Guy Howard Bryant Jr.

Guy Howard Bryant Jr., the son of Guy Howard Bryant and Addie Myrtis Channell, was born on June 1, 1920, in Greene County, Georgia. Within this family, I can document two children: Guy Howard Bryant Jr. and Charles Edgar Bryant. Guy is my 3rd cousin 2x removed, and our nearest common relatives are Charles L. Lankford and Miss Moore, my 4th great grandparents. Guy’s great grandmother was Elizabeth Ann Lankford, who was the sister of my 3rd great grandfather, James Meriweather Lankford.

Guy was born after the 1920 census, which took place on January 23, 1920. Consequently, he was not included in that specific census. During that time, Guy’s parents resided in Siloam, Greene County, Georgia. His father, aged 23, worked as a farmer on a general farm. Although the census taker did not record an occupation for Guy’s mother (aged 22), we can reasonably assume she was a homemaker. 

Guy’s brother, Charles, was born about 1928, resulting in an approximate eight-year age difference between the two siblings.

Two different city directories list a couple named Guy H. and Myrtis/Myrtice Bryant. In 1926, they resided in a rental home at 706 W. Henry Avenue in Tampa, Florida. By 1928, they had moved to 553 Brownwood Avenue SE in Atlanta, Georgia. In both instances, Guy worked as a carpenter. However, given that all other records for the Bryant family indicate they resided in Greene County, Georgia, we cannot be certain that these are Guy Jr.’s parents. Further research is needed to confirm their identity. If you are researching this family, please keep this in mind.

On April 7, 1930, the Bryant family lived on a rented farm in Siloam. Guy’s father, aged 33, worked as a farmer on a general farm. When Guy’s parents married in 1919, his father was 24, and his mother 20. Interestingly, no one in the household could read or write at that time.

Guy died in Greene County on June 28, 1937 at the young age of 17. His death certificate attributed his passing to anemia. Dr. E. G. Adam, the attending physician who signed his death certificate, wrote that Guy had been an invalid all his life and was unable to walk or talk. Guy was laid to rest at Wesley Chapel Cemetery in Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia on June 29.

Cemetery photos used with permission of Barbara Robbins,
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References

• Atlanta, Georgia, City Directory, 1928.
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73064799/guy_h-bryant: accessed April 16, 2024), memorial page for Guy H. Bryant Jr. (1 Jun 1920–28 Jun 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 73064799, citing Wesley Chapel Cemetery, Greensboro, Greene County, Georgia, USA; maintained by Samuel Taylor Geer (contributor 46925792).
• Guy Howard Bryant Jr., Certificate of Death no. 15536, Georgia Department of Public Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics, 1937.
• Mrs. Guy Bryant Passes Away, newspaper unknown, 1954.
• Myrtis Channel and Guy Bryant, Georgia, Marriage Records from Select Counties, 1828–1978.
• Tampa, Florida, City Directory, 1926.
• U.S. Federal Census, Siloam, Greene County, Georgia, 1920, 1930.