Auta Ray Bryant

1921 - 1990  (69 years)

• Name	Auta Ray Bryant  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Birth	12 Jun 1921	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Military Service	20 Oct 1939  [4, 6]
  	US Army - WWII
  Arrival	25 Dec 1945	New York, New York, USA   [7]
  	Departed Marseille, France aboard SS Sea Robin
  Death	19 Dec 1990	Brantley County, Georgia, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Burial	Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA   [4]
  Person ID	I23658	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	George Oliver Bryant,   b. Abt 1881, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. Abt 1963, Bloomfield, Greene, Indiana, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lela Inez Haley,   b. 21 Sep 1894, Kentucky, USA d. 1 Nov 1978, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Mae Hawkins
  Marriage	Mar 1960	Hillsborough County, Florida, USA   [9, 13]
  Family ID	F9599	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Jean E Lois Mathews
  Marriage	Feb 1959	Okaloosa County, Florida, USA   [8, 14]
  Marriage End	Feb 1960	Hillsborough County, Florida, USA   [10]
  	Divorce of Jean and Auta Mathews
  Family ID	F9600	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jun 1921 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1930 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Arrival - Departed Marseille, France aboard SS Sea Robin - 25 Dec 1945 - New York, New York, USA Marriage - Feb 1959 - Okaloosa County, Florida, USA Marriage End - Divorce of Jean and Auta Mathews - Feb 1960 - Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Marriage - Mar 1960 - Hillsborough County, Florida, USA Death - 19 Dec 1990 - Brantley County, Georgia, USA Burial - - Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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