When Francis Marion Bryson was born on 23 June 1841, in North Carolina, United States, his father, Robert Bryson, was 28 and his mother, Mary Jane Cunningham, was 26. He married Frances Caroline Ensley on 15 October 1863, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He lived in Haywood, North Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 8 November 1918, in Scotts Creek, Jackson, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Balsam, Jackson, North Carolina, United States.
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1841–1918 Male
1846–1919 Female
1865–1940 Male
1867–1918 Male
1869–1943 Male
1813–1887 Male
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Scottish: patronymic from the personal name Brice + -son (see Brice and Bryce ).
Irish (Donegal): Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Briosáin, a form of Ó Muirgheasáin (see Morrissey ), altered by association with the Scottish surname Bryson, especially in Derry. Bryson was also used for Breslin in Donegal.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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