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The Second Battle; Or, the New Declaration of Independence, 1776-1900; an Account of the Struggle of 1900
The Second Battle Or the New Declaration of Independence 1776-1900 an Account of the Struggle of 1900 Author:William Jennings Bryan General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1900 Original Publisher: W.B. Conkey Co. Subjects: Campaign literature United States Campaign literature, 1900 Notes: This is a black and white OCR reprint of the original. It has no illustrations and there may be typos or missing text. When you buy the General Books edit... more »ion of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. Excerpt: CHAPTER III. BIOGRAPHY OF HON. WILLIAM J. BRYAN. ANCESTRY. Within the last few years Mr. Bryan has corresponded with a number of persons bearing the family name. Some of the Bryans trace their ancestry to Ireland, some to Wales, while others have followed the name through Irish into English history. A biographical sketch written under the supervision of Silas L. Bryan states that the family is of Irish extraction. William Bryan, who lived in Culpeper County, Virginia, something more than one hundred years ago, is the first ancestor whose name is known to the descendants. Where he was born, and when, is a matter of conjecture. He owned a large tract of land among the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, near Sperry ville. The family name of his wife is unknown. There were born to the pair five children: James, who removed to Kentucky; John, who remained upon the homestead; Aquilla, who removed to Ohio; and Francis and Elizabeth, about whom nothing is known. John Bryan, the second son, was born about 1790, and at an early age married Nancy Lillard. The Lillard family is an old American family of English extraction, and is now represented by numerous descendants scattered over Virginia, Kentucky, and Tennessee. To John Bryan and wife ten children were born, all of whom, excepting Russell and Eliz- Wrltten by Mrs. Bryan for the "First Battle." abeth, are deceased. The oldest, William, removed to Missouri in early life and lived near Troy until his death, some ten years ago. John and Howard d...« less