Mariah Elizabeth Jennings Bryan
(1834–1896)
BIRTH
May 24, 1834
PLACE
near Walnut Hill, Illinois
NAME
Mariah Elizabeth Jennings
DEATH
June 27, 1896
PLACE
Salem, Illinois
FAMILY
HUSBAND
Silas Bryan
(1822–1880)
CHILDREN
William Jennings Bryan
(1860-1925)
HOMES
RELIGIOUS VIEWS
CHRISTIAN
METHODIST, BAPTIST
MEMBERSHIPS
AWARDS
Mariah Elizabeth Jennings Bryan was the mother of politician William Jennings Bryan. She married Illinois judge Silas Lillard Bryan in 1852.
EARLY LIFE
Mariah Elizabeth Jennings was born near Walnut Hill, Illinois, on May 24, 1834. She attended local public schools and later studied with Silas Lillard Bryan, whom she married in 1852.
Mariah Jennings Bryan managed much of her family's care and education while her husband was frequently away. After his death in 1880, she raised five minor children, then moved from the farm to Salem. Her daughter-in-law wrote that she worked actively in her church and local social improvement societies.
CAREER
DEATH
Mariah Jennings Bryan died after a prolonged illness on June 27, 1896. Her daughter-in-law Mary Baird Bryan wrote in a family biography published that year that she was buried beside her husband. The specific illness was not identified.
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