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William Holmes Bryson 1798 – 1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Oct 1798

Birth Location: Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina

Death Date: 28 Feb 1894

Death Location: Cullowee, Jackson, North Carolina

Father: John Bryson

Mother: Jane Posten

Spouse(s): Magdaline Cunningham

Children(s): Carson Bryson, James Bryson, William Bryson, Sarah Wilson, Henry Bryson, Andrew Bryson, Samuel Bryson

William Holmes Bryson was born in 1798 in Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina, the child of John Webb Bryson and Jane K Posten. In 1850, William Holmes Bryson resided in Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina. In 1894, William Holmes Bryson resided in Laurens County, South Carolina. William Holmes Bryson married Magdaline Medley Cunningham, and had children including Carson Patton Bryson, James Newton Bryson, William Hamilton Bryson, Sarah Magdalena Wilson, Henry Houston Bryson, Andrew Wilbur Bryson, Samuel Gallatin Bryson. William Holmes Bryson passed away in 1894 in Cullowee, Jackson, North Carolina.

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Biography

  • William Holmes Bryson was born in 1798 in Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina, the child of John Webb Bryson and Jane K Posten.
  • In 1850, William Holmes Bryson resided in Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina.
  • In 1894, William Holmes Bryson resided in Laurens County, South Carolina.
  • William Holmes Bryson married Magdaline Medley Cunningham, and had children including Carson Patton Bryson, James Newton Bryson, William Hamilton Bryson, Sarah Magdalena Wilson, Henry Houston Bryson, Andrew Wilbur Bryson, Samuel Gallatin Bryson.
  • William Holmes Bryson passed away in 1894 in Cullowee, Jackson, North Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Bryson's Ancestors

Self
William Bryson
1798 – 1894
Birth Place: Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina
Parents
John Webb Bryson
1769 – 1851
Ninety Six, Greenwood, South Carolina
Jane (K) Posten
1785 – 1873
Iredell County, North Carolina
Grandparents
James (Holmes) Bryson
1745 – 1833
Mount Joy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Sarah (Isabella) Countryman
1751 – 1833
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
William Bryson
1717 – 1790
Isabella Holmes
1720 – 1788
Andrew Countryman
1732 – 1773
Elisabeth Scharman
1716 – 1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andreas Guntermann
1695 – 1744
Anna Scharmann
1663 – 1727
Johann Scharmann
1652 – 1720

William Bryson's Descendants

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William (Holmes) Bryson (8 Oct 1798 – 28 Feb 1894) m. Magdaline (Medley) Cunningham (10 Nov 1799 – 9 Oct 1866)
  1. 1. Carson (Patton) Bryson (25 Sep 1829 – 22 Mar 1895)
  2. 2. James (Newton) Bryson (22 Feb 1831 – 11 Aug 1874)
  3. 3. William (Hamilton) Bryson (10 Nov 1832 – 18 Sep 1875)
  4. 4. Sarah (Magdalena) Wilson (18 Apr 1834 – 14 Mar 1926)
  5. 5. Henry (Houston) Bryson (12 Mar 1838 – 25 Jan 1892)
  6. 6. Andrew (Wilbur) Bryson (16 Dec 1840 – 10 Jun 1907)
  7. 7. Samuel (Gallatin) Bryson (28 Jan 1843 – 27 Sep 1864)

William Bryson's Timeline

5 Records

1798
8 Oct 1798
Birth of William Holmes Bryson in Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina
Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina
1850
1850
Age 52
William Holmes Bryson resided here in Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina
Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina
1894
Abt 1894
Age 96
William Holmes Bryson resided here in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
1894
28 Feb 1894
Age 96
Death of William Holmes Bryson in Cullowee, Jackson, North Carolina
Cullowee, Jackson, North Carolina
1894
17 Feb 1894
Age 96
William Holmes Bryson - Probate in Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1798
    Event Place: Buncombe, Rowan, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 636; Page: 356b
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Tennessee Valley, Macon, North Carolina; Roll: 636; Page: 356b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1894
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Estate Papers, 1800-1867; General Index to Estate Papers, 1800-1931; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Laurens County); Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Cullowee, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Estate Papers, 1800-1867; General Index to Estate Papers, 1800-1931; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Laurens County); Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Cullowhee, Jackson, North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1894
    Event Place: Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1670-1980, Estate Papers, 1800-1867; General Index to Estate Papers, 1800-1931; Author: South Carolina. Probate Court (Laurens County); Probate Place: Laurens, South Carolina

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