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Benjamin Priestman Bright 1881–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Mar 1881

Birth Location: Bexar County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1968

Death Location: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Dawes Bright

Mother: Frances Stephenson

Spouse(s): Lenore Craig, Louise Matzinger, Irene Barr, Christina McChristian

Children(s):

Benjamin Priestman Bright was born in 1881 in Bexar County, Texas, USA, the child of Dawes Bright And Frances Stephenson. In 1920, Benjamin Priestman Bright resided in Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA. In 1935, Benjamin Priestman Bright resided in Bexar, Texas. Benjamin Priestman Bright married Christina Mae Mcchristian, Irene Turner Barr, Lenore Lillie Craig, Louise Matzinger. Benjamin Priestman Bright passed away in 1968 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Priestman Bright was born in 1881 in Bexar County, Texas, USA, the child of Dawes Bright And Frances Stephenson.
  • In 1920, Benjamin Priestman Bright resided in Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA.
  • In 1935, Benjamin Priestman Bright resided in Bexar, Texas.
  • Benjamin Priestman Bright married Christina Mae Mcchristian, Irene Turner Barr, Lenore Lillie Craig, Louise Matzinger.
  • Benjamin Priestman Bright passed away in 1968 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dawes Bright
1850–1934
Birth Location: Sewstern, Leicestershire, England
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Frances Stephenson
1854–1931
Birth Location: Alston, Cumberland, England
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Spouses(s)

Lenore Craig
1888–1979
Birth Location: Edna, Jackson, Texas, USA
LC
Louise Matzinger
1881–1946
Birth Location: Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio, United States of America
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Irene Barr
1891–1956
Birth Location: Texas
IB
Christina McChristian
1890–1967
Birth Location: Alba, Wood County, Texas, United States of America
CM

Children(s)

Benjamin Bright's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Bright
1881–1968
Birth Place: Bexar County, Texas, USA
Parents
Dawes Bright
1850–1934
Sewstern, Leicestershire, England
Frances Stephenson
1854–1931
Alston, Cumberland, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Bright's Timeline

7 Records

1881
25 Mar 1881
Birth of Benjamin Priestman Bright in Bexar County, Texas, USA
Bexar County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 39
Benjamin Priestman Bright resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Benjamin Priestman Bright resided here in Bexar, Texas
Bexar, Texas
1940
1940
Age 59
Benjamin Priestman Bright resided here in Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 69
Benjamin Priestman Bright resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1968
Abt 1968
Age 87
Benjamin Priestman Bright resided here in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
1968
15 Apr 1968
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Priestman Bright in San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1881
    Event Place: Bexar County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03986; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 15-36
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1780; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 111
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5149; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 265-436

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas; Roll: T625_1780; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 111

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Bexar, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03986; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 15-36

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 6, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bexar, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-03986; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 15-36

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas; Roll: 5149; Page: 16; Enumeration District: 265-436

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1968
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1968
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates, Texas Department of State Health Services; Austin Texas, USA; Texas Death Certificates, 1903–1982
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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