SAMUEL BRYAN (3) Samuel Bryan is the son of Samuel Bryan (2) and Margaret (Morrow) Bryan.  One of the most convincing facts that link Samuel Bryan (3) to Davidson County, Tennessee is the marriage record showing that Samuel Bryan (3) married Charlotte “Charlton” in Davidson County, Tennessee.  According to a 1956 letter from Martha (Mobley) McGill, Samuel Bryan “was born about 1800 in North Carolina.”  The 1880 census of Hill County, Texas shows that Finus Bryan’s father, Samuel Bryan, was born in Ireland.  The 1880 census of Maury County, Tennessee shows that William DeMoss Bryan’s father, Samuel Bryan, was born in Tennessee.  Several family historians believe that Samuel Bryan married Charlotte Greer Charter.  According to “Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee,” Samuel Bryan married Charlotte “Charlton” on September 20, 1824 in Davidson County, Tennessee.  Charlotte’s middle name is either Greer or Greyer and Charlotte’s last name is either Charter or Charlton.  For additional information on Charlotte’s name and her relatives, see the sketch of Charlotte Greer Charter (31).  The 1850 census states that Charlotte was born in 1800 in Virginia and the 1860 census states that Charlotte was born in 1802 in Virginia.  The 1880 census of Hill County, Texas shows that Finus Bryan’s mother, Charlotte (Charter) Bryan, was born in Virginia.

Marriage Bond, Samuel Bryan to Charlotte Charlton
Davidson County, Tennessee, 1824
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Samuel Bryan’s (3) marriage was documented in Davidson County, Tennessee in 1824.  On September 19, 1839, deeds were recorded of land being sold by both Samuel Bryan (3) and James Bryan (2.3) to Martin Forehand in Davidson County, Tennessee.  On April 20, 1838, Samuel Bryan sold fifty acres of land to Martin Forehand for $650.00, obviously a very prime piece of property at that price.  This land was situated in District Fourteen and was bounded by land owned by Zachariah Allen and Newton Edney.  This the same fifty acres that Samuel Bryan (2) purchased from John Burnham in 1808.  The will of Samuel Bryan (2) states that gave to his “son Samuel Bryan fifty acres of land that I bought from John Burnham.”  It is believed that Samuel Bryan left for Maury County, Tennessee shortly after he sold this land to Martin Forehand.  Samuel and Charlotte Bryan were the parents of at least seven children:

   Robert Edmond Bryan, b. 1825, Davidson County, Tennessee
   Sarah J. Bryan (3.2), b. November 21, 1826, Davidson County, Tennessee
   Nancy Maria Bryan (3.3), b. January 7, 1827, Davidson County, Tennessee
   Thomas Samuel Bryan (3.4), b. 1831, Davidson County, Tennessee
   James R. Bryan, b. 1835, Davidson County, Tennessee
   William DeMoss Bryan (3.6), b. March 22, 1838, Davidson County, Tennessee
   Finus Ewing Bryan (4), b. June 1, 1840, Maury County, Tennessee

In 1830, there is a Samuel “Bryant” listed in census of Davidson County, Tennessee.  However, the children of this Samuel Bryant are different from the known children:  two males (born 1825 to 1830) and one female (born 1820 to 1825).  In 1840, Samuel “Bryant” and his family were living in Maury County, Tennessee.  In 1840, 1841 and 1843, Samuel “Bryant” was listed in the Maury County, Tennessee tax lists.  In 1843, Samuel was shown owning 192 acres of land valued at $1,500 and two slaves valued at $800.  Samuel Bryan wrote his will on March 30, 1847 in Maury County, Tennessee and Charlotte (Charter) Bryan was living alone in the 1850 census of Maury County, Tennessee, therefore, Samuel Bryan died between 1847 and 1850 in Maury County, Tennessee.  According to a 1947 letter from Cornelia (Moore) Redfield, Samuel Bryan “was buried at the Alexander Cemetery which is southeast of his old plantation near Williamsport.”

Will of Samuel, Maury County, Tennessee, 1847
Will Book B, Volume 2, Page 107
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From 1850 to 1860, Charlotte (Charter) Bryan was living in Maury County, Tennessee.  In 1860, M. E. Bryan (male, born 1842) was living with Charlotte (Charter) Bryan.  According to a family group sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill, Charlotte (Charter) Bryan died in 1864 in Maury County, Tennessee.  According to a 1947 letter from Cornelia (Moore) Redfield, “Charlotte died shortly after the War between the States ended and was buried in the family cemetery on their place near Williamsport.”

Most family historians do not show Robert Bryan as a son of Samuel and Charlotte Bryan.  The 1840 census of Maury County, Tennessee implies that Samuel and Charlotte did indeed have another son that was born between 1820 and 1825.  According to a family group sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill, Robert Edmond Bryan was born in 1826 and died in 1840.  According to a 1948 letter from Robert E. Bryant, Samuel and Charlotte Bryan had a son, Robert Bryan who was born in 1826.  According to a family group sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill, James R. Bryan married.

References:  1)  1830 Census, Davidson County, Tennessee;  2)  1840, 1850 and 1860 Censuses, Maury County, Tennessee;  3)  Tax Lists, Maury County, Tennessee, 1840, 1841 and 1843;  4)  Will of Samuel Bryan, Maury County, Tennessee, Book B, Volume 2, Page 107, 1847;  5)  1880 Census, Hill County, Texas;  6)  1880 Census, Maury County, Tennessee;  7)  Letter, Cornelia (Moore) Redfield to Martha (Mobley) McGill, March 25, 1947;  8)  Letter, Robert Emmons Bryant to Martha (Mobley) McGill, July 29, 1948;  9)  Family Group Sheet by Martha (Mobley) McGill;  10)  Letter, Martha (Mobley) McGill to Buie Whitfield Bryan, February 2, 1956;  11)  “Marriages of Davidson County, Tennessee,” by Edythe R. Whitley, 1981

SARAH J. BRYAN (3.2) is the daughter of Samuel Bryan and Charlotte Greer (Charter) Bryan.  Sarah was born on November 21, 1826 in Davidson County, Tennessee.  On December 8, 1842, Sarah Bryan married Alexander J. Tate in Maury County, Tennessee.  Alexander was born on April 5, 1816 in North Carolina and is the son of George Tate and Nancy Tate.  Alexander and Sarah Tate were the parents of at least six children:

   George Samuel Tate (3.2.1), b. September 21, 1843, Maury County, Tennessee
   Nancy G. Tate, b. November 3, 1844, Maury County, Tennessee
   Robert F. Tate, b. July 28, 1846, Maury County, Tennessee
   William J. Tate, b. November 28, 1847, Maury County, Tennessee
   John Brown Tate (3.2.5), b. December 12, 1849, Maury County, Tennessee
   Milton B. Tate, b. September 12, 1851, Maury County, Tennessee

In 1850, Alexander and Sarah Tate were living in Maury County, Tennessee.  Sarah (Bryan) Tate died on July 22, 1853 and Alexander J. Tate died on July 28, 1853.  Both were buried in the Tate Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee.  Nancy G. Tate died on July 12, 1853 and was buried in the Tate Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee.  Robert F. Tate died on June 29, 1847 and was buried in the Tate Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee.  William J. Tate died on July 26, 1853 and was buried in the Tate Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee.  Milton B. Tate died on August 11, 1853 and was buried in the Tate Cemetery in Maury County, Tennessee.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Maury County, Tennessee;  2)  “They Passed This Way,” Page B-24;  3)  Bryan Marriages of Maury County, Tennessee by Bettye (Mobley) Patton;  4)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

GEORGE SAMUEL TATE (3.2.1) is the son of Alexander J. Tate and Sarah J. (Bryan) Tate.  George was born on September 21, 1843 in Maury County, Tennessee.  George Tate married Mary Eliza “Mollie” Owen.  Mary was born in 1850 in Tennessee and is the daughter of John B. Owen and Amanda (Brown) Owen.  In 1880, George and Mary Tate were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  George and Mary Tate were the parents of at least five children:

   Edward Owen Tate, b. February 24, 1870, Tennessee
   Evalena Tate (3.2.1.2), b. September 27, 1873, Tennessee
   Clarence Brown Tate (3.2.1.3), b. August 15, 1875, Tennessee
   Nettie Lou Tate (3.2.1.4), b. April 2, 1878, Tennessee
   John Owen Tate, b. December 28, 1886, Giles County, Tennessee

Mary (Owen) Tate died between 1880 and 1900 as George Tate was living alone in 1900.  From 1900 to 1910, George Tate was still living in Giles County, Tennessee.  On January 24, 1893, Edward Tate married Clara Buford and they had no children.  Clara was born in September of 1873 in Tennessee and is the daughter of Albert Buford and Delia (Taylor) Buford.  In 1900, Edward and Clara Tate were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Edward Tate died on April 20, 1924.  John Owen Tate never married and died on April 20, 1912.

References:  1)  1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Letter, Andrew Frank Tate, Jr. to Robert Casey, February 12, 1985;  3)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

EVALENA TATE (3.2.1.2) is the daughter of George S. Tate and Mary Elizabeth (Owen) Tate.  Evalena was born on September 27, 1873 in Tennessee.  On December 21, 1897, Evalena Tate married Ellis C. Huggins (born January, 1865 in Tennessee).  In 1900, “E. C.” and “Lena” Huggins were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  In 1910, Ellis and Evalena Huggins were living with Evalena’s father, George Tate, in Giles County, Tennessee.  Ellis and Evalena Huggins were the parents of at least three children:

   George Tate Huggins, b. October 27, 1898, Tennessee
   Ellis C. Huggins, Jr., b. December 24, 1899, Tennessee
   William S. Huggins, b. August 11, 1903, Giles County, Tennessee

On May 20, 1918, Ellis Huggins, Jr. married Julia Gambill.  On January 9, 1926, William Huggins married Virginia A. Roth.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

CLARENCE BROWN TATE (3.2.1.3) is the son of George S. Tate and Mary Elizabeth (Owen) Tate.  Clarence was born on August 15, 1875 in Tennessee.  In 1900, Clarence Tate was living with his father, George Tate, in Giles County, Tennessee.  On January 14, 1903, Clarence Tate married Lelle Jarman (born in 1876 in Tennessee).  In 1910, Clarence and Lelle Tate were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  Clarence and Lelle Tate were the parents of at least three sons:

   Clarence Brown Tate, Jr., b. July 16, 1904, Giles County, Tennessee
   Edward Jarman Tate, b. October 26, 1907, Giles County, Tennessee
   George S. Tate, b. November 19, 1912
   William McLean Tate, b. May 1, 1923

Clarence Brown Tate, Jr. lives in Knoxville, Tennessee.  Edward Tate died around 1966.  As of 1985, George S. Tate was living in Knoxville, Tennessee.  As of 1985, William Tate was living in Knoxville, Tennessee.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Letter, Mrs. R. W. Tate to Robert Casey, December 18, 1984;  3)  Letter, Andrew Frank Tate, Jr. to Robert Casey, February 12, 1985;  4)  Interview, Mrs. George S. Tate by Robert Casey, July, 1985;  5)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

NETTIE LOU TATE (3.2.1.4) is the daughter of George S. Tate and Mary Elizabeth (Owen) Tate.  Nettie was born on April 2, 1878 in Tennessee.  On June 24, 1899, Nettie Tate married Robert B. Brannan.  Robert was born in October of 1875 in Tennessee and is the son of Henry M. Brannan and Martha (Bugg) Brannan.  In 1900, “R. B.” and Nettie Brannan were living in Giles County, Tennessee.  In 1910, Robert and Nettie Brannan were living with Evalena’s father, George Tate, in Giles County, Tennessee.  Robert and Nettie Brannan were the parents of at least one son:

   Henry Miller Brannan, b. February 17, 1904, Giles County, Tennessee

In 1920, Robert and Nettie Brannan were living in Nashville, Tennessee.  Nettie (Tate) Brannan died around 1966.  Henry Miller Brannan married Rebecca Cook and lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Henry and Rebecca Brannan have two children:  -  Robert Bugg Brannan,  -  Ann Brannan.  Robert Bugg Brannan lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.  Robert is the father of at least one son:  -  Robert Bugg Brannan, II.  Robert Bugg Brannan, II married Debra Yvette Appling in Kings Mountain, North Carolina.  Ann Brannan married and has four or five children.

References:  1)  1900 and 1910 Censuses, Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Letter, Andrew Frank Tate, Jr. to Robert Casey, February 12, 1985;  3)  Interview, Mrs. George S. Tate by Robert Casey, July, 1985;  4)  “My Kinfolk,” by McLaurine, Page 224;  5)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

JOHN BROWN TATE (3.2.5) is the son of Alexander J. Tate and Sarah J. (Bryan) Tate.  John was born on December 12, 1849 in Maury County, Tennessee.  In 1880, John B. Tate was living with his brother, George Tate, in Giles County, Tennessee.  In 1883, John Brown Tate married Martha Ann Hyde.  Martha was born on March 24, 1855 in Tennessee.  John and Martha Tate were the parents of at least eight children:

   George Hyde Tate, b. November 19, 1884, Tennessee
   Brownie Mignon Tate, b. April 29, 1886, Tennessee
   Alexander Tate, b. August 15, 1887, Tennessee
   Arris B. Tate, b. September 14, 1889, Tennessee
   Joe Blount Tate (3.2.5.5), b. January 27, 1891, Tennessee
   Johnie Dean Tate (3.2.5.6), b. November 24, 1892, Tennessee
   Sarah Elizabeth Tate, b. January 22, 1896, Tennessee
   Mary Tate, b. August 24, 1901, Tennessee

John Brown Tate died on November 5, 1917 in Williamson County, Tennessee and Martha (Hyde) Tate died on November 28, 1931 in Williamson County, Tennessee.  Both were buried at the Triune Methodist Church Cemetery.  On July 15, 1913, George Tate married Cora Plummer and they had one daughter:  -  Nancy Emma Tate.  George H. Tate died on January 19, 1955.  On December 18, 1949, Nancy Emma Tate married John N. Neely and they have one son:  -  Milton Neely, b. January 4, 1951.  In 1973, Milton Neely married Mary Smith.  Milton Neely died in 1977.  Brownie Tate never married and died on September 26, 1966.  Alexander Tate died as an infant on July 24, 1888.

As a young man, Arris Tate moved to Texas.  On August 29, 1914, Arris Tate married Adelaide Murny of Dallas, Texas and they had several children (one known):  -  Arris B. Tate, Jr., b. January 11, 1920.  Arris Tate has at least one grandson living in Texas.  Arris Tate died on November 10, 1933 in Texas.  On March 18, 1917, Sarah Tate married Tom McMurray of Nashville, Tennessee and they had two sons:  -  Thomas Brown McMurray, b. January 14, 1919,  -  Dick Tate McMurray, b. April 24, 1921.  Sarah (Tate) McMurray died on July 19, 1970.  Dick McMurray has one daughter:  -  Sarah McMurray.  Timmy McMurray has two daughters:  -  Thelma McMurray,  -  Kitty McMurray.  Mary Tate married Horace Powell but they had no children.  Horace and Mary Powell lived in Atlanta, Georgia.

References:  1)  1880 Giles County, Tennessee;  2)  Tate Letter, 1986;  3)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

JOE BLOUNT TATE (3.2.5.5) is the son of John Brown Tate and Martha Ann (Hyde) Tate.  Joe was born on January 27, 1891 in Tennessee.  On December 24, 1916, Joe Tate married Nema Scott and they were the parents of six children:

   Unnamed daughter, b. and d. December, 1917
   Unnamed daughter, b. and d. September, 1919
   Joe Billy Tate, Jr., b. May 27, 1921
   Mary Katherine Tate, b. August 12, 1923
   Nema Jean Tate, b. December 31, 1927
   Margaret Lucille Tate (adopted), b. March 13, 1918

Joe Blount Tate, Sr. died on January 30, 1950.  Joe Billy Tate married Lois Marie Hogue (born June 3, 1923) and they have two adopted children:  -  Mary Lois Tate, b. November 25, 1949,  -  Joe Richard Tate, b. August 25, 1959.  For the Bi-Centennial Event in 1976, the Smithsonian Institute set aside $15,000 to be spent as an industrial project for a Pencil Production Machine to represent the United States in the Nation of Nations Display.  Joe Tate, Jr. was chosen to design the machine.  The project was to be displayed for three years but because of its popularity, it stayed on display for seven years.  On November 19, 1947, Nema Jean Tate married Harvey C. Grooms, Jr.

References:  1)  Tate Letter, 1986;  2)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

JOHNIE DEAN TATE (3.2.5.6) is the daughter of John Brown Tate and Martha Ann (Hyde) Tate.  Johnie was born on November 24, 1892 in Tennessee.  On October 21, 1927, Johnie Tate married Atha Thomas and they were the parents of two children:

   Mary Ann Thomas, b. March 25, 1930
   Johnie Orlena Thomas

Johnie (Tate) Thomas died on October 6, 1970.  On July 26, 1947, Mary Ann Thomas married A. J. Harris and they have two children:  -  Sharon Ann Harris, b. July 12, 1948,  -  Karen Ann Harris, b. July 6, 1959.  Karen Ann Harris married Michael Bucy and they have two children:  -  Chastity Ann Bucy, b. December 9, 1981,  -  Miriam Bucy, b. July 3, 1985.  Sharon Ann Harris married a Mr. Neely and they have one son:  -  Tracy Lee Neely, b. December 19, 1968.  On September 26, 1953, Johnie Orlena Thomas married William Bryan Plummer, Jr.

References:  1)  Tate Letter, 1986;  2)  Letter, Charlotte (Dodson) Porter to Bernice Casey, December, 1986

NANCY MARIA BRYAN (3.3) is the daughter of Samuel Bryan and Charlotte Greer (Charter) Bryan.  Nancy was born on January 7, 1827 in Davidson County, Tennessee.  On May 12, 1846, Nancy Bryan married Thomas Holiday Church in Maury County, Tennessee.  Thomas was born on January 20, 1824 in Tennessee and is the son of Abraham Church and Mary Jane (Emmons) Church.  Thomas and Nancy Church were the parents of at least two children:

   Mary Church, b. 1848, Tennessee
   Thomas Samuel Church (3.3.2), b. September 25, 1849, Maury Co., Tennessee

In 1850, Thomas and Nancy Church were living in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Nancy (Bryan) Church died January 9, 1861 and was buried in the Church Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.  In 1870, Thomas H. Church and his son, Thomas S. Church, in Maury County, Tennessee.  Thomas H. Church died on January 4, 1917.

References:  1)  1850 Census, Hickman County, Tennessee;  2)  1870 Census, Maury County, Tennessee;  3)  “Century Review of Maury County, Tennessee, 1807 - 1907,” Page 296;  4)  Hickman County Cemetery Records, Part I;  5)  “Marriages of Maury County, Tennessee,” by Edythe R. Whitley, 1982;  6)  Letter, Bettye (Mobley) Patton to Robert Casey, 1983

THOMAS SAMUEL CHURCH (3.3.2) is the son of Thomas Holiday Church and Nancy Maria (Bryan) Church.  Thomas was born on September 25, 1849 near Williamsport in Maury County, Tennessee.  Thomas went to Nashville to clerk in a grocery store where he met his wife, Ann Eliza.  On April 9, 1873, Thomas Church married Ann Eliza (Barnes) Brown in Nashville, Tennessee.  Ann was perviously married to Frank Brown and they had one daughter:  Anna D. “Dollie” Brown (born May 19, 1870).  Frank and Ann Brown were later divorced.  Ann was born on November 23, 1846 in Nashville, Tennessee and is the daughter of Major R. A. Barnes and Eliza A. (Drake) Barnes.  Eliza Drake was previously married to a Mr. Hyde.  From 1880 to 1900, Thomas and Annie Church were living in Williamsport, Maury County, Tennessee.  Thomas and Annie Church were the parents of at least seven children:

   Nannie Maria Church, b. May 26, 1874, Tennessee
   Mamie Elizabeth Church, b. May 26, 1874, Tennessee
   Lula Barnes Church (3.3.2.3), b. May 10, 1877, Tennessee
   Annie E. Church, b. May 16, 1879, Tennessee
   Robert Melville Church (3.3.2.5), b. January 30, 1883, Maury County, Tennessee
   Maude S. Church (3.3.2.6), b. October 26, 1887, Maury County, Tennessee
   Thomasine Clair Church (3.3.2.7), b. June 1, 1890, Maury County, Tennessee

Ann Eliza (Barnes) Church died on February 6, 1903 and was buried in the Church Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.  On December 26, 1906, Thomas Church married a second time to Mary Rebecca (Atkinson) Grimes (born 1850).  In 1910, Thomas and Mary Church, were living in Maury County, Tennessee.  Mary (Atkinson) Church died in June of 1925.  Thomas S. Church was known as “T. S.” Thomas S. Church died on December 6, 1926 and was buried in the Church Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Anna D. “Dollie” Brown died on May 11, 1912.  Nannie Maria Church died as a child on June 13, 1874 and was buried in the Church Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.

Mamie Church moved to Oklahoma where her half-sister, Dollie, and her family lived.  In 1909, Mamie Elizabeth Church married Joseph M. Willey.  Joseph had nine children from his previous marriage.  Joseph and Mamie had no children of their own.  Joseph Willey died and Mamie returned to Tennessee where her sister, Maude, lived.  Mamie (Church) Willey died on April 28, 1948 and was buried in the Church Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.  Annie E. Church died as a child of diptheria on December 12, 1881 and was buried in the Church Cemetery in Hickman County, Tennessee.

References:  1)  1880, 1900 and 1910 Censuses, Maury County, Tennessee;  2)  “Century Review of Maury County, Tennessee, 1807 - 1907,” Page 296;  3)  Hickman County Cemetery Records, Part I;  4)  Letter, Mildred (Johnston) Bratton to Robert Casey, September 17, 1985

LULA BARNES CHURCH (3.3.2.3) is the daughter of Thomas Samuel Church and Ann Eliza (Barnes) Church.  Lula was born on May 10, 1877 in Tennessee.  On June 7, 1899, Lula Church married John S. Beasley (born May, 1870 in Tennessee) of Centerville, Tennessee.  They were both teaching school at Leatherwood at the time.  John later became a doctor and Lula became Postmistress at Centerville, Tennessee.  In 1900, John and Lula Beasley were living with Lula’s father, Thomas Samuel Church, in Maury County, Tennessee.  In 1910, John and Lula Beasley were living in Hickman County, Tennessee.  John and Lula Beasley were they parents of at least three children:

   Mattie Clair Beasley, b. March, 1900, Tennessee
   Thomas Earl Beasley, b. 1902, Tennessee
   Lorraine Church Beasley, b. December 8, 1909, Tennessee

Mattie Clair Beasley died as an infant.  Thomas Earl Beasley was a lawyer.  Earl and his wife had two sons.  Earl Beasley died on April 22, 1983.  His remains were cremated in Florida.  Lorraine Beasley married Fred Marion Downey and they live in Saint Petersburg, Florida.  Fred and Lorraine Downey have one son:  -  Fred Marion Downey, Jr., b. February 11, 1935.  F. M. Downey became a doctor but died from a brain tumor about 1968.  F. M. Downey and his wife had two sons.

References:  1)  1900 Census, Maury County, Tennessee;  2)  1910 Census, Hickman County, Tennessee;  3)  “Century Review of Maury County, Tennessee, 1807 - 1907,” Page 296;  4)  Letter, Mildred (Johnston) Bratton to Robert Casey, September 17, 1985

ROBERT MELVILLE CHURCH (3.3.2.5) is the son of Thomas Samuel Church and Ann Eliza (Barnes) Church.  Robert was born on January 30, 1883 in Maury County, Tennessee.  Robert Melville Church a graduate of Vanderbilt and was a doctor.  On June 19, 1907, Robert Church married Ruth Deberry Rowlett at Murray, Kentucky.  Robert and Ruth Church were the parents of four children:

   Robert Church, Jr.
   Thomas Rowlett Church
   Sidney D. Church
   Doris Church

Robert Melville Church died on December 29, 1946 and was buried in Stillwater, Oklahoma.  Robert Church, Jr. had two sons.  Robert Church died and his widow lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.  Sidney Church had several children.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mildred (Johnston) Bratton to Robert Casey, September 17, 1985

MAUDE S. CHURCH (3.3.2.6) is the daughter of Thomas Samuel Church and Ann Eliza (Barnes) Church.  Maude was born on October 26, 1887 in Maury County, Tennessee.  On August 1, 1911, Maude Church married Joseph Meade Johnston in Clinton, Oklahoma.  Meade and Maude both were teaching school there.  Meade was a graduate of Draughn’s Business College and was a book-keeper for years.  After many years, Meade and Maude Johnston returned to Tennessee to farm on Maude’s homeplace (next to the Bryant’s).  Meade and Maude Johnston were the parents of two children:

   Maurice Church Johnston, b. June 5, 1912
   Frances Mildred Johnston, b. November 5, 1917

Maude (Church) Johnston died on December 14, 1983.  Maurice received a degree from Teacher’s College in Alva, Oklahoma.  Maurice became a Certified Public Accountant and later a school teacher.  Later, Maurice received a law degree but spent the rest of his live as an electrical welder in Maywood, California.  In 1939, he married Vida Coleman but they had no children.

Mildred Johnston graduated from Nashville Business College and became a secretary and book-keeper.  On February 22, 1940, Mildred Johnston married William Auch Bratton.  William and Mildred Bratton had one daughter:  -  Anne Claire Bratton, b. January 27, 1943.  Anne Bratton married Charles Clay Trahue, III of Nashville, Tennessee.  Both are graduates of Vanderbilt Law School.  Charles and Anne Trahue are the parents of two children:  -  Charles Clay Trahue, IV, b. October 23, 1968,  -  Elizabeth Bratton Trahue, b. January 11, 1972.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mildred (Johnston) Bratton to Robert Casey, September 17, 1985

THOMASINE CLAIR CHURCH (3.3.2.7) is the daughter of Thomas Samuel Church and Ann Eliza (Barnes) Church.  Thomasine was born on June 1, 1890 in Maury County, Tennessee.  Thomasine Church married Hiram Marion Barr of Hickman County, Tennessee.  Hiram was an automobile dealer.  Hiram and Thomasine were the parents of three children:

   Kathryn Clair Barr, b. April 16, 1914
   Ann Eliza Barr, b. April, 1917
   Hiram Marion Barr, Jr., b. January 11, 1921

Thomasine (Church) Barr died on August 12, 1972.  Ann Eliza Barr died at birth.  Hiram Barr, Jr. married Marjorie Orr and they have four children.  Hiram Barr, Jr. died on November 5, 1983 and was buried in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Columbia, Tennessee.

Reference:  1)  Letter, Mildred (Johnston) Bratton to Robert Casey, September 17, 1985