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Susan Alabama Bryant was born on August 10, 1874 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of George Washington Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick. Susan Alabama Bryant married Frank Lewis Turner, son of William A. Collie Turner and Margaret Frances Lee, on January 18, 1894 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. [One source has the date as 1893.].      In the 1900 AR census, "Bamie" states that she has been married 6 years and is the mother of 3 children with only 1 still living. Susan Alabama Bryant died on January 3, 1967 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR, at age 92. She was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Susan Alabama Bryant and Frank Lewis Turner:

Elizabeth Turner   b. January 9, 1895, d. September 14, 1898
Millard Turner   b. March 26, 1896, d. circa 1930
Kizzie L. Turner   b. January 14, 1899, d. September 6, 1899
Frances Turner   b. September 16, 1900, d. circa 1925
Leamon F. Turner   b. July 31, 1902, d. December 11, 1972
Preston Owen Turner   b. September 17, 1902
Leonard Turner   b. September 5, 1904, d. November 25, 1977
Toy Turner   b. November 13, 1906, d. March 31, 1927
Terral Turner   b. April 1, 1911, d. July 7, 1979
Sherral Turner   b. May 31, 1914, d. August 14, 1980

William Lee Bryant was born on July 8, 1882 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of George Washington Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick. William Lee Bryant married Effie L. Blake on July 29, 1909 at Newhope, Pike County, AR.      William and Effie were enumerated in the 1910 AR census, Pike County, Mountain Twp. William's father, George W., was listed as widowed and living with William in 1910. William Lee Bryant died on January 2, 1920 at Boswell, Choctaw County, OK, at age 37.

     Children of William Lee Bryant and Effie L. Blake:

Homer Horace Bryant   b. July 1, 1910, d. circa 1947
Floyd Samuel Bryant   b. July 5, 1912
Thurman Bryant-Hawkins   b. November 25, 1914, d. April 13, 1994
Elcie Elton Bryant-Cains   b. March 23, 1917, d. circa 1978

Marion Franklin Ruff was born on January 4, 1869. He married Sarah Rebecca Bryant, daughter of George Washington Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick, on September 16, 1894 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. Marion Franklin Ruff died in 1948 at Foreman, Little River County, AR. He was buried at Wallasc Cemetery.

     Children of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant:

Jessie Franklin Ruff   b. October 24, 1895, d. circa 1950
Mary Ophilia Ruff   b. November 28, 1897, d. March, 1930
Lidy Caline Ruff   b. November 14, 1899, d. January 2, 1974
William A. Ruff   b. November 14, 1904, d. January 15, 1907
Benjamin C. Ruff   b. December 20, 1906, d. July 1, 1909
Baby Boy Ruff   b. February 1, 1909, d. February 1, 1909
Iva Lee Ola Ruff   b. July 26, 1910
Arther David Ruff   b. August 23, 1912, d. April 28, 1975

Jessie Franklin Ruff was born on October 24, 1895 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. Jessie Franklin Ruff married Johnnie ______. Jessie Franklin Ruff died circa 1950 at Hooks, Bowie County, TX.

Johnnie ______ married Jessie Franklin Ruff, son of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant.

Burlin Lacefield married Mattie Hazel Turner, daughter of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant.

Lidy Caline Ruff was born on November 14, 1899 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. Lidy Caline Ruff died on January 2, 1974 at Bakersfield, Kern County, CA, at age 74.

William A. Ruff was born on November 14, 1904 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. William A. Ruff died on January 15, 1907 at Langley, Pike County, AR, at age 2.

Benjamin C. Ruff was born on December 20, 1906 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. Benjamin C. Ruff died on July 1, 1909 at Langley, Pike County, AR, at age 2.

Iva Lee Ola Ruff was born on July 26, 1910 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. Iva Lee Ola Ruff married Lester Birks.

Lester Birks married Iva Lee Ola Ruff, daughter of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant.

Arther David Ruff was born on August 23, 1912 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. Arther David Ruff died on April 28, 1975 at San Diego, San Diego County, CA, at age 62.

Frank Lewis Turner was born on April 30, 1868 at AL. [One source has date as 4/31/1868.]. He was the son of William A. Collie Turner and Margaret Frances Lee. Frank Lewis Turner married Susan Alabama Bryant, daughter of George Washington Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick, on January 18, 1894 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. [One source has the date as 1893.].      Frank and family were enumerated in the 1900 AR census, Pike County, White Twp.. Frank Lewis Turner married Elizabeth Townsend. Frank Lewis Turner died on May 26, 1946 at Newhope, Pike County, AR, at age 78. [One source has the death year as 1943.]. He was buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Pike County, AR.

     Children of Frank Lewis Turner and Elizabeth Townsend:

Allen Turner
William Turner
Lester Turner

     Children of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant:

Elizabeth Turner   b. January 9, 1895, d. September 14, 1898
Millard Turner   b. March 26, 1896, d. circa 1930
Kizzie L. Turner   b. January 14, 1899, d. September 6, 1899
Frances Turner   b. September 16, 1900, d. circa 1925
Leamon F. Turner   b. July 31, 1902, d. December 11, 1972
Preston Owen Turner   b. September 17, 1902
Leonard Turner   b. September 5, 1904, d. November 25, 1977
Toy Turner   b. November 13, 1906, d. March 31, 1927
Terral Turner   b. April 1, 1911, d. July 7, 1979
Sherral Turner   b. May 31, 1914, d. August 14, 1980

Elizabeth Turner was born on January 9, 1895 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. [One source indicates birth date as 1/29/1894.]. She was the daughter of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Elizabeth Turner died on September 14, 1898 at Newhope, Pike County, AR, at age 3. [One source indicate death year as 1908.].

Millard Turner was born on March 26, 1896 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Millard Turner died circa 1930 at Bonham, TX.

Kizzie L. Turner was born on January 14, 1899 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Kizzie L. Turner died on September 6, 1899 at Newhope, Pike County, AR, at age 0.

1. [)ne source has the name as Rizzie.].

Frances Turner was born on September 16, 1900 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Frances Turner died circa 1925 at Cedar Hill, AR.

Leamon F. Turner was born on July 31, 1902 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Leamon F. Turner died on December 11, 1972 at Newhope, Pike County, AR, at age 70.

Leonard Turner was born on September 5, 1904 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Leonard Turner died on November 25, 1977 at Newhope, Pike County, AR, at age 73.

Toy Turner was born on November 13, 1906 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Toy Turner died on March 31, 1927 at Newhope, Pike County, AR, at age 20.

Preston Owen Turner was born on September 17, 1902. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant.

Terral Turner was born on April 1, 1911 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Terral Turner died on July 7, 1979 at Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR, at age 68.

Sherral Turner was born on May 31, 1914 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. He was the son of Frank Lewis Turner and Susan Alabama Bryant. Sherral Turner died on August 14, 1980 at Nashville, Howard County, AR, at age 66.

Thomas Andrew Bell married Lena Pearl Turner, daughter of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant, on December 23, 1923.

James H. Davis married Lora V. Turner, daughter of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant, on October 25, 1924. [One source has the marriage day as 24.].

Leonard Parker was born on September 10, 1913 at Grannis, AR. He worked Lumberman.      Worked at hauling billets, farmer, defense plant, trucker, logger and for the city of Dierks. He married Nettie May Turner, daughter of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant, on April 7, 1937. [One source has the marriage year as 1939.].

Elmo Stracner married Mattie Hazel Turner, daughter of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant, on November 10, 1933.

Allene Grice married Jessie Ray Turner, son of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant, on July 7, 1945.

Effie L. Blake was born on January 16, 1892 at OK. She married William Lee Bryant, son of George Washington Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick, on July 29, 1909 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. Effie L. Blake died on December 29, 1919 at Boswell, Choctaw County, OK, at age 27.      Effie Blake Bryant was not enumerated in the 1920 AR or OK census.

     Children of Effie L. Blake and William Lee Bryant:

Homer Horace Bryant   b. July 1, 1910, d. circa 1947
Floyd Samuel Bryant   b. July 5, 1912
Thurman Bryant-Hawkins   b. November 25, 1914, d. April 13, 1994
Elcie Elton Bryant-Cains   b. March 23, 1917, d. circa 1978

Homer Horace Bryant was born on July 1, 1910. He was the son of William Lee Bryant and Effie L. Blake. Homer Horace Bryant married Maudie ______. Homer Horace Bryant died circa 1947 at CA.

Floyd Samuel Bryant was born on July 5, 1912. He was the son of William Lee Bryant and Effie L. Blake. Floyd Samuel Bryant married Lyndon ______.

Thurman Bryant-Hawkins was born on November 25, 1914. He was the son of William Lee Bryant and Effie L. Blake. Thurman Bryant-Hawkins married Lillieth Lucille Dempsey. Thurman Bryant-Hawkins died on April 13, 1994 at age 79.

Elcie Elton Bryant-Cains was born on March 23, 1917. He was the son of William Lee Bryant and Effie L. Blake. Elcie Elton Bryant-Cains married _____ Cain. Elcie Elton Bryant-Cains died circa 1978.

_____ Cain married Elcie Elton Bryant-Cains, son of William Lee Bryant and Effie L. Blake.

Para Lee McCracken was born on October 2, 1884 at Bonham, TX. She married Charley Franklin Bryant, son of George Washington Bryant and Mary Elizabeth Chadwick, on January 27, 1907 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. Para Lee McCracken died on February 25, 1926 at Mineral Springs, Howard County, AR, at age 41.

     Children of Para Lee McCracken and Charley Franklin Bryant:

Millard Franklin George Bryant   b. November 5, 1907, d. May 5, 1994
Lowen William Bryant   b. February 9, 1911, d. September 1, 1998
Vissie Elizabeth Bryant   b. November 18, 1913
Baby Bryant   b. February 3, 1926, d. February 3, 1926

Millard Franklin George Bryant was born on November 5, 1907 at Mineral Springs, Howard County, AR. He was the son of Charley Franklin Bryant and Para Lee McCracken. Millard Franklin George Bryant married G. E. Bellamy. Millard Franklin George Bryant married Enedina ______. Millard Franklin George Bryant died on May 5, 1994 at Modesto, Stanislaus County, CA, at age 86.

Lowen William Bryant was born on February 9, 1911 at OK. He was the son of Charley Franklin Bryant and Para Lee McCracken. Lowen William Bryant married Avis Alpha Harrison on August 4, 1934 at Banty (Bokchito), Bryan County, OK. Lowen William Bryant died on September 1, 1998 at Durant, Bryan County, OK, at age 87.

Vissie Elizabeth Bryant was born on November 18, 1913 at OK. She was the daughter of Charley Franklin Bryant and Para Lee McCracken. Vissie Elizabeth Bryant married Andrew Boyd Clifton.

Andrew Boyd Clifton married Vissie Elizabeth Bryant, daughter of Charley Franklin Bryant and Para Lee McCracken.

Jean Barnett married James Curtis Turner, son of William Archie Clemons Turner and Lydia Ann Bryant.

Benjamin Bryant was born circa 1813 at VA. He was the son of Owen Bryant and Patience Rector.      Benjamin Bryant enumerated in 1830, 1840 & 1850 TN census, Bledsoe County and the 1860 AR census, Pike County, Thompson Township, Murfreesboro Post Office. The 1860 census states that Benjamin is a farmer with Real Estate worth $900 and personal worth $600. Benjamin moved his family from TN to AR about 1856 or 1857. Benjamin Bryant married Rebecca Millard circa 1837 at TN. Benjamin Bryant died in 1867 at Pike County, AR.

     Children of Benjamin Bryant and Rebecca Millard:

Owen R. Bryant+   b. circa 1838
Riley Bryant   b. circa 1841
Mary E. Bryant+   b. November 29, 1842, d. November 30, 1920
Jesse Bryant   b. circa 1844
Julia A. Bryant   b. circa 1847
George Washington Bryant+   b. August 8, 1849, d. 1918
Sofina Patience Bryant+   b. circa 1853, d. 1933
Benjamin F. Bryant+   b. 1855
Tennessee Bryant   b. circa 1858
Alabama Bryant   b. January, 1860
William Bryant   b. circa 1862

Rebecca Millard was born on May 25, 1820 at TN. She married Benjamin Bryant, son of Owen Bryant and Patience Rector, circa 1837 at TN.      Rebecca is enumerated in the 1870 AR census, Pike County, married to her second husband Benjamin Start and in the 1880 AR census, Pike County, White Twp., Red Land Post Office, she is listed as widowed. Living with her is her son William and a boarder, Mary Wallace, age 23, born in AR. Rebecca Millard died on October 3, 1898 at Indian Territory, Silo, Caddo County, OK, at age 78.

     Children of Rebecca Millard and Benjamin Bryant:

Owen R. Bryant+   b. circa 1838
Riley Bryant   b. circa 1841
Mary E. Bryant+   b. November 29, 1842, d. November 30, 1920
Jesse Bryant   b. circa 1844
Julia A. Bryant   b. circa 1847
George Washington Bryant+   b. August 8, 1849, d. 1918
Sofina Patience Bryant+   b. circa 1853, d. 1933
Benjamin F. Bryant+   b. 1855
Tennessee Bryant   b. circa 1858
Alabama Bryant   b. January, 1860
William Bryant   b. circa 1862

Jesse Bryant was born circa 1844 at Bledsoe County, TN. He was the son of Benjamin Bryant and Rebecca Millard.      Jesse may have served in Co. I, 19th AR Inf. He died 9/2/1908. Widow Martha, case #5185. Jessee, Bingen, Hempstead Co., AR. Jesse Bryant married Martha ______.

Millard F. Bryant was born circa 1877 at AR. He was the son of Benjamin F. Bryant and Mary E. ______.

Mollie A. ______ was born circa 1859 at TN. She married William Bryant, son of Benjamin Bryant and Rebecca Millard, in 1883 at Pike County, AR.

Mary Ophilia Ruff was born on November 28, 1897 at Newhope, Pike County, AR. She was the daughter of Marion Franklin Ruff and Sarah Rebecca Bryant. Mary Ophilia Ruff married _____ White. Mary Ophilia Ruff died in March, 1930 at Broken Bow, McCurtain County, OK, at age 32.