I have a William Bryan, many times found as Bryant, that I cannot find anywhere after his marriage license dated 30 May 1869 in Red River Co. TX. He married a woman with the name of Rosanna that was usually called by Annie. She was previously married so her name on the marriage license was Ann McClure. I have never been able to find out her maiden name. Their daughter was named Fanny Frances Bryant. Yes, Fanny and Frances, that is how it is on her death certificate and her marriage license. On the death certificate her parents are listed as William Bryant and Annie Bryant. So no help there. I have found Fanny on the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census, but I have never found William and Annie. William supposedly died shortly after Fanny was born in May 1870 so perhaps Annie remarried and used a different surname, but that I have not found either. On the four census I have for Fanny, she lists her father's place of birth as MO, AL, TN and then Northern Ireland. Her mother is always listed as being born in KY. I am guessing it was not wanted to be known to have a parent that immigrated from Ireland so Fanny did not give the correct birth place of her father until the 1930 Census. So here is my question, if one lived in Texas in 1869 (based on the marriage date), and you had immigrated to the US, at what port would one have entered? Was there any possibility that William could have landed in the gulf region and headed north across Texas? Or is it more probable that he landed on the east coast and headed west across the country like all others that ended up in northeast Texas at that time? I have searched immigration files for years that might be possible for my William and they are just filled with William Bryan, Bryant, O'Bryan, O'Bryant, O'Brien, etc. I did find a Fanny Bryan that immigrated with a baby named William that could fit his possible age, but how many other's could that also fit. Hoping to find that needle in the haystack one day... Paula

Who was Fanny living with in 1900. Where were they in 1880? 1860 and 1870? Where was FAnny in those years you have of her? ----- Original Message ----- From: "PJ" <listserves@oldthingsforgotten.com> To: <bryan@rootsweb.com>; <bryant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 8:05 PM Subject: [BRYANT] William Bryan of Northern Ireland married and died in RedRiver Co. TX >I have a William Bryan, many times found as Bryant, that I cannot find > anywhere after his marriage license dated 30 May 1869 in Red River Co. TX. > He married a woman with the name of Rosanna that was usually called by > Annie. She was previously married so her name on the marriage license was > Ann McClure. I have never been able to find out her maiden name. Their > daughter was named Fanny Frances Bryant. Yes, Fanny and Frances, that is > how it is on her death certificate and her marriage license. On the death > certificate her parents are listed as William Bryant and Annie Bryant. So > no help there. > > I have found Fanny on the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 census, but I have > never found William and Annie. William supposedly died shortly after > Fanny > was born in May 1870 so perhaps Annie remarried and used a different > surname, but that I have not found either. On the four census I have for > Fanny, she lists her father's place of birth as MO, AL, TN and then > Northern > Ireland. Her mother is always listed as being born in KY. > > I am guessing it was not wanted to be known to have a parent that > immigrated > from Ireland so Fanny did not give the correct birth place of her father > until the 1930 Census. > > So here is my question, if one lived in Texas in 1869 (based on the > marriage > date), and you had immigrated to the US, at what port would one have > entered? Was there any possibility that William could have landed in the > gulf region and headed north across Texas? Or is it more probable that he > landed on the east coast and headed west across the country like all > others > that ended up in northeast Texas at that time? > > I have searched immigration files for years that might be possible for my > William and they are just filled with William Bryan, Bryant, O'Bryan, > O'Bryant, O'Brien, etc. I did find a Fanny Bryan that immigrated with a > baby named William that could fit his possible age, but how many other's > could that also fit. > > Hoping to find that needle in the haystack one day... > > Paula > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BRYANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/654 - Release Date: 1/27/2007 > 5:02 PM > >