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John Lawson Bryson 1835–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jan 1835

Birth Location: Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1907

Death Location: Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: William Bryson

Mother: Elizabeth Lawson

Spouse(s): Harriett Gammon, Mary Gammon

Children(s): Louisa Bryson, Harriett Bryson, James Bryson, Samuel Bryson, Mary Bryson, William Bryson, Ruby Bryson, Annie Bryson, John Bryson

John Lawson Bryson was born in 1835 in Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Bryson And Elizabeth Foreman Lawson. In 1900, John Lawson Bryson resided in Springville, Greenup, Kentucky, USA. John Lawson Bryson married Harriett Gammon, Mary Frances Gammon, and had children including Annie Jackson Bryson, Harriett Elizabeth Lib Bryson, James Madison Bryson, John Lawson Bryson, Louisa May Lyda Bryson, Mary Frances Bryson, Ruby Jane Bryson, Samuel Ellis Bryson, William Taylor Bryson. John Lawson Bryson passed away in 1907 in Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • John Lawson Bryson was born in 1835 in Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA, the child of William Bryson And Elizabeth Foreman Lawson.
  • In 1900, John Lawson Bryson resided in Springville, Greenup, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Lawson Bryson married Harriett Gammon, Mary Frances Gammon, and had children including Annie Jackson Bryson, Harriett Elizabeth Lib Bryson, James Madison Bryson, John Lawson Bryson, Louisa May Lyda Bryson, Mary Frances Bryson, Ruby Jane Bryson, Samuel Ellis Bryson, William Taylor Bryson.
  • John Lawson Bryson passed away in 1907 in Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bryson's Ancestors

Self
John Bryson
1835–1907
Birth Place: Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Bryson
1802–1869
Dunsfort, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Foreman) Lawson
1809–1897
Greenup County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Isaac Bryson
1775–1866
Donegal, Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Jane Kerr
1780–
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
John (M) Lawson
1781–1831
Hampshire County (now Mineral County), West Virginia, USA
Catherine Taylor
1788–1861
Hampshire, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reverend Bryson
1740–1822
Priscilla LeFevre
1744–1822
Robert Immigrant"
1748–1820
Jemima Morton
1750–
Thomas Lawson
1718–1795
Hannah Farley
1742–1810
John Taylor
1760–1809
Elizabeth Forman
1766–1854
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Lawson
1690–1767
Frances Davis
1700–1738
John Taylor
1728–1784
Anna Taylor
1738–1784
William SR
1726–1777
Catherine Parker
1735–1783

John Bryson's Descendants

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John (Lawson) Bryson (7 Jan 1835–22 Sep 1907) m. Harriett Gammon (19 Sep 1849–28 Feb 1906) m. Mary (Frances) Gammon (1 Jun 1834–7 Apr 1870)
  1. 1. Louisa (May (Lyda)) Bryson 1879–1969 m. George (Wesley) Justice 1882–1910 m. Calvin (Andrew) Pittman 1874–1956
    1. 1. Lucy (Irene) Justus 1904–1991 m. Levi (Garrett) Barnhill 1900–1971 m. Oscar (Ray) Griffin 1895–1968
      1. 1. Virginia (Lee) Barnhill 1926–2003 m. Morris (Kennedy) Hanna 1913–2005 m. J.C. Hogue 1920–1966
        1. 1. Morris (Kennedy) Hanna 1942–2013
        2. 2. Morris (Kennedy) Hanna 1942–2013
      2. 2. Ernest (Ray) Barnhill 1924–1986
      3. 3. Robert (Garrett) Barnhill 1920–1956
      4. 4. L (B) Barnhill 1932–2006
      5. 5. Grace (Helen) Barnhill 1922–2011 m. Ernest (Henry) Wilburn 1915–1994
        1. 1. Nova (Anne Wilburn) Cason 1944–2016
        2. 2. Wanda (Jean Wilburn) Kelley 1942–1968
      6. 6. Dolly (Lou) Barnhill 1932–2006
      7. 7. Robert (G) Barnhill 1920–1956
      8. 8. Virginia (Lee) Hanna 1926–2003
      9. 9. Grace (Helen) Wilburn 1922–2011
    2. 2. Arthur (Bryson) Justus 1902–1980
    3. 3. Robert (Mason) Justus 1905–1982
    4. 4. George (Wesley) Justus 1910–1983
    5. 5. Mary (Elizabeth) Justus 1905–1998
    6. 6. Herman (Rogers) Justus 1907–1908
    7. 7. Bryn Justice 1903–1980
    8. 8. Mary (E) Justice 1906–1906
    9. 9. Herman (Roger) Justus 1907–1908
    10. 10. Ruth (Evelyn) Pittman 1917–2013
    11. 11. Clay (Morris) Pitman 1916–1917
    12. 12. Harriet (Louisa) Pittman 1912–1999
    13. 13. Clyde (Horace) Pittman 1916–2001
    14. 14. Mary (Elizabeth) Justice 1905–1998
  2. 2. Harriett (Elizabeth "Lib") Bryson 1857–1950
  3. 3. James (Madison) Bryson 1870–1913
  4. 4. Samuel (Ellis) Bryson 1862–1932
  5. 5. Mary (Frances) Bryson 1866–1935
  6. 6. William (Taylor) Bryson 1855–1857
  7. 7. Ruby (Jane) Bryson 1864–1864
  8. 8. Annie (Jackson) Bryson 1868–1869
  9. 9. John (Lawson) Bryson 1870–1913

John Bryson's Timeline

3 Records

1835
7 Jan 1835
Birth of John Lawson Bryson in Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
John Lawson Bryson resided here in Springville, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
Springville, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
1907
22 Sep 1907
Age 72
Death of John Lawson Bryson in Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA
Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jan 1835
    Event Place: Grays Branch, Greenup County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Springville, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 524; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1240524

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Springville, Greenup, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Springville, Greenup, Kentucky; Roll: 524; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1240524

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1907
    Event Place: Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA

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