Perry, Hally Ballinger Bryan, 1868-1955

Born in Galveston on January 19, 1868, Hally Ballinger Bryan Perry was the third child of Guy Morrison Bryan, nephew of Stephen F. Austin, and Laura Harrison (Jack) Bryan. In 1891 Hally Bryan founded the Daughters of the Republic of Texas with her cousin, Betty Ballinger. Hally Ballinger Bryan served as secretary for an early executive committee in the DRT, but thereafter chose not to hold an office. She married Emmett Lee Perry in 1909. After her father's death in 1901, Perry and her cousin Beauregard Bryan became executors of the Stephen F. Austin papers, which they presented to the University of Texas at Austin. Hally Ballinger Bryan Perry died June 27, 1955.

From the description of Hally Bryan Perry collection, 1835-1946. (San Jacinto Museum of History). WorldCat record id: 49964818

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