Brief Life History of Thomas Clingman
When Thomas Clingman Bryson was born on 30 September 1883, in Jackson, North Carolina, United States, his father, John Shannon Bryson, was 38 and his mother, Olive Mariah Crawford, was 30. He had at least 4 sons with Anna Laura Haile. He lived in Magisterial District 6, Bell, Kentucky, United States in 1900 and Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States in 1920. He died on 22 November 1961, in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Buncombe, North Carolina, United States.
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- Thomas C Bryson, "United States Census, 1940"
- Thomas Cling Bryson, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
- Thomas Cling Bryson, "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994"
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1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage
In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.
1904
St. Louis, Missouri, United States hosts Summer Olympic Games.
Name Meaning
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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