There is an interesting Bryant family who moved from KY to MO to CA then to TX before 1880. The couple died in Stephens County, Texas where there is a probate record in the courthouse, but a researcher is not allowed to access the original records. Question: Is this Bryant line related to any others in that part of Texas?

Dallas Morning News
Dallas, Texas
January 24, 1894
Mortuary
J. M. BRYANT
Breckenridge, Stephens Co., Texas, Jan. 21: J. M. BRYANT (JAMES BRYANT), familiarly known as Dad, died here last night. He was an old and respected citizen of this county.

From the Texas death certificate:
EMELINE SMITH BRYANT died February 20, 1910 in Breckenridge, Stephens County, Texas. She was born Nov. 1, 1819 in Kentucky and her father’s name was FLETCHER.

From 1880 Stephens County, Texas census:
JAMES M. BRYANT, white male, age 62, farmer, farmer, born KY, father KY, mother Va
EMELINE S. BRYANT, white female, age 60, wife, keeping house, born KY, parents VA
JAMES M., white male, age 33, son, farm laborer, born MO, parents KY

1900 Stephens County, Texas Census in Justice Precinct 1
A. D. DAY, head, white male, born April 1873, born GA, parents GA, farmer, rent
L. J. DAY, mother, white female, born June 1856, has 3 of 5 children living born GA, father SC, mother GA
MINNIE B. DAY, sister, white female born July 1884, born Texas, father MO
CLARA W. DAY, sister, white female born June 1888, born Texas, father MO
EMALINE S. BRYANT, white female born November 1819, looks 0 of 2 or 7 children living, born KY, parents VA


Name: Emeline Smith Bryant
Death date: 20 Feb 1910
Death place: Breckenridge, Stephens, Texas
Gender: Female
Race or color (on document): white
Age at death: 90 years
Estimated birth year:
Birth date: 01 Nov 1819
Birth place: Kentucky
Marital status: Widowed
Spouse name:
Father name: Fletcher
Father birth place:
Mother name:
Mother birth place:
Occupation: Housewife
Residence: Breckenridge, Tex
Cemetery name:
Burial place: Breckenridge, Tex
Burial date: 21 Feb 1910
Additional relatives:
Film number: 2050144
Digital GS number: 4165820
Image number: 1628
Reference number: cn 2818
Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976


1860 El Dorado County, California, township Mud Springs
THOMAS M. BRYANT, age 43, miner, born KY
EMELINE BRYANT age 40, born KY
SARAH BRYANT age 17, born MO
JAMES BRYANT age 13, born MO
ALFRED BRYANT age 4, born CA

1870 El Dorado County, California, township Mud Springs
JAMES M. BRYANT
EMALINE S. BRYANT
JAMES M. BRYANT
Galveston Daily News
Galveston, Texas
July 13, 1878