Columbus Bryent

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Columbus Bryent

Date of Birth: 1824

Born In: Maine

Age: 79

Occupation: Laborer

Marital Status: Single

Died: 27 Mar 1903

Cause of Death: Dropsy

Death Location: Redwood City

Burial Plot: R51

FindaGrave ID: 5815602

Columbus Bryent

Obituary

COLUMBUS BRYENT
Redwood City Democrat
March 17, 1903
Death of Columbus Bryant.
Columbus Bryant, for 30 years a resident of this city, died unexpectedly
Tuesday morning. Mr. Bryant was a native of Maine, aged 79 years. He
came to this county in 1853. His property in this city consists of four improved lots fronting on Phelps and Heller streets.
He is believed to have some money which he secreted about his premises. A nephew, John Weymouth, is on his way here from Tacoma, and on his arrival arrangements for the funeral will be made.
Times-Gazette
Saturday March 21, 1903
Death of Columus Bryent.
Columbus Bryent died suddenly at his home in the city Tuesday. Deceased was a native of Maine, aged 79 years. He came to this county early in the fifties and has always made this place his home. His
nephew, John Weymouth, reached this city yesterday morning from Oregon. The funeral will take place this afternoon
at 2 o'clock. Interment Union Cemetery
COLUMBUS BRYENT'S COIN
Was His Own Banker and Never Had a Failure.
Saturday at 10 o'clock Public Administrator Crowe will sell at public auction the horse,buggy, and harness and other personal property of the late
Columbus Bryent, who died last week. It was understood that the deceased had considerable money in his possession
which he kept concealed about his premises, but its whereabouts has not
yet been discovered. Bryent once lost a large sum of money through the
failure of a bank, and ever since had a lack of confidence in such institutions. It is possible that he planted his coin so securely that it will
never again see the light of day.
Times-Gazette
Saturday, March 28, 1903
A searching party has been digging up the lots of Columbus Bryent in hopes that they will find the gold which he said he had buried. Mr. Weymonth, his nephew, of Tacoma, is still here and is looking after the estate.

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