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Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr 1915–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Mar 1915

Birth Location: Anna, Collin, Texas, USA

Death Date: 4 Apr 1989

Death Location: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA

Father: William BRYANT

Mother: Nannie Bryant

Spouse(s): Anna Bryant

Children(s): Mary Smith

Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr was born in 1915 in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA, the child of William Carson Bryant And Nannie Laura Greer Bryant. In 1920, Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA. In 1930, Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA. Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr married Anna Belle Hendricks Bryant, and had children including Carolyn Sue Bryant, Cynthia Ellen Bryant Spivey, Joann Bryant Turner, Josiah Kelly Bryant Jr, Karen Bryant Cobb, Martha Gail Bryant Rice, Mary Jane Bryant Smith, Patsy Ruth Bryant Wells. Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr passed away in 1989 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr was born in 1915 in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA, the child of William Carson Bryant And Nannie Laura Greer Bryant.
  • In 1920, Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA.
  • In 1930, Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA.
  • Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr married Anna Belle Hendricks Bryant, and had children including Carolyn Sue Bryant, Cynthia Ellen Bryant Spivey, Joann Bryant Turner, Josiah Kelly Bryant Jr, Karen Bryant Cobb, Martha Gail Bryant Rice, Mary Jane Bryant Smith, Patsy Ruth Bryant Wells.
  • Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr passed away in 1989 in Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josiah Sr's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Sr
1915–1989
Birth Place: Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
Parents
William Carson BRYANT
1866–1935
Newport, Cocke, Tennessee, USA
Nannie (Laura GREER) Bryant
1877–1927
Collin County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Lafayette) Greer
1836–1922
Oak Bowery, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Laura (Eveline Kelly) GREER
1852–1877
Collin County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr
1807–1893
Jane Greer
1808–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph GREER
1770–1843
Priscilla Greer
1774–1853

Josiah Sr's Descendants

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Josiah (Kelly BRYANT) Sr (28 Mar 1915–4 Apr 1989) m. Anna (Belle HENDRICKS) Bryant (14 Jan 1915–4 Sep 2004)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane BRYANT) Smith 1939–2021 m. Donald (Hubert) SMITH 1939–2022

Josiah Sr's Timeline

7 Records

1915
28 Mar 1915
Birth of Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 5
Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided here in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided here in Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 20
Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided here in Collin County, Texas, USA
Collin County, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided here in Anna, Collins, Texas, USA
Anna, Collins, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 35
Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr resided here in Rusk County, Texas, USA
Rusk County, Texas, USA
1989
4 Apr 1989
Age 74
Death of Josiah Kelly BRYANT Sr in McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Mar 1915
    Event Place: Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 193
    [2] Texas, U.S., Birth Certificates
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04009; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 43-23
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rusk, Texas; Roll: 523; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 201-32

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Anna, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Collin County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04009; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 43-23

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Anna, Collins, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 193
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Collin, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04009; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 43-23

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Rusk County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Rusk, Texas; Roll: 523; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 201-32

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1989
    Event Place: McKinney, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Van Alstyne, Grayson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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