Charles Herbert Bryant

2 February 1891–
Cherokee, Iowa, United States

The Life Summary of Charles Herbert

When Charles Herbert Bryant was born on 2 February 1891, in Cherokee, Iowa, United States, his father, John Wesley Bryant, was 33 and his mother, Lucy Annette Boothby, was 31. He married Frances Mary Gass on 4 October 1911, in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States for about 20 years.

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Family Time Line

Charles Herbert Bryant
1891–
Frances Mary Gass
1888–1977
Marriage: 4 October 1911
Charles Herbert Bryant Jr
1915–1942
John J. "Jack" Bryant
1917–2000
Paul F. Bryant
1922–2008
Ruth M. Bryant
1923–1993

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 October 1911Des Moines, Polk, Iowa, United States
    • Children

    (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (3)

    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
    Age 5
    A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
    1913 · The Completion of the Keokuk Dam
    Age 22
    The Keokuk Dam was completed in 1913 and began to power the surrounding area. It was the largest single capacity powerhouse in the world at the time. After World War II, the powerhouse was modernized and all the units were converted in 2002. It remains the largest privately owned and operated dam on the Mississippi River.
    1922 · Oldest radio station west of the Mississippi
    Age 31
    The Karlowa Radio Corporation, in Davenport, was issued a new license for broadcasting and with it they were randomly assigned call letters of WOC. The small studio was the first to reach the Iowa area and was identified as one of 21 stations that were desirable because of coverage area and performance. In September 1927, WOC became a member of the new NBC radio network and still is today. In 1932, Ronald Reagan got his first broadcasting job at WOC as a sportscaster and he returned in 1988 after his presidency tour. WOC is the oldest surviving broadcasting station in the middle Mississippi Valley and was the first to keep logs on their electrical consumption and their on-air programming.

    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Brian
    Bryan
    Briant
    Bryon

    Sources (18)

    • Charles H. Byrant in entry for Paul Frederick Byrant, "Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939"
    • Chas H Bryant, "Iowa State Census, 1925"
    • Charles Herbert Bryant, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

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