Iris Elizabeth Bryant

1929 - 1997  (68 years)

• Name	Iris Elizabeth Bryant  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	2 Mar 1929	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	1940	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Sister of E Dorris Bryant
  Census	1950	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	Mar 1960	Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  	Mrs Paul Covington
  Residence	Apr 1970	Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [9]
  	Mrs Irish Covington
  Death	21 Mar 1997	Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 4]
  Burial	Springfield Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  		Springfield Memorial Gardens (also known as Memorial Gardens, Robertson County Memorial Gardens) Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #18858
  Person ID	I25192	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Lee Bryant,   b. 7 Mar 1884, Tennessee, USA d. 24 Mar 1960, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Flossie Ellen Shrader,   b. 6 Apr 1887, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Apr 1946, Hickory Point-Sango, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Sep 1905	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F5649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Paul Allen Covington,   b. 1 Sep 1929, Tennessee, USA d. 29 Sep 1984 (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	25 Sep 1949	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3]
  Family ID	F2360	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Mar 1929 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Sister of E Dorris Bryant - 1940 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 25 Sep 1949 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Relation to Head: Wife; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Residence - Mrs Paul Covington - Mar 1960 - Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Residence - Mrs Irish Covington - Apr 1970 - Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Death - 21 Mar 1997 - Greenbrier, Robertson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Obituaries

  Obituary-BRYANT Lee Obituary of LEE BRYANT • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 26 Mar 1960, Sat • Page 6

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S5185] Find a Grave: BRYANT Iris Covington 1929-1997, Iris Elizabeth “Eliza” Bryant Covington. Iris Elizabeth “Eliza” Bryant Covington BIRTH: 2 Mar 1929 Montgomery County, Tennessee DEATH: 21 Mar 1997 (aged 68) Robertson County, Tennessee BURIAL: Springfield Memorial Gardens , Springfield, Robertson County, Tennessee MEMORIAL ID: 135334908 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135334908/iris_elizabeth_covington [S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S9507] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Number: 415-84-2338; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: 1966. [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: 2265; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 0005; Image: 479.0; FHL microfilm: 2341999 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3923; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 63-5. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Montgomery, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03923; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 63-5 [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Robertson, Tennessee. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Robertson, Tennessee [S1150] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Lee Bryant • Nashville Tennessean - Mar 1960, (Name: The Tennessean; Location: Nashville TN; Date: 26 Mar 1960;), Lee Bryant Obituary. CLARKSVILLE Services for Lee Bryant, 85, retired farmer, will be at 2 p.m. today at Murphy and Gupton Funeral Home. Frank P Taylor will officiate and burial will be in Greenwood cemetery. Mr Bryant died Thursday at his residence in Summit Heights. He was a native of Stewart county, son of the late John and Sarah Terrell Bryant. His wife, Mrs Flossie Schrader Bryant died in 1945. Survivors are five sons, William, Bracey, Gerald, and Doris Bryant, Clarksville, Clarence Bryant, Port Royal community; three daughters, Mrs Douglas Armstrong, Cedar Hill TN, Mrs Paul Covington, Greenbrier, Miss Susie Bryant, Springfield; and three half-brothers, Robert Bryant, Clarksville, Leonard Bryant, New Providence, and Roger Bryant, Hopkinsville. • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 26 Mar 1960, Sat • Page 6 https://www.newspapers.com/image/112126578/?article=5df1ba08-0b98-44c7-871e-aa18950b4492&focus=0.38809103,0.37298676,0.5078209,0.50091416&xid=3355 Obituary-BRYANT Lee Obituary of LEE BRYANT • The Tennessean • Nashville, Tennessee • 26 Mar 1960, Sat • Page 6 [S1582] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Bracey Bryant • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 21 Apr 1970 - Page 6, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 21 Apr 1970;), Obituary of Bracey Lester Bryant. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/34776996/the_leafchronicle/?xid=637 Obituary-BRYANT Bracey L Obituary of BRACEY LESTER BRYANT -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 21 Apr 1970 - Page 6 [S266] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2008;). Tennessee, State Marriages, 1780-2002 [S78] World Family Tree, (Name: Family Tree Maker;), WFT - Vol 5, Ed 1, Tree #3833. [S5179] Find a Grave: SHRADER Flossie Bryant 1887-1946, Flossie Ellen Shrader Bryant. BIRTH: 6 Apr 1887 Montgomery County, Tennessee DEATH: 14 Apr 1946 (aged 59) Hickory Point, Montgomery County, Tennessee BURIAL: Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee MEMORIAL ID: 106835631 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106835631/flossie_ellen_bryant