Wife of Richard S. Bryarly
Anna Rennick was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, and her mother died soon afterward. When she was 9 years old, she was sent by herself to America to live with relatives in New Orleans. She loved the South until her death, and her library, "one of the largest in the state, contained much Southern literature."
Anna Rennick married John Schuster on December 14, 1869, in Marion County, Texas. Anna, age 19, and John Schuster, 33, born in Prussia, blacksmith, are listed in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, in the 1870 federal census. John Schuster is listed in 1875, 1877, 1878 tax rolls for Camp County, Texas. He applied for a Confederate pension from Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, in 1899. He had served in Company C, 12th Regiment, Alabama, and came to Texas in 1868. John Schuster, blacksmith, born in Bavaria, is listed in the federal census in Camp County, Texas, in 1880 with Agness Schuster, age 7, and Jesse Porter, a 12-year-old servant. Agnes's father was born in Bavaria, and her mother was born in Ireland. She may have died the next year.
Anna R Schuster married R. S. Bryarly on July 5, 1884, in Union County, Arkansas.
She came to Center, Texas, in 1885 with her husband, R. S. Bryarly, and remained there for the rest of her life. She took an active role in her community. "The shade trees, planted around the public square...were the result of her efforts, as was the rest room for women, the reading club, the public library, the Mother's Club, and many other activities for the public good." For many years she was society editor of The Champion, under the name "Panzie."
She was almost blind for several years before her death. Although ill only briefly, she "seemed to realize that the end was near," and made all arrangements for her funeral, property, and business affairs. She requested that her favorite poem, "The Sleep" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, be read at her funeral.
Her only known surviving relatives were 4 nieces and 4 nephews, including J. M. Rennick of Center. In the 1900 federal census, she had had 4 children and none were living.
Sources:
1870 federal census, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas.
A lengthy obituary for Mrs. R. S. Bryarly in The Champion, June 14, 1922, is reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:190-192.
Anna Rennick was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, and her mother died soon afterward. When she was 9 years old, she was sent by herself to America to live with relatives in New Orleans. She loved the South until her death, and her library, "one of the largest in the state, contained much Southern literature."
Anna Rennick married John Schuster on December 14, 1869, in Marion County, Texas. Anna, age 19, and John Schuster, 33, born in Prussia, blacksmith, are listed in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, in the 1870 federal census. John Schuster is listed in 1875, 1877, 1878 tax rolls for Camp County, Texas. He applied for a Confederate pension from Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, in 1899. He had served in Company C, 12th Regiment, Alabama, and came to Texas in 1868. John Schuster, blacksmith, born in Bavaria, is listed in the federal census in Camp County, Texas, in 1880 with Agness Schuster, age 7, and Jesse Porter, a 12-year-old servant. Agnes's father was born in Bavaria, and her mother was born in Ireland. She may have died the next year.
Anna R Schuster married R. S. Bryarly on July 5, 1884, in Union County, Arkansas.
She came to Center, Texas, in 1885 with her husband, R. S. Bryarly, and remained there for the rest of her life. She took an active role in her community. "The shade trees, planted around the public square...were the result of her efforts, as was the rest room for women, the reading club, the public library, the Mother's Club, and many other activities for the public good." For many years she was society editor of The Champion, under the name "Panzie."
She was almost blind for several years before her death. Although ill only briefly, she "seemed to realize that the end was near," and made all arrangements for her funeral, property, and business affairs. She requested that her favorite poem, "The Sleep" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, be read at her funeral.
Her only known surviving relatives were 4 nieces and 4 nephews, including J. M. Rennick of Center. In the 1900 federal census, she had had 4 children and none were living.
Sources:
1870 federal census, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas.
A lengthy obituary for Mrs. R. S. Bryarly in The Champion, June 14, 1922, is reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:190-192.
Wife of Richard S. Bryarly
Anna Rennick was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, and her mother died soon afterward. When she was 9 years old, she was sent by herself to America to live with relatives in New Orleans. She loved the South until her death, and her library, "one of the largest in the state, contained much Southern literature."
Anna Rennick married John Schuster on December 14, 1869, in Marion County, Texas. Anna, age 19, and John Schuster, 33, born in Prussia, blacksmith, are listed in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, in the 1870 federal census. John Schuster is listed in 1875, 1877, 1878 tax rolls for Camp County, Texas. He applied for a Confederate pension from Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, in 1899. He had served in Company C, 12th Regiment, Alabama, and came to Texas in 1868. John Schuster, blacksmith, born in Bavaria, is listed in the federal census in Camp County, Texas, in 1880 with Agness Schuster, age 7, and Jesse Porter, a 12-year-old servant. Agnes's father was born in Bavaria, and her mother was born in Ireland. She may have died the next year.
Anna R Schuster married R. S. Bryarly on July 5, 1884, in Union County, Arkansas.
She came to Center, Texas, in 1885 with her husband, R. S. Bryarly, and remained there for the rest of her life. She took an active role in her community. "The shade trees, planted around the public square...were the result of her efforts, as was the rest room for women, the reading club, the public library, the Mother's Club, and many other activities for the public good." For many years she was society editor of The Champion, under the name "Panzie."
She was almost blind for several years before her death. Although ill only briefly, she "seemed to realize that the end was near," and made all arrangements for her funeral, property, and business affairs. She requested that her favorite poem, "The Sleep" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, be read at her funeral.
Her only known surviving relatives were 4 nieces and 4 nephews, including J. M. Rennick of Center. In the 1900 federal census, she had had 4 children and none were living.
Sources:
1870 federal census, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas.
A lengthy obituary for Mrs. R. S. Bryarly in The Champion, June 14, 1922, is reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:190-192.
Anna Rennick was born in County Leitrim, Ireland, and her mother died soon afterward. When she was 9 years old, she was sent by herself to America to live with relatives in New Orleans. She loved the South until her death, and her library, "one of the largest in the state, contained much Southern literature."
Anna Rennick married John Schuster on December 14, 1869, in Marion County, Texas. Anna, age 19, and John Schuster, 33, born in Prussia, blacksmith, are listed in Jefferson, Marion County, Texas, in the 1870 federal census. John Schuster is listed in 1875, 1877, 1878 tax rolls for Camp County, Texas. He applied for a Confederate pension from Pittsburg, Camp County, Texas, in 1899. He had served in Company C, 12th Regiment, Alabama, and came to Texas in 1868. John Schuster, blacksmith, born in Bavaria, is listed in the federal census in Camp County, Texas, in 1880 with Agness Schuster, age 7, and Jesse Porter, a 12-year-old servant. Agnes's father was born in Bavaria, and her mother was born in Ireland. She may have died the next year.
Anna R Schuster married R. S. Bryarly on July 5, 1884, in Union County, Arkansas.
She came to Center, Texas, in 1885 with her husband, R. S. Bryarly, and remained there for the rest of her life. She took an active role in her community. "The shade trees, planted around the public square...were the result of her efforts, as was the rest room for women, the reading club, the public library, the Mother's Club, and many other activities for the public good." For many years she was society editor of The Champion, under the name "Panzie."
She was almost blind for several years before her death. Although ill only briefly, she "seemed to realize that the end was near," and made all arrangements for her funeral, property, and business affairs. She requested that her favorite poem, "The Sleep" by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, be read at her funeral.
Her only known surviving relatives were 4 nieces and 4 nephews, including J. M. Rennick of Center. In the 1900 federal census, she had had 4 children and none were living.
Sources:
1870 federal census, Jefferson, Marion County, Texas.
A lengthy obituary for Mrs. R. S. Bryarly in The Champion, June 14, 1922, is reprinted in Mildred Cariker Pinkston, Obituaries of Early Pioneers, Shelby County, Texas, Center: Center Printing Co., 1983, I:190-192.
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