Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bryant, William E., 1930 

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WILLIAM EDWARD BRYANT

   William Edward Bryant, well-known and highly-esteemed citizen of the Como 
community, died at his home April 23, in the 73rd year of his life.  Mr. 
Bryant was the son of the late William D. and Mrs. Martha Darden* Bryant and 
was born in Southampton County January 16, 1858, his parents moving to 
Hertford County, N.C., about three years later where Mr. Bryant had spent his 
life.  He had been in ill health for several months and sustained a paralytic 
stroke on Sunday, April 20, his death occurring three days later.

   In 1885 he married Miss Willie Brett of Como who survives him with eight 
children; O.P. Bryant of Hampton, Mrs. Lloyd Bittle of Como, J.E. Bryant of 
Boykins, Mrs. J.V. Simmons of Statesville, E.M. Bryant of Franklin, Mrs. F.T. 
Railey of Como, Mrs. S.R. Simmons of Statesville and Mrs. L.E. Zehrbach of 
Franklin, and by seven grandchildren.  He is also survived by five sisters; 
Mrs. Georgia Moore and Mrs. Annie L. Bryant of Suffolk, Mrs. J.D. Riddick of 
Riddicksville, Mrs. N. Lee Story of Newsoms and Mrs. Lucy Ashburn of Hampton.

   Mr. Bryant numbered a host of friends in his home community and in our town 
where he was a frequent visitor.  He was a successful farmer and was noted as 
a lover of hunting and fishing.  He had been a consistent member of New Hope 
M.E. Church since his boyhood, and bore an excellent reputation among his 
neighbors as an exemplary citizen.

   Funeral services were held from his late home Thursday afternoon at 3 
o’clock, conducted by his pastor, Rev. R. Harrison Marks of Newsoms, assisted 
by a former pastor Dr. R.H. Potts, presiding elder of the Norfolk Conference. 
Interment was made in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin, the body bearers 
being: J.T. Bryant, Dillard Stephenson, R.A. Majette, N.C. Barbour, M.E. 
Barrett, F.T. Pope, Harry Steinhardt and J.B. Ferguson.  The honorary bearers 
were: Ernest Ferguson, L.E. Zehrbach, W.H. Lankford, S.E. Brett, T.H. Barrett, 
R.B. Story, J.A. Bittle, L.P. Simmons, J. Ryland Warren, Geo. A. Gardner, 
Walter H. Norfleet, Dr. R.L. Raiford, J. Edgar Weede, M.H. Moore, Guy C. Hill, 
Hugh Lee, Walter Brett, E.J. Railey, Charles H. Whitley, W.T. Pace, Jr., Peter 
Taylor, Garnet Barnes, A.J. Bryant and R.B. Bryant, Jr.


William Edward BRYANT, farmer, 
b. 16 Jan 1858, Southampton Co., 
d. 23 Apr 1930, at home, Como, Hertford Co., NC, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 2, Plot 56*), Franklin, 
   24 Apr 1930, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 25, 1930, p. 5 

*Notes on the cemetery list gives his parents as William Darden & Margaret 
   (LAWRENCE) BRYANT. 
   Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar2.txt 

This would seem to be their marriage record: 

m.bond 1849 Apr. 9; sec/wit: Pelege Caroon; Benj. J. Bryant, L.R. Edwards  
Bryant, William D.; Lawrence, Margaret M.; par/gdn: Darden, Elisha 
                              Margret M.;              G.D. (consent of) 
         Certificate of marriage on 4 April 1849, by (Rev.) Wm. A. Crocker, 
              minister of the Methodist P. Church 
(Southampton Co. M.Reg. 1750-1853, p. 579) 
Elisha Darden m. 31 Jan 1839 Priscilla Lawrence. (ibid, p. 711) 

His widow's obit ("Tidewater News," Aug. 4, 1944) is posted at: 
http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b653w2ob.txt 


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