William Jennings Bryan

1860 - 1925  (65 years)

Silas Lillard Bryan

1822 - 1880  (57 years)

Birth	Nov 1822	Sperryville, Rappahannock Co., Virginia
Died	30 Mar 1880	Marion Co., Illinois
Family	Maria Elizabeth Jennings,   b. 24 May 1834, Marion Co., Illinois
Married	4 Nov 1852	Marion Co., Illinois
Children	1. William Jennings Bryan,   b. 19 Mar 1860, Marion Co., Illinois

Maria Elizabeth Jennings

1834 - 1896  (62 years)

Birth	24 May 1834	Marion Co., Illinois
Died	17 Jun 1896	Marion Co., Illinois
Father	Charles Waters Jennings,   b. 8 Jan 1802
Mother	Maria Woods Davidson,   b. 1802
Family	Silas Lillard Bryan,   b. Nov 1822, Sperryville, Rappahannock Co., Virginia
Married	4 Nov 1852	Marion Co., Illinois
Children	1. William Jennings Bryan,   b. 19 Mar 1860, Marion Co., Illinois

Mary Elizabeth Baird

1861 - 1930  (68 years)

Birth	17 Jun 1861	Pike Co., Illinois
Died	21 Jan 1930	Miami, Miami-Dade Co., Florida
Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., Virginia
Family	William Jennings Bryan,   b. 19 Mar 1860, Marion Co., Illinois
Married	1 Oct 1884

• Name	William Jennings Bryan  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	19 Mar 1860	Marion Co., Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Presbyterian
  Death	26 Jul 1925	Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee
  Burial	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., Virginia   [4]
  Section 4, grave 3118-3121
  Notes	See his entry in the American National Biography. He was a Progressive democrat from Nebraska. He served in Congress starting in 1890; presidential candidate in 1896 ("Cross of Gold" speech and all of that), 1900, and 1908; Secretary of State for Woodrow Wilson 1913-1915 (he resigned b/c he was an ardent pacifist who objected to Wilson's handling of the war); and prosecutor in the Scopes trial. Bryan Co., Oklahoma, is named for him. According to The Political Graveyard, " Democrat. Lawyer; U.S. Representative from Nebraska 1st District, 1891-95; candidate for President of the United States, 1896, 1900, 1908; U.S. Secretary of State, 1913-15; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 1924. Presbyterian. Member, Freemasons; Knights of Pythias." For a biography, one might see Robert Cherny, A Righteous Cause: The Life of William Jennings Bryan.
  Person ID	I8696
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

  Father	Silas Lillard Bryan,   b. Nov 1822, Sperryville, Rappahannock Co., Virginia d. 30 Mar 1880, Marion Co., Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Maria Elizabeth Jennings,   b. 24 May 1834, Marion Co., Illinois d. 17 Jun 1896, Marion Co., Illinois (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1852	Marion Co., Illinois
  Family ID	F6182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Mary Elizabeth Baird,   b. 17 Jun 1861, Pike Co., Illinois d. 21 Jan 1930, Miami, Miami-Dade Co., Florida (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	1 Oct 1884
  Family ID	F6183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Nov 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 19 Mar 1860 - Marion Co., Illinois  Death - 26 Jul 1925 - Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee  Burial - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Co., Virginia   = Link to Google Earth
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  William Jennings Bryan (d. 1915)

  
  

• Sources

  [S17] Harry Wright Newman, Anne Arundel Gentry (Rpt.): A Genealogical History of Some Early Families of Anne Arundel Co., Maryland, (Rpt. Delaware: Colonial Roots), 2.430. [S180] Lawrence Kestenbaum, The Political Graveyard. [S290] American National Biography OnLine, https://doi.org/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.0600070. [S302] Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington National Cemetery - Gravesite Locator.