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William Thomas Bright 1884 – 1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1884

Birth Location: Massilon, Cedar Co., IA.

Death Date: 28 Dec 1956

Death Location: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Father: Thomas Bright

Mother: Martha Anthony

Spouse(s): Martha Anthony, Mamie Roush

Children(s): Mildred Bright, William Bright, Lura Bright, Mary Bright, Clara Bright, Infant Bright

William Thomas Bright was born in 1884 in Massilon, Cedar Co., IA., the child of Thomas N Bright and Martha Jane Anthony. In 1900, William Thomas Bright resided in Massillon Township, Cedar, Iowa. In 1910, William Thomas Bright resided in Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa. William Thomas Bright married Martha Jane Anthony, Mamie Luella Roush, and had children including Mildred Maxine Bright, William Allen Bright, Lura Pauline Bright, Mary Jane Bright, Clara Jean Bright, Infant Son Bright. William Thomas Bright passed away in 1956 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thomas Bright was born in 1884 in Massilon, Cedar Co., IA., the child of Thomas N Bright and Martha Jane Anthony.
  • In 1900, William Thomas Bright resided in Massillon Township, Cedar, Iowa.
  • In 1910, William Thomas Bright resided in Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa.
  • William Thomas Bright married Martha Jane Anthony, Mamie Luella Roush, and had children including Mildred Maxine Bright, William Allen Bright, Lura Pauline Bright, Mary Jane Bright, Clara Jean Bright, Infant Son Bright.
  • William Thomas Bright passed away in 1956 in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bright
1838 – 1915
Birth Location: , , Virginia, USA
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Martha Anthony
1841 – 1922
Birth Location: Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Martha Anthony
1841 – 1922
Birth Location: Virginia
MA
Mamie Roush
1892 – 1938
Birth Location: Esgate, Jackson Co. IA
MR

Children(s)

Mildred Bright
1917 – 2000
Birth Location: Elwood, Clinton County, Iowa, United States of America
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William Bright
1919 – 2009
Birth Location: Elwood, Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
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Lura Bright
1921 – 2004
Birth Location: Elwood, Clinton Co, Iowa
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Mary Bright
1925 – 1928
Birth Location: Elwood,IA
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Clara Bright
1927 – 1979
Birth Location: Elwood, Clinton County, Iowa, United States of America
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Infant Bright
1931 – 1931
Birth Location: –
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William Bright's Ancestors

Self
William Bright
1884 – 1956
Birth Place: Massilon, Cedar Co., IA.
Parents
Thomas N Bright
1838 – 1915
, , Virginia, USA
Martha (Jane) Anthony
1841 – 1922
Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Bright's Descendants

1.
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William (Thomas) Bright (21 Mar 1884 – 28 Dec 1956) m. Martha (Jane) Anthony (19 Mar 1841 – 19 Sep 1922) m. Mamie (Luella) Roush (6 Jan 1892 – 20 Jul 1938)
  1. 1. Mildred (Maxine) Bright (16 June 1917 – 3 February 2000) m. Allen (John) Wilson (abt 1916 – 15 Aug 1978) m. Albert (A.) Allenfort (14 September 1923 – 21 February 2003)
    1. 1. Richard (Allen) Wilson (28 Mar 1938 – 10 Jul 2005)
    2. 2. Janet (Sue) Wilson (9 Sep 1940 – ) m. Walter (V) Rehon (28 Apr 1936 – )
      1. 1. Walter Rehon m. Shauna (Kam Lan Au) Yeung
        1. 1. Melissa (Frencine) Rehon (23 Aug 1988 – )
    3. 3. Jerry (J.) Wilson (16 Oct 1946 – )
    4. 4. William (L.) Wilson
  2. 2. William (Allen) Bright (24 Feb 1919 – 17 Sep 2009) m. Margaret Ebersole (4 Nov 1917 – )
    1. 1. Richard (Allen) Bright (14 Jul 1951 – ) m. Mary (A) Votava (abt 1955 – ) m. Rebecca (A.) Haines (2 Aug 1952 – )
      1. 1. Reid Bright
  3. 3. Lura (Pauline) Bright (9 Jan 1921 – 20 Nov 2004) m. Carl (Elwood) Decker (21 March 1911 – 15 Nov 1992)
    1. 1. Pamela (A.) Decker (16 Feb 1955 – )
  4. 4. Mary (Jane) Bright (19 Apr 1925 – 6 Jan 1928)
  5. 5. Clara (Jean) Bright (7 September 1927 – 16 October 1979) m. Lloyd (L.) Eby (7 Apr 1918 – 8 Jun 1983)
    1. 1. Terry (Lee) Eby (24 Dec 1947 – ) m. Manford (D.) Hyer (4 Jan 1945 – 26 Feb 2010)
      1. 1. Hyer m. James Wolfe (1971 – 1992)
        1. 1. Rebecca Hyer
    2. 2. Thomas (L.) Eby (20 Feb 1949 – ) m. Cheryl (L.) Vaughan (abt 1952 – )
    3. 3. Kathryn (Jean) Eby (15 Jul 1951 – )
  6. 6. Infant (Son) Bright (1931 – 1931)

William Bright's Timeline

10 Records

1884
21 Mar 1884
Birth of William Thomas Bright in Massilon, Cedar Co., IA.
Massilon, Cedar Co., IA.
1900
1900
Age 16
William Thomas Bright resided here in Massillon Township, Cedar, Iowa
Massillon Township, Cedar, Iowa
1910
1910
Age 26
William Thomas Bright resided here in Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa
Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa
1920
1920
Age 36
William Thomas Bright resided here in Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 41
William Thomas Bright resided here in Clinton, Iowa
Clinton, Iowa
1930
1930
Age 46
William Thomas Bright resided here in Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 51
William Thomas Bright resided here in Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 56
William Thomas Bright resided here in Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
1950
1950
Age 66
William Thomas Bright resided here in Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, USA
Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, USA
1956
28 Dec 1956
Age 72
Death of William Thomas Bright in Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1884
    Event Place: Massilon, Cedar Co., IA.
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [2] Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 23-3
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 580.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: 649; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 571.0.
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Massillon, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T624_398; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 86.
    [8] Iowa, Marriage Records, 1923-1937, Iowa State Archives; Des Moines, Iowa; Volume: 468 (Chickasaw - Dubuque)
    [9] Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992
    [10] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
    [11] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brookfield, Clinton

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Massillon Township, Cedar, Iowa
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Massillon, Cedar, Iowa; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Bloomfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T624_398; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 86.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T625_484; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 580.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Clinton, Iowa
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: 649; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 571.0.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 23-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa; Roll: T627_1150; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 23-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Brookfield, Clinton, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Brookfield, Clinton

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Dec 1956
    Event Place: Maquoketa, Jackson, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Elwood, Clinton County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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