Sarah Ellen (Brown) Bryant (abt. 1856 - 1931)

Born about Jan 1856 in Northampton County, North Carolina [uncertain]

Wife of Robert J or W Bryant — married 29 Mar 1877 (to 1931) in Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, United States

Died 22 Oct 1931 at about age 75 in Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, United States

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Biography

Sarah was born in 1856 in Northampton County, North Carolina. Married to Robert Bryant in 1877 at home of Robert Bryant's step-father , Augustus McDaniel .(Note: This was only marriage of Robert Bryant, he was not married to Sarah E Weston. ) Marriage record gives birth year and names of Sarah's parents. Sarah's father is Wm Brown and mother is Polly .^[1] . Living on farm with husband and 3 children in 1900^[2]. Census of 1910, living with husband and 3 children. "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML3N-G78 : Tue Oct 03 23:22:21 UTC 2023),] Entry for Robert Bryant and Sarah L Bryant, 1910. She passed away in 1931.^[3]. Burial in Conner Family Cemetery.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch [(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QP9V-GZ8F : 9 March 2021)], Robert Bryant and Sarah E Brown, 29 Mar 1877; citing Northampton, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm ,
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSBC-X96 : Thu Oct 05 18:20:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Robert Bryant and Sarah Ellen Bryant, 1900.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch [(https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLK-71TQ : 3 August 2020)], Sarah E Brown Bryant, ; Burial, Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, United States of America, Cedar Lawn Cemetery; citing record ID 99532333, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Research Notes

Ancestry.com census records:

1900 Census, Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, Sarah Ellen, age 44, married at age 22, has had 7 children but only 4 living. 11 May 1910 Census, Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, Has had another child since 1900 census, thus total of 8 but only 5 living. This will change soon for Cular dies August 1910. 1920 Census, Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, Living on farm with husband and one son. 10 April 1930 Census, Rich Square, Northampton, North Carolina, Identified as Mit Bryant, age 74, wife of Robert Bryant. She married at age 19. Living on Jackson St at hotel of her daughter Caddie Harrell. Lives with Caddie's family, her husband and several boarders at hotel.

Death Certificate identifies her father as William Brown of Northampton Co but mother's last name unknown and a has nick name of Polly. Death Certificate and grave stone differ in dates of birth and death. Burial, 24 Oct 1931, Rich Square, Northampton Co, NC. Cedar Lawn Cemetery photo of grave available at FindAGrave.com and submitted by Dot Harcum in 2012 Grave information: Sarah E Brown Bryant, B Jan 11, 1856; D Oct 22 1931. List parents as William Brown and Mary Jane Coleson.