Jack County petroleum capital founder, Henry E. Bryson (Sept. 1, 1839– Oct. 25, 1909), a Civil War veteran, farmer and stockraiser, built first log cabin here in 1878. After Bryson post office was established in 1882, the town developed as a center . . . — — Map (db m200189) HM
This is Henry E. Bryson's home. The log cabin was the first one built in Bryson, Texas, in 1878. Henry E. Bryson moved here with his wife, Mary A. Bryson, and three of their children including Anderson Doak Bryson, Kate Bryson Moore and Bessie . . . — — Map (db m200161) HM
Tennessee native James Madison McCloud (b. 1845) served with an Alabama cavalry unit during the Civil War. In 1881 he moved to Texas with his wife Ruth Elizabeth (Sampley) and children. Shortly after settling in the Bryson vicinity in the spring of . . . — — Map (db m200187) HM
