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Benjamin W. Bryant 1851–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1851

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina

Death Date: 31 December 1905

Death Location: Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Joab Bryant

Mother: Mary Stewart

Spouse(s): Mary Stewart

Children(s): Dora Byrant, Nellie Bryant, Lizzie Bryant, Charles Bryant, Sarah Bryant, Jala Bryant

Benjamin W. Bryant was born in 1851 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Joab Bryant And Mary Stewart. In 1900, Benjamin W. Bryant resided in Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA. Benjamin W. Bryant married Mary Stewart, and had children including Charles Cullen Bryant, Dora Ben Byrant, Jala W Bryant, Lizzie B Bryant, Nellie F Bryant, Sarah Elizabeth Bryant. Benjamin W. Bryant passed away in 1905 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin W. Bryant was born in 1851 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, the child of Joab Bryant And Mary Stewart.
  • In 1900, Benjamin W. Bryant resided in Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA.
  • Benjamin W. Bryant married Mary Stewart, and had children including Charles Cullen Bryant, Dora Ben Byrant, Jala W Bryant, Lizzie B Bryant, Nellie F Bryant, Sarah Elizabeth Bryant.
  • Benjamin W. Bryant passed away in 1905 in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joab Bryant
1811–1880
Birth Location: Gaffney, Spartanburg, South Carolina
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Mary Stewart
1816–1889
Birth Location: Spartanburg, SC
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Spouses(s)

Mary Stewart
1853–1915
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Children(s)

Dora Byrant
1885–1980
Birth Location: Texas, USA
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Nellie Bryant
1893–1950
Birth Location: Mississippi, USA
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Lizzie Bryant
1877–
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Charles Bryant
1875–1943
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States of America
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Sarah Bryant
1875–1945
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Jala Bryant
1881–1964
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Benjamin Bryant's Ancestors

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Benjamin Bryant
1851–1905
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Parents
Joab Bryant
1811–1880
Gaffney, Spartanburg, South Carolina
Mary Stewart
1816–1889
Spartanburg, SC
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Gemima) Dillard
1785–1852
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
William (Edward) Stewart
1792–1877
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States
Nancy (Ross) Ponder
1795–1850
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Dillard
1760–1851
Priscilla Wilkins
1760–1852
Edward %
1765–1842
Mary Ford
1768–1857
Thomas Ponder
1765–1837
Nancy Henson
1768–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Priscilla Pettus
1730–1791

Benjamin Bryant's Descendants

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Benjamin (W.) Bryant (6 May 1851–31 December 1905) m. Mary Stewart (Feb 1853–13 November 1915)
  1. 1. Dora (Ben) Byrant 1885–1980 m. Guy (Reynolds) James 1879–1947
    1. 1. Guy (Bryant) James 1905–1990 m. Katherine Sligh 1906–1990
      1. 1. Robert (Edward) James 1940–2016
      2. 2. Margaret (Sligh) James 1938–2006
    2. 2. Edward James 1904–
  2. 2. Nellie (F) Bryant 1893–1950 m. Walter (Devound) Guy 1883–1965
    1. 1. Albert Guy 1918–
    2. 2. Walter (Guy) Jr. 1919–
  3. 3. Lizzie (B.) Bryant 1877–
  4. 4. Charles (Cullen) Bryant 1875–1943 m. Susie (L.) Ferguson 1880–1978
    1. 1. Cullen (S.) Bryant 1899–2011
    2. 2. Paul (Kruger) Bryant 1901–1935 m. Linda (Beall) Darby 1905–1962
      1. 1. John (William) Dehaan 1931–2018
      2. 2. Rosemary (L) Bryant 1923–2017
      3. 3. Paul (Hudson) Bryant 1925–1990
  5. 5. Sarah (Elizabeth) Bryant 1875–1945 m. Columbus ("Lum" Lindsay "Landy" HEARN) II 1873–1936
    1. 1. Lilian (E. HEARD - Marshall -) Moss 1898–
    2. 2. Frank Hearn 1906–
    3. 3. Manervia (Minerva HEARN) Taylor 1901–1955
    4. 4. Cora (Corene HEARN) Moore 1896–
    5. 5. Eula (J HEARN Brown -) Moore 1911–1995
    6. 6. Earnest Hearn 1906–1965
    7. 7. Pearline (HEARN Manings -) Robinson 1909–1954
    8. 8. Columbus ("Lum" Lindsay "Landy" Hearn) III 1902–1968
    9. 9. James Hearn 1916–
    10. 10. Lola (Lee HEARN Dunn Mongegan) ? 1911–1998
    11. 11. John (Weseley) Hearn 1919–1995
    12. 12. Elizabeth (Hearns) Brooks 1916–2007
    13. 13. Earmadale (Erma) Hearn 1915–
  6. 6. Jala (w) Bryant 1881–1964 m. Moses Richards 1884–1917
    1. 1. Charles Richards 1907–
    2. 2. Lester (B.) Richards 1905–

Benjamin Bryant's Timeline

3 Records

1851
6 May 1851
Birth of Benjamin W. Bryant in Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
1900
1900
Age 49
Benjamin W. Bryant resided here in Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
1905
31 December 1905
Age 54
Death of Benjamin W. Bryant in Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America
Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1851
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: 828; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0052

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 5, Sunflower, Mississippi; Roll: 828; Page: 18; Enumeration District: 0052

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 1905
    Event Place: Sunflower County, Mississippi, United States of America
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