MINERVA ANN HODGE-OLIVER-BRYARLY, according to census records, was born in 1814 in Kentucky. Family letters preserved at Duke University indicate her maiden name was Hodge, and she was of Irish & Welsh descent.
Minerva was a member of the Methodist Church. She was first married to Mr. Oliver, and they had two sons:
William Oliver (1833, TN-?) and
John Oliver (1835, MS - 1874).
It is not clear if Mr. Oliver abandoned the family or if Minerva was a widow.
Minerva married her second husband, Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly on 25 August 1842 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. Thomas and Minerva had SEVEN children during the course of their marriage:
Thomas Rowland Bryarly (1843-1858),
Richard Samuel Bryarly (1844-1910),
Rebecca Lucy Elliott Bryarly-Bolin-Mathews (1846-1929),
James Colvin Bryarly (1848-1884),
Rowland Thornton Bryarly (1850-1850),
Elizabeth Matilda Caroline Bryarly (1852-1874), and Silas Wright Bryarly (1856-1939).
Although the Family burial site has not been located, the Bryarly Family Bible has preserved record of her date of death as 23 December 1878 at the 258 1/2 acre family homestead in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
REFERENCES:
1. 30 Sept 1850 Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 239, stamped 120, Family #382, Line 36) - Husband's Household, Thomas F. Bryarly.
2. 06 Aug 1860 Lone Star Post Office, Mt Vernon, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 45, Family #289, Line 29), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
3. 05 Aug 1870 Mount Pleasant, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 139, Stamped Page 82, Family #976, Line 34), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
4. Stampp, Kenneth M., 1999, "Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Part 4: North Carolina and Virginia Plantations: Samuel Bryarly Papers, 1787-1884, Frederick County, Virginia," Duke University: Bethesda, MD, p. 00607.
Minerva's husband, Thomas Fitzhgh Bryarly writes to his brother, Roland Thornton Bryarly on 8 February 1847,
"I received your letter by Mr. Hodge, my wife's brother, who leaves here in the morning for Shreveport (LA)."
p. 00459.
Letter from Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly to his Father, Samuel Bryarly, dated 27 October 1843.
"My wife has been a member of the Methodist church for some years. She was born and raised in Kentucky near Cave Mill . . . her ancestors were Irish & Welsh."
5. (Second Marriage to Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly) documented in the Saturday, 27 August 1842 issue of the Northern Standard Newspaper for Red River County, Republic of Texas. They were married Thursday evening, 25 August 1842 by Esquire Ulysses Aiguier.
6. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia," Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
7. Family Bible Death Record.
8. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia,"
Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
©Mark Morrow
Minerva was a member of the Methodist Church. She was first married to Mr. Oliver, and they had two sons:
William Oliver (1833, TN-?) and
John Oliver (1835, MS - 1874).
It is not clear if Mr. Oliver abandoned the family or if Minerva was a widow.
Minerva married her second husband, Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly on 25 August 1842 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. Thomas and Minerva had SEVEN children during the course of their marriage:
Thomas Rowland Bryarly (1843-1858),
Richard Samuel Bryarly (1844-1910),
Rebecca Lucy Elliott Bryarly-Bolin-Mathews (1846-1929),
James Colvin Bryarly (1848-1884),
Rowland Thornton Bryarly (1850-1850),
Elizabeth Matilda Caroline Bryarly (1852-1874), and Silas Wright Bryarly (1856-1939).
Although the Family burial site has not been located, the Bryarly Family Bible has preserved record of her date of death as 23 December 1878 at the 258 1/2 acre family homestead in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
REFERENCES:
1. 30 Sept 1850 Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 239, stamped 120, Family #382, Line 36) - Husband's Household, Thomas F. Bryarly.
2. 06 Aug 1860 Lone Star Post Office, Mt Vernon, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 45, Family #289, Line 29), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
3. 05 Aug 1870 Mount Pleasant, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 139, Stamped Page 82, Family #976, Line 34), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
4. Stampp, Kenneth M., 1999, "Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Part 4: North Carolina and Virginia Plantations: Samuel Bryarly Papers, 1787-1884, Frederick County, Virginia," Duke University: Bethesda, MD, p. 00607.
Minerva's husband, Thomas Fitzhgh Bryarly writes to his brother, Roland Thornton Bryarly on 8 February 1847,
"I received your letter by Mr. Hodge, my wife's brother, who leaves here in the morning for Shreveport (LA)."
p. 00459.
Letter from Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly to his Father, Samuel Bryarly, dated 27 October 1843.
"My wife has been a member of the Methodist church for some years. She was born and raised in Kentucky near Cave Mill . . . her ancestors were Irish & Welsh."
5. (Second Marriage to Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly) documented in the Saturday, 27 August 1842 issue of the Northern Standard Newspaper for Red River County, Republic of Texas. They were married Thursday evening, 25 August 1842 by Esquire Ulysses Aiguier.
6. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia," Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
7. Family Bible Death Record.
8. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia,"
Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
©Mark Morrow
MINERVA ANN HODGE-OLIVER-BRYARLY, according to census records, was born in 1814 in Kentucky. Family letters preserved at Duke University indicate her maiden name was Hodge, and she was of Irish & Welsh descent.
Minerva was a member of the Methodist Church. She was first married to Mr. Oliver, and they had two sons:
William Oliver (1833, TN-?) and
John Oliver (1835, MS - 1874).
It is not clear if Mr. Oliver abandoned the family or if Minerva was a widow.
Minerva married her second husband, Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly on 25 August 1842 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. Thomas and Minerva had SEVEN children during the course of their marriage:
Thomas Rowland Bryarly (1843-1858),
Richard Samuel Bryarly (1844-1910),
Rebecca Lucy Elliott Bryarly-Bolin-Mathews (1846-1929),
James Colvin Bryarly (1848-1884),
Rowland Thornton Bryarly (1850-1850),
Elizabeth Matilda Caroline Bryarly (1852-1874), and Silas Wright Bryarly (1856-1939).
Although the Family burial site has not been located, the Bryarly Family Bible has preserved record of her date of death as 23 December 1878 at the 258 1/2 acre family homestead in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
REFERENCES:
1. 30 Sept 1850 Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 239, stamped 120, Family #382, Line 36) - Husband's Household, Thomas F. Bryarly.
2. 06 Aug 1860 Lone Star Post Office, Mt Vernon, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 45, Family #289, Line 29), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
3. 05 Aug 1870 Mount Pleasant, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 139, Stamped Page 82, Family #976, Line 34), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
4. Stampp, Kenneth M., 1999, "Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Part 4: North Carolina and Virginia Plantations: Samuel Bryarly Papers, 1787-1884, Frederick County, Virginia," Duke University: Bethesda, MD, p. 00607.
Minerva's husband, Thomas Fitzhgh Bryarly writes to his brother, Roland Thornton Bryarly on 8 February 1847,
"I received your letter by Mr. Hodge, my wife's brother, who leaves here in the morning for Shreveport (LA)."
p. 00459.
Letter from Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly to his Father, Samuel Bryarly, dated 27 October 1843.
"My wife has been a member of the Methodist church for some years. She was born and raised in Kentucky near Cave Mill . . . her ancestors were Irish & Welsh."
5. (Second Marriage to Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly) documented in the Saturday, 27 August 1842 issue of the Northern Standard Newspaper for Red River County, Republic of Texas. They were married Thursday evening, 25 August 1842 by Esquire Ulysses Aiguier.
6. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia," Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
7. Family Bible Death Record.
8. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia,"
Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
©Mark Morrow
Minerva was a member of the Methodist Church. She was first married to Mr. Oliver, and they had two sons:
William Oliver (1833, TN-?) and
John Oliver (1835, MS - 1874).
It is not clear if Mr. Oliver abandoned the family or if Minerva was a widow.
Minerva married her second husband, Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly on 25 August 1842 in Clarksville, Red River County, Texas. Thomas and Minerva had SEVEN children during the course of their marriage:
Thomas Rowland Bryarly (1843-1858),
Richard Samuel Bryarly (1844-1910),
Rebecca Lucy Elliott Bryarly-Bolin-Mathews (1846-1929),
James Colvin Bryarly (1848-1884),
Rowland Thornton Bryarly (1850-1850),
Elizabeth Matilda Caroline Bryarly (1852-1874), and Silas Wright Bryarly (1856-1939).
Although the Family burial site has not been located, the Bryarly Family Bible has preserved record of her date of death as 23 December 1878 at the 258 1/2 acre family homestead in Mt. Pleasant, Titus County, Texas.
REFERENCES:
1. 30 Sept 1850 Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 239, stamped 120, Family #382, Line 36) - Husband's Household, Thomas F. Bryarly.
2. 06 Aug 1860 Lone Star Post Office, Mt Vernon, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 45, Family #289, Line 29), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
3. 05 Aug 1870 Mount Pleasant, Titus Co, Texas Census, (Sheet 139, Stamped Page 82, Family #976, Line 34), Husband's Household, Thomas Bryarly.
4. Stampp, Kenneth M., 1999, "Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations from the Revolution through the Civil War: Series F, Selections from the Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Part 4: North Carolina and Virginia Plantations: Samuel Bryarly Papers, 1787-1884, Frederick County, Virginia," Duke University: Bethesda, MD, p. 00607.
Minerva's husband, Thomas Fitzhgh Bryarly writes to his brother, Roland Thornton Bryarly on 8 February 1847,
"I received your letter by Mr. Hodge, my wife's brother, who leaves here in the morning for Shreveport (LA)."
p. 00459.
Letter from Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly to his Father, Samuel Bryarly, dated 27 October 1843.
"My wife has been a member of the Methodist church for some years. She was born and raised in Kentucky near Cave Mill . . . her ancestors were Irish & Welsh."
5. (Second Marriage to Thomas Fitzhugh Bryarly) documented in the Saturday, 27 August 1842 issue of the Northern Standard Newspaper for Red River County, Republic of Texas. They were married Thursday evening, 25 August 1842 by Esquire Ulysses Aiguier.
6. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia," Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
7. Family Bible Death Record.
8. Brown, Stuart E. Jr. (1983), "Annals of Clarke County Virginia,"
Virginia Book Company, Berryville, Virginia, Vol 1, pp. 226-236.
©Mark Morrow
