Died of Brights disease
"Alfred M. Bryant, ...was born on his father's farm in Davis County, January 21, 1855, and acquired his education in the district schools. In 1890 he came to Centerville and engaged in teamiing for a number of years, finally abandoning this line of occupation in 1905 in order to establish himself in the retail meat business, with which he has been identified since that time, being now in partnership with his son. (William R.)He is one of the thoroughly upright, honorable and straightforward business men of the city and has gained a gratifyig measure of success as a reult of his well directed work and persevering industry. He married in Davis county, Iowa, Miss Mary E. Penninger, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Justice) Penninger, the former a native of Richmond, Virginia, of Irish ancestry, and the latter born in Indiana, of Dutch parents. Their marriage occurred in the latter state and later they came to Jefferson county, Iowa, where Jacob Penninger followed farming. He came to Appanoose county in 1854 and located in Sharon township, five miles east of Centerville, removing from there in 1874 to Davis county, where his death occured. His widow in now living with her daughter, Mrs. William Hurd, on a farm in Appanoose County."
The above a quote from a "History of Appanoose County", probably published at the turn of the century.
"Alfred M. Bryant, ...was born on his father's farm in Davis County, January 21, 1855, and acquired his education in the district schools. In 1890 he came to Centerville and engaged in teamiing for a number of years, finally abandoning this line of occupation in 1905 in order to establish himself in the retail meat business, with which he has been identified since that time, being now in partnership with his son. (William R.)He is one of the thoroughly upright, honorable and straightforward business men of the city and has gained a gratifyig measure of success as a reult of his well directed work and persevering industry. He married in Davis county, Iowa, Miss Mary E. Penninger, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Justice) Penninger, the former a native of Richmond, Virginia, of Irish ancestry, and the latter born in Indiana, of Dutch parents. Their marriage occurred in the latter state and later they came to Jefferson county, Iowa, where Jacob Penninger followed farming. He came to Appanoose county in 1854 and located in Sharon township, five miles east of Centerville, removing from there in 1874 to Davis county, where his death occured. His widow in now living with her daughter, Mrs. William Hurd, on a farm in Appanoose County."
The above a quote from a "History of Appanoose County", probably published at the turn of the century.
Died of Brights disease
"Alfred M. Bryant, ...was born on his father's farm in Davis County, January 21, 1855, and acquired his education in the district schools. In 1890 he came to Centerville and engaged in teamiing for a number of years, finally abandoning this line of occupation in 1905 in order to establish himself in the retail meat business, with which he has been identified since that time, being now in partnership with his son. (William R.)He is one of the thoroughly upright, honorable and straightforward business men of the city and has gained a gratifyig measure of success as a reult of his well directed work and persevering industry. He married in Davis county, Iowa, Miss Mary E. Penninger, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Justice) Penninger, the former a native of Richmond, Virginia, of Irish ancestry, and the latter born in Indiana, of Dutch parents. Their marriage occurred in the latter state and later they came to Jefferson county, Iowa, where Jacob Penninger followed farming. He came to Appanoose county in 1854 and located in Sharon township, five miles east of Centerville, removing from there in 1874 to Davis county, where his death occured. His widow in now living with her daughter, Mrs. William Hurd, on a farm in Appanoose County."
The above a quote from a "History of Appanoose County", probably published at the turn of the century.
"Alfred M. Bryant, ...was born on his father's farm in Davis County, January 21, 1855, and acquired his education in the district schools. In 1890 he came to Centerville and engaged in teamiing for a number of years, finally abandoning this line of occupation in 1905 in order to establish himself in the retail meat business, with which he has been identified since that time, being now in partnership with his son. (William R.)He is one of the thoroughly upright, honorable and straightforward business men of the city and has gained a gratifyig measure of success as a reult of his well directed work and persevering industry. He married in Davis county, Iowa, Miss Mary E. Penninger, a daughter of Jacob and Annie (Justice) Penninger, the former a native of Richmond, Virginia, of Irish ancestry, and the latter born in Indiana, of Dutch parents. Their marriage occurred in the latter state and later they came to Jefferson county, Iowa, where Jacob Penninger followed farming. He came to Appanoose county in 1854 and located in Sharon township, five miles east of Centerville, removing from there in 1874 to Davis county, where his death occured. His widow in now living with her daughter, Mrs. William Hurd, on a farm in Appanoose County."
The above a quote from a "History of Appanoose County", probably published at the turn of the century.
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