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Charles Thomas Bright 1877–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 MAR 1877

Birth Location: Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA

Death Date: 25 JAN 1938

Death Location: Graves Co., KY, USA

Father: Charles Bright

Mother: Elizabeth Hayden

Spouse(s): Myrtle Rust, Mary Gent

Children(s): Thomas Bright, Blonda Bright, William Bright, Charles Bright, Mary Bright, Novice Bright, Samuel Bright, Charles Bright

Charles Thomas Bright was born in 1877 in Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA, the child of Charles Ambrose Bright And Elizabeth Catherine Hayden. In 1880, Charles Thomas Bright resided in Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA. In 1900, Charles Thomas Bright resided in Mayfield, Graves Co., KY, USA. Charles Thomas Bright married Mary Alberta Gent, Myrtle Nannie Rust, and had children including Blonda May Bright, Charles Lyndell Bright, Charles Neal Bright, Mary Mozelle Bright, Novice Gent Bright, Samuel Earl Bright, Thomas Gent Bright, William Thomas Bright. Charles Thomas Bright passed away in 1938 in Graves Co., KY, USA.

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Biography

  • Charles Thomas Bright was born in 1877 in Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA, the child of Charles Ambrose Bright And Elizabeth Catherine Hayden.
  • In 1880, Charles Thomas Bright resided in Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA.
  • In 1900, Charles Thomas Bright resided in Mayfield, Graves Co., KY, USA.
  • Charles Thomas Bright married Mary Alberta Gent, Myrtle Nannie Rust, and had children including Blonda May Bright, Charles Lyndell Bright, Charles Neal Bright, Mary Mozelle Bright, Novice Gent Bright, Samuel Earl Bright, Thomas Gent Bright, William Thomas Bright.
  • Charles Thomas Bright passed away in 1938 in Graves Co., KY, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Bright's Ancestors

Self
Charles Bright
1877–1938
Birth Place: Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA
Parents
Charles Ambrose Bright
1850–1923
Graves Co., KY, USA
Elizabeth (Catherine) Hayden
1851–1926
Beulah, Hickman Co., KY, USA
Grandparents
George (Thomas) Hayden
1831–1894
KY, USA
Susan (Ann) Toon
1834–1869
Washignton Co., KY, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Hayden
1805–1878
Elizabeth Mattingly
1808–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Mattingly
1741–1819

Charles Bright's Descendants

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Charles (Thomas) Bright (30 MAR 1877–25 JAN 1938) m. Myrtle (Nannie) Rust (4 JUN 1888–18 OCT 1957) m. Mary (Alberta) Gent (13 JAN 1878–26 FEB 1917)
  1. 1. Thomas (Gent) Bright 1909–1994
  2. 2. Blonda (May) Bright 1926–1975 m. Marshall (Melvin) Newton 1925–2017
    1. 1. Marvis (Jerald) Newton 1946–1948
  3. 3. William (Thomas) Bright 1923–1991
  4. 4. Charles (Neal) Bright 1907–1909
  5. 5. Mary (Mozelle) Bright 1911–1998
  6. 6. Novice (Gent) Bright 1905–1989
  7. 7. Samuel (Earl) Bright 1914–2002
  8. 8. Charles (Lyndell) Bright 1928–2011

Charles Bright's Timeline

7 Records

1877
30 MAR 1877
Birth of Charles Thomas Bright in Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA
Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA
1880
1880
Age 3
Charles Thomas Bright resided here in Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA
Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA
1900
1900
Age 23
Charles Thomas Bright resided here in Mayfield, Graves Co., KY, USA
Mayfield, Graves Co., KY, USA
1910
1910
Age 33
Charles Thomas Bright resided here in Graves Co., KY, USA
Graves Co., KY, USA
1920
1920
Age 43
Charles Thomas Bright resided here in Kansas, Graves Co., KY, USA
Kansas, Graves Co., KY, USA
1938
24 JAN 1938
Age 61
Death of Charles Thomas Bright in Kansas, Graves Co., KY, USA
Kansas, Graves Co., KY, USA
1938
25 JAN 1938
Age 61
Burial of Charles Thomas Bright in Graves Co., KY, USA
Graves Co., KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 MAR 1877
    Event Place: Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Boaz, Graves Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Mayfield, Graves Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Graves Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1917
    Event Place: McCracken Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Kansas, Graves Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 JAN 1938
    Event Place: Kansas, Graves Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1938
    Event Place: Graves Co., KY, USA

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