Gertrude A (Jones) Bryant (1879)

Born 19 Oct 1879 in Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States

Wife of John Harrol Bryant — married 18 Dec 1907 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Gertrude (Jones) Bryant is a part of US Black heritage.

This profile is part of the Mound Bayou, Mississippi One Place Study.

Gertrude was a School Principal at Mound Bayou Public School in Mound Bayou, MS.

Original Settler of Mound Bayou

Gertrude A. Jones was born in October 19th, 1879 in Selma, Dallas County, Alabama.^[1]

In the 1900 census Gertrude (age 21) was the single daughter of Mary Jones in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.^[2]

Gertrude's biography was included in the book, "The Negro at Mound Bayou."^[1]

She and her parents lived in Selma, Alabama until 1889 when they moved first to Vicksburg, Warren County, Mississippi, where they then moved to Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, Mississippi in early 1900. She completed her primary grade credentials at Knox Academy, at Selma, Alabama and obtained her educational qualifications at Cherry Street Public School in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She entered the teaching profession in Bolivar County in 1902 and became the Principal of the Mound Bayou Public School in 1904.^[1]

Gertrude (26) married John H. Bryant (29) on 18 Dec 1907 in Mound Bayou, Bolivar, Mississippi.^[3]

In 1910, Gertrude was living in household of Jno H Bryant (31) in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA.^[4]

Research Notes

• Gertrude does not appear on the 1920 census with John H. Bryant. Possible death?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Hood, Aurelius P. The Negro at Mound Bayou: being an authentic story of the founding, growth and development of the "most celebrated town in the South," covering a period of twenty-two years. Mrs. Gertrude A. Jones-Bryant, page 90-91. Available at https://hdl.handle.net/2027/emu.010002630190.
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 9, sheet , family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm .
   FamilySearch Record: M968-3PT (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6Q73-VHN
   Gertrude Jones (21), single daughter, in household of Mary Jones (44) in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States. Born in Alabama.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979"
   citing Marriage, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States, 00459, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
   FamilySearch Record: H73K-5W2M (accessed 4 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-99VP-BWRC Image number 00459
   Gertrude Jones marriage to Johnie Bryant on 18 Dec 1908 in Bolivar, Mississippi, United States.
4. ↑ 1910 Census: "1910 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi; Roll: T624_733; Page: 3a; Enumeration District: 0011; FHL microfilm: 1374746
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7884 #185723286 (accessed 24 May 2023)
   G A Bryant (30), wife, Principal, in household of Jas H Bryant (31) in Beat 3, Bolivar, Mississippi, USA. Born in Alabama.