James
Harrison
Bryant
Born in near St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Ancestors 
Son of David Bryant
and Margaret (Steinbrooke) Bryant
Brother of
Isaac Bryant [half], Nancy (Bryant) Fisher [half], John William Bryant, Joseph Allen Bryant, Daniel Steinbrooke Bryant, David A. Bryant, George W. Bryant and Orah Alice (Bryant) Doddridge [half]
Husband of
Minnie May (Hodges) Bryant
— married
1 Jan 1873 in Erie, Neosho, Kansas, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Belle L. Bryant and Harry Allen Bryant
Died
at age 78
in Labette, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 30 Mar 2018
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Biography
James moved to Illinois with his parents soon after his birth. In 1859, at age 19, he went across the plains with his brother John to California. He remained there until 1865, then returned to his old home. In 1867 he went to Kansas with three brothers; Daniel, David and Allen. All four took up claims about 4 miles north of Erie, Kansas.
In 1879 he moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado to take up railroad contracting until 1883 and then returned to Kansas. For 8 years he was Street Commissioner at Parsons. He then went into the paving business until 1906 when he established a coal and feed business.
Jmes was a retailler and contractor.
Braiden, see pg. 96 + picture.
Sources
- James Harrison Bryant - Find A Grave: Memorial #175282816
- Clara Vaile Braiden, Ancestry and Descendants of David Bryant -1756, (Privately printed, Chicago, IL 1913; Reprinted by Higginson Book Company, Salem, MA) -
https://archive.org/stream/bryantfamilyhist00brai#page/30/mode/2up
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