1. Clarence Oswald BRYAN, Dr 1867-1926
   buried Fairview Cem, Shelby Co, TX
   married 1890 Maude CLAYTON 1871 IN
   dau of Capt. Andrew J CLAYTON 1843-1918 &
   Elizabeth Unknown Clayton 1852-1909
2. Clara James BRYAN 1869-1969
   died 99 yrs & 6 mos
   married 1895 Edgar Augustus BRYAN 1867-1962
   son of Allen Bonnell BRYAN
   both buried Woods Cem, Panola Co, TX
3. Samuel BRYAN 1872
   no further info
4. Rosa BRYAN 1873-1953
   married 1891 W.A. BOULAND 1870-1924
   both buried Tenaha Cem, Shelby Co, TX
5. Guy BRYAN 1875
   on 1900 Shelby Co, TX census w/parents
6. Wolf BRYAN 1877
   on 1900 Shelby Co, TX census w/parents
   listed 1897 Center, Shelby Co, Texas School Roster
7. Nancy Kelly "Nannie" BRYAN 1879-1974
   on 1900 Shelby Co, TX census w/parents
   see obit
   married 1900 Wm Henry RUSHING 1869-1962
8. Peter BRYAN 1881
   on 1900 Shelby Co, TX census w/parents
9. Katie BRYAN 1883-1950
   on 1900 Shelby Co, TX census w/parents
   buried Woods Cem, Panola Co, TX
10. Howard BRYAN 1885-1942
    buried Woods Cem, Panola Co, TX
    married Lurline CLERK
11. Julia BRYAN 1887-1950
    on 1900 Shelby Co, TX census w/parents
    buried Woods Cem, Panola Co, TX
12. Infant BRYAN 1889-1889
    no further info

1. Child BRYAN 1892
   no further info
2. Child BRYAN 1894
   no further info
3. Claude S BRYAN 1900-1963
   buried Fairview Cem, Shelby Co, TX

1. John Bryan RUSHING, Sr (Dr) 1903-1994
   married Vlasta KOPECKY
   2nd married early 1950's to Marjorie THIBAUX [sp]

1. Nancy RUSHING 1930-2003
   no further info
2. John Bryan RUSHING, Jr 1932
   married Mary Elizabeth MACK 1931

Andrew Bacon BRYAN was 9 when he moved with his parents and siblings from Russell Co, AL to Panola Co, TX

Records show that A.B. (Andrew Bacon) BRYAN, private and corporal, Co E, 3rd Texas Cavalry , Confederate States Arm, enlisted 03 Jun 1861. He served until the end of the war. He was home on furlough when news reached him that the war had ended. This was in April 1865. He filed for his Civil War Soldier's pension 30 Aug 1913.

WITNESS:
I knew A.B. BRYAN in PANOLA County, Texas before the Civil War. I know that A.B. BRYAN enlisted and served in Co E, 3rd Texas Regiment of the Cavalry and served from 1861 until the close of the war. He served about four years. My reason for knowing this is that I was with said A.B. BRYAN during the entire time of the war. I was in the same Regiment & Co and I know that said BRYAN served honorably until close of war and never deserted his post of duty at any time. I have known said BRYAN personally since the close of the war.

Signature of Witness: Asa (his x mark) DAVIS

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 28th day of August, A.D. 1913
Edgar W HOOVER County Judge SHELBY County, Texas

A.B.  BRYAN's land and personal property on tax rolls with estate, real personal and mixed was assessed value of $750. by Blain WOODS, State and County Assessor

Andrew Bacon's Civil War Pension | Confederate Cousins

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APPLICATION FOR MORTUARY WARRANT
THE STATE OF TEXAS §

I, Howard BRYAN, do hereby certify that I am the person to whom is entrusted the paying of the accounts and indebtedness of the late A.B. BRYAN, who was a pensioner of the State of Texas and whose file number was 23714 and whose original county was SHELBY.

The said pensioner, A.B. BRYAN, died on the 24 day of Nov 1926 in the town of Tenaha, County of SHELBY, Texas. The pensioner died in the home of Mrs R.B. BOULAND (Rosa Bryan) who was related to the pensioner as daughter.. That the warrant, which application is hereby made for, shall be applied to paying all or part of the funeral expenses incurred by the said pensioner, A.B. BRYAN. I further certify that the warrant for the current quarter has not been cashed by the pensioner, to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am related to the pensioner as Son, that my post office address is Tenaha, Texas.

Signed: Howard BRYAN

Sworn to before me this 3rd day of December 1926
Essie PARKER Notary Public in and for SHELBY County, State of Texas

Dr W.E. DeBERRY, M.D., Tenaha, TX, certified that A.B. BRYAN was of the opinion that A.B. BRYAN ailments were a hemorrhage on brain

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Andrew Bacon BRYAN married Nancy McCLELLAN 4 years after his sister, Ann BRYAN JENNINGS (widow) had married Nancy's father, Samuel McCLELLAN (widower). This made the Andrew and Samuel, who was Andrew's brother-in-law, also his father-in-law. It also made his sister, Ann, his mother-in-law, This union also made Ann, sister-in-law to Nancy, her stepmother. Confused?

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Obituary of Andrew J. CLAYTON

A.J. CLAYTON died at the home of his daughter, Mrs C.O. BRYAN (Maude), Saturday night following several weeks of illness beginning with pneumonia.

The remains were carried to Tenaha Monday morning for burial, the funeral services being held at the BRYAN home her at 9 o'clock of that morning. A large number of people went from here to attend the funeral at Tenaha, the old home of deceased. A large number of friends there were present to pay the last tribute of respect.

Mr CLAYTON came to the county (Panola) in February 1886. He was the first agent at Tenaha for the Houston East & West Texas railway company, he opening the office there and went to Houston. He came to Texas from Indiana only a few years prior to that time. He served as station agent for something like 20 years and was after that postmaster for several years.

Following the death of his wife six of eight years ago, he came here to make his home with his daughter, Mrs. BRYAN. He was just past his 74th year and was well known by a large number of the citizens of the county..

His niece, Mrs MANEY, and grandson Claude BRYAN, were here to attend the funeral, and many messages of sorrow were received by the family from over the county. He is survived by two children, Mrs C.O. (Maude) BRYAN and Claude CLAYTON. Reprinted from The Champion Feb 27, 1918.

"On a grassy knoll in the middle of the virgin pine forest the Hicks Bros., pioneer lumbermen, donated property to HE&WT Railroad so they would build a depot, thus the beginning of TENAHA on a 640-ac. donated tract of land. When the first train came thru in 1886, a Union soldier, Capt. Andrew J. CLAYTON, placed a train caboose on the siding and erected a sign. Many years later, Capt. CLAYTON was asked what he thought of the raw, virgin country he came to in 1886, he replied, "My first impression was to catch the next train back to civilization!" Of course he didn't and he became one of the leaders in the development of our town."

From 1886 . . . TENAHA, OUR HOMETOWN . . . 1993

Claude CLAYTON born abt 1874 IL - was living with his sister, Maude, and brother-in-law, Clarence O BRYAN on the 1920 Shelby Co, TX census.

Andrew J, wife Elizabeth J & dau, Lovie G Clayton are buried in Tenaha Cemetery, Shelby Co, TX

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RUSHING - Wm Henry RUSHING, 93, of 5203 Stuyvesant, died Thursday. Survivors: Wife, Mrs. Nancy Kelly (Bryan) RUSHING, Houston; son, Dr. John B. RUSHING, Houston; brother, A. O. RUSHING, San Augustine; sisters, Mrs. Nettie CAMPBELL, APPLEBY; Mrs. Allie DALE, Ft. Worth; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a number of nieces and nephews. Services 2 p.m. Saturday MacGregor Park Baptist Church, Rev. W. H. BARSH officiating. Burial Forest Park East Cemetery. Howard Funeral Home, 12401 Market.

From: The Houston Chronicle, Friday, 13 Jul 1962.

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Samuel Kelley McClellan was born 19 Mar 1911 Bedford, TN to Hugh McCleland & Mary "Polly" McCall. His paternal grandparents were Hugh McCleland, Sr & Elizabeth Lusk. His maternal grandparents were Thomas McCall & Rebecca Kelley. Samuel married Jane Caroline Unknown (probably in Shelby Co, TX). He was widowed between 1859 & 1861.

In 1862, four years before his daughter, Nancy, married Andrew Bryan - Samuel married Andrew's eldest sister, Ann Bryan Jennings, widow of Wm Blair Jennings. They had two children together. Ann died 1867 & Samuel died 10 Feb 1870 in Shelby Co, TX. Below are the census containing the McClellan children.

1850 Shelby Co, TX

1860 Shelby County

1870 Shelby County - Shelbyville

1880 Panola Co, TX
living with Andrew B Bryan Family