Bryson family papers
Scope and Contents
Letters are largely by Cassie and her children with considerable correspondence by Clinton also. They describe family relations, domestic arrangements, and various lines of work, such as schoolteaching, journalism, and banking. Included are personal business records, a diary, and some photographs.
Dates
- 1875 - 1934
Creator
- Bryson family (Family)
Biographical / Historical
Cassie L. [Lovett] Brown Bryson (b. ca. 1859 - 1931) daughter of Thomas Brown and Eliza Brown from Greene County, Georgia. Cassie remained in Greene County, Georgia and married J. T. (James T.) Bryson (1848 - 1934) in May of 1880. Over the following years the family can be found in Greene County, Georgia (U.S. Census - Greene County, Georgia, 1900, 1910, and 1930). Cassie had three children, Ethel, Thomas Jefferson, and M. Turner Bryson. Ethel was married to W. Clinton Thompson; and Thomas J., to Edith Williams.
Cassie L. Bryson died in 1931 (Georgia death certificate) and her will is available online through Ancestry.com.
Extent
5 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
Unpublished inventory available.
- Title
- Bryson family papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Georgia Archives Manuscript Collections Repository
5800 Jonesboro Rd
Morrow GA 30260 United States