William Pinkney Bright

1853 - 1893  (40 years)   Has 19 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	William Pinkney Bright
  Birth	10 May 1853	McDowell Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	FCFE888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001E37
  Death	10 Aug 1893	Rutherford Co, NC
  Burial	Rutherfordton City Cem, Rutherford Co, NC
  Person ID	I9909	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	Aaron Bright,   b. 5 Sep 1813, Burke Co, NC d. 10 Dec 1866, McDowell Co, NC (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Mary Grant,   b. 11 Nov 1819, Rutherford Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. 13 Nov 1894, McDowell Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1842	Rutherford Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC)
  _UID	099139247BD5E841ACC23CFEE310F8373A34
  Family ID	F3217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Martha E Guffey,   b. 7 Jan 1860, Rutherford Co, NC d. 11 Oct 1935, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	19 Nov 1882	Rutherford Co, NC
  _UID	AE8C2636226EF74EAC6FFA8C87E32160F704
  Children	1. Lulu Bright,   b. 15 Oct 1883, Rutherford Co, NC d. 4 Sep 1896, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 12 years)   2. Mattie Lee Bright,   b. 20 Aug 1885, Rutherford Co, NC d. 15 May 1971, Lunenburg Co, VA (Age 85 years)   3. Urillis D Bright,   b. 12 Jul 1887, Rutherford Co, NC d. 3 Jul 1978, Shelby, Cleveland Co, NC (Age 90 years)   4. James Golden Bright,   b. 23 Aug 1889, Rutherford Co, NC d. 1 May 1963, Burke Co, NC (Age 73 years)   5. Ara Bell Bright,   b. 23 Jan 1892, Rutherford Co, NC d. 31 Jan 1917, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 25 years)   6. Infant Bright,   b. 11 Jan 1894, Rutherford Co, NC d. 11 Jan 1894, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F5953	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co., NC, Sugar Hill PO # 607/607 Aron Bright 47 Laborer $-/- NC Mary 45 Jane 18 Sarah 16 John 14 Crayton 12 Mira 11 Lina 9 William 7 Derina 5 Mary 4 Aron 11/12; !CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Sugar Hill Township No 6, Sugar Hill PO # 53/53 Mary Bright 50 Keeping House $1200/400 NC D. C. 22 m Farm Labr Amanda 23 at home Elmira 21 at home Salina 18 at home William 16 Farm Labr Rena 14 at home Mary 12 at home Lafayette 10 Farm Labr James 8 at home; !CENSUS:1880 McDowell Co., NC Montford Cove # 14/14 Mary Bright 61 Wd, Keeping House NC-NC-NC Elmira D. 28 dau S at home Selina S. 26 dau S at home William P. 25 son Farmer Arrena S. 23 dau S at home Mary A. 22 dau S at home Aaron L. 20 son Works on Farm James 18 son Works on Farm;