JUDGE CONSTANT BRYAN,-son of Elijah Bryan (a soldier of the Revolution for six years) and Content Baldwin Fowler; born in Delaware -Co., N. Y., September 6,1809; raised on farm; common school education; 16 to 19 taught school; read law in Bainbridge, N. Y., graduating from Law Department of Yale College in 1830; came to Akron in 1833; admitted to bar in Columbus, in 1834, opening an office in Akron, later for two or three years having Hon. George Bliss for partner; originally a Democrat, in 1836-37, published and edited the Akron Journal, a Democratic paper; was Akron's first village Recorder, in 1836; was active in formulating the Akron school law, 1846, and an efficient member of School Board thereunder; early espousing the cause of Freesoilism, in 1852 was elected Probate Judge by a Democratic and Free-soil coalition, serving two years. May 15, , 1839, he was married to Miss Sophia Dennison, of Hartland, Vt., who bore him three children, one of whom, only, is living -  Henry E., for many years past Cerk of the City of Columbus. Mrs. Bryan dying, March 27, 1847, at the age of 29 years, 10 months and 8 clays, Judge Bryan was again married n September, 1854, to Miss Susan L. Barnum, of Florence, Huron Co., O., who bore him two sons - Fred C., now practicing law in Akron, and Isaac Jennings, now engaged in newspaper work in Chicago. Judge Bryan died July 27, 1886, aged 76 years, 10 months and 21 days.

Fifty Years and Over Of Akron and Summit County,  Samuel A. Lane