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John Bright 1873 – 1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1873

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 1906

Death Location: , Knox, Kentucky, USA

Father: Davis Bright

Mother: Susan Hammonds

Spouse(s): Easter Mills

Children(s): Sudie Bright

John Bright was born in 1873 in Kentucky, the child of Davis C. Bright and Susan Hammonds. In 1880, John Bright resided in Knox, Kentucky, USA. John Bright married Easter Mills, and had children including Sudie Mae Bright. John Bright passed away in 1906 in , Knox, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Bright was born in 1873 in Kentucky, the child of Davis C. Bright and Susan Hammonds.
  • In 1880, John Bright resided in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Bright married Easter Mills, and had children including Sudie Mae Bright.
  • John Bright passed away in 1906 in , Knox, Kentucky, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Bright's Ancestors

Self
John Bright
1873 – 1906
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Davis C. Bright
1848 – 1900
Barbourville, Knox, Kentucky, USA
Susan Hammonds
1846 – 1934
Kentucky
Grandparents
John Bright
1807 – 1885
McDowell Co., NC
Susan Broughton
1813 – 1865
Hammonds, Stinking Creek, Flat Lick, Knox Co., KY
Elijah Hammond
1819 – 1876
Calebs Creek, Knox, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (Susannah) Crook
1821 –
Knox, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Obediah Hammons
1792 – 1854
Susannah Garland
1795 – 1850
Hezekiah Crook
1785 – 1860
Mary Burns
1786 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Hammond
1756 – 1849
Elizabeth Skaggs
1770 – 1840
John Garland
1748 – 1840
Susannah Nichols
1760 – 1855
Hezekiah Crook
1768 – 1801
Elizabeth Yates
1766 –
William Burns
1757 – 1845
Nancy Chandler
1761 – 1808

John Bright's Descendants

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John Bright (abt 1873 – 1906) m. Easter Mills
  1. 1. Sudie (Mae) Bright (9 March 1900 – 1978) m. Leonard Mills (15 July 1898 – 13 February 1969)
    1. 1. Leona Mills (27 Mar 1917 – 13 Sep 1984)
    2. 2. Maudie Mills (4 March 1919 – 7 August 1921)
    3. 3. Ouentin Mills (abt 1922 – )
    4. 4. Earl Mills (15 Dec 1923 – 17 Dec 1923)
    5. 5. Evelyn Mills (15 Dec 1923 – 30 Dec 1923)
    6. 6. Lester Mills (2 April 1925 – 22 November 1984)
    7. 7. Flem (D) Mills (abt 1928 – )
    8. 8. Beatrice Mills (abt 1934 – )
    9. 9. Sallie (E) Mills (abt 1935 – 25 February 2010) m. Chris Broughton
    10. 10. Geneva Mills (abt 1937 – )
    11. 11. Leonard Mills (abt 1939 – 24 August 1979)

John Bright's Timeline

3 Records

1873
abt 1873
Birth of John Bright in Kentucky
Kentucky
1880
1880
Age 7
John Bright resided here in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1906
1906
Age 33
Death of John Bright in , Knox, Kentucky, USA
, Knox, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1873
    Event Place: Kentucky
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Family History Film: 1254427; Page: 102A; Enumeration District: 054

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Knox, Kentucky; Roll: 427; Family History Film: 1254427; Page: 102A; Enumeration District: 054

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: , Knox, Kentucky, USA

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