Wm. Cullen Bryant was born June 2, 1863, at Princeton, Illinois, and died April 6, 1912, at Holton, Kansas. The earlier years of his life were spent on his father’s farm near Holton but Wm. was more inclined to books than to farming. In the fall of 1880 he entered the High School at Princeton, Ill., from which he graduated in 1884 with highest honors, being chosen valedictorian of his class. In the fall of 1884 he entered the University of Illinois at Champaign and graduated with the class of 1888 with the view of making his business architecting and civil engineering. From there he went to work at Kewanee, Ills., perfecting himself in his chosen line of business. Here he met Miss Fanny Stokes to whom he was married, May. 1, 1892. From there they went to Butte, Montana. He designed and built some of the finest buildings in that city among them the State school of Mines of Montana. His wife died in July 1901, in 1906 he returned to Holton and has since made his home with his parents. He leaves a daughter, father, mother, two brothers and two sisters .... Interment was in the Holton cemetery and the Masonic order had charge of the services at the grave.
The Holton Recorder, April 11, 1912.
Local and Personal. Mrs. James McColgn of Kansas City was here to attend the funeral of her brother, Wm. C. Bryant.
The Holton Signal, April 11, 1912.
The Holton Recorder, April 11, 1912.
Local and Personal. Mrs. James McColgn of Kansas City was here to attend the funeral of her brother, Wm. C. Bryant.
The Holton Signal, April 11, 1912.
Wm. Cullen Bryant was born June 2, 1863, at Princeton, Illinois, and died April 6, 1912, at Holton, Kansas. The earlier years of his life were spent on his father’s farm near Holton but Wm. was more inclined to books than to farming. In the fall of 1880 he entered the High School at Princeton, Ill., from which he graduated in 1884 with highest honors, being chosen valedictorian of his class. In the fall of 1884 he entered the University of Illinois at Champaign and graduated with the class of 1888 with the view of making his business architecting and civil engineering. From there he went to work at Kewanee, Ills., perfecting himself in his chosen line of business. Here he met Miss Fanny Stokes to whom he was married, May. 1, 1892. From there they went to Butte, Montana. He designed and built some of the finest buildings in that city among them the State school of Mines of Montana. His wife died in July 1901, in 1906 he returned to Holton and has since made his home with his parents. He leaves a daughter, father, mother, two brothers and two sisters .... Interment was in the Holton cemetery and the Masonic order had charge of the services at the grave.
The Holton Recorder, April 11, 1912.
Local and Personal. Mrs. James McColgn of Kansas City was here to attend the funeral of her brother, Wm. C. Bryant.
The Holton Signal, April 11, 1912.
The Holton Recorder, April 11, 1912.
Local and Personal. Mrs. James McColgn of Kansas City was here to attend the funeral of her brother, Wm. C. Bryant.
The Holton Signal, April 11, 1912.
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