G. W. BRYAN

BRYAN

Posted By: Mona Sarratt Knight (email)
Date: 5/31/2009 at 10:25:06

Source: The History of Appanoose County, Iowa, Containing A History of the County, its Cities, Towns, etc., A Biographical Directory of Citizens, War Records of its Volunteers in the late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, History of the Northwest, History of Iowa, Map of Appanoose County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, etc.; illustrated; Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1878.

G. W. BRYAN, teacher, born in Hendricks Co., Ind., Aug. 12, 1853; when 4 years of age, his father, J.W.B., came to this county, purchased and located upon the farm in Center Tp., where the family now reside, and died in October 1875, at the age of 65. Early in the War, his older brothers enlisted, leaving himself and younger brother with his father (then in feeble health) to conduct the farm; he was able in consequence to attend school less than three months per year in the district school; but being industrious and anxious to succeed in life, he improved every moment well, and at the age of 23, he entered the Normal School at Moulton; has for the past two years taught school; upon entering Normal, by applying himself to his studies, he accomplished in two years what usually required three years' time, and June 28, 1878, received his diploma as qualified for the duties of a teacher, having while there acted as assistant teacher, and with Profs. Campbell and Guthrie taught the Normal at Centerville; he entered his present position, taking charge of the school at
Cincinnati, Sept. 16, 1878; owns an undivided interest in his father's estate.