Ephraim was the 7th of 10 children born to William and Lucinda (Hampton) Bryan on the plantation homestead at Coldwater, TN. Their place once stood on what is now Hovis' homestead, a nice brick home with the Bryan/Hovis Cemetery to the north. When he married Susan Shipp, they had a small log cabin place on what we call Bryan's Hill.
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The Elk Valley Times & Observer, Wednesday April 6, 1994 Page 5-A.
"Memorial Service Honors Private Bryan"
Descendants of a Confederate Army Veteran will gather in Lincoln County, Saturday at 2 pm for a graveside memorial service to dedicate a new monument near Coldwater.
The ceremony, which honors Pvt. E.B. Bryan of Company H.& D., 15th Tennessee Cavalry/Infantry (Camargo Guards), is open to family, friends and the public.
"The original stone on Mr. Bryan's grave mysteriously disappeared many years ago and has never been found," said Curt M. Wright of Mustang, OK, Great-Grandson of the Confederate Veteran. "A family of descendants in Alabama were the only ones with the knowledge of where Mr. Bryan's
gravesite was located after many years of research to determine any information."
According to Wright, the site is on land owned by the Hovis Family, a family which has owned the lands for several generations. It was originally owned by three generations of Bryan's as early as the beginnings of the county in 1807.
The future Confederate soldier married first to Susan Shipp on May 27, 1848 in Lincoln County. This couple had four children.
*** Mrs. Cordelia Jane (Bryan) Wright of Lincoln County, William Lewis Bryan Lincoln County,
Walter Ephraim Bryan, of Oklahoma and Norris Bryan, died young.
Mrs. Bryan died in 1860 near Coldwater.
On August 15, 1861, Bryan married Mrs. Margaret L.(Rowe) McCoy, widow of Joseph McCoy Sr.
E.B. and Margaret also had four children.
*** Mrs. Elizabeth Elnora "Bettie"(Bryan) Maddox-Corder of AL., Henry Bryan unknown, Etta Bryan, died young. Mrs. E.B. "Momma B." (Bryan) Croley of AL.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Bryan joined the Confederate Army, Wright explained, Private Bryan fought bravely for what they believed in and was captured at Lagardo, in Wilson County, east of Nashville, on the 26th day of July 1863.
He was then taken to several prison camps but ultimately was imprisoned at the dreaded of all Federal prison camps, the infamous, Fort Delaware. Prison rations were three musty crackers, salt pork one inch square and a cup of something called soup...
When the War Between the States ended, Wright said, Bryan came home to farm and was considered "Right Prosperous", in the community.
*** Fayetteville Observer, March 6, 1873.
In this county, on Coldwater Creek, of Consumption, Tuesday the 25th,
Mr. Ephraim B. Bryan, aged 49 years, 1 month and 22 days.
Bryan's Probate-Will, which included his second wife's son, Joe McCoy, Jr., "to be raised as one of my own family, free of charge." is dated August 8, 1872.
Following Bryan's death, his widow raised the children and in later years moved with family to Limestone County, AL., where she remained until her death in 1937.
Among the descendants still living are a Granddaughter, Beulah Boyd of Good Springs, TN, Grandson, Floyd Croley of Nashville, Granddaughter inlaw, Hattie Croley of Athens, AL., Great Granddaughter Margaret Harris of Nashville, TN.,
Great grandsons, James C. Smith and Reuben B. Smith, both of Athens, AL., G.A. Wright of Midwest City, OK., Great granddaughter Clarette Buckner of Cordell, OK., and G.G. Grandson C.M. Wright of Mustang, OK.
Special Thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., and the Confederate P.O.W. Society in Tuscaloosa, AL., as well as all others who made this possible. Wright said.........THANKS!
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The Elk Valley Times & Observer, Wednesday April 6, 1994 Page 5-A.
"Memorial Service Honors Private Bryan"
Descendants of a Confederate Army Veteran will gather in Lincoln County, Saturday at 2 pm for a graveside memorial service to dedicate a new monument near Coldwater.
The ceremony, which honors Pvt. E.B. Bryan of Company H.& D., 15th Tennessee Cavalry/Infantry (Camargo Guards), is open to family, friends and the public.
"The original stone on Mr. Bryan's grave mysteriously disappeared many years ago and has never been found," said Curt M. Wright of Mustang, OK, Great-Grandson of the Confederate Veteran. "A family of descendants in Alabama were the only ones with the knowledge of where Mr. Bryan's
gravesite was located after many years of research to determine any information."
According to Wright, the site is on land owned by the Hovis Family, a family which has owned the lands for several generations. It was originally owned by three generations of Bryan's as early as the beginnings of the county in 1807.
The future Confederate soldier married first to Susan Shipp on May 27, 1848 in Lincoln County. This couple had four children.
*** Mrs. Cordelia Jane (Bryan) Wright of Lincoln County, William Lewis Bryan Lincoln County,
Walter Ephraim Bryan, of Oklahoma and Norris Bryan, died young.
Mrs. Bryan died in 1860 near Coldwater.
On August 15, 1861, Bryan married Mrs. Margaret L.(Rowe) McCoy, widow of Joseph McCoy Sr.
E.B. and Margaret also had four children.
*** Mrs. Elizabeth Elnora "Bettie"(Bryan) Maddox-Corder of AL., Henry Bryan unknown, Etta Bryan, died young. Mrs. E.B. "Momma B." (Bryan) Croley of AL.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Bryan joined the Confederate Army, Wright explained, Private Bryan fought bravely for what they believed in and was captured at Lagardo, in Wilson County, east of Nashville, on the 26th day of July 1863.
He was then taken to several prison camps but ultimately was imprisoned at the dreaded of all Federal prison camps, the infamous, Fort Delaware. Prison rations were three musty crackers, salt pork one inch square and a cup of something called soup...
When the War Between the States ended, Wright said, Bryan came home to farm and was considered "Right Prosperous", in the community.
*** Fayetteville Observer, March 6, 1873.
In this county, on Coldwater Creek, of Consumption, Tuesday the 25th,
Mr. Ephraim B. Bryan, aged 49 years, 1 month and 22 days.
Bryan's Probate-Will, which included his second wife's son, Joe McCoy, Jr., "to be raised as one of my own family, free of charge." is dated August 8, 1872.
Following Bryan's death, his widow raised the children and in later years moved with family to Limestone County, AL., where she remained until her death in 1937.
Among the descendants still living are a Granddaughter, Beulah Boyd of Good Springs, TN, Grandson, Floyd Croley of Nashville, Granddaughter inlaw, Hattie Croley of Athens, AL., Great Granddaughter Margaret Harris of Nashville, TN.,
Great grandsons, James C. Smith and Reuben B. Smith, both of Athens, AL., G.A. Wright of Midwest City, OK., Great granddaughter Clarette Buckner of Cordell, OK., and G.G. Grandson C.M. Wright of Mustang, OK.
Special Thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., and the Confederate P.O.W. Society in Tuscaloosa, AL., as well as all others who made this possible. Wright said.........THANKS!
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Ephraim was the 7th of 10 children born to William and Lucinda (Hampton) Bryan on the plantation homestead at Coldwater, TN. Their place once stood on what is now Hovis' homestead, a nice brick home with the Bryan/Hovis Cemetery to the north. When he married Susan Shipp, they had a small log cabin place on what we call Bryan's Hill.
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The Elk Valley Times & Observer, Wednesday April 6, 1994 Page 5-A.
"Memorial Service Honors Private Bryan"
Descendants of a Confederate Army Veteran will gather in Lincoln County, Saturday at 2 pm for a graveside memorial service to dedicate a new monument near Coldwater.
The ceremony, which honors Pvt. E.B. Bryan of Company H.& D., 15th Tennessee Cavalry/Infantry (Camargo Guards), is open to family, friends and the public.
"The original stone on Mr. Bryan's grave mysteriously disappeared many years ago and has never been found," said Curt M. Wright of Mustang, OK, Great-Grandson of the Confederate Veteran. "A family of descendants in Alabama were the only ones with the knowledge of where Mr. Bryan's
gravesite was located after many years of research to determine any information."
According to Wright, the site is on land owned by the Hovis Family, a family which has owned the lands for several generations. It was originally owned by three generations of Bryan's as early as the beginnings of the county in 1807.
The future Confederate soldier married first to Susan Shipp on May 27, 1848 in Lincoln County. This couple had four children.
*** Mrs. Cordelia Jane (Bryan) Wright of Lincoln County, William Lewis Bryan Lincoln County,
Walter Ephraim Bryan, of Oklahoma and Norris Bryan, died young.
Mrs. Bryan died in 1860 near Coldwater.
On August 15, 1861, Bryan married Mrs. Margaret L.(Rowe) McCoy, widow of Joseph McCoy Sr.
E.B. and Margaret also had four children.
*** Mrs. Elizabeth Elnora "Bettie"(Bryan) Maddox-Corder of AL., Henry Bryan unknown, Etta Bryan, died young. Mrs. E.B. "Momma B." (Bryan) Croley of AL.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Bryan joined the Confederate Army, Wright explained, Private Bryan fought bravely for what they believed in and was captured at Lagardo, in Wilson County, east of Nashville, on the 26th day of July 1863.
He was then taken to several prison camps but ultimately was imprisoned at the dreaded of all Federal prison camps, the infamous, Fort Delaware. Prison rations were three musty crackers, salt pork one inch square and a cup of something called soup...
When the War Between the States ended, Wright said, Bryan came home to farm and was considered "Right Prosperous", in the community.
*** Fayetteville Observer, March 6, 1873.
In this county, on Coldwater Creek, of Consumption, Tuesday the 25th,
Mr. Ephraim B. Bryan, aged 49 years, 1 month and 22 days.
Bryan's Probate-Will, which included his second wife's son, Joe McCoy, Jr., "to be raised as one of my own family, free of charge." is dated August 8, 1872.
Following Bryan's death, his widow raised the children and in later years moved with family to Limestone County, AL., where she remained until her death in 1937.
Among the descendants still living are a Granddaughter, Beulah Boyd of Good Springs, TN, Grandson, Floyd Croley of Nashville, Granddaughter inlaw, Hattie Croley of Athens, AL., Great Granddaughter Margaret Harris of Nashville, TN.,
Great grandsons, James C. Smith and Reuben B. Smith, both of Athens, AL., G.A. Wright of Midwest City, OK., Great granddaughter Clarette Buckner of Cordell, OK., and G.G. Grandson C.M. Wright of Mustang, OK.
Special Thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., and the Confederate P.O.W. Society in Tuscaloosa, AL., as well as all others who made this possible. Wright said.........THANKS!
*** addenda
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The Elk Valley Times & Observer, Wednesday April 6, 1994 Page 5-A.
"Memorial Service Honors Private Bryan"
Descendants of a Confederate Army Veteran will gather in Lincoln County, Saturday at 2 pm for a graveside memorial service to dedicate a new monument near Coldwater.
The ceremony, which honors Pvt. E.B. Bryan of Company H.& D., 15th Tennessee Cavalry/Infantry (Camargo Guards), is open to family, friends and the public.
"The original stone on Mr. Bryan's grave mysteriously disappeared many years ago and has never been found," said Curt M. Wright of Mustang, OK, Great-Grandson of the Confederate Veteran. "A family of descendants in Alabama were the only ones with the knowledge of where Mr. Bryan's
gravesite was located after many years of research to determine any information."
According to Wright, the site is on land owned by the Hovis Family, a family which has owned the lands for several generations. It was originally owned by three generations of Bryan's as early as the beginnings of the county in 1807.
The future Confederate soldier married first to Susan Shipp on May 27, 1848 in Lincoln County. This couple had four children.
*** Mrs. Cordelia Jane (Bryan) Wright of Lincoln County, William Lewis Bryan Lincoln County,
Walter Ephraim Bryan, of Oklahoma and Norris Bryan, died young.
Mrs. Bryan died in 1860 near Coldwater.
On August 15, 1861, Bryan married Mrs. Margaret L.(Rowe) McCoy, widow of Joseph McCoy Sr.
E.B. and Margaret also had four children.
*** Mrs. Elizabeth Elnora "Bettie"(Bryan) Maddox-Corder of AL., Henry Bryan unknown, Etta Bryan, died young. Mrs. E.B. "Momma B." (Bryan) Croley of AL.
Shortly after their marriage, Mr. Bryan joined the Confederate Army, Wright explained, Private Bryan fought bravely for what they believed in and was captured at Lagardo, in Wilson County, east of Nashville, on the 26th day of July 1863.
He was then taken to several prison camps but ultimately was imprisoned at the dreaded of all Federal prison camps, the infamous, Fort Delaware. Prison rations were three musty crackers, salt pork one inch square and a cup of something called soup...
When the War Between the States ended, Wright said, Bryan came home to farm and was considered "Right Prosperous", in the community.
*** Fayetteville Observer, March 6, 1873.
In this county, on Coldwater Creek, of Consumption, Tuesday the 25th,
Mr. Ephraim B. Bryan, aged 49 years, 1 month and 22 days.
Bryan's Probate-Will, which included his second wife's son, Joe McCoy, Jr., "to be raised as one of my own family, free of charge." is dated August 8, 1872.
Following Bryan's death, his widow raised the children and in later years moved with family to Limestone County, AL., where she remained until her death in 1937.
Among the descendants still living are a Granddaughter, Beulah Boyd of Good Springs, TN, Grandson, Floyd Croley of Nashville, Granddaughter inlaw, Hattie Croley of Athens, AL., Great Granddaughter Margaret Harris of Nashville, TN.,
Great grandsons, James C. Smith and Reuben B. Smith, both of Athens, AL., G.A. Wright of Midwest City, OK., Great granddaughter Clarette Buckner of Cordell, OK., and G.G. Grandson C.M. Wright of Mustang, OK.
Special Thanks to the Department of Veterans Affairs in Washington, D.C., and the Confederate P.O.W. Society in Tuscaloosa, AL., as well as all others who made this possible. Wright said.........THANKS!
*** addenda
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