Bryant, H. H.

BRYANT, DYE WARREN, GATES, EMERSON, CRAIG, COOKE, MCDOWELL

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Date: 1/11/2026 at 16:01:09

Page 6 of "Malvern Leader", published in Malvern, Iowa on Thursday, July 3rd, 1919

H. H. Bryant

H. H. Bryant, who lives east of Strahan, died Tuesday morning, June 24, after an extended illness. He has been in failing health for the past year, and for the past month has been very low with diabetes. A few days ago, he took pneumonia and only lasted a few days after that.
Mr. Bryant was an old settler of near Macedonia, moving down to Strahan about a year ago. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. H. W. Dye of Strahan, and Mrs. Edith Warren at home, also four sons, E. R. Bryant of Stanton and Harry Bryant at home. Funeral services were held from the Strahan M. E. Church, Thursday afternoon, at one o'clock, old time. Burial was made in the Macedonia cemetery.

Hartson Hackett Bryant was born in Lee County, Illinois, December 1, 1844, and died June 24, 1919, near Strahan, Iowa, at the age of 74 years; 6 months and 23 days. He left Illinois when a boy, and went with his parents to Minnesota, where he remained until 1874, coming to Pottawattamie County, Iowa, where he resided until last March, a year ago, when he moved to Mills County. Here he spent the remaining days. Mr. Bryant was a soldier in the Civil War, being mustered in 1863, and remaining in the service until its close. He was in Co. D Cavalry in Bracketts Battalion.

Mr. Bryant was one of a family of eleven children. Those left to mourn his loss are three sisters and two brothers; Augusta Gates, Bozeman, Montana; Mrs. Janette Emerson, Fowler, Colorado; Mrs. C. F. Craig, Fairburg, Neb.; and Charles and Clarence Bryant, Denver, Colorado.

He was united in marriage to Miss Alice M. Cooke, July 15, 1866, at Forestville, Fillmore County, Minn. To this union were born six children, one of these, Ellen Frances, died in infancy; another daughter, Mrs. Ida McDowell, died at the age of 48 years, at Greenwood, Nebr. The other children, Henry E. Bryant, Mrs. Edith Warren and Mrs. Bertha Dye reside near Strahan. Eugene R. Bryant lives at Red Oak, Iowa. Mrs. Bryant survives her husband and lives on the home place near Strahan, where her husband died. There are 14 grandchildren living and two dead. One of the boys, Emory E. McDowell, of Greenwood, Nebr., served in the World War and spent some 8 or 9 months in France. All the children were present when the father passed away.

Mr. Bryant united with M. E. Church at Macedonia, Iowa, in 1883, and remained up to the time of his death. He held various official positions in the same and continued active in religious work as long as his health would permit. He was buried at Macedonia, Iowa.

Those present from a distance attending the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Emory E. McDowell; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Armstrong, Nebr.; Mr. and Mrs. Harry and Ralph McDowell; Miss Allis McDowell of Greenwood, Nebr.; E. R. Bryant of Red Oak; and Mrs. W. J. Martin of Atlantic, Nebr.