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Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright 1926–2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1926

Birth Location: South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 25 June 2011

Death Location: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Father: Floyd Sawyer

Mother: Olive Lewis

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright was born in 1926 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Floyd Sawyer And Olive Lewis. In 1935, Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright resided in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina. Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright passed away in 2011 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright was born in 1926 in South Carolina, USA, the child of Floyd Sawyer And Olive Lewis.
  • In 1935, Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright resided in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina.
  • Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright passed away in 2011 in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Floyd Sawyer
1901–1991
Birth Location: North Carolina, USA
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Olive Lewis
1901–1974
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Bright's Ancestors

Self
Edith Bright
1926–2011
Birth Place: South Carolina, USA
Parents
Floyd Sawyer
1901–1991
North Carolina, USA
Olive Lewis
1901–1974
North Carolina
Grandparents
Willis (Douglas) Sawyer
1875–1958
North Carolina, USA
Elenaor ("Bell" Or Leliabell. Pearlena Faulkner) Sawyer
1874–1914
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sawyer
1844–
Margret Sawyer
1856–
Pryor FAULKNER
1849–1931
Lurena Faulkner
1853–1941
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dempsey Sawyer
1802–
Joseph Hughes
1792–1854
Mary Carver
1809–1850
John Folkner
1820–1863
Sarah Folkner
1850–1914
Ezekiel Faulkner
1813–1863
Rachel Faulkner
1816–1901

Edith Bright's Timeline

6 Records

1926
11 May 1926
Birth of Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright in Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
1926
1926
Birth of Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 9
Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 14
Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright resided here in Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
2011
25 June 2011
Age 85
Death of Edith Ellen Sawyer Bright in Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, USA
Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1926
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1926
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Pelzer, Anderson, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3787; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 4-62

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 June 2011
    Event Place: Cottage Grove, Lane County, Oregon, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spartanburg, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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