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William Thornton BRIGHT 1918–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Aug 1918

Birth Location: Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA

Death Date: 22 May 1944

Death Location: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Father: Otis BRIGHT

Mother: Jessie (Bright)

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William Thornton BRIGHT was born in 1918 in Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA, the child of Otis Olive Bright And Jessie Cynthiann Riley Bright. In 1940, William Thornton BRIGHT resided in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA. William Thornton BRIGHT passed away in 1944 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William Thornton BRIGHT was born in 1918 in Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA, the child of Otis Olive Bright And Jessie Cynthiann Riley Bright.
  • In 1940, William Thornton BRIGHT resided in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
  • William Thornton BRIGHT passed away in 1944 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.

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William BRIGHT's Ancestors

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William BRIGHT
1918–1944
Birth Place: Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA
Parents
Otis Olive BRIGHT
1891–1969
Jessie (Cynthiann RILEY) (Bright)
1894–1987
Somervell County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Frances (Marion) RILEY
1861–1932
Hunt County, Texas, USA
Missouri (Minerva Tennessee ELMORE) (Riley)
1862–1945
Charleston, Delta County, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac RILEY
1824–
Nancy (Riley)
1825–
William ELMORE
1819–1862
Cynthia (Elmore)
1835–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher ELMORE
1790–1849
Mary (Elmore)
1800–1870
Martha (Dawson)
1801–

William BRIGHT's Timeline

3 Records

1918
5 Aug 1918
Birth of William Thornton BRIGHT in Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA
Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 22
William Thornton BRIGHT resided here in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
1944
22 May 1944
Age 26
Death of William Thornton BRIGHT in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Aug 1918
    Event Place: Glen Rose, Somervell, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 169
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Texas, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 169

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 May 1944
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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