My research into the older Bryant ancestors is not yet complete, but at this time starts with a Benjamin Bryant that was likely born about 1725 in Virginia. Benjamin Bryant was married to Elizabeth Ross and they had a son Benjamin.
Benjamin Bryant (1749-1835) married Nancy Gragg (1755-1838). Nancy Gragg’s family tree on both sides is very well recorded and dates to the very earliest days of Virginia’s settlement, and to Ireland and Scotland before then. Benjamin Bryant and Nancy Gragg had six children: Benjamin, William, Daniel B., Susannah, Nancy, and Peachy. Interestingly, Benjamin, William, and Nancy each later emigrated to France and died there.
Daniel B. Bryant (1775-1829) married Elizabeth Sibba Newell (1780-1870) and they had a son, James Darrell Bryant. Daniel B. Bryant and Elizabeth Sibba Newell moved from Virginia and raised their family in White Co., Illinois.
James Darrell Bryant (1797-1895) married first to Mary Polly Reagan (1796-1869) and they had seven children: Sibba, William, James Alexander, Charles S., Patsey E., Elbert, and John M.
Benjamin Bryant (1749-1835) married Nancy Gragg (1755-1838). Nancy Gragg’s family tree on both sides is very well recorded and dates to the very earliest days of Virginia’s settlement, and to Ireland and Scotland before then. Benjamin Bryant and Nancy Gragg had six children: Benjamin, William, Daniel B., Susannah, Nancy, and Peachy. Interestingly, Benjamin, William, and Nancy each later emigrated to France and died there.
Daniel B. Bryant (1775-1829) married Elizabeth Sibba Newell (1780-1870) and they had a son, James Darrell Bryant. Daniel B. Bryant and Elizabeth Sibba Newell moved from Virginia and raised their family in White Co., Illinois.
James Darrell Bryant (1797-1895) married first to Mary Polly Reagan (1796-1869) and they had seven children: Sibba, William, James Alexander, Charles S., Patsey E., Elbert, and John M.
James Darrell Bryant lived a full 98 years, and after Mary Polly Reagan died when he was 72 years of age, he married Elmira Fitch (1853-????), a young girl who had just been widowed and left with an infant from her first husband. James Darrell Bryant’s infant step-son was named William W. Beechum. James Darrell and Elmira went on to have two more children of their own, Polly A., and Henry. James Darrell Bryant spent his whole life in White Co., Illinois.
John M. Bryant (1839-1885) married first to Frances Ann Moore (1839-????) and they had six children:
· Andrew (????-????) married Anna Frances Henry and had six children: Myrtle, Mary Frances (Mamie), Clella, Sabine, Louisa, and Benny. Interestingly, in the 1910 US Census taken in Mississippi Co., Missouri, Anna Frances Henry names herself as head of household and omits Benny and Mary Frances from the list of household members. Robert Henderson Gunter and Anna May Bryant are also listed in near-sequential order on the census, along with their five Missouri-born children.
· Charlie died in childhood
· Jeanette (????-????) married Cal Dillow (????-????) and they had several children: Ada, Lillie, and others
· Julia (????-????) married a Todd, and later a Purdue. Several children are believed to have been born.
· Matilda, or “Tillie” (1862-1947) married Edward Allen Cook (1858-1916), then moved to Coalgate, Oklahoma and had five, and possibly six children: Arvilla, Fred Warren, Houston Albert, Alida Lee, Walter Pleasant, and Elza McCurdy
· Sherman Maclin (1872-????) married Mary Marguerite Henry (1871-????) and they had eight children: Claude, Ernest, Hester, Inez, Leroy, Ralph Jewel, Robert Franklin, and John Everett. Ralph Jewel Bryant married Verna Marie Chamness and they had seven children: Mary Bernice, Anna Agnes, Nina Joyce., Ralph L., Wendell Ernest, Bennie, and Inez.
When Frances Ann Moore died, John M. Bryant remarried to Ura S. Truex (1853-1897) and they had four more children. The Truex line of ancestors is very well recorded and traces its roots through the earliest days of the colonies, then into France and Holland. Ura S. Truex later married George Darnell and George Edwards, with whom she had two Edwards children.
John M. Bryant (1839-1885) married first to Frances Ann Moore (1839-????) and they had six children:
· Andrew (????-????) married Anna Frances Henry and had six children: Myrtle, Mary Frances (Mamie), Clella, Sabine, Louisa, and Benny. Interestingly, in the 1910 US Census taken in Mississippi Co., Missouri, Anna Frances Henry names herself as head of household and omits Benny and Mary Frances from the list of household members. Robert Henderson Gunter and Anna May Bryant are also listed in near-sequential order on the census, along with their five Missouri-born children.
· Charlie died in childhood
· Jeanette (????-????) married Cal Dillow (????-????) and they had several children: Ada, Lillie, and others
· Julia (????-????) married a Todd, and later a Purdue. Several children are believed to have been born.
· Matilda, or “Tillie” (1862-1947) married Edward Allen Cook (1858-1916), then moved to Coalgate, Oklahoma and had five, and possibly six children: Arvilla, Fred Warren, Houston Albert, Alida Lee, Walter Pleasant, and Elza McCurdy
· Sherman Maclin (1872-????) married Mary Marguerite Henry (1871-????) and they had eight children: Claude, Ernest, Hester, Inez, Leroy, Ralph Jewel, Robert Franklin, and John Everett. Ralph Jewel Bryant married Verna Marie Chamness and they had seven children: Mary Bernice, Anna Agnes, Nina Joyce., Ralph L., Wendell Ernest, Bennie, and Inez.
When Frances Ann Moore died, John M. Bryant remarried to Ura S. Truex (1853-1897) and they had four more children. The Truex line of ancestors is very well recorded and traces its roots through the earliest days of the colonies, then into France and Holland. Ura S. Truex later married George Darnell and George Edwards, with whom she had two Edwards children.
--Elbert Dodson (1879-1960) married Luvada Roland (1886-1981) and had nine children: E.J., John Kenneth, Edra, Andrew Sherman., Leona A., Lillian M., Arvel Clifton, Mary, and James. After passing through Mississippi Co., Missouri for some years, then Greenfield, Poinsett Co., Arkansas, the family eventually settled in Osceola, Arkansas.
--John (1882-1963) married Pinkie McFarland. They later divorced and John married Zula Prince. They had one child, who died in childhood. John and Zula also resided in Osceola, Arkansas.
--Anna May (1884-1969) married Robert Henderson Gunter (1883-1967) when both their families were living in Mississipi County, Missouri, and the couple started their family there with the first five children being born in Missouri. Robert and Anna May had six children: Charlotte (Lottie), Vergil C., Herbert (Bill), John Wylie, Martha Belle, and Ralph Alexander (Ralph was born in Greenfield, Poinsett County, Arkansas). About 1916 the family moved from Missouri to Greenfield, Poinsett County, Arkansas. In the 1930s the five youngest children and their parents moved to the Brushy Lake community in Owen Township, Poinsett County, Arkansas.
--Robert Spaulding (1886-????) married Inzie O. McGee and had four children: Alta R., Basil R., Ivan, and Iva. Robert and Inzie made their home in Castor, Missouri and were recorded there in the 1910 US Census. Robert also registered for the WWI draft in 1917 from Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri. The family’s whereabouts since that time are unknown.
--John (1882-1963) married Pinkie McFarland. They later divorced and John married Zula Prince. They had one child, who died in childhood. John and Zula also resided in Osceola, Arkansas.
--Anna May (1884-1969) married Robert Henderson Gunter (1883-1967) when both their families were living in Mississipi County, Missouri, and the couple started their family there with the first five children being born in Missouri. Robert and Anna May had six children: Charlotte (Lottie), Vergil C., Herbert (Bill), John Wylie, Martha Belle, and Ralph Alexander (Ralph was born in Greenfield, Poinsett County, Arkansas). About 1916 the family moved from Missouri to Greenfield, Poinsett County, Arkansas. In the 1930s the five youngest children and their parents moved to the Brushy Lake community in Owen Township, Poinsett County, Arkansas.
--Robert Spaulding (1886-????) married Inzie O. McGee and had four children: Alta R., Basil R., Ivan, and Iva. Robert and Inzie made their home in Castor, Missouri and were recorded there in the 1910 US Census. Robert also registered for the WWI draft in 1917 from Castor, Stoddard Co., Missouri. The family’s whereabouts since that time are unknown.
This March 11, 1924 photo shows Anna May Bryant Gunter with her husband, Robert Henderson Gunter and their six children: back row, l-r: Herbert "Bill", Vergil, and Charlotte "Lottie". Front row, l-r: John Wylie, Martha, and Ralph. The photo was likely taken at the Gunter family's original homestead near Greenfield, Arkansas..jpg)
This photo of the Robert Henderson and Anna May (Bryant) Gunter family was taken at the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary. Back row, l-r: John Wylie, Herbert "Bill", Ralph, and Vergil. Front row, l-r: Martha, Robert H. and Anna Gunter, and Charlotte "Lottie."
This undated Christmas photo shows Anna and Robert at their Brushy Lake home. Granddaughter Nedine Wilkins is believed to have taken the photo.
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