Brief Life History of Melvin K
Melvin K Bryant was born on 9 December 1911, in Washington Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States. He lived in Gibson Township, Washington, Indiana, United States in 1920 and Gibson Township, Clark, Indiana, United States in 1930. He died on 18 April 1994, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 82.
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- Melvin Bryant in household of Alfred Bryant, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Melvin K Bryant - Government record: Social Security record: birth-name: Melvin K Bryant
- Melvin K Bryant, "United States Social Security Death Index"
World Events (8)
1912 · The Girl Scouts
Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.
1935 · The FBI is Established
The Bureau of Investigation's name was changed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation to help citizens know that the Government is helping protect from threats both domestically and abroad.
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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