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Cora Elizabeth Bright 1903–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Jul 1903

Birth Location: Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 2 December 1947

Death Location: London, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Warren Bright

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Robert Barnes

Children(s): Binnie Harris, Delana Colquitt

Cora Elizabeth Bright was born in 1903 in Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA, the child of Warren Dulis Bright And Mary Louise Lou Smith. In 1910, Cora Elizabeth Bright resided in Civil District 1, Monroe, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Cora Elizabeth Bright resided in Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA. Cora Elizabeth Bright married Robert Roy Barnes, and had children including Binnie Ann Harris, Delana Colquitt. Cora Elizabeth Bright passed away in 1947 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Cora Elizabeth Bright was born in 1903 in Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA, the child of Warren Dulis Bright And Mary Louise Lou Smith.
  • In 1910, Cora Elizabeth Bright resided in Civil District 1, Monroe, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Cora Elizabeth Bright resided in Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA.
  • Cora Elizabeth Bright married Robert Roy Barnes, and had children including Binnie Ann Harris, Delana Colquitt.
  • Cora Elizabeth Bright passed away in 1947 in London, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Cora Bright's Ancestors

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Cora Bright
1903–1947
Birth Place: Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Warren Dulis Bright
1877–1969
Monroe Co, Tennessee
Mary (Louise "Lou") Smith
1873–1946
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Ambrose (K) Bright
1838–1904
Monroe Co, Tennessee
Sarah (Jean) Roden
1836–1884
Tennessee
William (G.) Smith
1852–1935
Monroe County, Tennessee, United States of America
Fannie (Alice) Kelley
1855–1936
Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Cora Bright's Descendants

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Cora (Elizabeth) Bright (11 Jul 1903–2 December 1947) m. Robert (Roy) Barnes (4 July 1898–10 October 1977)
  1. 1. Binnie (Ann) Harris 1937–2015
  2. 2. Delana Colquitt 1925–1988

Cora Bright's Timeline

6 Records

1903
11 Jul 1903
Birth of Cora Elizabeth Bright in Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA
Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 7
Cora Elizabeth Bright resided here in Civil District 1, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 1, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 17
Cora Elizabeth Bright resided here in Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA
Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA
1922
22 Aug 1922
Age 19
Cora Elizabeth Bright was married in Lynch
Lynch
1947
3 Dec 1947
Age 44
Death of Cora Elizabeth Bright in Larue, Kentucky, USA
Larue, Kentucky, USA
1947
2 December 1947
Age 44
Death of Cora Elizabeth Bright in Larue, Kentucky, USA
Larue, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Jul 1903
    Event Place: Sweet Water, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [3] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel-Echo; Publication Date: 4 Dec 1947; Publication Place: London, Kentucky, USA; ,0.5252798,0.9697968,0.8111072&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1922
    Event Place: Lynch
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel-Echo; Publication Date: 4 Dec 1947; Publication Place: London, Kentucky, USA; ,0.5252798,0.9697968,0.8111072&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 1, Monroe, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Knoxville Ward 7, Knox, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sweetwater, Tenn.
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel-Echo; Publication Date: 4 Dec 1947; Publication Place: London, Kentucky, USA; ,0.5252798,0.9697968,0.8111072&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1947
    Event Place: Larue, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department For Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky; Vital Statistics Original Death Certificates-Microfilm, 1911-1965
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Sentinel-Echo; Publication Date: 4 Dec 1947; Publication Place: London, Kentucky, USA; ,0.5252798,0.9697968,0.8111072&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 December 1947
    Event Place: Larue, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: London, Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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