Daniel Bryant (1843-1913) - Find a Grave Memorial

Daniel Bryant

Birth

14 May 1843

Little York, Washington County, Indiana, USA

Death

4 Jun 1913 (aged 70)

Little York, Washington County, Indiana, USA

Burial

Mount Eden Cemetery

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Civil War Service: 50th and 52d Indiana Vol. Infantry

OBITUARY of Daniel Bryant
by J. Cartwright

We do not know enough particulars to write up a suitable obituary of Daniel Bryant but a few facts here may be of interest to some. While leading a horse from the well to the stable Saturday, June 14, he died in the road very suddenly of heart trouble, which had afflicted him for some years. A meeting to clean off the cemetery at Mt. Eden, near his home, on Saturday had been announced but he took his wife and a Mr. Hand and went over Friday and did well his part and showed Mr. Hand where he wanted to be buried.

Dan was born in 1843 quite near where he lived most all his life, except while in the army, 1862-65. His first wife as Miss Debby Shields who grew up on Delaney Creek. To them were born Lizzie, James, John, Nina, and Etta. His second wife was Miss George, and to them were born Jane, Kizzie, Dora, Milton, Frank, and maybe one or two others. Dan attended school in the Gater district where we did also, and he looked as if he would live one hundred years, and was nearly as strong as an ox.

His father was Jefferson Bryant who came from one of the Southern States, and helped to cut down the forests, build bridges and roads and pave the way for civilized life in old Gibson township. "Uncle Jeff and Aunt Betty" were very good and generous people, highly respected all around the county. Their children's names were Robert, Thomas, John, Henry, Polk, Daniel, Kizzie, Lizzie, and Nancy. Aunt Betty was a daughter of John Daniel Crockett, who lived for years near this Creek.

This John Daniel Crockett was a cousin to DAVY CROCKETT who was killed in the Alamo in Texas, one of the bravest, best and deadliest soldiers of those dangerous times. More than the church full of people left their homes Monday and went from all around to look for the last time upon the face of their old sturdy friend and say farewell. A short appropriate sermon was preached by Rev. Scott, of Little York, and the burial was in the spot pointed out and selected by Dan three days before. Dan and three of his brothers served full time in the Union army and did not come home till the Rebs hollowed "enough!". The Gater school district, where Dan lived, probably furnished more soldiers for the Union army in 1861-5 than any other county district in the state. About twenty-five volunteers served well and we believe all returned home but Chess Callaway. Not one deserted that we know of. Not one fifth or one sixth of them are yet "hanging on to the willows." About six or eight old soldiers attended the farewell exercises.