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Ira James Bright 1897–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Sep 1897

Birth Location: Washington, Indiana, USA

Death Date: Dec 1968

Death Location: Hudson, Steuben, Indiana, USA

Father: Albert Bright

Mother: Sarah Dougherty

Spouse(s): Dena Young

Children(s):

Ira James Bright was born in 1897 in Washington, Indiana, USA, the child of Albert Bright And Sarah Dougherty. Ira James Bright married Dena Marie Young, and had children including Vivian Marie Bright. Ira James Bright passed away in 1968 in Hudson, Steuben, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Ira James Bright was born in 1897 in Washington, Indiana, USA, the child of Albert Bright And Sarah Dougherty.
  • Ira James Bright married Dena Marie Young, and had children including Vivian Marie Bright.
  • Ira James Bright passed away in 1968 in Hudson, Steuben, Indiana, USA.

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Ira Bright's Ancestors

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Ira Bright
1897–1968
Birth Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
Parents
Albert Bright
1870–1948
Indiana, USA
Sarah Dougherty
1873–1954
Daviess, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
James (Harvey) Dougherty
1842–1898
Bogard, Daviess, Indiana, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Christy
1846–1873
Washington, Greene, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Christy
1824–1866
Lucinda Brown
1826–1905
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Christy
1775–1852
Ann Brown
1783–1852

Ira Bright's Timeline

2 Records

1897
9 Sep 1897
Birth of Ira James Bright in Washington, Indiana, USA
Washington, Indiana, USA
1968
Dec 1968
Age 71
Death of Ira James Bright in Hudson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
Hudson, Steuben, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1897
    Event Place: Washington, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 311-12-8827; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Richmond, Wayne, Indiana; Roll: 638; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 43; Image: 286.0.
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Washington, Daviess, Indiana; Roll: T623_365; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 15.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 1968
    Event Place: Hudson, Steuben, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 311-12-8827; Issue State: Indiana; Issue Date: Before 1951.

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