| Son* | Emmert Oral Bryan+ (born 1 November 1898, died 12 November 1978) |
| Daughter* | Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan+ (born 25 February 1902, died 19 June 1994) |
| Daughter* | Edna Omage Bryan+ (born 8 December 1908, died 19 January 1989) |
| Daughter* | Willie Josephine (Bill) Bryan+ (born 26 September 1910, died 2 February 1987) |
| Name Sources | William Harley (Harley) Bryan.1,2,3 |
| Birth | 12 February 1876; Sevier County, Tennessee.4,5,1,3 |
| Parents | William Allen (Will) Bryan and Malissa Emmaline Underwood.6,1 |
| 1880 Census | ![]() Household of his father William Allen (Will) Bryan Enumeration District 185, Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 12 Jun 1880 page 414b, dwelling number 179, family number 179 William H. 4, son, male, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.6 |
| Marriage | 24 October 1897; William Harley (Harley) Bryan age 21 and Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison age 21; Shady Grove, Jefferson County, Tennessee.7,8 |
| Marriage Bond | ![]() Know all Men, That we, W.H. Bryan & E. L. McCall, of the County of Jefferson and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally, firmly by these presents. The condition of the above obligation is such, That whereas, W.H. Bryan hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Nannie Harrison. Now, if there shall no hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said W.H. Bryan and Nannie Harrison should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands the 20th day of October,1897. (signed) W. H. Bryan, E. L. McCall. ----- The bondsman Edward L. McCall was Harley's first cousin. Harley's mother Malissa Emmaline Underwood and Edward's mother Malinda Underwood were twin sisters.9 |
| Marriage License | ![]() To any Minister of the Gospel having Care of Souls, or Justice of the Peace of said County - Greeting: You or Either of You, Are hereby authorized to Solemnize the Rites of Matrimony between W. H. Bryan and Nannie Harrison of your County agreeably to the direction of the Act of Assembly in such case made and provided: Provided always, that the Rite of Matrimony be solemnized in this County; otherwise these shall be null and void, and shall not be accounted any license or authority to you, or either of you, for the purposes aforesaid, more than though the same had never been prayed or granted, etc. Given at the Clerk's office of said County, this 20th day of October, 1897. G.W. Hill, County Court Clerk.10 |
| Marriage Return | ![]() I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 24 day of Oct, 1897. H. C. Chambers, Justice of the Peace. Residence near Shady Grove.7 |
| Marriage Record | ![]() Oct. 24, 1897. W. H. Bryan to Nannie Harrison, H. G. Chambers, Justice of the Peace, Shady Grove, Tenn.8 |
| Birth of Child | 1 November 1898, Emmert Oral Bryan, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age of father: 22.11 |
| 1900 Census | ![]() Head of household Enumeration District 143, Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 6 Jun 1900 page 119a, dwelling number 48, family number 49, enumerated by James B. Douglass Bryan William H. 24, head, male, married 2 years, white, born Feb 1876, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Nanni V. 24, wife, female, married 2 years, white, born Apr 1876, born TN, father born VA, mother born NC Emert 1, son, male, single, white, born Nov 1898, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.12 |
| Birth of Child | 25 February 1902, Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan, Jefferson County, Tennessee, age of father: 26.2 |
| Birth of Child | 8 December 1908, Edna Omage Bryan, District 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, age of father: 32.4 |
| 1910 Census | ![]() Head of household Enumeration District 142, Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 4 May 1910 page 123a, dwelling number 200, family number 201 Bryan William H. 34, head, male, married 12 years, white, farmer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Nannie V. 34, wife, female, married 12 years, white, home, born TN, father born VA, mother born NC, 3 children, 3 living Emmert O. 11, son, male, single, white, farm laborer, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Ethel L. 8, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN Edna O. 1 4/12, daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father born TN, mother born TN.13 |
| Birth of Child | 26 September 1910, Willie Josephine (Bill) Bryan, Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, age of father: 34.5 |
| Death | 15 December 1915; Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee, age 39.1 |
| Obituary | ![]() No obituary for Harley was published in any of the following newspapers: Sevier County Republican, Sevierville Montgomery's Vindicator, Knoxville Journal and Tribune, and Knoxville Sentinel.14,15,16,17 |
| Death Record | ![]() 1. Place of death - Dist. 8, Kodak, Sevier County, Tenn. 2. Full name - Harley Bryan 3. Sex - Male 4. Color - w 5. Status - married 6. Date of birth - Month 2, Day 12, 1876 7. Age - 39 years, 10 months., 3 days 8. Occupation - farmer; b) - farm work 9. Birthplace - Tenn 10. Name of father - William Bryan 11. Birthplace of father - Tenn 12. Maiden name of mother - Malissa Underwood 13. Birthplace of mother - Tenn 14. The above is true to the best of my knowledge (Informant) signed Mrs. Harley Bryan, Kodak, Tenn 15. Filed 1/16, 1916, G.C. Johnson 16. Date of death - month 12 day 15, 1915 19. Buried - Bryan grave yard, 12/16, 1915 20. Undertaker - Homer Atchley; Address - Sevierville The informant was his wife Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison.1 |
| Burial | 16 December 1915; Bryan-Drinnen-Cate Cemetery, Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.18,1 |
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| Phone Directory | ![]() He was listed as W H Bryan in the June 1916 directory of the Peoples Telephone and Telegraph Company, Knox Co and surrounding areas. He was listed even though he had died in December of the previous year. He had not been living in Knox County. Rather, the phone service extended into Sevier County from Knox County. He had been served by the Beech Springs Exchange in Kodak.20 |