Eighth Generation

1075. Edna Omage Bryan^424,688. Birth: 8 December 1908, Sevier County, Tennessee.^424,425,688

Birth Certificate: Bryan, Edna 12/8/1908 female white Sevier Co., father: Bryan, W.H. Sevier Co., mother: Bryan, Nannie Jefferson Co., doctor and certificate number: Campbell, Dr. 6780.

Census: 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee.⁴²⁷ Edna O. 1 4/12 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated in the Household of her father William Harley (Harley) Bryan.

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴³⁷ Edna 11 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, attended school, enumerated in the household of her mother Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison.

City Directory: 1926, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²³⁶ Bryan Edna Miss r. Sophronia Strong Hall. City Directory: 1927, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²²⁷ Bryan Edna O Miss r 306 E Morelia av. City Directory: 1928, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²²⁸ Bryan Edna O Miss r 306 E Morelia av. City Directory: 1929, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁹⁸ Bryan Edna O Miss r 306 E Morelia av.

City Directory: 1930, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²³⁰ Bryan Edna O Miss r 300 E Morelia av.

Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴³⁹ Edna O. 22 daughter, female, single, white, folder, knitting mill, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated in the household of her mother Nancy Virginia (Nannie) Harrison.

City Directory: 1931, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁶⁵ Bryan Edna O Miss r 300 E Morelia av. City Directory: 1932, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁴⁴⁰ Bryan Edna O Miss r 300 E Morelia av.

Census: 1940, Ogle County, Illinois.⁶⁸⁹ Edna 31 wife female married white, housewife 8 years school, born TN, 1935 in same house, enumerated Household of her husband Lon Harrison Williams.

Death: 19 January 1989, age 80, St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^424,677,688

Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel, 20 Jan 1989, page A7.
Williams, Mrs. Edna O. - age 80, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday morning at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center. She was of the Methodist faith. Active member of Holston Hills Country Club. Preceded in death by husband, Lon H. Williams, and son, Glenn E. Williams. Survivors son, David A. Williams, Knoxville; daughter, Shirley A. Traughber, Asheville, N.C.; grandchildren, Kim (sic, should be Tim) and Randy Williams, Jeff and Todd Traughber, Angela Conner, Melody Traughber (sic, should be Sharp); sister, Ethel Cox, Knoxville. Funeral service 12 noon Saturday, Rose Broadway Chapel, Rev. David Lawrence officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Cemetery in Dandridge. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Friday at Rose Mortuary Broadway Chapel.

Burial: 21 January 1989, Hillcrest Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁶⁷⁷

Edna Omage Bryan and Lon Harrison Williams Marriage: 23 April 1932, Knox County, Tennessee.^{445,653,677,689,690,691}

State of Tennessee, Knox County, application #1352. We hereby make application for a Marriage License for Lon Williams, Age - 24, Address - Oregon, Ill, and Edna Bryan, Age - 23, Address - 300 Morelia Ave City, Parents/Guardian - Nannie Bryan, Address - 300 Morelia. I solemnly swear that the statements made in the foregoing application are true. (signed) Lon Williams, Edna Bryan. Know all men by these presents that we are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to be void on condition that there by no lawful cause to prevent a marriage from being solemnized in the County of Knox between Lon Williams and Edna Bryan. Witness our hands and seals, the 23 day of April 1932. (signed) Lon Williams, Edna Bryan, Address Ill. Date of Marriage: Apr. 23, 1932, by J. K. Haynes, M.G. Marriage License, State of Tennessee, County of Knox. To any Minister of the Gospel, Priest or Jewish Rabbi having the care of Souls, or Judge, or Justice of the Peace for said County --- Greeting. I, Leslie M. Kennedy, Clerk, of the County Court of Knox County aforesaid, by the Power vested in me by law, do license you or either of you, to celebrate the Rites of Matrimony between Lon Williams of Ill and Edna Bryan of Knoxville. Given at office in Knoxville, the 23 day of April 1932 and of American Independence, 156. (signed) L.M. Kennedy, clerk. by W. H. Hall, Deputy Clerk. No. 1352. Marriage License. Lon Williams to Edna Bryan, 1932. Leslie M. Kennedy, Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above parties on the 23 day of April, 1932. J. K. Haynes, Minister.

They lived in Illinois from shortly after they were married until about April, 1949 when they returned to Tennessee. They lived about 14 miles from Rockford, Illinois and about 2 miles from Byron, Illinois. All their children were born in Illinois.

Lon Harrison Williams^{445,653,677,689,690,692}, son of Oliver L. Williams and Rebecca Jane Chambers,. Birth: 18 March 1908, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^689,690,693

Census: 1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Lon 3 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated Household of his father Oliver L. Williams.

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Lon 11 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated Household of his father Oliver L. Williams.

Census: 1930, Ogle County, Illinois. Oregon Twp, Ogle County, Illinois, 5 Apr 1930; p.219b, dwelling number 40, family number 40; Williams Lon 22 boarder male single white, farm laborer, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated household of Emmit Martin.

Census: 1940, Ogle County, Illinois.⁶⁸⁹ S.D. 13, Enumeration District 71-5, Byron Twp, Ogle County, Illinois, 10 Apr 1940; p.63a, Sheet 4a, dwelling number 68; Williams Lon 32 head male married white, farmer, 8 years school, born TN, 1935 in same house, income $2000, owns property worth $1000; Edna 31 wife female married white, housewife 8 years school, born TN, 1935 in same house; Shirley A. 5 daughter, female, single, white, born __; Glen E. 3 son, male, single, white, born __; Robinson Harry 61 laborer male widowed white laborer 8 years school, born IL, 1935 in Winnebago, Illinois, income $250. The children were all born in Illinois, but their birthplaces were omitted from the census.

Death: 15 January 1971, age 62, at St. Mary's Hospital Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.⁶⁹¹

Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel, 16 Jan 1971, page 10.
Williams, Lon Harrison - of 5913 Holston View Lane, passed away 1:15 a.m. Friday at St. Mary's Hospital. He was a member of Mount Zion Methodist Church of Dandridge and a 32nd Degree Mason and a member of B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge No. 160. He was a Knoxville realtor. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Edna Bryan Williams; daughter, Mrs. Shirley Ann Traughber, Asheville, N. C.; sons, Glen (sic) E. Williams and David A. Williams, both of Knoxville; sisters, Mrs. Harold Baker, Maryville, Mrs. George Fox, and Mrs. Willie M. Reneau, both of Dandridge; brother, Carl Williams, Knoxville; 6 grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services 2 p.m. Sunday Rose Chapel, Rev. Thomas E. Underwood and Rev. Leonard Churchwell officiating. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery, Dandridge. Pallbearers: Roy Cruze; Bill Linebaugh; Squire Henry T. Ogle, Charles Maner, George Day, McKinley Braden. Honorary pallbearers: Members of his Sunday School Class of Mount Zion Methodist Church. The family will receive friends 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Rose Mortuary. Burial: 17 January 1971, at Hillcrest Cemetery Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁶⁹¹

Edna Omage Bryan-53 and Lon Harrison Williams-204 had the following children: