Soldier Information
Name: Joseph Bryant
Alias: Bryan
Place of Birth: Oldham KY Year of Birth: 1846
Occupation: Laborer
Eyes: Black Hair: Black Complexion: Black
Height in Feet: 5 Inches: 5
Enlistment Information
Enlistment Date: June 9, 1864
Enlistment Place: Owensboro
Enlistment State: KY
Compiled Military Service Record
Document: View
Congressional District: 2nd
Company: C Regiment(s): 109th Regt USCI
Mustered Where: Owensboro, Kentucky
Mustered Out Date: June 13, 1865
Rank at Muster Out: Private
Notes:
Inferred from remarks regarding probable enslaver Anthony Bryant, that Joseph was living in McClean County KY when enlisted.
Soldier Death Information
Died in war? No
Military Death Date:
Military Death Location:
Military Cause of Death:
Death Date: June 29, 1906
Cause of Death:
Soldier Pension Information
Pension Card Link: Pension Card
Pension Application Date: September 24, 1890
Application No.: 822139 Certificate No.: 1124202
Alternate First Name: Alternate Last Name:
No widow pension card found
No other family pension card found
Pension File Information
Pension File:
Pensioners:
Pensioner County: Pensioner State:
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Pension Notes:
The soldier’s pension application was filed from the state of Kentucky.
Freedman’s Bank/Freedmen’s Bureau Information
No Freedman’s Bank information found
No Freedmen’s Bureau Documents found
Family Information
Mother First Name: Mother Maiden Name:
Father First Name: Father Last Name:
Siblings:
Wife #1 First Name: Melissa “Millie” Maiden Name: Marshall
Wife #2 First Name: Maiden Name:
Wife #3 First Name: Maiden Name:
Children: Emma Bryant 1877
Frank Bryant 1878
Henry Bryant 1880
Mary Bryant 1884
Family Notes:
The birth years of the children are somewhat up for debate as the dates varied between census, draft registration, and death records. Joseph’s wife, Millie died sometime between 1885 and 1900; her last child was born 1884-1885 depending on the record referenced.
Family Tree:
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1870 Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Profession: Farmhand
1870 Live with/near former enslaver? No
1870 Real Estate Value: 1870 Personal Estate Value:
1870 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1870 Census Notes:
In Ancestry, Bryant is incorrectly indexed as Bryan Joseph Atchison. He is actually a farm laborer working for farmer Austin Atchison.
1880 Census
1880 Census information not found
1890 Census
1890 Census information not found
1900 Census
1900 Census Link: View
1900 Profession: Farmhand
1900 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1900 Own/Rent: Rent 1900 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1900 Farm/House: House
1900 Census Notes:
Bryant is widowed by 1900 and is living with three of his four children.
1910 Census
1910 Census Link: View
1910 Profession: Laborer
1910 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1910 Own/Rent: Unknown 1910 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1910 Farm/House: Unknown
1910 Census Notes:
Henry Bryant, son of Joseph was enumerated in the Wimsatt household, with his sister and brother in law.
1920 Census
1920 Census Link: View
1920 Profession: None given
1920 Ability to Read? Cannot read Ability to Write? Cannot write
1920 Own/Rent: Unknown 1920 Home Free/Mortgage: Unknown 1920 Farm/House: Unknown
1920 Census Notes:
Henry Bryant was again, enumerated in the household of George and Emma Wimsatt, his brother in law and sister.
Enslaver Information
Name: Anthony H. Bryan Location: McLean County, Kentucky
Previous Enslaver:
Enslaver Notes:
Probable enslaver is actually Anthony H. Bryan a prominent McLean County physician. He later moved to Evansville, Indiana and remained there until his death in 1908.
1850 Enslaver Census
1850 Census information not found
1860 Enslaver Census
1860 Census Link: View
1860 Real Estate Value: $1760 1860 Personal Estate Value: $3249
1860 Slave Schedule Link: View
1860 Number of Enslaved: 2
1870 Enslaver Census
1870 Census Link: View
1870 Real Estate Value: $3000 1870 Personal Estate Value: $1500
1880 Enslaver Census
Compensation Information
Compensation Application not found