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Paul William "Bear" Bryant 1913–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Sep 1913

Birth Location: Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 26 January 1983

Death Location: Alabama, USA

Father: Wilson Bryant

Mother: Dora Kilgore

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The story of Paul William "Bear" Bryant began in 1913 in Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA. Paul William "Bear" Bryant passed away in 1983 in Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Paul William "Bear" Bryant began in 1913 in Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA.
  • Paul William "Bear" Bryant passed away in 1983 in Alabama, USA.

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Paul Bryant's Ancestors

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Paul Bryant
1913–1983
Birth Place: Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Wilson Monroe Bryant
1868–1933
Arkansas, USA
Dora (Ida) Kilgore
1876–1954
Grandparents
Wilson (Malone) Bryant
1819–1890
Georgia, USA
Millie (Rebecca) Smith
1829–1901
Alabama, USA
William (Lumpkin) Kilgore
1836–1903
Georgia, USA
Nancy (Laura (Price)) Kilgore
1847–1898
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Austin Bryant
1786–1878
Anne Dority
1796–1880
Washington Smith
1802–1865
Fannie Smith
1806–1847
James Kilgo
1802–1895
Elizabeth Marshall
1801–1862
Cuthberth Price
1812–1860
Mary Shannon
1820–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Bryant
1756–1833
Mary Barnett
1770–1860
Abraham Smith
1778–1863
Lovett Reaves
1768–1835
Eleanor Johnston
1784–1845
Thomas Jr.
1763–1857
Phoebe Kilgore
1765–1808
William Price
1789–1833
Dorcas Mobley
1792–1845
Thomas Shannon
1776–1857
Sicily Mobley
1796–1880

Paul Bryant's Timeline

2 Records

1913
11 Sep 1913
Birth of Paul William "Bear" Bryant in Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
1983
26 January 1983
Age 70
Death of Paul William "Bear" Bryant in Alabama, USA
Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1913
    Event Place: Kingsland, Cleveland, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Surname Files Expanded, Alabama Department of Archives and History; Montgomery, AL; Alabama Surname Files; Box or Film Number: M84.0324
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1913

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 January 1983
    Event Place: Alabama, USA

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