Anne Eliza Bolyard

Female21 February 1855–14 January 1936

Brief Life History of Anne Eliza

When Anne Eliza Bolyard was born on 21 February 1855, in Barbour, Virginia, United States, her father, Daniel Bolyard, was 28 and her mother, Sarah Boyles, was 34. She married George Bedford Bryan on 26 May 1875, in Barbour, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Glade District, Barbour, West Virginia, United States for about 40 years. She died on 14 January 1936, in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Philippi, Barbour, West Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Bedford Bryan
1854–1937
Anne Eliza Bolyard
1855–1936
Marriage: 26 May 1875
James Lloyd Bryan
1876–1953
Joseph Lyman Bryan
1877–1962
William Okey Bryan
1880–1954
Delbert W. Bryan
1882–1964
Daniel Cleveland Bryan
1884–1971
Grace E. Bryan
1887–1927
Letha Gay Bryan
1895–1979

Sources (43)

  • Ann Eliza Boliard in household of Daniel Boliard, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Analiza Bolyard, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928"
  • Ann E Bolyard, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    26 May 1875Barbour, West Virginia, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1861 · The Battle of Manassas

    Age 6

    The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

    1863

    Age 8

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

    Age 26

    Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

    Name Meaning

    English: perhaps a variant of Bullard .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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