James Harvey Bright

Male28 February 1846–28 December 1917

Brief Life History of James Harvey

When James Harvey Bright was born on 28 February 1846, in Greene, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Mahlon Bright, was 29 and his mother, Eliza Abel, was 28. He married Mary M Beshears on 6 March 1873, in Henry, Iowa, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Page, Iowa, United States in 1915 and Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States in 1917. He registered for military service in 1865. He died on 28 December 1917, in Houston, Harris, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Shenandoah, Page, Iowa, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Harvey Bright
1846–1917
Mary M Beshears
1855–1891
Marriage: 6 March 1873
Nellie May Bright
1873–1901
Jesse Dell Bright
1876–1943
Pearl Belle Bright
1878–1962
Effie Alice Bright
1881–1951
Anna Myrtle Bright
1883–1916
Roy Earl Bright
1886–1919
Glenn Ellsworth Bright
1888–1929

Sources (32)

  • Jas N Bright, "Iowa State Census, 1895"
  • James Harvey Bright, "Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1949"
  • James Bright in entry for Glenn Elwood Bright, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 March 1873Henry, Iowa, United States
  • Children (7)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1847

    Age 1

    Historical Boundaries: 1847: Fremont, Iowa, United States

    1850 · Compromise of 1850

    Age 4

    The United States Congress passed a package of five separate bills in an attempt to decrease tensions between the slave states and free states. The compromise itself was received gratefully, but both sides disapproved of certain components contained in the laws. Texas was impacted in several ways; mainly, the state surrendered its claim to New Mexico (and other claims north of 36°30′) but retained the Texas Panhandle. The federal government also took over the public debt for Texas.

    1865

    Age 19

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    English: usually a nickname from Middle English bright ‘bright, good-looking, fresh-faced’ (Old English beorht ‘bright, shining’).

    English: perhaps occasionally from an unrecorded Middle English survival of the Old English personal name Briht, Beorht, from a short form of any of several Old English personal names of which beorht was the first element, such as Beorhtrīc ‘bright’ + ‘powerful’. Compare Bert .

    Americanized form of German Brecht .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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