Sixth Generation

306. George Steward (Steward) Bryan^{3,16,128,130,131,136,261,292,293,294,295,296,297,298,299,300,301}. Birth: 9 November 1869, Sevier County, Tennessee.^16,298 Family records list his birth year as 1870 and his death certificate says that he was born in 1871. However, he must have been born in 1869 because he was six months old at the time of the 1870 census. Also, family records list his birth date as 9 Nov 1870 and his death certificate says that he was born 17 Aug 1871. The official census date for 1870 was 1 Jun 1870. Therefore, he most likely was born in late 1869 and the 9 Nov 1869 dates seems to be the most likely.

Census: 1870, Sevier County, Tennessee, Stuart 6/12 m w TN.

Census: 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee. Steward 10 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1900, Knox County, Tennessee. Ward 1, Knox County, Tennessee, 7 Jun 1900; page 14b, 245 Front, dwelling number 142, family number 279; Bryan Stewart 32 head male m7 w Nov 1867 motorman R.R., born TN, father and mother born TN; Mattie 26 wife female m7 w May 1874, born TN, father and mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living; Mamie 4 daughter, female, single, white, Sep 1895, born TN, father and mother born TN; Pauline 2 daughter, female, single, white, Aug 1897, born TN, father and mother born TN; Rymer Laura 19 sisL female single white, May 1881, born TN, father and mother born TN.

City Directory: 1901, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁹² Bryan G Stewart, motorman K traction co, h rear 615 Jefferson av. City Directory: 1905, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁹³ Bryan Stewart, wks Sou Ry, bds 506 Asylum av. City Directory: 1906, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁹⁴ Bryan George S, car repr Sou Ry, rms 506 Asylum av. City Directory: 1907, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁹⁵ Bryan, George S, carp Sou Ry, r Willow Av, L P.

Census: 1910, Knox County, Tennessee. Dist. 2, Enumeration District 104, Knox County, Tennessee, 4 May 1910; p.84a, Willow Ave., dwelling number 700, family number 706; Bryan George S. 39 head male m1-4 w car repair, railroad shop TN NC NC; Martha E. 33 wife female m1-4 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living; Eva P. 12 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; George E. 2 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Missing from census: 1920,.

According to the obituary of his brother Will, he was living on 3 January 1928.¹³¹

Census: 1930, Garland County, Arkansas. Dist. 23, Hot Springs Twp, Garland County, Arkansas, 14 Apr 1930; p.218a, Carpenter Dam, dwelling number 182, family number 196; Bryan George 58 head male m@35 w carpenter, car R.R., born TN, father and mother born TN; Ellen 55 wife female m@31 w, born TN, father and mother born TN; Elmora 22 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Berton 19 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Jenny 16 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Residence: 2 July 1935, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.^130,136,262 He was mentioned in the obituary of his sister Ada Bryan.

Residence: 25 November 1941, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.²⁶¹ He was mentioned in the obituary of his sister Mrs. H. P. McCampbell.

Death: 27 February 1953, age 83, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee.^261,298 Steward's home was in Florence, Alabama. He died in a nursing home in Chattanooga, Tennessee where he had been staying for 19 days. He apparently had been moved to Chattanooga to be nearer to his son George Elmore Bryan who lived in Rossville, Georgia, just across the state line from Chattanooga.

Tennessee Death Certificate #53-08522
1. Name - George S. Bryan
2. Died - Feb 27, 1953
3. Race - white
4. Sex - male
5. Status - widower
6. Birth date - Aug. 17, 1871
7. Age - 81
8. Died - Hamilton County, Chattanooga, Mountain View Rest Home, stayed 19 days
9. Usual residence - Ala, Lauderdale County, Florence
10. Occupation - Car Repairman (Retire), U.S. Engineering Dept.
13. Born in - Tennessee
14. Citizen of - United States
15. Father - Will Bryan (sic)
16. Mother - unknown
17. Informant - George E. Bryan
24. Buried - Feb 28, 1953, Greenwood Cem., Knoxville, Tenn.
25. Undertaker - National Funeral Home, Chattanooga, Tenn.

The informant was Steward's son George Elmore Bryan. In addition to being listed as the informant, there is a note in the margin that says G. E. Bryan, Rte 4, Box 338, Rossville, Ga. Steward's parents were Peter H. Bryan and Mary Ann (Polly Ann) Cate. Steward's son George did know who Steward's mother was, and apparently George didn't know who Steward's father was, either. The Will Bryan who was listed as the father was really Steward's oldest brother.

Burial: 28 February 1953, at Greenwood Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^298,301,302 There is no grave marker. He is buried in Block 8, section 24, plot 9, next to his second wife Martha Ella (Ella) Elmore in plot 8. There is a marker for her. GPS: 36.032101, -83.913443.

George Steward (Steward) Bryan and Mattie M. Rymer Marriage: 16 December 1894, Jefferson County, Tennessee.³⁰³

Mattie M. Rymer^16,128,297, daughter of John Jacob M. Rymer and Jemima Riemer,. Birth: 12 September 1868, [Polk County], Tennessee.²⁹⁷ Elizabeth Cate Manly gives Mattie's birth date as 12 Sep 1869, but census data persuade me that Mattie was born in 1868. (RGB)

Census: 1870, Polk County, Tennessee, Martha 2 f w TN.

Census: 1880, Polk County, Tennessee. M. M. 12 daughter, female, single, white, TN NC TN attended school.

Census: 1900, Knox County, Tennessee. Mattie 26 wife female m7 w May 1874, born TN, father and mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living. Mattie's age was understated by about 6 years.

Death: 26 November 1902, age 34, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.^297,304 According to William Burr Harrison III, Mattie died in Greeley, Colorado when Mayme Lee Harrison was about eight years old. But Mattie's death records indicate that she died about two years earlier, when Mayme was about six years old.

Obituary: Greeley Tribune, 27 Nov 1902, page 3, Mrs. Mattie Bryan.
Wednesday, Mattie, wife of Stewart Bryan, died at the home placed in Lone Tree, consumption being the cause of death. She was 33 years, 2 months and 14 days old. The funeral will be held from the Baptist church this afternoon, the Rev. C. M. Rupe officiating, and the remains will be taken to Linn Grove.

Burial: 27 November 1902, Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado.²⁹⁷ There is no stone. She is buried in Block X, Lot 18, Space 7.

George Steward (Steward) Bryan-649 and Mattie M. Rymer-487 had the following children:

+653	i.	Mayme Lee Bryan-488.
+654	ii.	Essie Pauline (Polly) Bryan-489.

George Steward (Steward) Bryan and Martha Ella (Ella) Elmore Marriage: 11 June 1906, Knox County, Tennessee.²⁹⁹ George S Bryan to Ella Elmore, 11 Jun 1906, License 526, Book 11, p.91.

Martha Ella (Ella) Elmore^{296,299,300,301,305,306,307,308}, daughter of Thomas A. Elmore and Emily A. Renfroe,. Birth: 23 August 1873, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^301,305

Census: 1880, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Martha E. 8 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school.

Census: 1900, Knox County, Tennessee. Ella 24 boarder female single white, Jun 1875 parts factory, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated household of her sister Zuba Jane Elmore and Zuba's husband David Milton Dinwiddie.

City Directory: 1901, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁰⁶ Elmore Ella Miss, wks Claiborne, Tate & Cowan, bds 816 Marion. (816 Marion was also the address in 1901 for Roe Elmore, who was her brother.) City Directory: 1905, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁰⁷ Elmore Ella M Miss, opr Claiborne, Tate & Cowan, r 1126 w 4th av. City Directory: 1906, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁰⁸ Elmore Ella Miss, wks Claiborne, Tate & Cowan.

Census: 1910, Knox County, Tennessee. Martha E. 33 wife female m1-4 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, 2 children, 2 living. She in fact had borne only one child at this point. There were two children living in the family, but the first child was her husband's daughter from his first marriage. The census enumerator incorrectly attributed both children to Martha Ella Elmore.

Missing from census: 1920,.

Census: 1930, Garland County, Arkansas. Ellen 55 wife female m@31 w, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Death: 6 October 1940, age 67, Florence, Lauderdale County, Alabama.³⁰¹

Burial: 7 October 1940, at Greenwood Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^301,309 Grave marker: Martha Ella Bryan, August 23, 1873 - October 5, 1940. Block 8, section 24, plot 8. GPS: 36.032101, -83.913443.

George Steward (Steward) Bryan-649 and Martha Ella (Ella) Elmore-39448 had the following children:

655	i.	George Elmore Bryan²⁹⁶. Birth: about 1908, [Knox County], Tennessee. Census: 1910, Knox County, Tennessee. George E. 2 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN. Missing from census: 1920,. Census: 1930, Garland County, Arkansas. Elmora 22 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, he was incorrectly enumerated as a daughter rather than as a son.
+656	ii.	Bertrium Franklin (Bert) Bryan-39451.
657	iii.	Benjamin Bosworth Bryan^296,300,301. Birth: 11 May 1910, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁰⁰ Benjamin's birth date is a bit of a guess. He died on 20 Aug 1912, and his obituary states that he was age 2 years and 4 months. That would place his birth date at about April 1910. His brother Bert was born on 11 May 1910. Therefore, the best guess is that Benjamin and Bert were twins, both born on 11 May 1910. Death: 20 August 1912, age 2, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.³⁰⁰ Obituary: Knoxville Journal & Tribune, Wednesday Aug 21, 1912 (transcribed by Robert McGinnis, The Interments of Greenwood Cemetery, Vol. II, p.484). Benjamin Bosworth, the two years and four months of age son of Mr. and Mrs. G. B (sic) Bryan, died Tuesday evening about 6 o'clock at the home of his parents at 314 Willow street, Lincoln Park. The funeral will be conducted from the home this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Interment will be in Greenwood cemetery. Burial: 21 August 1912, at Greenwood Cemetery Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^300,301,310 There is no grave marker. The burial is diagonally adjacent to his parents. Block 8, section 24, plot 8. GPS: 36.032101, -83.913443.
+658	iv.	Jennie Lind Bryan-39452.