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Ava Lula Bell Bright 1914–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 November 1914

Birth Location: Texas

Death Date: 12 June 1996

Death Location: Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: James Ratliff

Mother: Lula Wilkerson

Spouse(s): James Bright

Children(s): Hiram Bright, Mary Patterson

In 1914, Ava Lula Bell Bright entered the world in Texas, born to James Hiram Ratliff And Lula Pearl Wilkerson. In 1933, Ava Lula Bell Bright resided in Fulton, Hempstead, Arkansas. In 1935, Ava Lula Bell Bright resided in Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas. Ava Lula Bell Bright married James Marcus Bright, and had children including Auther Joel Bright, Harry G Bright, Hiram Glendon Bright, James L Bright, Mary Margaret Patterson. Ava Lula Bell Bright passed away in 1996 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1914, Ava Lula Bell Bright entered the world in Texas, born to James Hiram Ratliff And Lula Pearl Wilkerson.
  • In 1933, Ava Lula Bell Bright resided in Fulton, Hempstead, Arkansas.
  • In 1935, Ava Lula Bell Bright resided in Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas.
  • Ava Lula Bell Bright married James Marcus Bright, and had children including Auther Joel Bright, Harry G Bright, Hiram Glendon Bright, James L Bright, Mary Margaret Patterson.
  • Ava Lula Bell Bright passed away in 1996 in Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ava Bright's Ancestors

Self
Ava Bright
1914–1996
Birth Place: Texas
Parents
James Hiram Ratliff
1889–1926
Patmos, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Lula (Pearl) Wilkerson
1895–1940
Kentucky
Grandparents
King (Hiram) Ratcliff
1862–1930
Jackson, Mississippi
Ida (Bell (Ratcliff) Vines ,) 1871
1871–1901
JOHN (ALFORD) WILKERSON
1868–1931
Cumberland City, Clinton, Kentucky, United States
Avelena Frealy
1875–1953
Arkansas, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Rateliff
1820–1887
Sarah Case
1826–1903
John Vines
1836–1923
Margaret Burns
1843–1879
George Wilkerson
1830–1910
TIRIECE ALLEN
1838–1892
Isaac Frealy
1843–1920
Elizabeth Fowler
1852–1875
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaiah Vines
1812–1874
Elizabeth Smith
1814–1897
Mijamin Campaign
1809–1853
Ann Burns
1809–
James Allen
1810–1863
NANCY JONES
1801–1901
Alexander Fraley
1823–1876
Phillip Fowler
1819–1880
Nancy Baynum
1822–1875

Ava Bright's Descendants

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Ava (Lula Bell) Bright (28 November 1914–12 June 1996) m. James (Marcus) Bright (20 August 1912–6 July 1997)
  1. 1. Hiram (Glendon) Bright 1937–2016
  2. 2. Mary (Margaret) Patterson 1943–2021

Ava Bright's Timeline

5 Records

1914
28 November 1914
Birth of Ava Lula Bell Bright in Texas
Texas
1933
1933
Age 19
Ava Lula Bell Bright resided here in Fulton, Hempstead, Arkansas
Fulton, Hempstead, Arkansas
1935
1935
Age 21
Ava Lula Bell Bright resided here in Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas
Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas
1940
1940
Age 26
Ava Lula Bell Bright resided here in Bois D'Arc Township, Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
Bois D'Arc Township, Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
1996
12 June 1996
Age 82
Death of Ava Lula Bell Bright
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1914
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00140; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 29-5
    [2] Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Fulton, Hempstead, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957, FamilySearch; Salt Lake City, Utah; Arkansas County Marriages, 1838–1957

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00140; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 29-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bois D'Arc Township, Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bois D'Arc, Hempstead, Arkansas; Roll: m-t0627-00140; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 29-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 June 1996
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hugo, Choctaw County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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