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1908-1912 Birth Certificates, Sevier County, Tennessee

Tennessee had a birth and death certificate law for a short time from 1908 through 1912. These certificates did not include as much information as did later birth and death certificates. There were no birth or death certificates in 1913. A new law was then passed, and since 1914 both birth and death certificates in Tennessee have been more or less in their modern form.

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 166105.
Report made by W. H. Hodges
Enumerator of the 8 School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: F. R. Bryan
Date of Birth: Feb 15 1910
Sex: male, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: S. A. Bryan
Place of His Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn
Father's Occupation: Mercantile Business
Name of Mother: A. M. Bryan
Place of Her Birth: Jefferson
Name of Midwife: F. M. Slaton
Date Recorded: July 29 1910, A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.

Fred R. Bryan was the son of Silas Amberson Bryan and Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton. Uncle Silas was the brother of my great grandfather William Harley (Harley) Bryan. Aunt Mandy was the niece of my second great grandmother Susan A. Slaton.

A most interesting tidbit about this birth certificate is that the midwife appears to have been Mandy's father Frances Marion (Frank) Slaton. There was not a woman named Slaton in the area whose initials were "F. M.".

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 168250.
Report made by J. B. McFall
Enumerator of the Sixth School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Dot Bryan
Date of Birth: May 1 1910
Sex: male, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sixth District
Name of Father: William B. Bryan
Place of His Birth: Sixth District
Father's Occupation: Mercantile Business
Name of Mother: Julia Bryan
Place of Her Birth: Eleventh District
Name of Physician: Dr. J. L. Davis
Date Recorded: July 27 1910, A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.

Dot Bryan was the son of William Bates Bryan and Julia E. Conner. William was the son of Peyton Lewis Bryan and Mary C. Lawson. Peyton Bryan was the son of Franklin Bryan and Susannah Compton.

This Bryan family was unrelated to mine. They were from North Carolina rather than from Virginia, and they lived in Wear's Valley rather than Dumplin Valley.

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 166780.
Report made by W. H. Hodges
Enumerator of the 8 School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Edna Bryan
Date of Birth: December Eight 1908
Sex: female, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: W.H. Bryan
Place of His Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Father's Occupation: Farmer
Name of Mother: Nannie Bryan
Place of Her Birth: Jefferson Co. Tenn.
Name of Physician: Dr. Campbell
Date Recorded: July 22 1909, A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.

Edna Omage Bryan was the daughter of my great grandparents William Harley (Harley) Bryan and Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison. As such, she was the sister of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan. She was known to me as Aunt Edna.

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 166779.	
Report made by W. H. Hodges
Enumerator of the 8 School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Fred Bryan
Date of Birth: October Forth (sic) 1908
Sex: male, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: T A Bryan
Place of His Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Father's Occupation: farmer
Name of Mother: Ida Bryan
Place of Her Birth: Sevier Co Tenn
Name of Physician: Dr. West
Date Recorded: July 22 1909, A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.

Fred Porter Bryan was the son of Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan and Ida Bell Cate.

Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan was the son of William Enyard Bryan and Amanda Keener. As such, Allen was the nephew of my third great grandfather Peter Hubbard Bryan.

Ida Bell Cate was the second great granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents John Cate Sr. and Mary, and she was also the second great granddaughter of my fifth great grandparents William P. Cate and Mary Enyard.

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 166733.
Report made by Jas. B. McFall
Enumerator of the Sixth School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: John L. Bryan
Date of Birth: Aug 30 1908
Sex: male, Color: white
Place of Birth: 6th Dist Sevier Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: Andrew L. Bryan
Place of His Birth: 6th Dist Sevier Co. Tenn.
Father's Occupation: farmer
Name of Mother: Ellen Bryan
Place of Her Birth: 5th Dist Sevier Co Tenn
Name of Midwife: Mary Bryan
Date Recorded: July 22, A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.
The midwife was probably his paternal grandmother, Mary C. Lawson Bryan.

John L. Bryan was the son of Andrew L. Bryan and Ellen E. Trotter. Andrew was the son of Peyton S. Bryan and Mary C. Lawson. Peyton Bryan was the son of Franklin Bryan and Susannah Compton.

This Bryan family was unrelated to mine. They were from North Carolina rather than from Virginia, and they lived in Wear's Valley rather than Dumplin Valley.

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 167839.
Report made by W. H. Hodges
Enumerator of the 8 School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Willie J Bryan
Date of Birth: September 26 1910
Sex: female, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: Harley Bryan
Place of His Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Father's Occupation: farmer
Name of Mother: Nannie Bryan
Place of Her Birth: Jefferson Co Tenn
Name of Physician: Dr. Campbell
Date Recorded: July 27 1911, A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.

Willie Josephine (Bill) Bryan was the daughter of my great grandparents William Harley (Harley) Bryan and Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison. As such, she was the sister of my grandfather Emmert Oral Bryan. She was known to me as Aunt Bill.

Sevier County Vital Records, Birth Certificate 167837.
Report made by 
Enumerator of the __ School District of Sevier County, Tennessee.
Name of Child: Sallie M. Bryan
Date of Birth: Feb 13 1911
Sex: female, Color: white
Place of Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Name of Father: T A Bryan
Place of His Birth: Sevier Co. Tenn.
Father's Occupation: farmer
Name of Mother: Ida Bryan
Place of Her Birth: Sevier Co Tenn
Name of Physician: Dr. Campbell
Date Recorded: A.T. Marshall, County Court Clerk.

Sallie Mable (Mable) Bryan was the daughter of Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan and Ida Bell Cate.

Thomas Allen (Allen) Bryan was the son of William Enyard Bryan and Amanda Keener. As such, Allen was the nephew of my third great grandfather Peter H. Bryan.

This page last edited on 25 Jun 2019.