Does anyone have any history on Bryant families from southern Mississippi? It's been quite awhile since I've inquired. I've been in college for the past five years and my time has been limited. I just graduated today, and as soon as I settle into my new job I hope to get really into this search. My grandfather was Charles Winston Fredrick Ray Bryant born about 1907...His older brother was Junior Jefferson Pearson Bryant. I thought it was unusual that they had so many names. There were older sisters. Grandpa said he was born near Hattiesburg, MS. But he has no birth certificate. He said it burnt in the courthouse, however history shows that Hattiesburg was not the county seat at the time of his birth, and the records that burnt were copies (not originals) from the previous county seat I checked there and found no record of his birth. He received his social security card by a letter from an aunt who stated she was at the birth. I don't have a copy of this and don't know how to get it. His father was simply known as "Jesse Bryant" ( which is a very common Bryant name in Mississippi) and is buried in a unmarked at Hicks Cemetery in Saline County, Arkansas. We have no knowledge about his mother. Rumor has it that she died either while giving birth or shortly after the birth of my grandfather. The family (children and ggrandfather) arrived in Arkansas sometime between 1910 and 1920. They resided for some time near Hot Springs Arkansas where my ggrandfather worked for Mt. Valley Water...back in the day when it was a resort. My ggrandfather was a drifter of sorts. We know he traveled from Mississippi to Arkansas over to Oklahoma, and back to Arkansas. My grandfather also traveled around the US prior to marrying my grandmother. Rumor has it she told him to get it out of his system before they married...however...they also lived in Arkansas, Oklahoma, back to Arkansas and finally to Texas where they are both buried. This is my elusive family .I managed to trace most of my other family trails back to the 1600's, but I can't seem to get past the family in Arkansas on this side. Cindy Crowson ----- Original Message ----- From: <bryant-request@rootsweb.com> To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2007 2:01 AM Subject: BRYANT Digest, Vol 2, Issue 74 > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Sarah "Sallie" Bryant born about 1825 in Tennessee > (Abigail Dennison) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 10:32:45 -0400 > From: "Abigail Dennison" <abanks@dnet.net> > Subject: Re: [BRYANT] Sarah "Sallie" Bryant born about 1825 in > Tennessee > To: <bryant@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <014301c79959$668faee0$6d01a8c0@yourze8cxvr8tt> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > Dear Elaine, > I don't know if this will be any help to you or not. My BRYANT ancestors > came to Floyd Co., Ga. from Spartanburg SC prob. in the 1840s. There may > have been family there already, I do not know. I do know there were other > BRYANTs in Floyd Co., Ga., Rome area. My gg-grands were from the BRYANT > and LITTLEJOHN lines and I think there may have been family there. Just > wanted to give you a place to look. Good hunting. > Abigail > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "elaine day" <elainejd53@yahoo.com> > To: <Bryant@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2007 11:42 PM > Subject: [BRYANT] Sarah "Sallie" Bryant born about 1825 in Tennessee > > >>I am searching for a Sarah "Sallie" Bryant born about 1825 to Unknown >>parents both of whom were born in Georgia. I know very little about >>Sallie >>except that she married a Samuel Lewis Hopkins about 1839 or 1840 and gave >>birth to their first child in 1841 in Ala. They then migrated to Warren >>County Tennessee between 1841 and 1850 and by 1860 are found in Rutherford >>County Tennessee. Sam is the oldest son of John Hopkins and Margaret Fox. >>John and his family traveled fromWarren County Tennessee to Jackson >>County, >>Illinois by 1820 then back to Tennessee then on to Polk County Missouri by >>1840. Any help with Sallie will be appreciated. I have very little info >>other then what I have posted about her parents. I can document the whole >>Hopkins family from 1840 to present day if anyone can place her. >>Elaine >>Hopkins Day >> >> --------------------------------- >> It's here! Your new message! >> Get new email alerts with the free Yahoo! 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