JAMES COLVIN BRYARLY was born on 6 March 1848 in Mount Vernon, Titus County, Texas to Thomas F. Bryarly (1808 - 1873) and Minerva Ann Hodge (1814 - 1878).

(NOTE: Franklin County lines were drawn in March 1875 out of it's parent county, Titus. Mount Vernon was originally part of TITUS COUNTY, until it was named as the County seat of Franklin County on April 30, 1875, about 27 years after James was born).

James married Nannie Stanton Williams on 16 September 1869 at Mount Vernon, Titus County, Texas (record held in Franklin County). James and Nannie had EIGHT children:

Annie Lucinda "Lucy" Bryarly (1870-?),
Bonnie Bryarly-Harvey (1870-1967),
Hattie M. Bryarly-Gaylor (1872-1950),
Lelia Fitzhugh Bryarly-Bonham (1875-1950),
Joseph Louis Bryarly (1877-1957),
Mary Bryarly-Nance (1880-1965),
Rebecca Lucy Bryarly (1883-1883), and
James Colvin Bryarly (1884-1887).

James died on 29 August 1884 in Red River County, Texas and is buried there at the Clarksville City Cemetery.

©Mark Morrow

REFERENCES:

1. 30 Sept 1850 Titus Co, Texas Census, (Stamped 120B, Sheet 240, Family #382, Line 1, continued from previous sheet), Parent's Household, Thomas F. & Minerva Bryarly.

2. 06 Aug 1860 Lone Star Post Office, Mt Vernon, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Stamped 159, Sheet 45, Family #289, Line 31), Parent's Household, Thomas F. Bryarly -- Note: Misspelled, "Briarly."

3. 5 Aug 1870 Mount Pleasant, Titus County, Texas Census, (Sheet 139, Stamped Page 82A, Family #977, Line 39), Head of Household, James Bryarly.

4. 1871 Titus County Poll Tax: 100 Acers, 6 Horses, & 2 Cattle.

5. 1873 Titus County Poll Tax: 73 Acers, 6 Horses, & 8 Cattle.

5. 4 June 1880 Precinct 6, Red River County, Texas Census, (ED: 104, Stamped 280, Sheet 9, Family #85, Line 27), Head of Household, James Bryarly.

6. Red River Co. Cemeteries V.1, Published: Bertha L. Gable, p.57.

7. Bryarly Family Bible Record.

8. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia,"
Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.

©Mark Morrow