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Photo from the 1940's - Standing L to R Carl & Ed Bryant, Lew Kemp, John Bryant
Front L to R Nellie, Charlie & Mabel Bryant
Photo submitted by Mark Emptage (GW/Ruth Terry Bryant>Mabel>Ellen>Mark)

THE BRYANTS

RUTH CECELIA TERRY & GEORGE W BRYANT - PARENTS OF ED, CHARLIE, NELLIE, CARL, MABEL, JOHN
PHOTOS PROVIDED BY LARRY BRYANT & SUBMITTED BY BARB BURDETT SLAUGHTERBECK

Tiffin, Ohio, Seneca County

Document submitted by Barbara Burdett Slaughterbeck

Nellie Belle Bryant, age 14

CARL BRYANT

Uncle Carl was affiliated with many service organizations. He also had something to do with the United Nations. He and a friend attended UN meetings somewhere. NYC or elsewhere, I really don't know. All I know is that one evening Carl and his friend were on their way to a UN meeting, and the friend was driving. Uncle Carl walked with a cane, and when he got in a car, he always stuck the cane between the seats to keep it out of the way. They had an accident, a collision of some sort, and the cane impaled Carl and killed him. Barbara Burdett Slaughterbeck 8-3-02

Rear-Larry & Gale Bryant Front L to R - Cyril Bryant, Aunt Elva (Charlie's widow) & Florence, wife of Cyril

Mabel, only sister of Nellie. Isabelle Pearl, Nellie's daughter, was named for Isabelle Kemp Bryant & Uncle Pearl Parish

Left-William, 19-year old son of George W. the Second & Ruth Terry Bryant, Terry Cemetery, brother of Nellie Bryant Burdett

Right-John & Sarah Bryant's Babies, nephew & niece of Nellie Bryant Burdett

Hi Lavida, Small world, huh? I came out to Seattle in 1994 to work for Microsoft. I stopped working for them in March, so now I just bum around :) Taking some distance learning classes, playing violin, gardening, spending waay too much money in bookstores, and searching for ancestors.
I have one sister, Martha. She is married and has a little girl, Faith, age 6 and is just about to have a baby boy. They live is a suburb of Richmond, VA. My parents moved from Ohio to Virginia a few years back to be near the grandchildren. They live way out in the country, close to Appomatox, VA.
My dad's mom was a Bryant. She had 4 children by her first marriage, 2 of whom were adopted very young and we never heard about them until grandma died. The others are Bill Schwartz (I think he lives in South Carolina; only met him once) and Bettylou McFarlan (think she still lives in Prospect, Ohio). Bill has a bunch of kids, Bettylou has 2 - both married with children of their own. Grandma's second marriage was to Frank E. Kirtland; they had 2 children - my dad and his sister Jane Riedel. Jane lives near Galion, Ohio. She has 3 kids and a couple grandchildren. Unfortunately I don't hear the news about everyone since I'm so far away from the rest of the family...
Mary Kirtland Seattle, WA
mailto:marykir@mindspring.com
http://www.marykir.com/

Larry Bryant pointed me to your site. What a lot of great information!

Carl H. Bryant was my great-grandfather. Bettylou McFarlan is my dad's half-sister:

(great-great-great grand)George W. Bryant m. Isabelle Kemp
(great-great grand)George W. Bryant m. Ruth Cecelia Terry
(great-grand)Carl Harrison Bryant m. Zetta Rua Giles
Genevieve Irene Bryant m. (1) Harry Priest Schwartz
Bettylou Schwartz m. Robert McFarlan
(grand)Genevieve Bryant m. (2) Frank Eugene Kirtland
(parents)James Eugene Kirtland m. Patricia Ann Clark
Mary Irene Kirtland

Unfortunately I never met my great-grandfather Bryant, or any other branches of the Bryant family. Larry says he remembers my grandmother, so I'm not sure why we lost contact with the Bryants, but we did...

I have a copy of George W. Bryant Sr.'s civil war pension file as well as copies of some marriage records, death certificates, etc. and a lot of pictures from Terry Hill Cemetery, if you are interested. Some of my genealogy research is up on my web site; I'm still working on cleaning up sources for the rest of my data.

Mary Kirtland
Seattle, WA
mailto:marykir@mindspring.com
http://www.marykir.com/

Submitted by Bill Johns 6/18/02

WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT

My forte is writin', not this genealogy stuff. Is this a source or a clue or what? Perhaps those among us who're strong in this area could make far better use of this than I could. www.wellswooster.com
WellsWooster.com GENEALOGY & HISTORY

ACROSS THE CONTINENT IN A FORD (1914) Top of Form 1 Search this site or the web Site search Web search powered by FreeFind

DAVID THOM(P)SON RESEARCH SITE This site is dedicated to Wells Harrison and Wooster Bryant, veterans of the Civil War. By Don Bryant Grand Rapids

The BRYANT family appears in Berrien County, Michigan about the year 1850. Born in Vermont about 1799, George H. W. BRYANT lived for quite some time in St. Lawrence County, in the northern part of New York State near the Canadian border. He was reportedly a second cousin of the poet, William Cullen BRYANT. George also served in the War of 1812 when he was 14 years old. CONKLIN and CAMPBELL families are covered here as well. The MEREDITH / GRIFFIN and HARRISON / BALL lines have recently been extended...

A CONVERSATION WITH LARRY BRYANT

BY Barb Burdett S.

I broke down and called Larry yesterday. I hesitated because I knew his wife Carolyn was so very ill with cancer. I hadn't heard from anyone for quite a while so I didn't know what to expect. He said Carolyn had gone thru all the chemo and then had a bone marrow transplant. He said she was better. I told him that I had questioned as to whether I should call him or not, under these circumstances. He said, it was fine, he was glad to hear from me and said he probably should have called me. That out of the way, I told him what I needed. Info on Ruth Terry. He advised me to come see them and said he would take me to the cemetery where they are buried. He thought Carolyn would enjoy the ride. He said he would go thru the info he has, to see if there is anything we can use. He said he had some old pictures. Looks the like I hit the jackpot again. Now I'm all antzy, waiting till it warms up a bit so I can go. I get tired of all this researching after awhile, but then when I discover a new subject and a new source I get all excited. Isn't that something. I think I have someone on my back Pushing. (Ed Note: Me?) I also talked to Darlene, Gale's wife, and she told me that she had heard about this Web site and had seen some of it. She had enjoyed what she saw, but I don't think she's seen much. When I go down there, I think I'll stop there and show her the ropes. I told her I thought they should be included too. They are Grandma Nellie's grand nieces and nephews. For those who are not familiar with these folks, here's the scoop. Uncle Charlie Bryant was Grandma Nellie's brother. He married a lady named Elvie and had one child, Cyril. Cyril and his wife, Florence, had two sons. Larry (wife Carolyn) and Gale (wife Darlene). Two boys to keep the Bryant name afloat. That's enough for now. Luv you Later BARB 2-14-02

GEORGE W. BRYANT

FATHER OF OUR GRANDMOTHER NELLIE BELLE BRYANT BURDETT

George W. Bryant, one of the representative farmers and highly respected citizens of Goshen Township, Hardin County, Ohio, owns and occupies a fine farm of two hundred and twenty-four acres. Mr. Bryant was born at Fostoria, Ohio, January 22, 1852, a son of George W. and Isabelle (Kemp) Bryant, the former a native of New York state and the latter of Hancock County, Ohio.

During the Civil War, George W. Bryant, the father, first enlisted as a member of the Twenty-first Ohio Volunteer Infantry, for two years, at the end of which time he was honorably discharged. Then he re-enlisted for three years during the war, and as a member of the Fifty-second Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was in active duty until peace was declared. While awaiting his discharge at Louisville, Kentucky, he was stricken with smallpox and died. His widow still lives and is now seventy-seven years of age. Of their four children, two are living: Sara J. and George W. Those deceased are William and one who died in infancy.

George W. Bryant, the subject of this sketch, was reared and educated at Findly, Hancock County, Ohio, and remained there until 1876.

From that year (1876) until 1888, he made his home in Marion County, and since 1888, he has been a resident of Hardin County, engaged in farming. From time to time, he has been a recipient of official honors and has served efficiently in various local offices. For a number of years, he was township supervisor; for nine years he was a justice of the peace; and ever since he came to the county, he has been a member of the school board. He is a member of the Maple Grange, and religiously, he and his family are identified with the Presbyterian Church.

On August 29, 1874, Mr Bryant married Miss Ruth C. Terry, daughter of Champness and Rebecca Terry.

Nine children have been born to them; namely; an infant, deceased; George E; William C., deceased; Charles T.; Nellie B; Carl H.; Mable, John and another infant which died in infancy.

Mrs. Bryant was born in Marion County, Ohio, August 27, 1855. Her father, Champness Terry, a native of Virginia, emigrated to Ohio in 1831 and settled in Marion County, where he bought five hundred acres of land, a portion of which extended into Hardin County. On his land he built a log cabin and in true pioneer style set about the work of clearing his farm, which he accomplished in due time.

The Terrys are of English origin. Thomas Terry, the grandfather of Champness was born in England. In early life he came to America and settled in Virginia, and later was a soldier in the Revolutionary War. His son, Thomas, Champness Terry*s father, was a slave holder in Virginia; religiously, he was a Quaker, and espousing the abolition cause, he moved to Ohio and freed his slaves.

Champness Terry was twice married. By his first wife, whose maiden name was Anne Thompson, he had six children, namely; Thomas J. (Deceased); Joseph C.; David D.; John H.; Sara J. (Deceased) and William P. (Deceased).

Three sons were veterans of the Civil War - James M.; Luke A. and David D. The last name was killed in action.

For his second wife he married Rebecca Peters, who bore him fourteen children as follows: Mary A.; James M.; Luke A.; George W.; Ruth C.; Elizabeth A.; Zachariah; Catherine L.; Hanna J.; Maynolie; Mac O.; Susan R.; and two that died in infancy. The mother of these children died January 18, 1901 at the age of eighty-six years.

Champness Terry was held in high respect by all who knew him. For eighteen successive years he filled the office of township supervisor, and for several terms he was school director.

One of his sons by his first marriage, John H., has a large mining interest in Colorado, where he resides and where he has been honored by election, first to the office of Probate Judge and later to the office of Common Pleas.

This information was given to Aunt Dorothy by Uncle Carl, one of Grandma Burdett*s brothers. He copied it from a book about Marion County history

NOTE:

by Dorothy Fuerst

Mother said John H. Terry took 20 years to open a gold mine in Colorado and collected 20 million dollars from it. He had something to do with Boulder Dam. (Donating money-no doubt)

NELLIE BELLE (BRYANT) BURDETT

By: Dorothy Burdett Fuerst

Nellie loved to go to her grandmother’s house who was from Holland. Grandmother lived on a farm next to the farm where Nellie lived.

One spring day when Nellie was four years old, on her way to grandmother’s house, she saw her grandfather coming from the woods carrying a bucket. Grandfather had gathered a bucket of liquid from the maple trees. They drilled holes in the trees and hung buckets to catch the liquid. The farmers seemed to know when the sap was running. "What you got in the bucket, Grandpa?" Nellie asked, peeking in at the brown liquid. "Tobacco juice", he answered with a mischievous grin.

Grandma came out on the porch to greet Nellie. Nellie’s brother, John, always took a short-cut by jumping over the fence. Spring brings the children out as well as the buds on the trees. Grandmother called to him, "Johnnie, why for you jump the fence over? Why don’t you walk the gate around?"

Born in Marion, Ohio, in 1883 on a large farm, Nellie had a foster brother, Lou, that was adopted by her parents, George and Ruth Bryant before they had any children of their own. Then came four more boys, Carl, Ed, Charlie and John... They adored their little sister, Nellie, and looked after her. It was eight years before Nellie got the little sister she wanted. Nellie was so happy over her little sister, Mable, that she took over her care as soon as she could. Mable was her real live doll.

One evening her father and eldest brother, Carl, came in after taking care of a sick cow with a bottle of medicine they had given to the cow. Her father put the medicine on the table and said, "Nellie, put that away." Her brother said, "A teaspoon of that will put a person to sleep." Her father said, "Less than that." Nellie, was about eight years old and had no idea that the bottle contained poison. She got to thinking, "I wonder if it will really put me to sleep." She took a teaspoon of it. She was doing dishes, but didn’t feel sleepy, so in a short while she thought she didn’t take enough, so she took another teaspoon full.

Now I’ve heard that a double dose will make you so sick that you will vomit it all up. Nellie became very, very sick. Her father was a doctor, but couldn’t figure out why she became so sick in such a short time.

Two years later when she told her mother what had happened, her mother and father turned white, realizing what a close call she had had.

Nellie Belle Bryant at School

Nellie’s father was Superintendent of ten schools and Principal of the one that Nellie went to. He owned the land that the school was built on.

Some of the girls at school were jealous because Nellie was pretty and her father had holdings and was famous all over the county. A schoolmate said to Nellie’s best friend, "There goes Nellie with her old black horsetail." Nellie’s friend shot back with, "It’s a lot prettier than your old white cow’s tail." Nellie’s mother had bought some material to make Nellie a dress. One day the teacher told the girls to bring some material to school for a sewing project. Nellie didn’t have any material so she cut a piece off the new material and took it to school. After her mother made her dress and she wore it to school, a girl said sarcastically, "Well, I see your mother had enough material left to make your dress."

Nellie was seventeen when she fell in love with a German boy named Willie Wolf. Her mother tried to discourage her from seeing him, as his family was very poor. One night a boy asked to take her home from a party. She agreed, but as soon as he got into his buggy, he began making advances to her. She said, "You had better keep your hands to yourself as the boys in the wagon behind us are my brothers."

Another time, she became angry with a boy she had gone to a party with so when another boy asked to take her home, she agreed. They no sooner got out of sight from the party when he began making suggestions that wasn’t to her liking, but she agreed with everything he suggested. "First let’s go by my house so I may tell my parents who I’m with or they will be worried and have my brothers looking for me." she said. When they reached her house, she ran up on the porch. She then turned around and yelled at him, "Now you go to hell!"

_by Dorothy Louise Burdett Fuerst

NELLIE & THE GOOSE

AS TOLD BY JOHN BRYANT, NELLIE'S BROTHER, CIRCA 1955

When Nellie was a little girl she came running into the house screaming. Mother asked, "Oh, Nellie, what happened?" Nellie yelled, "The goose bit me!" and Mother , wanting to see how bad the bite was, asked, "Where did it bite you?" Nellie yelled, "In the a-a-s-s!"

MAXINE PARISH, MABLE'S DAUGHTER