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James Claxton Bryant 1918 – 2001 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 3 May 2001

Death Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Bryant

Mother: Jennie Martin

Spouse(s): Rita Bryant

Children(s): James Bryant, Susan Bryant, Mark Andrew

James Claxton Bryant Sr was born in 1918 in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of James Rufus Bryant and Jennie Mae Martin. James Claxton Bryant Sr married Rita Bryant, and had children including James Claxton Bryant, Susan Bryant, Mark Andrew. James Claxton Bryant Sr passed away in 2001 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Claxton Bryant Sr was born in 1918 in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of James Rufus Bryant and Jennie Mae Martin.
  • James Claxton Bryant Sr married Rita Bryant, and had children including James Claxton Bryant, Susan Bryant, Mark Andrew.
  • James Claxton Bryant Sr passed away in 2001 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Bryant's Ancestors

Self
James Bryant
1918 – 2001
Birth Place: Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
James Rufus Bryant
1888 – 1961
Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
Jennie (Mae) Martin
1891 – 1974
Alabama
Grandparents
James (Jefferson) Bryant
1848 – 1936
Ohatchee, Calhoun, Alabama, United States
Jeanette ("Nettie" D) Cochran
1857 – 1898
Georgia, USA
Pleasant (Miller) Martin
1870 – 1958
Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
Clara (Elizabeth "Bettie") Little
1867 – 1908
Calhoun Co., Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Coleman Bryant
1819 – 1880
Elizene (Cohen)
1823 – 1883
Charles Cochran
1812 – 1880
Matilda Lasseter
1812 – 1880
John Martin
1839 – 1927
Jane Forrest
1841 – 1920
Benjamin Little
1827 – 1915
Emma Gray
1830 – 1902
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bryant
1790 – 1864
Delilah Dillard
1796 – 1875
William Cohen
1780 – 1839
Jemima Kirby
1780 – 1846
William Cochran
1790 – 1845
Elizabeth Brock
1792 – 1858
Robert Martin
1800 – 1879
Jane Cowan
1811 – 1875
Marcus Forrester
1790 – 1850
Rhoda Finley
1819 – 1894
Benjamin Little
1793 – 1838
Clara Howard
1794 – 1860

James Bryant's Descendants

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James (Claxton) Bryant (18 Mar 1918 – 3 May 2001) m. Rita Bryant (abt 1927 – 29 Oct 2009)
  1. 1. James (Claxton) Bryant (8 Jun 1947 – 28 Dec 2024) m. Scarlet Howard (14 May 1949 – )
    1. 1. Samantha (Bryant) Tolleson (abt 1984 – ) m. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (04 May 1982 – )
      1. 1. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (09 Dec 2004 – )
      2. 2. Nina (Rose) Tolleson (20 Jul 2006 – )
  2. 2. Susan Bryant (abt 1949 – )
  3. 3. Mark Andrew

James Bryant's Timeline

2 Records

1918
18 Mar 1918
Birth of James Claxton Bryant Sr in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
2001
3 May 2001
Age 83
Death of James Claxton Bryant Sr in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Calhoun County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Record

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 May 2001
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current Record

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