John Bryant (Imelda Murphy Bryant's husband; Iowa)
Also known as: John Joseph Bryant
family confidence: 95 — certain (corroborated)Other paternal in-law
Named surviving husband in Imelda's c.2001 obit. In-law via the LA→Iowa branch. Born 27 May 1917, Des Moines; died 25 June 2000 (family tree; GEDCOM record merged here 2026-10-03).
Facts
Each fact shows how sure the archive is of it (0–100) and the sources it rests on.
- Birth:
- 1917-05-27, Des Moines, Iowa 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)Tree only: 27 May 1917, Des Moines, citing Find a Grave and the Iowa delayed birth records. No filed source gives his birth.
- Death:
- 2000-06-25 752026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com); ~2001 — The Cedar Rapids Gazette (or similar Iowa paper; exact masthead not on clip), p.?Tree only: 25 June 2000 (Find a Grave). Consistent with his wife's obituary of December 1998, which names him as surviving.
- Residence:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
| Date | Fact | Conf. | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | residence · Des Moines Ward 6, Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa) Tree residence citing the 1920 census. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1943-07-13 | marriage · married Imelda Mary Murphy (California) Tree: 13 Jul 1943, California, citing California county marriage records. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1947 | residence · Des Moines, Iowa (city directory) (Des Moines, Iowa) Tree residence citing U.S. city directories. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| 1971-10 | event · went to Ireland with Imelda in October 1971 (Ireland) Terese's letter to Imelda of 20 Sept 1971 ('I know you and Jack will love Dublin'); Joan's letter of 1995 ('before she and Jack went to Ireland'). 90 for the identification of Jack. | 90 | 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
| 2000 | burial · Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (Des Moines, Iowa) Tree, citing Find a Grave. | 75 | 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com) |
| — | name · called 'Jack' in the family ('you and Jack', 1971; 'she and Jack', 1995) Imelda's husband was John Bryant (her obituary; tree); Jack is the usual nickname for John. 90. | 90 | 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers |
Relationships
Marriage
- married to Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)100Imelda's obituary: 'survived by her husband, John'; the family letters ('you and Jack', 'she and Jack'); the tree's marriage of 13 Jul 1943 citing California county marriage records. 100. · ~2001 — The Cedar Rapids Gazette (or similar Iowa paper; exact masthead not on clip), p.?; 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papers; 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papers; 2026-05-27 — Luke Murphy family tree (Ancestry.com)
Nexus
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Appears with
- Imelda Murphy Bryant (1917–1998; JJM Sr's daughter; Iowa diaspora)3 shared sources
- Theresa Murphy (Seattle)2 shared sources
- Patrick "Pat" J. Murphy (Cork-born bartender / shoemaker; d. 1912 Warm Springs MT)2 shared sources
- James Joseph "James J." Murphy (b. 1883 Ardgroom; d. 1938 LA)2 shared sources
- Ellen (Lyne) Murphy (b. Ardgroom; m. Patrick Murphy 1881; d. Butte 1935)2 shared sources
- Agnes Kelly Murphy2 shared sources
- Lynne (Bryant) Sullivan1 shared source
- Ann (Bryant) Webb1 shared source
- Joan (Bryant) Friberg1 shared source
- Nancy (Bryant) Kindgren1 shared source
- John Bryant Jr.1 shared source
- Catherine Murphy Sullivan (b. ~1864; sister of Patrick Murphy; m. Patrick "Tailor" Sullivan 1884; JJM's godmother 1883)1 shared source
- Patrick "Tailor" Sullivan (m. Catherine Murphy 1884 Eyeries; tailor by trade)1 shared source
- Myles Lyne (c. 1791–1872; Ardgroom farmer; second husband of Margaret Shea; Ellen Lyne Murphy's stepfather, named as her father in 1881)1 shared source
- John Sullivan (Margaret Shea's first husband, m. 1855 Eyeries; probably Ellen's father)1 shared source
- …and 29 more people with shared sources.
Sources linking to this person
≥75 — High confidence — 3
- ~2001 — The Cedar Rapids Gazette (or similar Iowa paper; exact masthead not on clip), p.?IMELDA BRYANT — Cedar Rapidsrole: surviving_husband · identity 100 family confidence on this source: 100 · as printed: John (Bryant)
Identity: Named in his wife's obituary: 'She is survived by her husband, John'.
- 1971-09-20 — Murphy family papersTerese Murphy to Imelda, 20 Sept 1971: her father's sister married 'Tailor Sullivan'; his father 'left for America some months before he was born'role: husband_of_imelda · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jack
Identity: 'I know you and Jack will love Dublin', written to Imelda; her husband was John Bryant (obituary, tree); Jack is the usual form of John.
- 1995-02-20 — Murphy family papersJoan Murphy to Dan, 20 Feb 1995: Grandma Murphy's arranged marriage to 'a much older man'; the foremost shoemakerrole: husband_of_imelda · identity 90 family confidence on this source: 95 · as printed: Jack
Identity: 'a letter Aunt Terese wrote Imelda before she and Jack went to Ireland'; as above.