Matilda Bryan

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• Name	Matilda Bryan  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Birth	1839 Pennsylvania, USA [1]
  Born	31 Oct 1843 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11]
  Gender	Female
  Biography	I was a Christian missionary who served as president of the Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Missionary Society. I contributed to the financial and overall well-being of my church and was an activist and organizing member of the Independent Order of the Daughters of Temperance. [8]
  Ethnicity	American [10]
  One Hundred Voices	Number 90 [8]
  Residence	1850 Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA [1]  –  11 Age: 11; AttendedSchool: Y
  Residence	1870 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  Residence Post Office: Harrisburg
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Self
  Residence	1900 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [2]  –  Marital Status: Widowed; Relation to Head: Mother in Law
  Residence	1910 418 South, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [10]  –  Age: 68; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0078; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 3; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 2; MaritalStatus: Widowed; RelationToHead: Head
  Program Honors 50yrs Service@Wesley Union	27 Mar 1920 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [12]
  Race	Black [1, 10]
  Name	Matilda Bryan [5, 7]
  Name	Millia Stewartt [10]
  Name	Willia Slewartt [10]
  Residence	​ Pennsylvania, USA [6]  –  Relation to Head: Widow
  Residence	1925 1511 Derry, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [13]
  Died	15 Aug 1925 1511 Derry street, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5, 7, 9, 11]
  	Age: 81
  Buried	​ 201 South 30th, Penbrook, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [5, 7, 9, 11, 14]
  	Lincoln Cemetery
  Notes	My Contribution: I was a Christian missionary who served as president of the Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Missionary Society. I contributed to the financial and overall well-being of my church and was an activist and organizing member of the Independent Order of the Daughters of Temperance. My Legacy: I was a dedicated leader of Black Christian organizations in Harrisburg. Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church remains a fixture of Harrisburg, thanks in great part to the benevolent work of my life. About Me: “Special services will be held in Wesley Union African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church tomorrow evening by the Missionary Society in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of Mrs. Matilda Stuart as an active worker in the society. She has been president of the society for forty-five consecutive years.” - Harrisburg Telegraph, March 27, 1920. Full Name: Matilda Bryan, Mrs. Matilda Stuart. Alternate Spellings: Stewart, Steward Birth Date: October 31, 1843 Death Date: August 15, 1925 Place of Birth: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Sex: Female Race: Black (1880-1920 Federal Censuses) and “Colored” (Certificate of Death) Places of Residence: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: 418 South Street (1880-1910, owned) and 1511 Derry Street (1917-1925) Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Resident and property owner; active member of Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church. Family Members: Father: A. Bryan. Mother: Matilda Lewis. Husband: Jeremiah Stuart. Children: Mary Stuart, Anna “Annie” E. Stuart Davis. Son-in-Law: John M. Davis. Grandchildren: Steward J. Davis, Morris R. Davis, John N. Davis, Dorothy A. Davis, Forrest Davis, Ross O. Davis, Myrtha L. Davis, Matilda A. Davis Fitzhugh, and James M. Fitzhugh (grandson-in-law). Education: Could read and write. Occupations: Cook. Mother. Missionary. Church Membership: Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Activism: Active in Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Mission- ary Society (president for over 40 years), Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion (stewardess), Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church W. H. and F.M. Society, Willing Workers’ Club, and Independent Order of the Daughters of Temperance Connections: J. Steward Davis (grandson), Mildred Mercer Cannon, Hannah Braxton Jones, Joseph Popel, John P. Scott, Morris H. Layton, Sr., Annie E. Amos, and John Q. Adams. Digital Harrisburg. “Matilda Stuart,” October 28, 2020. https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/matilda-stuart/.
  Person ID	I18119 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Father	Abraham Bryan (Age 77 years) b. 1802, Maryland, USA d. 30 May 1879, Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Brian (Age 39 years) b. Abt 1811, Virginia, USA d. 12 Aug 1850 (Age 39 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F4745 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	A Bryan b. Abt 1815, Virginia, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Matilda Lewis b. Abt 1820, Maryland, USA
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F1523 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Jeremiah Stewart (Age 55 years) b. Abt 1822, Maryland, USA d. 9 Jun 1877, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years)
  Children	1. Annie L. Stewart (Age 66 years) b. Oct 1864, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA d. 1931, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 66 years)  [natural]   2. Mary Stewart b. Dec 1870, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   3. Ida Stewart b. Abt 1867, Pennsylvania, USA  [natural]   4. Matilda Jones  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1522 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Married	1891 [2]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1527 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Matilda Bryan Stuart photo portrait -Telegraph 27 Mar 1920

  
  

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  [S8] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Gettysburg, Adams, Pennsylvania; Roll: 743; Page: 42b. Record for Abraham Brien https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=8054&h=869864&indiv=try [S37] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0071; FHL microfilm: 1241402. [S47] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 354D; Enumeration District: 094. [S69] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1334; Page: 354A. [S2] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 081001-084000. [S63] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;), The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N. [S170] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 081001-084000. Record for Matilda Stewart https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=5001464&indiv=try [S1344] Digital Harrisburg (blog), Stuart, Matilda Bryan.1843-1925/. I was a Christian missionary who served as president of the Wesley Union A.M.E. Zion Church Missionary Society. I contributed to the financial and overall well-being of my church and was an activist and organizing member of the Independent Order of the Daughters of Temperance. https://digitalharrisburg.com/commonwealth/100names/matilda-stuart/ Citation Text: Record for Matilda Steward. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=70366613&indiv=try [S5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1336; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0078; FHL microfilm: 1375349. Record for Miltia Slewartt https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=24355199&indiv=try [S129] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Matilda Steward https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=60525&h=70366613&indiv=try [S2434] Newspapers.com - Harrisburg Telegraph - 27 Mar 1920 - Page 16, (Name: Harrisburg Telegraph; Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; Date: 27 Mar 1920;), Program Honors Matilda Bryan Stuart for 50 Years of Services to Wesley Union Chuch 27 Mar 1920. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/105448035/program-honors-matilda-bryan-stuart-for/?xid=637 [S147] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). Record for Matilda Steward https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2469&h=164164492&indiv=try [S4] Findagrave, (Location: Penbrook, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, USA; Date: 1885;), Matilda Steward unknown. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123925914/matilda-steward