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This is Jim Bryden's Book	Part I: Stamp Collecting	Part II: Photos, History, Genealogy	Part III: Denver & Driving

Bryden & Bohlen family 1851-1930 James Alexander Hope Bryden 1892-1944, born in Bolton, England Father :: James Bryden 1852-1925, born in Tinwald, Scotland Mother :: Agnes Ramsey Honeyman Hay, 1859-1924, born in Kilmarnock, Scotland 9 siblings: Jane, Robert, Alexander, Thomas, Marion, [James], Bessie, Minnie, ?, ?  Amanda Wilhelmine Marie Bohlen 1895-1947, born in Mt. Olive, Illinois Father :: Henry E. Bohlen, 1860-1924, born in Hanover, Germany. Mother :: Mary A. Schloman, 1865-1932, born in Mt. Olive, Illinois 8 siblings: Arthur, Edward, Hattie, [Amanda], Anna, Leroy, Alma, ?, ? married November 1, 1914, in Gillespie, Illinois Jim and Mandy had 3 children: Alexander Henry "Sander Buddy" Bryden 1915-1919 Thomas Elmer Bryden 1918-1978 (my father) Agnes Marie Bryden (Holcombe) 1920-199?

Jim Bryden's Book Part II: Photos, Genealogy,  1 :::The Quest for Speed: a Timeline of Human Transportation and Communications  2 :::Brydens Photo Album many pages, with:   3 :::1813 Haldaman Genealogy & Pics  4 :::1851 Bryden Genealogy & Pics  5 ::: 1920 Bryden & Haldaman  6 ::: 1950 Judy & Jim School  7 ::: 1989 Jim & Kathy  8 ::: 1970 Kathy  9 ::: 1970 Jim  10 ::: Haldaman Prouty Gottsch  11 ::: Flynn Family 12 ::: 1995 First Electronic Pictures - Millenium  13 ::: 2002 New Camera  14 ::: 2003 Spring Blizzard  15 ::: 2004 Cats & Dogs  16 ::: 2005 The Ordeal  17 ::: 2005 Spooky  18 ::: 2006 Rainbows & Blizzards  19 ::: 2007 April  20 ::: 2007 July   This is the history of my family, in words and pictures. To see the family tree, go to RootsWeb and search for James Thomas Bryden (that's me.)

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The Brydens from Scotland to Illinois via England Most all I know about the early Bryden family is from Census Records, sometimes confirmed by pictures, sometimes the information may be wrong. Scottish people tended to name their children with old family names, sometimes mother's maiden names. You might see a child named Agnes Hay Hay, for instance. But on the other hand I never found any connecton to anyone named Hope, Honeyman, or Ramsey. There are hundreds of James Brydens around. My great-grandfather James Bryden was born about 1851 in Tinwald, Dumfrieshire, Scotland. In the 1871 census he was an apprentice in Dalry to a blacksmith named Kerr. Agnes Hay's mother's name was Kerr. I think that is their connection. In 1881 James was a smith at a foundry in Kilmarnock, where Agnes had been born. Their children were born in Dalbeattie, Kirkcudbright, Ayrshire, and then Bolton, England. I do not believe I have any pictures of either James or Agnes. Between 1905 and 1910 the entire family moved to Macoupin County, Illinois. They were coal miners, though many of them worked in warehouses or stores instead. James A. Bryden had asthma, and after he married they moved to Denver, probably because of the asthma. He could not find regular work, and moved back and forth between Illinois and Colorado until the mid-1920's. James Bryden parents are unknown. Agnes Ramsey Honeyman Hay Bryden: parents were Robert Hay (1823-, Penpont, Scotland) and Jean Kerr Hay (1830-, Closeburn, Scotland)... Siblings were William, John, [Agnes], Thomas, Robert, David. Born in Tyron and Kilmarnock, Scotland.

The Bohlens from Germany to Illinois Henry Bohlen came to the U.S. from Hanover, Germany, in about 1867. He was an engineer in the coal mine. He came to the U.S. with his father and brothers. He married Mary Schloman, a second-generation local girl, in Mount Olive, Illinois. Hinrich Ellen "Henry E" Bohlen's parents were (I think) Elde Bohlen (1833-) and Trintie (1840-), both from Germany. (Christina Anna Maria "Mary A" Schloman's parents were Friedrich W. Schloman (1833-1866) and Maria Nagel Schloman (1838-1890, born in Mt. Olive, Illinois). Maria Nagel's parents were from Prussia.

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Children of Agnes Ramsey Honeyman Hay and James Bryden (married in 1879): Jane Rose Kerr Bryden (Williamson), 1880-1949, born in Dalbeattie Scotland Robert James Bryden, 1881, born in Dalbeattie, Scotland. Alexander Bryden, 1883-, born in Ayrshire, Scotland. Thomas H. Bryden, 1885-1931, born in Ayrshire, Scotland. Marion S H Bryden 1890-, born in Bolton, England. James Alexander Hope Bryden, 1892-1944, born in Bolton, England. (My Grandfather) Bessie Bryden (Lambie) was born 1899 in Scotland. Minnie Bryden was born 1902 in Scotland.   (I recall Uncle Jimmie Lambie visiting us in the 1950s, he was from Scotland and was fond of quoting Robert Burns.)

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Children of Hinrich Ellen "Henry E" Bohlen and Christina Anna Maria "Mary A" Schloman (all born in Mt. Olive, Illinois): Arthur Harm Oke Bohlen 1888-1965 Edward Henry Bohlen, 1890-1951. Hedwig Trientje Anna "Hattie" Bohlen (Kilgore), 1892-1944. Amanda Wilhelmine Marie Bohlen (Bryden), 1895-1947 (my grandmother). Anna Tina Hanna Bohlen, born and died in 1897. Leroy Friedrich Bohlen , 1901-2. Alma Ida Bohlen (Archibald), 1904-1959. (I have seen pictures and recall Tom Bryden talking of visits with Aunt Hattie, the Kilgores, Aunt Alma, Dar and Babe Archibald)

Bryden and Haldaman families in the USA :: Denver, Colorado :: Hennessey, Oklahoma :: Abilene, Kansas :: Mt. Olive, Illinois :: Jackson, Illinois-Missouri :: Rowan-Cabarrus, North Carolina. Click Here to See the interactive Google Map

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This is Jim Bryden's Book	Part I: Stamp Collecting	Part II: Photos, History, Genealogy	Part III: Denver & Driving