Seventh Generation

607. Silas Amberson Bryan^{3,123,139,199,242,244,248,417,418,419}. Birth: 7 December 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee.^{123,139,199,242,418}

Census: 1880, Sevier County, Tennessee.¹³⁹ Silas A. 5 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 1 Jun 1900; page 117a, dwelling number 6, family number 6; Bryan Silas A. 24 head male m4 w Dec 1875 farm laborer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Amanda M. 27 wife female m4 w Sep 1872 TN NC TN 3 children, 3 living; William C. 3 son, male, single, white, Dec 1896, born TN, father and mother born TN; Frank 1 son, male, single, white, Jan 1899, born TN, father and mother born TN; Slaton Roscoe 5 Sson, male, single, white, Jul 1894, born TN, father and mother born TN; Moore William H. 25 boarder male single white, Mar 1875, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee. Dist. 8, Sevier County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1910; page 113a, dwelling number 25, family number 25; Bryan Silace 34 head male m1-15 w farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Amanda 36 wife female m1-15 w, born TN, father and mother born TN; Carlace 14 son, male, single, white, farm laborer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Frank 11 son, male, single, white, farm laborer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Mae 9 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Jessie 4 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Fred 3/12 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Draft registration: 12 September 1918, Sevier County, Tennessee.⁴¹⁸

1. Name: Silas Bryan
2. Address: Route 3, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn.
3. Age: 44
4. Date of birth: 7 Dec 1864 (sic). His age was correctly listed as 44, but he was actually born in 1874.
5. Race: white
10. Native born: yes
16. Present occupation: farming
17. Employer: himself
20. Nearest relative: Mrs. Amanda Bryan, Route 3, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tenn.
Signature: S. A. Bryan
22. Height: medium
25. Build: medium
27. Color of eyes: brown
28: Color of hair: black
30: Date:
Registrar: H. C. Homestead, 12 Sep 1918, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dist. 1, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 14-15 Jan 1920, enumerated by Herbert F. Bible; page 12a, Jefferson City Pike, dwelling number 216, family number 217, owned the house, free of mortgage; Bryan Silas 45 head male married white, farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W; Mandy 47 wife female married white, TN NC TN can R/W; Mae 18 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school, can R/W; Jessie 14 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school, can R/W; Fred 10 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school, can R/W; George 7 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, attended school.

Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴²⁰ Old Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 28 Apr 1930, p.88b, family number 183, family number 192, Bryan Silas A. 55 head male m@20 w farmer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Manda 58 wife female m@23 w TN NC TN; May 28 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Jesse 23 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; Fred 20 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN; George 17 son, male, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Death: 29 September 1948, age 73, Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.^{123,199,242,419}

Atchley Funeral Home Records: Bryan, Silas Amberson 73 Farmer b. Dec 7, 74 Sev d. 9-29-1948 R2 Kodak f. William Bryan b. Sev m. Malissa Underwood Henry's Cross Roads Meth Cem surv Wid Amanda Slaton R2 Kodak 5 sons Carlos Bryan, Frank Kodak, Jesse, Fred, George daughter Mae Bryan 2 Bro Elmer, C M 2 sis Mrs Amos Underwood, Mrs P W Cate 2 gc 1 ggc Mem Henrys Crossroads Ch

Obituary: Knoxville Journal, 1 Oct 1948. page 14
Bryan, S. A. 78 died 5 p.m. Wednesday at his home, Route 2, Kodak. Survivors widow; five sons Carlos, Frank, Jesse, Fred, and George Bryan; one daughter, Miss Mae Bryan; two brothers, Elmer and C. M. Bryan; two sisters, Mrs. Amos Underwood, Mrs. P.W. Cate; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Funeral 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Henry's Crossroads Methodist Church. Interment church cemetery. The body will be taken to the home Friday morning. Atchley's, Sevierville, in charge.

Burial: at Henry's Cross Roads Cemetery Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.^199,242,419 Grave marker: Silas A. Bryan, 7 Dec 1874 - 29 Sep 1948.

Silas Amberson Bryan and Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton Marriage: 11 November 1895, Jefferson County, Tennessee.

Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton^{16,199,242,417,421,422,423}, daughter of Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore,. Birth: 11 September 1872, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^199,422,423

Census: 1880, Jefferson County, Tennessee. A. 7 daughter w f TN NC NC.

Census: 1900, Sevier County, Tennessee. Amanda M. 27 wife female m4 w Sep 1872 TN NC TN 3 children, 3 living.

Census: 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee. Amanda 36 wife female m1-15 w, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mandy 47 wife female married white, TN NC TN can R/W.

Census: 1930, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴²⁰ Manda 58 wife female m@23 w TN NC TN.

Residence: 1948, Kodak, Sevier County, Tennessee.²⁴² Her residence was listed as Kodak in the records of Atchley Funeral Home at the time of her husband's death.

Death: 22 July 1950, age 77, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee.^{133,199,422,423}

Atchley Funeral Home Records: Bryan, Amanda Slaton 7 wid of S A Bryan b. Sep 11, 72 TN d. Jul 22, 1950 Broady f. Frank Slaton m. Mary Moore Henry's Cross Roads ME Cem surv Dau Miss Mae Bryan Kodak 5Sons Carlos Bryan CA, Jess Knox, George Knox, Frank Kodak, Fred Kodak 2 gd 1ggs 2 Bro J P Slaton Dand, W M Slaton OH 2 Sis Mrs B C McSpadden, Mrs J F Cox

Obituary (Knoxville Journal, Sunday, July 23, 1950, page 14-A): Bryan, Mrs. Amanda Slaton, of Route 2, Kodak, age 77 years, 10 months 11 days died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday at a Sevierville hospital. She was the widow of the late Silas Bryan. Survivors: one daughte, Miss Mae Bryan, of Kodak; five sons: Carlos, of Bell Gardens, Calif.; Jess and George of Knoxville; Frank and Fred of Kodak; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, J.P. Slayton, of Dandridge; W. M. Slayton, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. B.C. McSpadden, Mrs. J. F. Cox. Arrangements later. Revs. E. R. Lewis, Perry Rule, W. M. Bull will officiate. Atchley's, Sevierville, in charge.

Second Obituary (Knoxville Journal, Monday, July 24, 1950, page 16): Bryan, Mrs. Amanda Slaton, of Route 2, Kodak, age 77 years, 10 months 11 days died at 5:45 a.m. Saturday at a Sevierville hospital. She was the widow of the late Silas Bryan. Survivors: one daughte, Miss Mae Bryan, of Kodak; five sons: Carlos, of Bell Gardens, Calif.; Jess and George of Knoxville; Frank and Fred of Kodak; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; two brothers, J.P. Slayton, of Dandridge; W. M. Slayton, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. B.C. McSpadden, Mrs. J. F. Cox. Arrangements later. Revs. E. R. Lewis, Perry Rule, W. M. Bull will officiate. Funeral service 10:30 a.m. Monday the the Henry's Cross Roads Methodist Church. Interment church cemetery. Atchley's, Sevierville, in charge.

Burial: 24 July 1950, at Henry's Cross Roads Cemetery Sevier County, Tennessee.^199,422,423 Grave marker: Amanda M. Bryan, 11 Sep 1872 - 22 Jul 1950.

Roscoe M. Slaton was the son of Mandy Slaton and a Mr. Fairchild, but Roscoe was raised by Mandy and her husband Silas Bryan. Mandy and Mr. Fairchild never married. Mandy wanted to marry him, but her mother (Mary Anne Moore) wouldn't let her. Mandy tried to force the issue by getting pregnant, but her mother still wouldn't let her marry Mr. Fairchild. (information from Lynn Alvin Slaton)

Upon learning of her pregnancy, Mandy's father beat her unmercifully. (information from Jack McCampbell, story told to him by his mother Ollie C. Free who the daughter of Mandy's sister Rebecca Slaton.)

Silas Amberson Bryan-790 and Amanda Melzina (Mandy) Slaton-174 had the following children: