Robert Elmer Bryan was born at the Morristown General Hospital in Morristown, Hamblen County, tennessee on 07/23/1925. He was known as Bobby as a boy and as Bob as an adult.
Robert Elmer Bryan was named for his mother's younger brother, Robert McKinley Cox. Uncle Robert was always known as Robert and was never known as Bob.
Robert Elmer Bryan was named for his grandfather's brother, Elmer Otto Bryan. Elmer Otto Bryan was alway known as "Uncle Elmer Bryan", not just as as "Uncle Elmer", to distinguish him from "Uncle Elmer Cox".
research notes by Jerry Bryan, 01/07/2017.