Descendants of William M. Bryant

Generation No. 1

1. WILLIAM M.4 BRYANT (ELIAS3, ABSOLOM2, ABSOLOM1)1 was born 1846 in London or Corbin, Laurel County, Kentucky1, and died Abt. 1915 in Newton County, Arkansas1. He married RACHEL FLORENCE LICKLITER1 May 24, 1867 in Laurel County, Kentucky, daughter of WILLIAM LICKLITER and REBECCA MAYS.

Children of WILLIAM BRYANT and RACHEL LICKLITER are:

i. MARY ALICE5 BRYANT.

ii. MARINDA J. BRYANT1, b. 1868, Lynn Camp, Laurel County, Kentucky; m. GEORGE CURTIS1, July 28, 1889, Newton County, Arkansas.

iii. MARTHA A. BRYANT1, b. December 1869, Lynn Camp, Laurel County, Kentucky; m. PONI PATTERSON1.

iv. JAMES F. BRYANT1, b. August 18741; m. ADDIE CURTIS1.

2. v. SARAH JANE (SALLIE) BRYANT, b. May 1875, Laurel County, Kentucky; d. December 25, 1951, Madison Co., Arkansas *Buried Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas.

vi. REBECCA BRYANT1, b. 1876; m. BILL LONG1.

vii. WILLIAM BRYANT1, b. July 1877, Kentucky; m. KATHERINE PRUITT1, 1899, Newton County, Arkansas.

3. viii. MANERVA M. BRYANT, b. February 19, 1880; d. 1974.

Generation No. 2

2. SARAH JANE (SALLIE)5 BRYANT (WILLIAM M.4, ELIAS3, ABSOLOM2, ABSOLOM1)2,3 was born May 1875 in Laurel County, Kentucky4, and died December 25, 1951 in Madison Co., Arkansas *Buried Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas5. She married CORNELIUS (NEIL) CRANFORD6,7 December 20, 1893 in Madison County, Arkansas7, son of AMBROSE CRANFORD and CAROLINE HURLEY.

Children of SARAH BRYANT and CORNELIUS CRANFORD are:

i. LILLIE6 CRANFORD7, b. October 23, 18947; m. CHARLES W. HAWLEY7, July 02, 1913.

ii. JOHN CRANFORD7, b. March 25, 18967; m. PEARL7.

iii. MOLLY CRANFORD7, b. May 05, 18977; m. JOHN DIXON7.

iv. DELLA (DOLLIE) CRANFORD7, b. May 15, 18997.

v. LEONARD CRANFORD7, b. <restricted>7.

vi. LOTTIE CRANFORD7, b. July 28, 19027; m. (1) ROY WALTER7; m. (2) GEORGE DIXON7.

vii. OLLIE CRANFORD7, b. September 29, 19047; m. LLOYD HALE7.

viii. OSCAR CRANFORD7, b. <restricted>7.

4. ix. NETTIE CRANFORD, b. October 01, 1908, Newton County, Arkansas; d. July 22, 1973, Fayetteville, Washington County, AR * Buired Cave Mt. Cemetery Boxley, AR; Stepchild.

x. LAURA CRANFORD7, b. <restricted>7.

xi. CORA CRANFORD7, b. <restricted>7.

xii. ORA CRANFORD7, b. August 16, 19177; d. 19957; m. CLIFTON BROWN7.

3. MANERVA M.5 BRYANT (WILLIAM M.4, ELIAS3, ABSOLOM2, ABSOLOM1) was born February 19, 1880, and died 1974. She married JAMES F. COWAN.

Children of MANERVA BRYANT and JAMES COWAN are:

i. WILLIAM ALBERT6 COWAN, b. January 14, 1899.

ii. CHARLEY RUFUS COWAN, b. <restricted>.

iii. THOMAS RILEY COWAN, b. September 07, 1901; d. February 26, 1944.

iv. ROY DENVER COWAN, b. January 14, 1904; d. 1984.

v. ELMER COWAN, b. <restricted>.

5. vi. ETHIE MAE COWAN, b. April 07, 1911; d. June 23, 1959.

Generation No. 3

4. NETTIE6 CRANFORD (SARAH JANE (SALLIE)5 BRYANT, WILLIAM M.4, ELIAS3, ABSOLOM2, ABSOLOM1)7,8 was born October 01, 1908 in Newton County, Arkansas, and died July 22, 1973 in Fayetteville, Washington County, AR * Buired Cave Mt. Cemetery Boxley, AR. She married WILLIAM AUDIE FOWLER9,10 October 17, 1926 in Red Star, Newton County, Arkansas, son of EDWIN FOWLER and EMILY WYATT.

Children of NETTIE CRANFORD and WILLIAM FOWLER are:

i. CLINT7 FOWLER10,11, b. July 11, 1927, Pitcher, Ottawa County, Oklahoma11; d. July 04, 1999, Stilwell, Adair County, Oklahoma *Buried at New Hope Cemetery11; m. (1) JOSEPHINE INA LOUISE FEATHERS12,13, October 03, 1949, Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas13; m. (2) GINGER NORTHINGTON13, April 08, 1999, Van Buren , Crawford County, Arkansas13.

ii. CONARD FOWLER13,14, b. 193014; d. September 06, 1930, Fayetteville City Hospital *Buried at Ryker, AR - Cave Mt. Cemetery15.

iii. DOROTHY DEAN FOWLER15,16, b. November 04, 1931, Boxley, Newton County, Arkansas; d. May 11, 1994, Ft Smith, AR * Buired Morrow, Arkansas *Bethesda Cemetery; m. CHARLES RAY GOLDMAN17,18, November 20, 1949, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.

iv. BARBARA JEAN FOWLER19,20, b. <restricted>; m. NICK SKIRVANNOS21,22, Fort Smith, Arkansas23.

5. ETHIE MAE6 COWAN (MANERVA M.5 BRYANT, WILLIAM M.4, ELIAS3, ABSOLOM2, ABSOLOM1) was born April 07, 1911, and died June 23, 1959. She married CHESTER DAVID REED.

Children of ETHIE COWAN and CHESTER REED are:

i. RUBY LEE7 REED, m. TRIPP.

ii. NOLA FAYE REED.

iii. PEARL MARIE REED.

iv. JAMES MILBORN REED.

v. DEWY KENNETH REED.

vi. LOLA MAE REED.

vii. SHIRLEY BERNICE REED.

viii. BETTY SUE REED.

ix. BILLY WAYNE REED.