Our Forever Family:Information about James Bryan
James Bryan (b. Abt. 1800, d. date unknown)
Notes for James Bryan:
326 Birmingham Bryan James m broom maker
Pittsburgh, PA 1826 Business Directory
Compiled/Edited: Richard E. Stevens, University of Del
Birmingham is located south of Pittsburg
On the south shore, the city of Birmingham (now the South Side), also established itself as a marketplace for area farmers then as a center for industry. The land was originally given to John Ormsby by the King of England, his reward for service in the French and Indian War. Ormsby's son-in-law laid out the town, and called it "Birmingham" after his own hometown in England. Streets were named after members of his family. This may surprise modern-day residents of the South Side, who still live on streets with names such as Sarah, Jane, and Muriel!
Birmingham was the location of many of the regions' successful glass factories, the first dating all the way back to the 1790's. During this era, glass production was performed by skilled craftsmen (many new German immigrants) in small factories. But later in the century 70 glass shops would be producing in Birmingham, making over half of the nation's glass.
More About James Bryan:
Date born 2: 1800
Census 1: 1830, 1 female under 5 1 male under 5 no aliens.
Census 2: 1830, East ward pittsburgh roll 144, book 1, page 153a.
Census 3: 1830, of 30 & under 40.
Children of James Bryan and Mary are: