MARSHALL COUNTY, TN - BIOGRAPHIES - John A. Bryant
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JOHN A. BRYANT, farmer, is a son of John F. and Sarah W. (Amis) Bryant, both
natives of North Carolina, the father born in 1790 and the mother in 1794.
After marriage, in 1837, they removed from their native State and came to
Marshall County, where the spent the remainder of their days. This family
consisted of ten children, six of whom are living. The father was an
industrious tiller of the soil, owning nearly 800 acres of land. He ws a
Democrat and a man of fair education and good business qualities. His death
occurred in 1857. After his death the mother lived a widow on the old
homestead until 1870, when she, too, was called away. Our subject was born in
North Carolina June 28, 1828, and his ancestors on both sides were of Irish
extraction. He was reared on the farm, and owing to the demand for his
services at home, received a very limited education. He worked for his father
till twenty-one years of age, and then began his career as an independent
farmer. In 1860 he wedded Sallie C. Fry, a native of Marshall County, born May
9, 1835, and to them were born four children. In 1862, Mr. Bryant enlisted in
Company E. Eleventh Tennessee Confederate Cavalry and after twelve months'
service was appointed brigade forage master, and a year later held a position
in the ordnance department. During three years of faithful service he was
never wounded nor taken prisoner. After peace had been declared he returned to
the more peaceful pursuits of farming. He is a member of the Presbyterian
Church, and for eight years held the position of magistrate. He is a Democrat
in politics. He owns over 500 acres of land, and for forty-nine years has been
a resident of Marshall County.

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Source:  " The Goodspeeds History of Tennessee, 1886."