Frances Bright
F, b. 12 February 1787, d. 19 July 1876
Frances Bright was born on 12 February 1787 at Rockingham Co., VA. She married George Bright. Frances Bright died on 19 July 1876 at Ohio at age 89. She was buried in July 1876 at Bright Cemetery, Logan, Hocking Co., OH, Findagrave #23575404.
Child of Frances Bright and George Bright
- George W. Bright+ b. 1 Jan 1809, d. 4 Aug 1887
George Bright
M, b. 12 December 1784, d. 6 September 1864
George Bright was born on 12 December 1784 at Rockingham Co., VA. He married Frances Bright. George Bright died on 6 September 1864 at Falls Twp., Hocking Co., OH, at age 79. He was buried in September 1864 at Bright Cemetery, Logan, Hocking Co., OH, Findagrave #23550848.
Child of George Bright and Frances Bright
- George W. Bright+ b. 1 Jan 1809, d. 4 Aug 1887
George W. Bright
M, b. 1 January 1809, d. 4 August 1887
George W. Bright was born on 1 January 1809 at Bremen, Fairfield Co., OH.1 He was the son of George Bright and Frances Bright. George W. Bright married Mary Beery, daughter of Christian Beery and Elizabeth Miller, on 21 June 1832 at Fairfield Co., OH. George W. Bright died on 4 August 1887 at New Lebanon, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 78.
Children of George W. Bright and Mary Beery
- Frances Bright+1 b. 21 Dec 1834, d. 10 Oct 1877
- Christian Bright1 b. 5 Feb 1842, d. 14 Dec 1880
- Mahala Bright1 b. 11 Dec 1843, d. 26 Nov 1865
Citations
- [S387] 1850 Federal Census, Hocking County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 695.
Grace E. Bright1
F, b. July 1889
Grace E. Bright was born in July 1889 at Darke Co., OH.1 She was the daughter of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger.1
Citations
- [S1566] 1900 Federal Census, Darke County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1261-2; FHL #1241261-2.
Hamilton Garver Bright1
M, b. 13 July 1854, d. 27 February 1920
Hamilton Garver Bright was born on 13 July 1854 at Madison Twp., Montgomery Co., OH.1 He was the son of Isaac Bowman Bright and Sarah Rife.1 Hamilton Garver Bright married Aldeba Klepinger, daughter of Newton Klepinger and Sarah W. Wolf, on 24 March 1879 at Darke Co., OH, Eleven children born, eight living as of the 1900 census.2 Hamilton Garver Bright died on 27 February 1920 at Darke Co., OH, at age 65.
Children of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger
- Isaac Newton Bright2 b. 6 Dec 1879, d. 18 Dec 1962
- Vernon Leroy Bright2 b. 18 Aug 1881, d. 21 Aug 1942
- Jesse Calvin Bright2 b. 19 Jun 1883, d. 9 Apr 1963
- Anna May Bright2 b. 21 Aug 1885, d. 30 Jan 1942
- Elbert Bright b. 6 Dec 1887, d. 24 Aug 1888
- Albert A. Bright b. 6 Dec 1887, d. 22 Aug 1888
- Grace E. Bright2 b. Jul 1889
- Russell H. Bright b. 26 Mar 1892, d. 23 Feb 1893
- Clarence E. Bright2 b. Jan 1894
- Daniel W. Bright2 b. Oct 1896
- Spencer W. Bright2 b. Nov 1899
Isaac Bowman Bright1
M, b. 17 December 1819, d. 26 July 1889
Isaac Bowman Bright was born on 17 December 1819 at Augusta Co., VA.1 He married Sarah Rife on 25 March 1841 at Montgomery Co., OH. Isaac Bowman Bright died on 26 July 1889 at Dayton, Montgomery Co., OH, at age 69.
Child of Isaac Bowman Bright and Sarah Rife
- Hamilton Garver Bright+1 b. 13 Jul 1854, d. 27 Feb 1920
Citations
- [S969] 1860 Federal Census, Montgomery County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Rolls 1013 - 1015; FHL #805013 - 5.
Isaac Newton Bright1
M, b. 6 December 1879, d. 18 December 1962
Isaac Newton Bright was born on 6 December 1879 at Darke Co., OH.1 He was the son of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger.1 Isaac Newton Bright died on 18 December 1962 at Miami Co., OH, at age 83.
Citations
- [S1566] 1900 Federal Census, Darke County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1261-2; FHL #1241261-2.
Jane Ann Bright
F, b. 3 January 1840, d. 2 January 1916
Jane Ann Bright was born on 3 January 1840 at Rockingham Co., VA. She was the daughter of Coleman Bright and Susannah Harrison. Jane Ann Bright died on 2 January 1916 at age 75.
Jesse Calvin Bright1
M, b. 19 June 1883, d. 9 April 1963
Jesse Calvin Bright was born on 19 June 1883 at Darke Co., OH.1 He was the son of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger.1 Jesse Calvin Bright married Bertha Hapner on 4 January 1917. Jesse Calvin Bright died on 9 April 1963 at Butte Co., CA, at age 79.
Citations
- [S1566] 1900 Federal Census, Darke County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1261-2; FHL #1241261-2.
Mahala Bright1
F, b. 11 December 1843, d. 26 November 1865
Mahala Bright was born on 11 December 1843 at Hocking Co., OH.1 She was the daughter of George W. Bright and Mary Beery.1 Mahala Bright died on 26 November 1865 at Carroll Co., MO, at age 21.
Citations
- [S387] 1850 Federal Census, Hocking County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 695.
Margaret Bright1
F, b. 8 January 1801, d. 27 January 1873
Margaret Bright was also known as "Peggy". She was born on 8 January 1801 at Frankford, Greenbrier Co., VA (now WV).1 She married Col. Elisha Callison in 1821. Margaret Bright died on 27 January 1873 at Caldwell, Greenbrier Co., VA (now WV), at age 72. She was buried in January 1873 at Old Stone Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Lewisburg, Greenbrier Co., WV, Find A Grave Memorial# 105705247.
Child of Margaret Bright and Col. Elisha Callison
- Sarah Elizabeth Callison+1 b. 22 Jan 1831, d. 18 Sep 1916
Citations
- [S406] 1850 Federal Census, Greenbrier County, Virginia. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 947.
Riley R. Bright
M, b. circa 1901
Riley R. Bright was born circa 1901 at Oklahoma. He married Fern Ocelia Larimore, daughter of Floyd Earl Larimore and Lyda May Krout, on 24 June 1928. Riley R. Bright and Fern Ocelia Larimore were divorced before April 1940.1
Citations
- [S2322] 1940 Federal Census, Montezuma County, Colorado. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 471.
Russell H. Bright
M, b. 26 March 1892, d. 23 February 1893
Russell H. Bright was born on 26 March 1892 at Darke Co., OH. He was the son of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger. Russell H. Bright died on 23 February 1893 at Darke Co., OH. He was buried in February 1893 at Abbottsville Cemetery, Abbottsville, Darke Co., OH.
Spencer W. Bright1
M, b. November 1899
Spencer W. Bright was born in November 1899 at Darke Co., OH.1 He was the son of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger.1
Citations
- [S1566] 1900 Federal Census, Darke County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1261-2; FHL #1241261-2.
Thomas Benjamin Bright
M, b. 18 May 1859, d. 14 October 1943
Thomas Benjamin Bright was born on 18 May 1859 at Garrard Co., KY. He married Martha Hattie Lyne, daughter of Henry Lyne and Ann Catherine Kelley, in 1910. Thomas Benjamin Bright died on 14 October 1943 at Boyle Co., KY, at age 84. He was buried in October 1943 at Bellevue Cemetery, Danville, Boyle Co., KY, Findagrave #41317362.
Vernon Leroy Bright1
M, b. 18 August 1881, d. 21 August 1942
Vernon Leroy Bright was born on 18 August 1881 at Darke Co., OH.1 He was the son of Hamilton Garver Bright and Aldeba Klepinger.1 Vernon Leroy Bright married Cora Ellen Christian on 13 March 1904 at Darke Co., OH. Vernon Leroy Bright died on 21 August 1942 at Darke Co., OH, at age 61.1
Citations
- [S1566] 1900 Federal Census, Darke County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Rolls 1261-2; FHL #1241261-2.
Wilma Ada Bright
F, b. 1 June 1907, d. 11 October 2000
Wilma Ada Bright was born on 1 June 1907 at Tazewell Co., IL. She married Robert Lee Hawkins, son of Dallas Hawkins and Nora May Richmond, on 30 August 1925 at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL. Wilma Ada Bright died on 11 October 2000 at Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, at age 93 Obituary (findagrave.com):
Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - Thursday, October 12, 2000
PEKIN - Wilma Ada Hawkins, 93, of Hallmark House Nursing Center died there at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000.
Born June 1, 1907, in Mackinaw to Buford and Ethel May Stewart Bright, she married Robert L. Hawkins on Aug. 30, 1925, in Pekin. He died Feb. 19, 1983, in Peoria.
She also was preceded in death by two sons, William and Robert Jr., two grandsons, three brothers and two sisters.
Surviving are two daughters, Wilma (and Roy) Morsch Hostetler of Pekin and Donna (and Dean) Colson of Manito; one sister, Anna May Cookson of Ridge Lake; one brother, Harold (and Marge) Bright of Pekin; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
She worked for American Distilling Co. in Pekin for 25 years, retiring in 1969. She previously had worked for Corn Products Corp. in Pekin for five years.
She was a member of the Capricorn Club at Corn Products Corp. and the 25-Year Club at American Distilling Co.
She also was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pekin; its Dorcas-Ruth Circle, where she served as past secretary; its United Methodist Women; and its Builders Sunday School Class.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, where visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Terry Edele will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens.
She was buried in October 2000 at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, Find A Grave Memorial# 134520379.
Journal Star (Peoria, IL) - Thursday, October 12, 2000
PEKIN - Wilma Ada Hawkins, 93, of Hallmark House Nursing Center died there at 3:15 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000.
Born June 1, 1907, in Mackinaw to Buford and Ethel May Stewart Bright, she married Robert L. Hawkins on Aug. 30, 1925, in Pekin. He died Feb. 19, 1983, in Peoria.
She also was preceded in death by two sons, William and Robert Jr., two grandsons, three brothers and two sisters.
Surviving are two daughters, Wilma (and Roy) Morsch Hostetler of Pekin and Donna (and Dean) Colson of Manito; one sister, Anna May Cookson of Ridge Lake; one brother, Harold (and Marge) Bright of Pekin; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren.
She worked for American Distilling Co. in Pekin for 25 years, retiring in 1969. She previously had worked for Corn Products Corp. in Pekin for five years.
She was a member of the Capricorn Club at Corn Products Corp. and the 25-Year Club at American Distilling Co.
She also was a member of First United Methodist Church in Pekin; its Dorcas-Ruth Circle, where she served as past secretary; its United Methodist Women; and its Builders Sunday School Class.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel, where visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. The Rev. Terry Edele will officiate. Burial will be in Glendale Memorial Gardens.
She was buried in October 2000 at Glendale Memorial Gardens, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, Find A Grave Memorial# 134520379.
Child of Wilma Ada Bright and Robert Lee Hawkins
- Donna Lee Hawkins+ b. 30 Oct 1931, d. 27 Jul 2011
Marianne Brightmer
F
Child of Marianne Brightmer and James Feake
- Jacobus Feake+ b. c 1506, d. b 1539
Wilcox Brightwell
M
Wilcox Brightwell married Annie Reamey, daughter of Daniel Webster Reamey and Elizabeth Redd Dillard, circa 1904.
Catherine Briles1
F, b. 22 September 1824, d. 1908
Catherine Briles was born on 22 September 1824 at Harrison Co., IN.1 She was the daughter of Henry Briles and Christiana Cronk. Catherine Briles married John Augustus Argenbright, son of John Henry Argenbright and Christina Baker, on 15 February 1842 at Harrison Co., IN. Catherine Briles died in 1908 at Macomb, McDonough Co., IL.
Children of Catherine Briles and John Augustus Argenbright
- George Washington Argenbright2 b. c 1842, d. 23 Nov 1889
- Mary Emma Argenbright1 b. c 1844, d. 26 Jan 1917
- Isaac Argenbright+1 b. c 1845, d. 1928
- Sarah Ann Argenbright1 b. Sep 1849, d. 3 Mar 1924
- Henry L. Argenbright3 b. c 1857
Citations
- [S1223] 1850 Federal Census, Crawford County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 139.
- [S1788] 1850 Federal Census, Floyd County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 145.
- [S658] 1860 Federal Census, Crawford County, Indiana. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 250; FHL#803250.
Henry Briles
M, b. 2 September 1794, d. 1879
Henry Briles was born on 2 September 1794 at Rowan Co., NC. He married Christiana Cronk. Henry Briles died in 1879 at Harrison Co., IN.
Child of Henry Briles and Christiana Cronk
- Catherine Briles+ b. 22 Sep 1824, d. 1908
Charles Thomas Brilhart1
M, b. 2 November 1913, d. 1 May 1972
Charles Thomas Brilhart was born on 2 November 1913 at Manchester, Carroll Co., MD, WW II draft registratioln.1 He married Mary N. Wertz. Charles Thomas Brilhart lived on 28 April 1940 at Election District 6, Carroll Co., MD, Contract laborer.1 He died on 1 May 1972 at age 58. He was buried in May 1972 at Saint Davids Church Cemetery, Hanover, York Co., PA, Findagrave #108764748.
Citations
- [S4793] 1940 Federal Census, Carroll County, Maryland. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T627, Roll 1544.
Catharine A. Brill1
F, b. 1820, d. 15 November 1876
Catharine A. Brill was born in 1820 at Salesville, Guernsey Co., OH.1 She married David Allen Long on 9 January 1845 at Quaker City, Guernsey Co., OH. Catharine A. Brill died on 15 November 1876 at Noble Co., OH. She was buried in November 1876 at St. Johns Church Cemetery, Noble Co., OH, Findagrave #120852435.
Child of Catharine A. Brill and David Allen Long
- Margaret E. Long+1 b. 26 Oct 1866, d. 29 Apr 1884
Citations
- [S11] 1870 Federal Census, Noble County, Ohio. Microfilm, NARA Series M593, Roll 1252 FHL #552751.
Catherine Brill1
F, b. 8 May 1837, d. 20 August 1901
Catherine Brill was born on 8 May 1837 at Ohio.1 She was the daughter of Henry Brill and Catherine Arnold.2 Catherine Brill married Thomas Ambler, son of William Ambler and Sarah Ann Shatto, circa 1856.1 Catherine Brill lived on 17 July 1900 at Mt. Angel, Marion Co., OR. She died on 20 August 1901 at age 64 Dates per Blackwell Ancestry Tree genealogy prepared by Lynette Ball, online at ancestry.com.
Children of Catherine Brill and Thomas Ambler
- William H. Ambler3 b. c 1857, d. b Jul 1870
- Sarah C. Ambler+1 b. c Aug 1859
- Thomas Lincoln Ambler+1 b. Jun 1864, d. 3 Dec 1931
- Josiah E. Ambler+1 b. Oct 1869
- Effie V. Ambler+4 b. Sep 1875
- Arletta M. Ambler4 b. c 1878
Citations
- [S2264] 1870 Federal Census, Champaign County, Illinois. Microfilm Image, NARA Seris M593, Roll 193; FHL #545692.
- [S372] 1850 Federal Census, Pike County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 721.
- [S344] 1860 Federal Census, Pike County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M653, Roll 1024; FHL #805024.
- [S1579] 1880 Federal Census, Wilson County, Kansas. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T9, Roll 399; FHL #1254399.
Elisabeth Luise Brill
F, b. 13 September 1926
Elisabeth Luise Brill was also known as Elli. She was born on 13 September 1926 at St. Wendel, Saarland, Germany. She was the daughter of Konrad Brill and Elise Wild. Elisabeth Luise Brill married Richard Hans Munzinger, son of Rudolf Paul Richard Munzinger and Friederike Weber, on 7 June 1954 at Hornbach bei Zweibrücken, Rhein-Pfalz, Germany.
Etta Viola Brill
F, b. April 1877
Etta Viola Brill was born in April 1877 at Ohio.1 She was the daughter of George Brill and Ellen M. Wycoff.1 Etta Viola Brill married Leo Finley, son of Robert Finley and Elizabeth Lindsey, on 22 July 1922 at Guernsey Co., OH, no children.
Citations
- [S177] 1900 Federal Census, Guernsey County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1273; FHL #1241273.
George Brill1
M, b. August 1841
Child of George Brill and Ellen M. Wycoff
- Etta Viola Brill1 b. Apr 1877
Citations
- [S177] 1900 Federal Census, Guernsey County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series T623, Roll 1273; FHL #1241273.
Henry Brill1
M, b. 6 December 1794, d. 14 September 1876
Henry Brill was born on 6 December 1794 at Lycoming Co., PA.1 He married Catherine Arnold in 1819 at Guernsey Co., OH.1 Henry Brill died on 14 September 1876 at Champaign Co., IL, at age 81 Dates per Blackwell Ancestry Tree genealogy prepared by Lynette Ball, online at ancestry.com.
Child of Henry Brill and Catherine Arnold
- Catherine Brill+1 b. 8 May 1837, d. 20 Aug 1901
Citations
- [S372] 1850 Federal Census, Pike County, Ohio. Microfilm Image, NARA Series M432, Roll 721.
Juria Maria Brill
F, b. 12 November 1809, d. 17 November 1862
Juria Maria Brill was born on 12 November 1809 at Rockingham Co., VA. She married Zebulon D. Gilmore, son of Thomas Gilmore and Mary Grace, circa 1829. Juria Maria Brill died on 17 November 1862 at McGhysville, Rockingham Co., VA, at age 53.
Children of Juria Maria Brill and Zebulon D. Gilmore
- Mary Jane Gilmore b. 20 Nov 1829
- Mandy Catharine Gilmore b. 1 Sep 1832, d. 5 Aug 1862