Individual Details

Morgan S Bryant

(Abt 1807 - )

Some years ago I went through a little town on the coast of Calif. named "Harmony" and it was for sale. it had only a dairy and a post office in it and the old dairy had become a pottery shop. It also had a post office. I recently learned that your Morgan had a dairy right in that exact area. I think Harmony must have been part of Morgan's ranch. He made only butter. He and his son Morgan, who had a twin Martha. Twins run in our Bryant family too. A son of our Morgan had twins and a grandon of our Morgan had twins and there are others. I found another set of twins named Morgan and Martha and they were 23 and lived in Christian, KY in 1850. - Jackie 2/2010.

The town of Harmony began as a dairy settlement in the late 1800s started by Swiss immigrants living near the Italian border--the same background as many of San Luis Obispo County's founders, including the Madonna Family, owners of the Madonna Inn located in San Luis Obispo, CA.
Harmony was founded in 1869 around several dairy ranches and a creamery. The operation changed hands repeatedly because of rivalries that led to a killing. In 1907, owners and ranchers agreed to call off their feud and called the town by its present name as a symbol of their truce.
(Wikipedia contributors. "Harmony, California." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 16 Feb. 2010. Web. 23 Feb. 2010.)

Events

BirthAbt 1807Kentucky, United States
Marriage3 Apr 1836Cass, Missouri, United States - Elizabeth English
Census (family)1850Bates, Missouri, United States - Elizabeth English
Census (family)9 Jul 1860Analy Township, Sonoma, California, United States - Elizabeth English
Census (family)29 Jun 1870Santa Rosa Township, San Luis Obispo Co., California, - Elizabeth English
Census (family)22 Jun 1880San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, California, United States - Elizabeth English

Families

SpouseElizabeth English (1811 - )
ChildMary Bryant (1839 - )
ChildGeorge Washington Bryant (1842 - )
ChildCharlotte Bryant (1846 - )
ChildMorgan M Bryant (1847 - )
ChildMartha E Bryant (1847 - )
ChildLeonard B Bryant (1849 - )

Notes

Marriage

The last name of Morgan was spelled Bairns in both the index and marriage record.

Census (family)

Elizabeth English Bryant and her husband, Morgan Bryant, on the 1850
Bates Co., MO census. P. 271, Dwelling No. 608.

Morgan Bryant 43 Farmer KY
Elizabeth 40 TN
Mary 11 Mo
Washington 8 Mo
Charlotte 6 Mo
Morgan 3 Mo
Martha 3 Mo
Leonard 1 Mo
Henry 8 Mo

Living in the same area were two other Bryant families which I assume were
Morgan's family, since those families also had some of the same names for
their children, Morgan and Washington. (Debbie Pirie)

Census (family)

70, 70, Morgan Braine, 52 M, Farmer, 2000, 1500, Kentucky, cannot read/write
Elizabeth " , 48 F, Tennesse, cannot read/write
George W " , 18 M, Farm laborer, MO, attended school
Charlotta " , 15 F, MO, attended school
Morgan M " , 13 M, Twins MO, attended school
Martha E " , 13 F, MO, attended school
Leonard " , 10 M, MO, attended school
John English, 15 M, MO
Samuel English, 49 M, Farmer, 500, 600, Tennessee, cannot read/write (Samuel is Elizabeth's brother)

Census (family)

176, 175, Bryant, Morgan, 64, MW, Farmer, 13500, 14444, Kentucky
Elizabeth, 59, FW, Keeping house, Tennesse
George W., 26 MW, Farmer, - , 160, MO
Lucy, 25 FW, at home, MO
Margaret M, 23 FW, at home, MO }
twins Mathew E, 23 MW, at home, MO } should be Morgan and Martha, twins.
Lyman, 20, MW, at home, MO
English, Esther, 21 FW, Keeping house, MO
" , Henry H, 27, MW, Farm labor, MO
" , Zerd, 23 MW, Farm Labor, MO
" , Saml, 61, MW, Farm labor, - , 150, TN (Samuel is Elizabeth's brother)

Census (family)

page 275A
272, 272, Morgan S. BRIANS WM 74 Farmer KY KY KY
Elizabeth BRIANS WF 69 Wife, Keeping House TN TN TN
George BRIANS WM 39 Son Dairyman MO KY TN
Morgan M. BRIANS WM 33 Son Dairyman MO KY TN
Leonard B. BRIANS WM 31 Son Dairyman MO KY TN

Endnotes

1. Census - 1850 , Missouri, Bates Co. (read by Debbie Pirie, summer 2000).

2. Hyer, Barbara., Research on the English and Hopper families. Copies of census records, court minutes, probate, etc. (Campbell, CA: Barbara Hyer, 2000.), Cass Co., MO Marriage Index, 1836 -.

3. Census - 1850 , Missouri, Bates Co. (read by Debbie Pirie, summer 2000).

4. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1860 > CALIFORNIA > SONOMA > ANNALLY TWP Series: M653 Roll: 69 Page: 488.

5. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1870 > CALIFORNIA > SAN LUIS OBISPO > SANTA ROSA TWP Series: M593 Roll: 87 Page: 327.

6. U.S. Census images. Heritage Quest Online. Subscription database through the Sonoma County Public Library. (ProQuest LLC, 2009.), 1880 > CALIFORNIA > SAN LUIS OBISPO > SAN SIMEON Series: T9 Roll: 80 Page: 275.