BIOGRAPHIES:  Thomas J. BRYAN, Menomonie, Dunn County, WI

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THOMAS J. BRYAN, harness maker, Menomonie.  Born in Shelby Co., Ohio, in 
1830.  When six years of age, his parents removed to Indiana.  He learned 
his trade in Niles, Mich., and came to Wisconsin as early as 1856; but 
first settled in the State of Durand, where he was engaged in business for 
ten years.  He came to Menomonie in May, 1875.  He married Vienna A. 
McCarty.  They have three children  Julia A. Charles H. and Earnest B. 


-- From "History of Northern Wisconsin, An Account of Its Settlement, Growth,
Development and Resources; an Extensive Sketch of its Counties, Cities, 
Towns and Villages." Volume 1.  Chicago: the Western Historical Company, 
A.T. Andreas, Proprietor, 1881, page 283