Iva Marie Sheffer and Paul King Bryan

PAUL KING BRYAN was born September 24, 1893 in Williamsburg, Green Twp, Wayne, Indiana,^{8, 1675} and died August 14, 1989 in Community Hospital, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ He is buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.^{897, 4931}

He married IVA MARIE SHEFFER on January 20, 1915 in Wayne County, Indiana,¹⁶⁷⁵ daughter of ELLEN B. MILLER and LANDORF D. SHEFFER. She was born June 10, 1891 in Lynn, Randolph, Indiana,¹⁶⁷⁵ and died October 3, 1983 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹ She is buried in Washington Park East Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹

• Descendant Reports
  • William H. Thompson Descendant Report (Ancestor of Iva M. Sheffer)
  • Alexander Blair Descendant Report (Ancestor of Iva M. Sheffer)

Children of IVA MARIE SHEFFER and PAUL KING BRYAN:

1. BETTY LEILAH BRYAN, b. September 11, 1920, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ m. LEE JENKINS on December 14, 1942 in Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky⁵⁵⁷⁵; d. before 1989.
2. DOROTHY JOYCE BRYAN, b. September 17, 1924, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ m. (1) CLYDE KILLOUGH on June 3, 1951 in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana⁵⁵⁷⁶, m. (2) BILLIE J. JOYCE; d. September 26, 1977, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana.⁴⁹³¹
3. BARBARA JEAN BRYAN, b. November 11, 1928, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana;⁴⁹¹⁷ d. January 30, 1929, Williamsburg, Wayne, Indiana;^{456, 4931} bur. Earlham Cemetery, Richmond, Wayne, Indiana.^{456, 4931}

Marriage Announcements and News

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, January 30, 1967⁵⁵⁷⁷

Paul K. Bryans, Former Residents, Wed 52 Years

Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Bryan of Indianapolis, former residents of Richmond and Williamsburg, observed their fifty-second wedding anniversary Jan. 20.

They were married in 1915 by Rev. Zelma Mills in Randolph County. They resided in Wayne County until 1940 when they moved to Indianapolis.

Mrs. Bryan was the former Iva Sheffer. Mr. Bryan is a retired employe of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

They have two daughters, Mrs. Betty Jenkins of Indianapolis and Mrs. Joyce Joyce of Triangle, Va.; also four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Palladium-Item and Sun-Telegram, January 16, 1975⁵⁵⁷⁸

Will Mark 60th Wedding Anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Paul K. Bryan of 446 North Cecil Ave., Indianapolis, will observe their sixtieth wedding anniversary Monday, Jan. 20. They were married at Lynn by the Rev. Zelma Mills in 1915.

Mrs. Bryan is the former Iva Sheffe of both Randolph and Wayne counties. They were former residents of Richmond and Williamsburg before moving to Indianapolis in 1940. Bryan retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad 16 years ago.

They are both members of the Windsor Village Baptist Church in Indianapolis. Bryan is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Kirk Little Post of Richmond and the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Mrs. Bryan is a member of the Taylor Chapte, Order of Eastern Star, at Williamsburg. They recently returned from a sight-seeing trip to Washington, D.C.

They have two daughters, Betty Jenkins and Joyce Joyce, both of Indianapolis; four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Obituaries

Indianapolis Star, October 6, 1983⁵⁶⁷¹

Iva M. Bryan

Services for Iva M. Bryan, 92, Indianapolis, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Windsor Village Baptist Church, of which she was a member. Friends may call from2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday in Shirley Bothers Irvington Hill Chapel. Born in Randolph County and resident here 43 years, she died Monday at Winona Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Williamsburg of Indiana Chapter of Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband, Paul Bryan.

Richmond Palladium-Item, August 17, 1989⁸⁹⁷

Paul K. Bryan

WILLIAMSBURG — Paul K. Bryan, 95, of Indianapolis, former Williamsburg resident, died Sunday in Community Hospital, Indianapolis, after a long illness.

He was a native of Williamsburg and had lived in the Indianapolis area several years. He was a veteran of World War I and was retired from the Pennsylvania Railroad.

Survivors include two brothers, Tom of Connersville and Richard of North Webster; two sisters, Irene Alyea of Williamsburg and Aleta Anderson of Fountain City; three grandsons; several great-grandchildren; nieces and nephews. His wife and two daughters are deceased.

Funeral service for Paul K. Bryan was Wednesday at Shirley Brothers East Chapel, Indianapolis. Burial was in Washington Park Cemetery, Indianapolis.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 5, 19001769	Greensfork Township, Randolph, Indiana	Landorf D. Sheffer Ellen B. Miller Iva Marie Sheffer Henry Jacob Sheffer Orville Wilbur Sheffer George Edward Sheffer Nettie Olive Sheffer Nellie B. Sheffer
April 25, 1910895	Greene Twp, Wayne, Indiana	Landorf D. Sheffer Ellen B. Miller Iva Marie Sheffer Henry Jacob Sheffer Orville Wilbur Sheffer
January 2, 1920895	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Iva Marie Sheffer Paul King Bryan
April 2, 1930252	Richmond, Wayne, Indiana	Iva Marie Sheffer Paul King Bryan Dorothy Joyce Bryan Betty Leilah Bryan Ellen B. Miller
April 6, 19402486	Williamsburg, Wayne, Indiana	Iva Marie Sheffer Paul King Bryan Dorothy Joyce Bryan Betty Leilah Bryan Emerson McClain Phyllis Sheffer Daughter