer was always referred to as "Uncle Elmer Bryan" rather than just as "Uncle Elmer" to distinguish him from Uncle Elmer Cox.

This was the household of Ira Cate who died in 1903.  Ira Cate was the son of Rev. Elijah Cate and Susannah Underwood.  Elijah was the son of my of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary.  As such, Elijah was the brother of my fourth great grandfather Joshua Cate.  Susannah was the daughter of my fifth great grandparents John Underwood and Mary Kirby.  As such, Susannah was the sister of my fourth great grandmother Nancy Underwood.

Suzanna Luzetta (Luzetta) Underwood age 61 was the daughter of my third great grandparents William Ramey Underwood and Martha Langston.  As such Luzetta was the sister of my second great grandgrandmother Malissa E. Underwood.

Luzetta was Ira's third wife.  Ira had children with all three wives, but all the children in this census entry were Luzetta's children.

Lula Moore age 12 was the daughter of Luzetta's oldest daughter Martha (Mattie) Cate and Mattie's husband Zackary (Zack) Moore.  Mattie died in 1902 and Lula was being raised by her grandmother.

Girty Hazel (Hazel) Huffaker age 13 married first Nathan Silas Henry and married second Elmer Otto Bryan.  Elmer married first Maude I. Atchley, and they had been married for 54 years at the time of Maude's death.  Hazel and Elmer were married when she was about 76 years old and when he was about 90 years old.  Elmer was famous in the family for having married at such an age.

Elmer was known in the family as Uncle Elmer Bryan to distinguish him from Uncle Elmer Cox.  Uncle Elmer Bryan was the son of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa E. Underwood.  As such, Uncle Elmer Bryan was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan.

Hazel Huffaker was the daughter of James E. Huffaker age 43 and Nancy Malinda Johnson age 41.

Girty Hazel (Hazel) Huffaker had a twin sister Ethel Pearl (Pearl) Huffaker.  The census enumerator got the initials of the twins mixed up in 1910.  Hazel E. Huffaker should have been listed as Hazel G. Huffaker, and Pearl G. Huffaker should have been listed as Pearl E. Huffaker.

Lavesta B. Bales age 21 was daughter of Nancy Malinda Johnson and her first husband E. A. Bales.  The census says that James E. Huffaker was married twice and that Nancy Malinda Johnson was married once, but it was just the reverse.

Nathan Silas Henry age 18 married Girty Hazel (Hazel) Huffaker on 17 Dec 1914.  Hazel was the second wife of Elmer Otto Bryan.

Elmer Otto Bryan was the son of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa E. Underwood.  As such, Uncle Elmer was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan.

Uncle Elmer was famous in the family because he married for the second time when he was about 90 years old.  He married Hazel Huffaker in about 1972.  At the time, Hazel was the widow of Nathan Henry.

Nathan Silas Henry was the son of Oliver A. (Andy) Henry and Elizabeth J. (Lizzie) Talbert.  I'm not really a Henry researcher, but there were a lot of Bryan-Henry marriages, so I dabble a little bit in Henry family history.  Oliver A. Henry was apparently not connected to the famous Hugh Henry family.  Rather, Oliver appears to have been the son of Samuel Henry and Martha W. Douglass, and the grandson of Benjamin Henry and Elizabeth Hammel.

Nancy Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bryan age 56 was the daughter of my third great grandparents Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly) Ann Cate.  As such, she was the sister of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan.

Thomas S. (Tom) Roberts age 66 was the son of George Roberts and Rachel Huff.

James P. Bryan age 53 and Adeline/Emiline (Ada) Bryan age 48 were the children of my third great grandparents Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate.  As such, James and Adaline were the brother and sister of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan.

Polly Ann Cate age 81 was the daughter of Joshua Cate and Elizabeth (Betsy) Wilhite.  In 1910, Polly Ann was the widow of Peter H. Bryan.

Mary (Molly) Roberts was the daughter of Thomas S. Roberts and Nancy Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bryan.  Elizabeth was the daughter of my third great grandparents Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate, and the sister of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan.

In 1910, Molly was the widow of James Douglass.

1910, Sevier County, Tennessee, page 123a

William Harley (Harley) Bryan and Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison were my great grandparents.

Harley's parents were William Allen (Will) Bryan and Melissa E. Underwood, both of Sevier County.

Nannie's father Joseph Harrison was born in Rockingham County, Virginia.  Her mother Susan A. Slaton was born in Stokes County, North Carolina.

Emmert Oral Bryan was my grandfather.  He was born 1 Nov 1898.  He married first my grandmother Ruby Priscilla Cox and second Ella Kate Nottingham.

Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan married Robert Elmer Cox.  She was born 25 Feb 1902.  The Coxes raised my father for several years after his mother Ruby Priscilla Cox died.

Edna Omage Bryan was born 8 Dec 1908.  Aunt Edna married Lon Harrison Williams.

Lena Vesta (Vestie) Bryan was the daughter of my second great grandparents William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa E. Underwood.  As such, she was the sister of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan.  She was referred to in the family as Aunt Vestie.

Peter Walker (Walker) Cate was the son of Allen Perry (Perry) Cate and Harriet Rebecca (Hattie) Cate.  Perry and Hattie were first cousins who married, both of them having been grandchildren of Elisha Porter Cate and Mary Elizabeth Newman.  Just to make things further confusing, Elisha Porter Cate was the grandson of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary, and Mary Elizabeth Newman was the granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents William P. Cate and Mary Enyard.  John Cate Sr. and William P. Cate are suspected of having been related, but not verifiable proof has been discovered to confirm this suspicion.

Virgil Elmer (Jack) Wolfe age 11 months later married Sallie Mable (Mable) Bryan.  Mable was the daughter of Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan and Ida Bell Cate, and the granddaughter of William Enyard Bryan and Amanda Keener.  William Enyard Bryan was the brother of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan.  Also, Ida Bell Cate was the second great granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary.

Jack Wolfe's parents were Charles Houston (Charlie) Wolfe and Lucy Malissa Joslin.  The child who died before 1910 was Neppie Gertrude Wolfe, 26 Jan 1907 - 17 Oct 1908.

Boyd M. Snyder age 2/12 married Ella Louise Underwood in 1929.  Ella was the daughter of Alexander Andrew (Alex) Underwood and Ollie Frances (Frances) Bryan.

Alex Underwood was the son of Enoch Pleasant (Pless) Underwood and Susan M. Pollard, and the grandson of my third great grandparents William Ramey Underwood and Martha Langston.  Susan Pollard was the daughter of James C. Pollard and Cynthia Cate.  Cynthia was the daughter of Rev. Elijah Cate and Susannah Underwood.  As such, Cynthia was the granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary, and also the granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents John Underwood and Mary Kirby.

Ollie Frances (Frances) Bryan was the daughter of John Greenwood/Greenberry Bryan and Sarah Elizabeth (Sally) McMahahan.  John Greenwood/Greenberry Bryan was the son of my third great grandparents Peter Hubbard Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate.  As such, John was the brother of my second great grandfather William Allen (Will) Bryan.

Boyd was the son of Robert James F. Snyder age 24 and Mollie E. Bailey age 20.

Allie M. Cate age 13 later married Lydia Bethel (Bethel) Solomon

Lydia Bethel (Bethel) Solomon was the daughter of John Wesley Solomon and Rhoda Rebecca (Becky) Harrison.  Becky Harrison was the daughter of my second great grandparents Joseph Harrison and Susan A. Slaton.  So Bethel Solomon was the first cousin of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan.

Allie M. Cate was the son of William Lawrence Cate and Elizabeth (Betty) Byous.  I'm a little suspicious of the spelling of Elizabeth's surname, but "Byous" is the best I can do right now.  Allie was the third great grandson of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary, but his line is very different than mine.  I am descended from John Cate Sr.'s son Joshua Cate, whereas Allie was descended from John Cate Sr.'s son James T. Cate.

William Lawrence Cate was the son of Elijah Cate and Nancy E. Petty.