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Bryant Family Barn.
We invite you to tour the Chatt Hills Barn Quilt Trail and learn more about the rich rural heritage of beautiful Chattahoochee Hills. Visitors are welcome to take photos from the public road, and are invited to shop in the local businesses.
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Bryant Family Barn (No. 8)
7645 Campbellton-Redwine Rd 
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Providence - Near and dear to their hearts
Kenneth and Elaine Bryant hold Providence Baptist Church near and dear to their hearts. As long-time members of 55 years, this devoted couple spends their golden years as they have most all of their lives -- serving their church and their extended family, friends, and neighbors.
When looking through traditional quilt designs for the perfect pattern to adorn their barn, they were drawn to a bright & cheery pattern colored in red, white, blue, and green. When they learned the pattern was named "Providence," they knew it was the one. To view the Bryant Barn Quilt, turn at their home onto Jones Ferry Rd. |
Good Stewards
Whether helping at the local food pantry, preparing Sunday morning breakfast at church, or rebuilding storm damaged homes as part of a disaster relief mission, the Bryants are always on the go, ready to lend a helping hand. It's no wonder that they offered to install their barn quilt. Volunteers delivered the 8x8 foot barn quilt on December 3, one of the coldest days in the year. Kenneth had already marked the location on his barn and set up the ladder. He secured the barn quilt at the highest points, while Elaine steadied the quilt from the ground. Working together, they proved (as they have time and again) that many hands make light work.
Read their Heritage Story
Kenneth at the Bryant Family Cemetery
Kenneth and Elaine have deep roots in the Chattahoochee Hills area.
Kenneth was born about a country mile south of his current homeplace, in a log cabin built by his father from logs he had cut and hand-hewed. His family was self-sufficient on their 600 acres, farming the bottom land by the Chattahoochee River, growing cotton and corn, and raising cows and goats. His grand-father Jake had a fish camp and was known to host music and dancing at his home. Like many rural families, the Bryant's family cemetery was on their land. In 2009, the local history club recorded the cemetery and the Bryant family history. See Bryant Cemetery.
Kenneth was born about a country mile south of his current homeplace, in a log cabin built by his father from logs he had cut and hand-hewed. His family was self-sufficient on their 600 acres, farming the bottom land by the Chattahoochee River, growing cotton and corn, and raising cows and goats. His grand-father Jake had a fish camp and was known to host music and dancing at his home. Like many rural families, the Bryant's family cemetery was on their land. In 2009, the local history club recorded the cemetery and the Bryant family history. See Bryant Cemetery.
Stephens Family Photo in front of Dot and T.E.'s home in Rico Community. Elaine (front row, red shirt.)
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Elaine was born at her grandmother's home in Newnan, Georgia, while her father was in the military. She grew up in the Rico Community of Chatt Hills, just a few miles from her father's family farm. Both of her parents were active in the Rico Civic Club, and were strong role models for Elaine, who later followed in their footsteps. In 2009, the local history club recorded an oral history on Elaine's parents, Dot & T.E. Stevens, which shares some of Elaine's family heritage as well as what it was like to grow up in the area that is now Chattahoochee Hills. See Stevens Oral History.
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