G2G: Joseph Alexader Bryson (1824 - 1917) Looking for parents, Thanks

Question

South Carolina

Answer 1

Joseph Alexander Bryson born 16 Dec 1824 at Pickens Co., SC. Died 27 Jun 1917 at Whitmire, Newberry, SC. Burial 28 Jun 1917 Whitmire.

Parents are William and Beckey Bryson. Father's birthplace U.C. (Upper Canada). Ontario Province.

Comments

Looking for a birth or death of one of his parents, but if they from Canada it would probably be a distant cousin of my set. Thanks for helping, Frank Gill

Answer 2

Frank nailed it , death record located here:

Joseph Alexander Bryson, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1965" — FamilySearch.org

>Joseph Alexander Bryson (1824–1917) | Person | Family Tree | FamilySearch 16 sources attached

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I know it looks like a UC on the death certificate, but in the 1900 Census he says his parents were born in NC.

• United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3TG-DB5 : accessed 9 September 2020), Joseph A Bryson, Spartanburg Township Whitney Town, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 102, sheet 3A, family 39, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,542.

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Looked at all William Bryson profile’s on wikitree none has a marriage to a Rebecca listed so probably another William Bryson but don’t no.  Thanks for helping.