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George William (Will) Bryant

1887-1938

George William (Will) Bryant was the son of Johnathan Alexander Bryant and Rebecca (Halcomb) Bryant. He was named after his grandfather George Wesley Bryant. He was born on 02 Feb 1887 in Greyson County, Texas [4, 6]. He died on 19 Jul 1938 in Marshall County, Oklahoma [4]. He is buried in Lark Cemetery, Enos, Oklahoma [3].


General Notes:

VISIT THE INTERACTIVE PAGE FOR GEORGE WILLIAM BRYANT HERE.

 

George married 2 sisters. After Claudia Gorden died he married her sister Myrtle Gorden.



Claudia M Gordon is the daughter of Henry P. Gorden and Mary Carter Mathews [8]. She was born 1888 in TX [9]. Residence 1900 in Woodville, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory [8]. She died on 14 Mar 1917 in Lark Cemetery, Enis, Oklahoma [3]. Claudia died when Florene was 3 hours. old.

George William (Will) Bryant and Claudia M Gordon had 3 children.

Myrtle M. Gordon is the daughter of Henry P. Gorden and Mary Carter Mathews. She was born on 19 May 1892 in TX [9]. She died Jun 1963 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [4]. She is buried in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma [3].

General Notes:

Myrtle married George Bryant after her sister Claudia died 3 hours after childbirth.



George William (Will) Bryant and Myrtle M. Gordon had 6 children.

 

Pictures -

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World War II draft registration for George William Bryant

WWII Registration for G W Bryant

Claudia and Myrtle Gorden (His first and second wives)

Claudia and Myrtle Gorden

George William "Will" Bryant from picture on a wall.

George William Bryant wall picture

Gordon Bryant and his sister Jaloyce standing with their father's picture.

Gordon Bryant with his fathers picture Jaloyce Bryant standing with her father in laws picture

 

George W. Bryant grave

George W. Bryant grave

 

Sources

[3]

Barbara Wisser.

[4]

Christine Bryant Research.

[5]

1920 Census, Willis, Marshall County, OK.

[6]

Ancestry.com, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2005), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Roll 1851887, Draft Board 0. Record for George William Bryant.

[7]

1930 OK Census, Kingston, Willis, Marshall County, p22.

[8]

Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, The Generations Network, Inc., 2004), www.ancestry.com, Database online. Woodville, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, ED 130, roll T623 1847, page 12A. Record for Claudia M Gordon

 

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Gary