Edna
C BRYAN, was 7th of 12 children born to
Allen & Sarah. She was 14 when she moved from
Russell Co, AL to Panola Co, TX with her parents
and siblings. Edna was one of
five BRYAN siblings that married KING siblings
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Charles W KING
was 1st of 9 children born to Stephen Allen KING
(1800-1877) & Sarah Ellington DUPREE
(1797-1871) who married 1824, in Madison Co,
AL. He married Edna C BRYAN. Edna
& Charles were 1 of 5 sets of
BRYAN/KING siblings to marry. Charles
died during the Civil War at Battle
of Pea Ridge, Arkansas in 1862.
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Picture Of Edna C Bryan
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Pea Ridge
Elkhorn Tavern at Pea Ridge National Military
Park. The cannons mark the location of Guibor's
(Confederate) Missouri Battery during the
fighting. (Photo courtesy of the National Park
Service) Description: The battle fought here on
March 7-8, 1862 between Confederate General Earl
Van Dorn's Army of the West and Union General
Samuel Curtis' Army of the Southwest was the
largest fought west of the Mississippi, and with
the losses of Forts Henry and Donelson the
previous month, spelled doom for Confederate
efforts in the Trans-Mississippi region. Pea
Ridge may well be the best-preserved Civil War
battlefield in the nation; the park area appears
nearly exactly as it did in 1862. The 4,300-acre
park is interpreted at the park visitor center
and museum and through a driving tour that
encompasses the majority of the battlefield.
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James Wm BUTLER, Sr.
was in the Army during the Spanish American War.
According to family history, James BUTLER
worked in the oil field of north Texas until
injured after jumping from a derrick that was on
fire. He severely injured his back that limited
the amount of work that he could do. It is
believed that at some point in the early 1920s he
and his wife left Electra, Texas and moved to
Tenaha, Texas where he remained until his death
in 1954. His death was due to a Myocardial
Infarction, Coronary Occlusion and generalized
Atherosclerosis. He died Panola General Hospital,
Carthage, Panola County, Texas.
Mangum
Funeral Home Records BUTLER, James Wm
12-10-1873; 02-25-1954; Spouse - Lena JOHNSTON;
Service At: Tenaha Bapt. Church.
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Lena Robie (JOHNSTON)
BUTLER died at her residence at 212 E.
Neal Street, Tenaha, Texas on 16 July 1961.
According to her death certificate she died from
Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease and Diabetes
Mellitus.
BUTLER,
Lena Robie 11-19-1885 07-16-1961 Father
- Franklin Lewis "Dick"
JOHNSTON; Mother - Margaret
DYSART; Housewife; Interment - JOHNSTON;
Service At - Tenaha Bapt. Church. widow of James
Wm BUTLER
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BUTLER,
HOWARD B.
S/Sgt., (only child) son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Butler, Tenaha, husband of Fayzell
HOPKINS, attended Tenaha High. Entered
Army Air Corps, 1940, trained in Louisiana and
Florida. Served in Africa, Sicily, Corsica and
Italy. Awarded EAME with 6 Battle Stars and GC
Ribbons. Discharged in 1946. Note: It is believed
that the proper spelling for Fayzell is
Faynell and that she was from Plant
City, Florida.
They
had 1 son - Skipper BUTLER
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Rev, George BUTLER,
Jr., Baptist Minister, was the son of George
W BUTLER, Sr (1797 VA-1873 Richardson,
TX) & Lucy W. JENNINGS (1799
Sussex Co, VA-1877 Richardson, TX).
Rev, George BUTLER,
baptised John POU in 1861 in
Panola Co, Texas. John Pou was
the grandfather of Edna C BRYAN.
John had palsy and was baptised
while seated in a chair. His son, Wm Tell,
was baptised at the same time in McFadden's
Creek.
(excerpt
taken from article on Wm Tell POU)
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East Texas Light
14 Jul 1932
Pioneer Citizen Enjoying Life
Wm Tell Pou, a pioneer and valued
citizen of Shelby County, who resides in Ramah
community, just east of Tenaha, was 87 years of
age February 24, 1932, and is Enjoying good
health as he mingles with his many friends day by
day.
He was born in
Applilathy Bay, Fla., and moved to Texas with his
parents when Ten years of age, settling in Panola
County, and later moving to his present home
where He has resided continuously these many
years as a good neighbor, loyal supporter of
Ramah Baptist Church, of which he is a charter
member, a Mason and valued law abiding
Citizen. He joined the Baptist Church and
was baptized at the age of 16 and has been a
Mason since he was 21 years of age. He was
baptized in McFadden Creek by Rev.
George Butler, at which time his father (John
POU) was also baptized in a chair, as he
had palsy and unable to be administered
otherwise.
Mr. Pou
was a volunteer and served thru the civil war and
fought in the Mansfield Battle and all other
battles of note west of the Mississippi
River. During the war his father
Died. After the war Mr. Pou
was married and reared a large and interesting
family, most Of whom reside in this community
with families.
article
furnished me by Patricia Lilly
Rev. George BUTLER was
the husband of Wm's niece, Edna
C BRYAN, daughter of Allen BRYAN
& Sarah POU.
McFadden Creek is where the
KYLE family settled. Nancy KYLE, daughter of Robert
E KYLE & Elizabeth
MARTINDALE, married John Henry BRYAN, nephew of Wm
Tell POU.
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