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Louis Montgomery Ussery was born on 29 Apr 1897 near Lone Oak, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG.^4,5,6
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, G in the household of his parents, Sterling Samuel Ussery and Mary Elizabeth Harris.¹⁴ He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, in the household of his parents.¹⁵
     Louis registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1918, while living at Clarksville, TennesseeG, reporting he was employed as his father.¹⁶ He enlisted in the U.S. Army 6 Sep 1918, serving as a private until 11 Mar 1919.^17,18
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, in the household of his parents.¹⁹
     Louis married Ledley Logan Cobb, daughter of Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr. and Mary Louisa Logan, about 1929 in Trenton, Todd Co., KentuckyG.^7,8,9
     Louis and Ledley appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, in the household of his parents.²⁰
     Louis and Ledley appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee G, on U.S. Highway 76, enumerated 16 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $6,000. Their children Robert and Virginia were listed as living with them, as was his father.²¹
     He was a laborer on the family farm by age 12. He continued there until his father retired, before 1940, when he took over its management. That year Louis reported that he had worked 42 hours the last week of March.^22,23,24,25
     His wife died on 11 Jul 1953 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG.^26,27
     Louis died on 21 Aug 1987 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TennesseeG, at age 90.^10,11,12 He was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, TennesseeG, in the Cobb family lot.¹³

Col. Henry Hunter Bryan was born on 23 Feb 1786 in Martin Co., North CarolinaG.^4,5,6
     He was probably one of the two males age 10 to 15 listed in the household of his father, Joseph Bryan, in the 1800 Federal Census of Hallifax, Martin Co., North CarolinaG.¹⁰
     Henry married Elizabeth Ann Averett, daughter of Jesse Averett and Mary Grimes, on 4 Dec 1804.^7,8,9
     Henry and Elizabeth moved to TennesseeG, most likely after their marriage given the young age at which they married, and before 1810 when their first child known to have been born there was born. The 1810 census records for most of Tennessee have been lost, so they cannot be located from that source.¹¹
     Henry served in the Sixteenth United States Congress, representing the Clarksville District, between 4 Mar 1819 and 3 Mar 1821.^12,13,14
     Henry appeared on the 1820 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., TennesseeG, with a household consisting of two males under age 10 (sons Henry and Jessie), one age 10 to 16 (unknown), three age 16 to 26 (unknown), and one age 26 to 45 (himself), four females under age 10 (daughters Mary, Marina, and Sarah and another), and one age 26 to 45 (wife Elizabeth), and 43 slaves.¹⁵
     His wife died on 21 Sep 1824 in Clarksville, TennesseeG.^16,17
     Henry appeared on the 1830 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., TennesseeG, with a household consisting of one male age 20 to 30 (unknown), and one age 40 to 50 (himself), three females age 10 to 15 (daughter Sarah and two others), two age 15 to 20 (unknown), and one age 20 to 30 (Mary), and 15 slaves.¹⁸
     Henry left a will dated 12 Jan 1835, in which he named his son Henry, his son-in-law William Hilliard Dortch, and nephew W. K. Turner as executors. He directed that all his debts be paid, and that all his perishable property except his slaves be sold by his executors. His slaves were to be evenly divided between his children. He had previously given two slaves, Lucy and Martha, to his daughter Marina, and his executors were determine their value and deduct it from her share. All his land was to be divided between his children unless the executors decided it was in the interest of the children to sell it. All the rest of his property was to be disposed of as the executors think best and divided equally among his children.¹⁹
     Henry died on 7 May 1835 in Montgomery Co., TennesseeG, at age 49.²
     His will was proved in the Jul 1835 term of the Montgomery Co. court.¹⁹