I dont know if this helps you at all or not but I do have an 1890 Civil War Veterans Census Tennesseans in Texas. Calvin C. Copeland Pvt L Co 1st TN Cav 8-11-1862 to 3-31-1865 Henry W. Copeland pvt F Co. 2nd TN Mtd inf. 3-64 to 3-31-1865 William R. Gardner pvt F Co. 7th TN 9-7-1862 to 1864 John M. Bryant pvt F Co. 2nd Tn Cav. 8-1-1862 to 1-6-1865 No Bryans listed I know the names are not the same but maybe there is a connection? Hope it helps Debbie >From: "Myrna L. Hewitt" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [TNMONTGO-L] Gardner / Copeland / Bryan or Bryant >Date: Sat, 03 Mar 2001 08:55:36 -0500 > >I have been reading this list for some time in hopes of discovering more >about my son-in-law's ancestors. They do not seem to be related to anyone >mentioned. > >So here is what I have about the above. Can anyone fill in any of the many >blanks. > >R.C. Gardner (1816-1879) of Robertson Co, TN m. Lucy Copeland (1829-1878) > >From TN Marriages: "Richard C. Gardner to Lucy C. Copeland issued 7 Feb >1849 bondsman: S. N. Kennedy m by L.C. Bryan, MG 8 Feb 1848 (sic) in >Montgomery Co." > >Her parents were Fayette Copeland (originally from CT, he moved to TN, and >then left for TX where he died in 1837) and his wife Sarah Bryan or Byant. > >One of those genealogy angels on the web gave me great information about >Fayette and his line -- though I am still not sure why he abandoned/left >his >family in TN to go to Texas. However, I have nothing about Sarah except >that she was living with R.C. and Lucy and moved to Nashville. It would >seem from census information that she did not marry a second time. > >If anyone has any suggestions about the Bryans or if they also have someone >who went to Texas in the 1830s perhaps we can share. > >Thanks, Myrna Hewitt > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com