Melvin BryantAge: 74 years1897–1972
- Name
- Melvin Bryant
- Given names
- Melvin
- Surname
- Bryant
 Birth | August 6, 1897 25 37 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 7 months)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 1, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
 Marriage | Beddie Hazel Hodge — View this family March 23, 1915 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Hazel Ann Bryant August 15, 1916 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 18 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lorene Bryant December 16, 1917 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 19 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 20 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Louise Bryant about 1919 (Age 21 years) |
| Census | January 1, 1920 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Frank “Frankie” Bryant about 1921 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | May Marie Bryant February 19, 1925 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 32 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | John Wesley Henderson 1934 (Age 36 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Presley Seymour Henderson — Lorene Bryant — View this family March 17, 1934 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Herbert Jess Henderson May 6, 1937 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | James E Bryant about 1938 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Nolen Henderson about 1939 (Age 41 years) Note: Birth year/place based on 1940 Census |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James O Henderson November 11, 1942 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 44 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 |
| Death of a half-brother | John Thomas McGehee November 7, 1947 (Age 50 years) Note: Intestinal Cancer |
| Death of a mother | Ann Eliza Blake July 13, 1948 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 52 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 |
| Death of a father | James T Bryant March 29, 1954 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Effie Ann McGehee December 31, 1959 (Age 62 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Curtis McGehee October 24, 1963 (Age 66 years) |
| Death of a wife | Beddie Hazel Hodge November 7, 1969 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 48 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 | April 17, 1972 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Slaughter Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James T Bryant Birth: May 1872 — Kentucky, United States Death: March 29, 1954 — Kirkmansville, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ann Eliza Blake Birth: April 12, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 13, 1948 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: about 1895 — Kentucky, United States |
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3 years himself |
Melvin Bryant Birth: August 6, 1897 25 37 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1972 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| Mother’s family with Charles James McGehee |
| step-father |
Charles James McGehee Birth: March 15, 1858 39 29 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: October 3, 1893 — Greenville, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Ann Eliza Blake Birth: April 12, 1860 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: July 13, 1948 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: December 5, 1876 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Pearl T McGehee Birth: 1879 20 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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7 years half-sister |
Effie Ann McGehee Birth: June 26, 1885 27 25 Death: December 31, 1959 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years half-brother |
John Thomas McGehee Birth: March 7, 1889 30 28 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1947 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years half-brother |
Charles Curtis McGehee Birth: March 1892 33 31 — Virginia, United States Death: October 24, 1963 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Beddie Hazel Hodge |
| himself |
Melvin Bryant Birth: August 6, 1897 25 37 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1972 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Beddie Hazel Hodge Birth: July 15, 1900 46 38 — Bluff Spring, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1969 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 23, 1915 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Hazel Ann Bryant Birth: August 15, 1916 19 16 — LaFayette, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: September 20, 2001 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Lorene Bryant Birth: December 16, 1917 20 17 — Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: October 16, 2010 — Pekin, Tazewell, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Louise Bryant Birth: about 1919 21 18 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Frank “Frankie” Bryant Birth: about 1921 23 20 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
May Marie Bryant Birth: February 19, 1925 27 24 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: August 15, 2016 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Emar Jane Williams |
| himself |
Melvin Bryant Birth: August 6, 1897 25 37 — Pulaski, Kentucky, United States Death: April 17, 1972 — Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Emar Jane Williams Birth: May 22, 1914 — Clifty, Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: June 1, 1996 — White Plains, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States |
| son |
Private |
| son |
James E Bryant Birth: about 1938 40 23 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| Daniel Finis Gates + Beddie Hazel Hodge |
| wife’s husband |
Daniel Finis Gates Birth: April 18, 1875 — Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 10, 1959 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
| wife |
Beddie Hazel Hodge Birth: July 15, 1900 46 38 — Bluff Spring, Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: November 7, 1969 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 13, 1926 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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11 months step-daughter |
Ola Gates Birth: October 15, 1927 52 27 — Trigg, Kentucky, United States Death: June 23, 2015 — Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Infant Gates Birth: December 24, 1932 57 32 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 24, 1932 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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11 months step-daughter |
Infant Gates Birth: December 5, 1933 58 33 — Christian, Kentucky, United States Death: December 5, 1933 — Christian, Kentucky, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - James Bryant - Household
Todd, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Thomas McGehee - Household
Cllifty District #2
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