ABSALOM BRYANT
17th TENNESSEE INFANTRY
CSA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Born: 10 Mar 1842 in Smith County, TN
Died: 18 Mar 1914 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Howell H. and Elizabeth (Unknown) Bryant
1st Married: First Wife died during the Civil War
2nd Married: Matilda Frances McBroom about 1866 in Putnam County, TN
Born: abt 1845
Died: after 1880 in Putnam County, TN
Buried:
Parents: William and Mary (Fox) McBroom
Children:
- Lafayette Bryant
- Ann/Amy Bryant
- Worth Bryant
- Clara Bryant
- Flora Bryant
- Clay V. Bryant
3rd Married: Mary Caroline Madden on 26 Aug 1892 in Putnam County, TN
Born: 14 Oct 1846 in Jackson County, TN
Died: 9 Mar 1923 in Putnam County, TN
Buried: Cookeville City Cemetery, Putnam County, TN
Parents: Hosea and Rider (Terry) Madden
MILITARY INFORMATION
17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment
Company K
ABSTRACT:
- Entered military as Private and left as a Private
- Enlisted 9 Jun 1861 at Camp Trousdale
- Aug 15 - Dec 31, 1861: Present
- May - Dec, 1892: Present
- Jan & Feb 1863: Present
- May - Jun 1863: Present
PENSION APPLICATION ABSTRACT
S1634
ABSTRACT:
- Filed: 22 Oct 1895
- Accepted
- Residence: Cookeville, Putnam County
- Member: 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Company K
- Wounds: contracted rheumatism in the service
- Born: Smith County, 1842
- Enlisted: May 1861 in Co. K, 17th Tennessee Infantry Regiment; Captain S. B. McBroom, Commanded by Taz W. Newman, A. S. Marks, and Lt. Col Wat W. Floyd
- Wife is 49 years old
- One daughter 22 years old, one son 20 years old, and one grandson 9 years old
- Attest: O. D. Parkison and Flem McBroom
Supporting Documents:
- I. B. Stewart (Roane County - 30 Sep 1895) - Supports claim. AB's wife was on her death bed. AB got a furlough to come home to see her. She died right after the furlough. IBS got a furlough at the same time.
- A. Bryant (21 Aug 1899) - AB might run for County Court Clerk, but he thinks he may be too feeble.
- Special Examiner of the Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (20 Sep 19?5) - Explain the leave of absence that AB took during the war
- D. C. Gossage (15 Jan 1906) - Tax Assessment
- Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners (19 Jan 1906) - Request service records from the War Department
- J. B. S. Martin, MD (15 Jan 1906) - Physician's Certificate
- A. Bryant (18 Jan 1906) - AB is sending in his doctor's statement
- War Department (23 Jan 1906) - Sent copy of service records
- Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners to Mary C. Bryant (9 Nov 1915) - You were married after 1 Jan 1890
CENSUS DATA
- 1850 Census:
- 1860 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 59
- 1870 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 182 (listed as Absalom Briant)
- 1880 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 184C
- 1891 Enumeration of Male Citizens: District 1
- 1900 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 7B
- 1910 Census: Putnam County, TN, Page 6A
MISCELLANEOUS
The Cookeville Press 26 Oct 1899, Vol. XIII, No. 43, Page 5
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Bryant's House Burned -- Last Tuesday the house with all its contents belonging to ex-county clerk A. Bryant, which is two miles west of town, was destroyed by fire. There was no one in the house at the time but Mr. Bryant, who being a cripple was barely able to save himself. The fire originated from a defective flue. The loss will amount to about $800 with $500 insurance.
OBITUARY
Putnam County Herald 19 Mar 1914, Vol. XII, No. 11, Page 1
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A. Bryant Dead -- Former County Court Clerk A. Bryant, aged 72, died at his home 3 miles south of Cookeville, on Wednesday morning March 18, 1914, after an illness of several weeks. He was a Confederate Veteran, a member of the Methodist Church and one of the most highly esteemed citizens of Putnam County. He contracted rheumatism during his service in the army and for more than forty years was unable to walk, his limbs being badly distorted. He was notwithstanding his afflictions one of the most cheerful and optimistic of men. He was a remarkably well informed man, a great reader, and a splendid conversationalist. Mr. Bryant served from 1886 - 1894 as County Clerk of this county and prior to that time was for several years County Superintendent of Schools. He is survived by his wife and four grown children, Hon. Worth Bryant, a prominent lawyer of this city; Mrs. Flora Noonan of Cookeville, Clay V. Bryant, a well-known lumberman of Nashville, and Lafayette Bryant of Kansas; also a grandson of Finis Palk whom he had reared. He was laid to rest in the Cookeville Cemetery this afternoon.
ADDITIONAL DATA
- Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1914) #49 - A. Bryant
- Death Certificate: Putnam County, TN (1923) #307 - Mary Caroline Bryant
- TN Confederate Widow's Pension Application: #6057 Mary Caroline (Madden) Bryant
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