BRYAN FAMILY HISTORY - Interactive Family Histories

8-298 INTERACTIVE FAMILY HISTORIESMYRON B. BRYANT (3.6.2.4) is the son of Robert Emmons Bryant andMargaret Nomie (Church) Bryant. Myron was born on January 13, 1909 inKelsey, Texas. On November 21, 1928, Myron Bryant married Mary WinnieJones in Kelsey, Texas. Mary was born on November 1, 1909 in Corsicana,Texas and is the daughter of Earnest Stuart Jones and Daisy Eleana (Green)Jones. Myron and Mary Bryant are the parents of six children:. . . Robert Earnest Bryant (3.6.2.4.1), b. December 7, 1929, Kelsey, Texas. . . Lelia Beth Bryant (3.6.2.4.2), b. May 10, 1931, Kelsey, Texas. . . Myron B. Bryant, Jr. (3.6.2.4.3), b. November 25, 1932, Kelsey, Texas. . . Mavis Sue Bryant (3.6.2.4.4), b. October 7, 1934, Kelsey, Texas. . . Barbara Dianne Bryant (3.6.2.4.5), b. June 25, 1940, Gilmer, Texas. . . Annis Karen Bryant (3.6.2.4.6), b. November 16, 1945, Gilmer, TexasMyron Bryant, Sr. was a farmer and dairyman. From 1933 until after WorldWar II, he drove a milk delivery truck to Kilgore every day to deliver bottledmilk. He later owned and operated a trucking business which carried bulk milkfrom his dairy farm and other producers to the processing plant. In 1967, hesold his trucking business and in 1971, he sold his dairy herd when his healthforced him to retire. He often told his children, “I love the land.” Mary (Jones)Bryant died on March 17, 1977 in Dallas, Texas and Myron B. Bryant, Sr. diedon July 30, 1977 in Gilmer, Texas. Myron Bryant was buried in Kelsey, Texas.References: 1) Family Group Sheets by Bryant Strasburg, 1984; 2) Biography ofMyron B. Bryant, 1984ROBERT EARNEST BRYANT (3.6.2.4.1) is the son of Myron B. Bryant andMary Winnie (Jones) Bryant. Robert was born on December 7, 1929 in Kelsey,Texas. On January 23, 1954, Robert Bryant married Margot Sophie ElisabethGoelker in Berlin, Germany. Margot was born on July 13, 1930 in Meiningen,Germany and is the daughter of Hugo Reinhold Georg Goelker and Sophie Elise(Herzog) Goelker. Robert and Margot Bryant are the parents of three children:. . . Klaus-Bernd Bryant, b. November 13, 1950, Parchim, Germany. . . Kristina Elena Bryant, b. September 6, 1955, Fort Meade, Maryland. . . Alexander James Bryant, b. November 7, 1969, Hoppstaetten, GermanyOn September 28, 1948, Robert entered the United States Army which began amilitary career which lasted until his retirement twenty-six and one-half yearslater. After basic training at Fort Jackson, South Carolina and electriciantraining at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, he was assigned to Berlin, Germany asPacking and Crating Specialist and Administrative Supervisor until April of1954. Until July of 1954, he was assigned as Administrative Supervisor at theAtlanta General Depot and then was assigned the same position at Fort Meade,Maryland until December of 1955. During this period, Robert and Margot livedin Baltimore and Odenton, Maryland.Until October of 1957, Robert was assigned to Bordeau Air Base in Franceliving in Andernos, France. Until November of 1959, he was assigned as a FilmLibrary Supervisor in Frankfurt, Germany. He had the same position until Mayof 1962 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri living at Rolla and Fort Leonerd Wood,