George Cullen Ezra BRYANT
1889 - 1972 (82 years)-
Name George Cullen Ezra BRYANT Born 12 Jun 1889 Henry County, Virginia USA 
Gender Male Residence Roanoke City, Virginia, USA _UID D8FA2F6C976843948C34C2A7AFC3B16DFC01 Died 27 Jan 1972 Roanoke City, Virginia, USA Person ID I41 Bryant-McClure-Osterbuhr Last Modified 20 Jan 2020
Father John Taylor BRYANT, b. 21 Sep 1859, Patrick County, Virginia USA , d. 5 Sep 1935, Roanoke County, Virginia USA (Age 75 years) Mother Elizabeth M Victoria HAYNES, b. 20 Jun 1869, Henry County, Virginia USA , d. 8 Sep 1975, Salem, Roanoke, Virginia, USA (Age 106 years) Married 21 Aug 1884 Henry County, Virginia USA Family ID F19 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Violet Wilson GRIGGS, b. 13 Aug 1894, Henry County, Virginia USA , d. 5 Oct 1978, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA (Age 84 years) Married 24 Dec 1910 Henry County, Virginia USA Children 1. Walter Melvin BRYANT, b. 1 Nov 1911, Henry County, Virginia USA , d. May 2008, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA (Age 96 years)2. John Troy BRYANT, b. 29 Nov 1913, Henry County, Virginia USA , d. 29 Jul 1918, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA (Age 4 years)3. Elmer Lee BRYANT, b. 5 Apr 1916, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA , d. 14 May 1993, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA (Age 77 years)4. Wesley Edgar BRYANT, b. 17 Sep 1920, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA , d. 29 Nov 1920, Roanoke City, Virginia, USA (Age 0 years)Last Modified 9 Jun 2020 Family ID F17 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - Notes from Cullen to Marie &Betty, July, 1970..Before Violet and I were married, I worked in Tams, W.Va.. for Gulf Companym in the coal mines..In Roanoke, he woked::1st - on the street car line for 2 or 3 months.2nd - On making the incline up Mill Mt.3rd - In 1912, Started working on 3 May, 1912 through August 43 years later at the N&W shops. Grandpa worked on the interior of the passenger cars, probably also diners, etc, doing finishing carpenter work..Grandin Court Grocery was started in 1922 or 1923.- Violet and her brother, Wesley ran the store. They ran the store for 16 years and got out in 1938.- Melvn and Elmer delivered groceries to customers.- There is a photo taken in front of the store with Violet and Reeves standing there. It shows the dliivery truck in one of the shots.- There is a story about the robbery which took place at the store onenight. It made the newspaper and we have a clipping of that.In Grandpa's story to us, he said; they had a line from the store to their house with bells on it. when it rang, he got his shotgun and actually shot a bugla who ran awayr. He or they shot back with a rifle. There were 4 men, 1in the car (think it was a convertable M.O.), 2 at the front door and one in the back.Then my notes have a strory which might have been another time-- Somebody broke in and got cigars, candy, silk hose (stockings M.O) --took the cash register and took it over by the (Brook's house (neighbors) ),and pried it open and ook 600 pennies.How Cullen and Violet met.He met Grandma at( Violet,s ?auntís or maybe his sisterís?) house when Mary lived in the old "lumber houseî .located on the Griggsís home place.Cullen and Violet built their house on Woodlawn Ave. in 1927. Their was a little house under the cigar (catalpa) tree next to the driveway and garage where they lived until they built the big house.. It wasalso ner the water well.Cullen kekpt the clock which was in the little house and built a shelf for it, kept it next to the refrigerator in the kitchen. He was the only one ëallowedí to wind it as it was îtouchyî. Grandp had o climb onto a stool to wind the clock. Marie inherited this clock.Cullen was a carpenter by trade. he built lots of things including clocks, furniture, etc. He sharpened saws for folks, raised bees and sold honey among other things he did.Marie has the lock and key to it for Grandpaís side of the garage. Elmer parked his car in the 2nd stall of the garage until they built their own garage many many yars later. I think it was the 60ís...