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William Jennings Bryan 1860–1925 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 March 1860

Birth Location: Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 July 1925

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Silas Bryan

Mother: Mariah Jennings

Spouse(s): Mary Baird

Children(s): Grace Bryan, Ruth Bryan, William Jr

William Jennings Bryan was born in 1860 in Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA, the child of Silas Lillard Bryan And Mariah Elizabeth Jennings. William Jennings Bryan married Mary Elizabeth Baird, and had children including Grace Dexter Bryan, Ruth Baird Bryan, William Jennings Bryan Jr. William Jennings Bryan passed away in 1925 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Jennings Bryan was born in 1860 in Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA, the child of Silas Lillard Bryan And Mariah Elizabeth Jennings.
  • William Jennings Bryan married Mary Elizabeth Baird, and had children including Grace Dexter Bryan, Ruth Baird Bryan, William Jennings Bryan Jr.
  • William Jennings Bryan passed away in 1925 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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William Bryan's Ancestors

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William Bryan
1860–1925
Birth Place: Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA
Parents
Silas Lillard Bryan
1822–1880
Sperryville, Culpeper Co., VA, Virginia, USA
Mariah (Elizabeth) Jennings
1834–1896
Walnut Hills, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
Charles (Waters) Jennings
1802–1872
Mason County, Kentucky, United States of America
Mariah (Woods) Davidson
1802–1885
Lincoln Co., KY, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Israel II
1776–1854
Mary Waters
1773–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Israel Jennings
1745–1830
Charity Freeman
1759–1840

William Bryan's Descendants

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William (Jennings) Bryan (19 March 1860–26 July 1925) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Baird (17 June 1861–21 January 1930)
  1. 1. Grace (Dexter) Bryan 1891–1945
  2. 2. Ruth (Baird) Bryan 1885–1954
  3. 3. William (Jennings Bryan) Jr 1889–1978 m. Helen (Virginia) Berger 1888–1966
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Baird) Bryan 1914–1996 m. John (Ralph) Gasser 1903–1975 m. Arthur (J) Adams 1910–2003
      1. 1. Josephine (Jennings) Gasser 1940–2005
      2. 2. Peter (Degauntran) Gasser 1938–2006

William Bryan's Timeline

2 Records

1860
19 March 1860
Birth of William Jennings Bryan in Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA
Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA
1925
26 July 1925
Age 65
Death of William Jennings Bryan in Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee, USA
Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 March 1860
    Event Place: Salem, Marion Co., IL, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 July 1925
    Event Place: Dayton, Rhea Co., Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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