Brief Life History of Absolom J
When Absolom J Bryant was born on 27 March 1861, in Whitley, Kentucky, United States, his father, Andrew Jackson Bryant, was 23 and his mother, Malinda Jane Lovett, was 23. He married Sarah Jane Hamblin on 9 August 1883, in Williamsburg, Whitley, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Kentucky, United States in 1870 and Jellico Creek, Whitley, Kentucky, United States in 1910. He died on 5 April 1933, in McCreary, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Bethel Cemetery, Pine Knot, McCreary, Kentucky, United States.
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Sources (25)
- Absalom Bryant in household of Andrew Bryant, "United States Census, 1880"
- Abraham Bryant, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
- Abslom Bryant, "Kentucky Death Records, 1911-1965"
Spouse and Children
1861–1933 Male
1867–1941 Female
Children (13)
1881–1918 Male
1888–1975 Male
1890–1961 Female
1894–1980 Male
1894– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1837–1891 Male
1838–1896 Female
Siblings (14)
1856– Female
1856–1883 Female
1856–1860 Male
1858–1943 Female
1859–1944 Female
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World Events (8)
1862 · Battle of Perryville
Age 1
1863
Age 2
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 20
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Celtic personal name Brian (from brigo- ‘high’ + the suffix -ant-), with excrescent -t. Breton bearers of this name were among the Normans who invaded England in 1066. They went on to settle in Ireland in the 12th century, where the name mingled with the native Irish form Briain (see O'Brien ). The latter had also been borrowed, as Brján, by the Vikings, who introduced it independently into northwestern England before the Norman Conquest.
Breton: very rare variant of Briant (see Briand ) and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.
History: The American poet William Cullen Bryant (1794–1878) came of a New England family, being descended from Stephen Bryant, who had settled in Plymouth Colony in 1632.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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