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William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant 1838–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 JUN 1838

Birth Location: south Carolina

Death Date: 4 February 1920

Death Location: Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Moses Bryant

Mother: Mary Bryant

Spouse(s): Martha Bryant

Children(s): Moses Bryant, Nancy Bryant, John Bryant

In 1838, William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant entered the world in south Carolina, born to Moses Briant Or Bryant And Mary Ann Johnson Bryant. In 1880, William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant resided in Simpson, Grant, Arkansas, USA. William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant married Martha Ann Clark Bryant, and had children including John Bryant, Moses Bryant, Nancy Bryant. William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant passed away in 1920 in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant entered the world in south Carolina, born to Moses Briant Or Bryant And Mary Ann Johnson Bryant.
  • In 1880, William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant resided in Simpson, Grant, Arkansas, USA.
  • William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant married Martha Ann Clark Bryant, and had children including John Bryant, Moses Bryant, Nancy Bryant.
  • William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant passed away in 1920 in Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bryant's Ancestors

Self
William Bryant
1838–1920
Birth Place: south Carolina
Parents
Moses Briant Or Bryant
1819–1890
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann Johnson) Bryant
1845–1930
Morgan County, Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Johnston (Briant Or) Bryant
1785–1873
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Dorcas Dillard
1794–1850
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bryant
1741–1834
Joseph Dillard
1755–1851
Pricilla Wilkens
1760–1852
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dillard
1727–1836

William Bryant's Descendants

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William (Gassoway Briant Or) Bryant (12 JUN 1838–4 February 1920) m. Martha (Ann Clark) Bryant (abt 1844–)
  1. 1. Moses Bryant 1876–
  2. 2. Nancy Bryant 1873–
  3. 3. John Bryant 1868–

William Bryant's Timeline

3 Records

1838
12 JUN 1838
Birth of William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant in south Carolina
south Carolina
1880
1880
Age 42
William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant resided here in Simpson, Grant, Arkansas, USA
Simpson, Grant, Arkansas, USA
1920
4 February 1920
Age 82
Death of William Gassoway Briant Or Bryant in Grant County, Arkansas, USA
Grant County, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 JUN 1838
    Event Place: south Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Simpson, Grant, Arkansas
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Arkansas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Simpson, Grant, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Simpson, Grant, Arkansas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 February 1920
    Event Place: Grant County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Arkansas, Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Sheridan, Grant County, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: Arkansas, Find a Grave Index

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