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Personal data Winfield Scott Bright 

  • He was born September 1852 in Madison Twp., Tipton Co., IN.
  • He died on January 30, 1919 in Elwood, Madison Co., IN, he was 66 years old.
  • He is buried on February 2, 1919 in Elwood Cem., Elwood, Madison Co., IN.
  • This information was last updated on April 14, 2008.

Household of Winfield Scott Bright

He is married to Martha Caroline Holler.

They got married on March 20, 1872 at Tipton Co., IN, he was 19 years old.

Winfield Scott Bright oo Martha Caroline Hollar

Marriage source: Bright, Evelyn, Brights of Indiana, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxvii Mar MMIV)

'... Winfield Scott BRIGHT ... Marriage 1 Martha Caroline HOLLAR ... Married: 20 Mar 1872 in Tipton Co. Indiana ...' <>

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Notes about Winfield Scott Bright

Winfield Scott Bright

Source: Rittenhouse, Cecil Sylvester, Shrock/Bright FGS, (Elwood IN, C.S.S.R., bef vi Mar MCMXCV) for Windfield Scott Bright.

Variation of Winfield noted.

Bright, Evelyn, Brights of Indiana, (Pub. location unknown, http://wc.rootsweb.com, xxvii Mar MMIV)

'... Winfield Scott BRIGHT ... Sex: M Birth: Sep 1852 in Madison TWP, Tipton Co., Indiana Death: 30 Jan 1919 in Elwood, Madison Co. Indiana Burial: Unknown City of Elwood Cem, Elwood, Indiana ...

Event: Post Office Unknown Tipton, Indiana Census: 1900 Tipton Co., Madison Twp., Indiana

Note: The Elwood Call Leader Elwood, Indiana Thursday, January 30, 1919 WINIFRED BRIGHT DEAD Leakage of the Heart Ended Life of Long Time Resident. Winifred Bright, 67, a long time resident of this city, died at 1:30 O'clock this morning, at his home in South Q street, of leakage of the heart after an illness of long duration.For a number of years and until his age prevented further hard work he was an employee of the tinplate and is well known to the men who are engaged there and was well regarded by them.

Mr. Bright is survived by the widow and eight children, Mrs. Mary Smith, Mrs. Lydia Smith, Mrs. Clara Alderman, Mrs. Ellen Jones, Mrs. Caroling Schrock, and Sam, Ambrose and Oliver Bright. The funeral services will be conducted at theSouth Elwood church Sunday morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. Polly Couch and the burial will be in the city cemetery.

Family stories state that Winfield went to Mo. and Ark, shortly after the deaths of Franklin and Rachel Hollar, parents of Martha and visited two brothers in Mo. Tipton County, Indiana Marriages 1870-1905 Bk. 4: 1870-1877 Bk. 5: 1877-1883 Bk. 6: 1884-1888 Bk. 7: 1888-1893 Bk. 8: 1893-1898 Bk. 9: 1898-1902 Bk. 10: 1902-1905 Compiled by Ruth M. Slevin County: Tipton

Name: Martha C. Hollar Spouse: Winfield S. Bright Marriage Date: 20 Mar 1872

Book: 4 Original Source Page: 94 Name: Winfield S Bright Age in 1860: 7 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1860: Madison, Tipton, Indiana Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Tipton Roll: M653_301 Page: 115 Year: 1860

Head of Household: Wm Bright Name: Winfield Bright Age in 1870: 7 Estimated Birth Year: 1862 Birthplace: Indiana Home in 1870: Duck Creek, Madison, Indiana Race: White Gender: Female Value of real estate: View Image Post Office: ElwoodRoll: M593_336 Page: 98 Image: 197 Year: 1870

Name: Winfield S. BRIGHT Age: 28 Estimated birth year: <1852> Birthplace: Indiana Occupation: Farm Laborer Relation: Self Home in 1880: Benton, Webster, Missouri Marital status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Head of household: WinfieldS. BRIGHT Father's birthplace: IN Mother's birthplace: IN

Database: 1880 United States Federal Census

Clara B. BRIGHT 2 <1878> Arkansas Dau Single White Female Benton, Webster, MO Eliza O. BRIGHT 4 <1876> Arkansas Dau Single White Female Benton, Webster, MO Martha C. BRIGHT 31 <1849> Kentucky Wife Married White Female Benton, Webster, MO Mary E. BRIGHT 6 <1874> Indiana Dau Single White Female Benton, Webster, MO William BRIGHT 3M <1880> Missouri Son Single White Male Benton, Webster, MO

1910 Census: Winfield S. Bright 57 Martha 51 Oliver S. 30

Bright, Winifield Scott Date: Jan 30, 1919 Location: Elwood Age: 66 yr Sex: Male Color: W Source Location: County Health Office, Anderson Source Notes: The source of this record is the book H-30 on page 91 within the series produced bythe Indiana Works Progress Administration. Father: William B. BRIGHT b: May 1828 in Shelby Co., Indiana Mother: Eliza Jane HAVENS b: 4 Jan 1827 in Tipton Co., Madison TWP, Indiana

Marriage 1 Martha Caroline HOLLAR b: 18 Aug 1848 in Nicholas Co., Kentucky Married: 20 Mar 1872 in Tipton Co. Indiana

Children ... Caroline Matilda BRIGHT b: 3 Sep 1888 in Elwood, Madison Co., Indiana ...' <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Winfield Scott Bright

Winfield Scott Bright
1852-1919

1872

Martha Caroline Holler
1848-1938

Caroline Matilda Fair Bright
1888-1962

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Day of marriage March 20, 1872

  • The temperature on March 20, 1872 was about -1 °C. The air pressure was 1 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north-northwest. The atmospheric humidity was 92%. Source: KNMI
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Day of death January 30, 1919

  • The temperature on January 30, 1919 was between -8.4 °C and -4.6 °C and averaged -6.1 °C. There was 0.5 hours of sunshine (6%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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Day of burial February 2, 1919

  • The temperature on February 2, 1919 was between -7.5 °C and -4.4 °C and averaged -6 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from September 9, 1918 to September 18, 1922 the cabinet Ruys de Beerenbrouck I, with Jonkheer mr. Ch.J.M. Ruys de Beerenbrouck (RKSP) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1919: Source: Wikipedia
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