JM was a Baptist Minister who had the nickname Demon because of his very lengthy (three hours) services in which the congregation was required to be on their knees the entire time.
Sources
Commonwealth of Virginia Certificate of Death #190ll
"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CNVP-36Z : accessed 31 January 2019), James M Bryant, Powell, Scott, Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 15, sheet 3B, line 66, family 60, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2460; FHL microfilm 2,342,194.
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 31 January 2019), memorial page for James Madison “JM” Bryant (4 Mar 1873–28 Aug 1942), Find A Grave Memorial no. 109134886, citing Bryant Cemetery, Scott County, Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Gary Daugherty (contributor 47947634) .
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