Merritt BryantAge: 60 years1908–1969
- Name
- Merritt Bryant
- Given names
- Merritt
- Surname
- Bryant
 Birth | July 1, 1908 43 24 |
 Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 21 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Nunnley Bryant August 29, 1910 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 7 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 8 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 9 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 18, 1920 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joe Richard Bryant March 15, 1925 (Age 16 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Joseph Mason Shemwell May 9, 1925 (Age 16 years) Cause: Suicide |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 21 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 8, 1930 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Osborne Bryant November 11, 1935 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | John Richard Bryant April 1, 1937 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Josephine “Josie” Gibbs November 15, 1940 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 33 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 41 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 37 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | February 10, 1969 (Age 60 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Greenwood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Richard Bryant Birth: February 23, 1865 47 35 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: April 1, 1937 — Woodhaven, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Genie Belle Shemwell Birth: October 5, 1883 24 16 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States Death: July 1, 1983 — Harris, Texas, United States |
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Marriage: January 18, 1904 — McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
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9 months elder sister |
Thelma Ruth Bryant Birth: October 30, 1904 39 21 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 24, 1981 |
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17 months elder brother |
John Osborne Bryant Birth: April 8, 1906 41 22 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: November 11, 1935 |
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2 years himself |
Merritt Bryant Birth: July 1, 1908 43 24 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1969 |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Nunnley Bryant Birth: August 29, 1910 45 26 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 16, 1996 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
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15 years younger brother |
Joe Richard Bryant Birth: March 15, 1925 60 41 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: June 6, 2000 — Houston, Harris, Texas, United States |
| Family with Private |
| himself |
Merritt Bryant Birth: July 1, 1908 43 24 — Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: February 10, 1969 |
| wife |
Private |
Merritt Bryant has 5 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (5)
Parents Clifton “Cliff” Shemwell + Ethel Otey
Parents Ernest E Shemwell + Lenora A Huddleston
Parents William Herschel Huie + Vera Shemwell
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Richard Bryant - Household
Civil District 4 Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Richard Bryant - Household
Civil District 4 Montgomery, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Richard Bryant - Household
219 7th Street Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee
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