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Dorothy Bryant 1896–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 November 1896

Birth Location: Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1969

Death Location: Relief, N.C.

Father: Sidney Bryant

Mother: Dora Masters

Spouse(s): Ira Peterson

Children(s): Ray Peterson, Charles Peterson, Robert *, Ford *, Elizabeth Peterson, Lena *, Mae *, Kate *

Dorothy Bryant was born in 1896 in Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sidney Sherman Bryant And Dora H Masters. In 1920, Dorothy Bryant resided in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA. Dorothy Bryant married Ira Peterson, and had children including Charles Peterson, Elizabeth Betty Sue Peterson, Ford Henry Peterson, Kate Peterson, Lena Rhea Peterson, Mae Belle Peterson, Ray Peterson, Robert Lee Peterson. Dorothy Bryant passed away in 1969 in Relief, N.C..

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Biography

  • Dorothy Bryant was born in 1896 in Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Sidney Sherman Bryant And Dora H Masters.
  • In 1920, Dorothy Bryant resided in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA.
  • Dorothy Bryant married Ira Peterson, and had children including Charles Peterson, Elizabeth Betty Sue Peterson, Ford Henry Peterson, Kate Peterson, Lena Rhea Peterson, Mae Belle Peterson, Ray Peterson, Robert Lee Peterson.
  • Dorothy Bryant passed away in 1969 in Relief, N.C..

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dorothy Bryant's Ancestors

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Dorothy Bryant
1896–1969
Birth Place: Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Sidney Sherman Bryant
1878–1949
North Carolina
Dora (H.) Masters
1876–1946
NC
Grandparents
Cornelius (Nick) Bryant
1849–1904
Yancey County, North Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Fine) Slagle
1845–1916
Yancey County, North Carolina, USA
Jacob (E.) Masters
1835–1903
Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina
Cordelia Hughes
1836–1925
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Slagle
1805–1851
Nancy Burleson
1810–1880
Henry Masters
1792–1870
Susan Bowman
1793–1872
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Simeon Burleson
1771–1840
Mary Ledford
1787–1859
Jacob Bowman
1769–1835
Mary Saufley
1770–

Dorothy Bryant's Descendants

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Dorothy Bryant (3 November 1896–14 Oct 1969) m. Ira Peterson (1885–27 Aug 1967)
  1. 1. Ray Peterson 1914–1996
  2. 2. Charles Peterson 1916–1994
  3. 3. Robert (Lee Peterson) * 1920–2009
  4. 4. Ford (Henry Peterson) * 1923–2012
  5. 5. Elizabeth ("Betty" Sue) Peterson 1934–2015
  6. 6. Lena (Rhea Peterson) * 1922–2008
  7. 7. Mae (Belle Peterson) * 1917–1993
  8. 8. Kate (Peterson) * 1926–2009

Dorothy Bryant's Timeline

6 Records

1896
3 Nov 1896
Birth of Dorothy Bryant in Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
1896
3 November 1896
Birth of Dorothy Bryant
None
1920
1920
Age 24
Dorothy Bryant resided here in Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
1969
12 Oct 1969
Age 73
Death of Dorothy Bryant in Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
1969
12 October 1969
Age 73
Death of Dorothy Bryant in Mitchell Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
Mitchell Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
1969
14 Oct 1969
Age 73
Burial of Dorothy Bryant in Relief, N.C.
Relief, N.C.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Nov 1896
    Event Place: Harrell Hill, Mitchell County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 November 1896
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Bradshaw, Mitchell, North Carolina; Roll: T625_1311; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 182

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1969
    Event Place: Bakersville, Mitchell, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 October 1969
    Event Place: Mitchell Co., NC, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1969
    Event Place: Relief, N.C.
    Record Source: "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch, accessed 17 Aug 2022), entry for Dorothy Bryant, person ID LDF7-2GL.

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