Individual Details

John G. Bright

(28 Mar 1817 - )

The History of Hocking Valley calls him a farmer, cabinet maker, house carpenter and joiner. ... "When nineteen years of age he removed with his parents to Falls Township, Hocking County. At the age of twenty-one he rented lands of his father. In 1851 he removed to Elkhart County, Ind., and purchased a farm. In 1858 he sold his farm and returned to Falls Township and purchased a portion of the homestead. Although he did not serve as an apprentice at either of his trades, he has become efficient in both. . . . Mr. Bright is a member of the Dunkard, or Brethren church."

Events

Birth28 Mar 1817Bremen, Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Marriage6 Jan 1839Elizabeth Red
Census1850Jackson Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Census1860Falls Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States
Census1870Falls Township, Hocking, Ohio, United States

Families

SpouseElizabeth Red (1821 - )
ChildFrances Bright (1840 - )
ChildJohn Bright (1846 - )
ChildPeter Bright (1847 - )
ChildFranklin P. Bright (1852 - )
ChildNancy Jane Bright (1856 - )
ChildGeorge Bright (1858 - )
FatherGeorge Bright (1784 - 1861)
MotherFrances Bowman (1787 - 1876)
SiblingElizabeth Bright (1804 - )
SiblingJeremiah N. Bright (1806 - )
SiblingJoshua Bright (1808 - )
SiblingGeorge W. Bright (1809 - 1887)
SiblingCatherine Bright (1812 - )
SiblingLucinda Bright (1813 - )
SiblingJoseph L. Bright (1814 - )
SiblingElijah Bright (1817 - )
SiblingBenjamin D. Bright (1819 - )
SiblingSaryann Bright (1822 - )
SiblingPeter Bright (1825 - )
SiblingFrances Bright (1827 - )
SiblingSimeon Bright (1829 - )

Notes

Census

His occupation is given as farmer and his real estate is valued at $600.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $2,500 and his personal estate at $600.

Census

His occupation is given as farmer, his real estate is valued at $1,500 and his personal estate at $1,000.

Endnotes

1. OneWorldTree, "George Bright - Frances Bowman family group sheet," downloaded 4 Apr 2007 (http://trees.ancestry.com)..

2. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio (Chicago: Inter-State, 1883), 929.

3. John G. Bright household, 1860 U.S. census, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio, page 123-4, household 573, family 575; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 988..

4. J. G. Bright household, 1850 U.S. census, Jackson Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana, page 150, household 1980, family 2034; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 144..

5. John G. Bright household, 1870 U.S. census, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio, page 425-6, household 456, family 456; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1223..

6. History of Hocking Valley, Ohio (Chicago: Inter-State, 1883), 929.

7. John G. Bright household, 1860 U.S. census, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio, page 123-4, household 573, family 575; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 988..

8. J. G. Bright household, 1850 U.S. census, Jackson Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana, page 150, household 1980, family 2034; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 144..

9. John G. Bright household, 1870 U.S. census, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio, page 425-6, household 456, family 456; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1223..

10. J. G. Bright household, 1850 U.S. census, Jackson Twp., Elkhart Co., Indiana, page 150, household 1980, family 2034; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-432, Reel 144..

11. John G. Bright household, 1860 U.S. census, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio, page 123-4, household 573, family 575; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-653, Reel 988..

12. John G. Bright household, 1870 U.S. census, Falls Twp., Hocking Co., Ohio, page 425-6, household 456, family 456; ancestry.com image of National Archives microfilm publication M-593, Reel 1223..