Elbert Larkin BRYANT

   Cause of his death was Cerebal Thrombosis.

  General Notes:

There is a lot of conflicting information regarding the date of birth of Elbert Larkin Bryant. Death certificate and tombstone indicate date of birth as 08Oct1882.
Marriage in 1918 shows age of groom as 31.
1930 census shows age as 45
1920 census shows age as 31.
1910 census shows age as 21.
1900 census shows age as 13 and born Nov 1886.
WWI draft registration shows born 08Oct1888 Geneva, AL
Social Security Application dated 30Mar1940 list his age as 51, born Geneva County, AL and his birthdate as 08OCT 1888, which matches his WWI draft registration.
This researcher has concluded that Elbert was most probably born 1886-1888 with the most likely year being 1888, but use 1882 as birth date to match tombstone.

  Research Notes:

Marriage License for Malindy and Lillor Thomas from Dale Co. AL
Death certificate, AL vital Statistics
1900 Dale Co. AL Census
1910 Dale Co. AL Census
1920 Coffee Co. AL Census
1930 Pike Co. AL Census
Family and official records
WWI Draft Registraion

Elbert married Malindy THOMAS, daughter of James Lee THOMAS and Fanny BRAY, on 21 Nov 1907 in Dale Co. AL. (Malindy THOMAS was born on 30 Apr 1890 in Pike Co. AL, died on 3 Oct 1917 in Dale Co. AL and was buried in Ft. Rucker, AL.)

Elbert next married Lillar Caroline THOMAS, daughter of James Lee THOMAS and Fanny BRAY, on 21 Feb 1918 in Dale Co. AL. (Lillar Caroline THOMAS was born on 3 Dec 1893 in Pike Co. AL, died on 19 Jun 1977 in Brundidge, Pike Co. AL and was buried on 21 Jun 1977 in Lakeview Cem. Brundidge, Pike Co. AL.)