Ernest Velpo Bryant (1916 - 1964)

Born 10 Apr 1916 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Girtrue (Kennedy) Bryant — married 23 Jun 1934 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA

Died 25 Feb 1964 at age 47 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, United States

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Ernest Bryant is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery.

Biography

Ernest Velpo Bryant was born on Apr 10, 1916 in Mississippi, USA as the second child of Robert Tolbert Bryant and Kattie Belle Amason.^[1]

He had four siblings, namely: Daniel Leon, Laura Caroline, Infant Daughter, and Clinton Eugene.

He died on Feb 25, 1964 in Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Simpson County Hospital; Age at Death: 47).

When he was 18, he married Girtrue Kennedy on Jun 23, 1934 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA. ^[2]

He was driving a car with his parents, when they were was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler. The crash occurred on Highway 49 S in Simpson County, Mississippi, between Magee and Mendenhall, near the site of Legion Lake.^[3][4]

Ernest Velpo Bryant was buried in Magee, Simpson, Mississippi, USA (Pine Grove Cemetery). ^[5]

Race: (White) He lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 4; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son). ^[1]

He lived in Police Jury Ward 5, West Carroll, Louisiana, USA in 1930 (Age: 15; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son).^[6]

He lived in Smith, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 22; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).^[7]

Ernest Velpo Bryant and Girtrue Kennedy had the following children:

1. Dora Helen Bryant was born on Apr 28, 1935 in Mississippi, USA. She died on Oct 20, 2020 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
2. Jeffery Jean Bryant was born on Jul 02, 1943 in Mize, Smith, Mississippi, USA. She died on May 21, 2019 (Age at Death: 75).
3. Ernest Ward Bryant was born on Jan 18, 1954 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 18, 2018 in Smith County, Mississippi, USA (at home; Age at Death: 64).
4. Carolyn M. Bryant. She was living in 2020.

Three Die in Collision

SANITORIUM - Three persons were killed in a four vehicle accident on Highway 49 about a mile and a half north of here Tuesday afternoon.

The victims were identified as Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. (Kattie) Bryant and their son, Velpo, 48, all of Route 3, Magee. Mr. Bryant was 79, his wife, 66; and their son 48.

Highway patrolman Jack Wilson said the elderly couple were apparently killed instantly. The younger Bryant died about an hour later in the Simpson County Hospital.

Wilson said a transport truck apparently crashed head-on with the Bryant car. The death car then crashed into another truck and a station wagon.

There were no injuries in the other three vehicles. No charges have been filed pending a complete investigation.

The driver of the transport truck was identified as Charles Smoot, 30, of Charleston, Mo. The Bryant car was traveling north and the transport truck was headed south at the time of the acident [sic].

The bodies were taken to Mims Mitchell Funeral Home in Magee.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNTN-6FQ : accessed 3 April 2016), Vilpo Bryant in household of Robert Bryant, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 12B, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,820,894.
2. ↑ "Mississippi, County Marriages, 1858-1979," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6CY5-GFV5 : 13 January 2021), Miss Gertrude Kennedy in entry for Mr. Velpo Bryant, 23 Jun 1934; citing Marriage, Smith, Mississippi, United States, 00218, citing multiple county clerks; Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Jackson.
3. ↑ Olivia White
4. ↑ Four Car Crash Kills Three SANATORIUM, Miss. (AP) - Three persons died in a four vehicle crash Tuesday. They were identified as Robert T. Bryant, 79, his wife, Katie, 66, and their son, Velpo, 48, all from the Rock Hill community near Magee. Officers said Velpo Bryant was driving the vehicle which collided with a transport truck, which in turn involved a smaller truck and a sports car. Laurel Leader-Call Wednesday, February 26, 1964, p. 8
5. ↑ See Personal Story at Findagrave - Ernest Velpo Bryant
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XMTF-FH2 : accessed 3 April 2016), Earnest V Bryant in entry for Robert T Bryant, 1930.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB3Q-458 : accessed 3 April 2016), Velpo Bryant, Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 65-10A, sheet 13B, family 263, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2065.
8. ↑ Newspaper clipping from relative