J. Iverson Bryant, son of Eugene Herbert Bryant and Nancy Tallulah Bouchelle, was born in Georgia, most likely Bairdstown, on February 1, 1887. He was the 3rd child of 14—Leroy Bryant, Clinton Bouchelle Bryant, J. Iverson Bryant, Nellie Lynne Bryant, Mamie Bryant, Hugh Crawford Bryant, Rebecca M. Bryant, Herbert A. Bryant, Clark Howell Bryant, Clyde Bryant, Emily Elizabeth Bryant, Noel T. Bryant, William M. Bryant, and an unnamed infant son. Iverson and I are 2nd cousins 3x removed. Our nearest common relatives are Charles L. Lankford and Miss Moore. His grandmother, Elizabeth Ann Lankford Bryant, was the sister of my 3rd great grandfather, James Meriweather Lankford.
Iverson didn’t survive infancy, dying on December 12, 1887 at the age of 10 months. He was buried at Bairdstown Cemetery in Bairdstown. His tombstone reads:
J. Iverson,
Son of E. H. and N. T. Bryant
Feb. 1, 1887
Dec. 12, 1887
Rest in peace then gentle spirit
Throned above
Souls like thine with God in life and love
Iverson was one of four children in the family that did not survive infancy/childhood. His sister Nellie died at age 3 in 1892, the unnamed infant brother in 1909, and brother Noel at age 7 in 1912 .
On a final note, during my research for this post, I discovered the true name for the oldest child in this family—Leroy. In 1900, he was enumerated as Roye Bryant, which was all I had to go on. I’m glad to make that correction and to then be able to extend this family line.
References
- Personal visit to Bryant family cemetery plot, Bairdstown Cemetery, Bairdstown, Georgia.
- United States Federal Census, Falling Creek, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, 1900, 1910.
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