Individual Details
William Alexander Bright
(8 Sep 1850 - 4 Mar 1933)
Missouri Death Certificate 8505
William Alexander Bright of RFD 6, Columbia, Boone Co MO - where he had lived for 55 years - died 4 Mar 1933. He was married to Sarah Frances Bright. Born 8 Sep 1850 in Callaway Co, MO, he was 82 years, 5 months, 24 years at his death. He had been a banker. His father was Michael Bright, born Lewisburg, VA; his mother Jane McClung, born Lewisburg. Mrs. W. A. Bright was the informant. He was cremated in St. Louis. William died of chronic colitis and diarrhea, contracted in 1863 [Civil War???]
FindAGrave shows a monument in Columbia Cemetery that matches the one of his wife.
Events
| Birth | 8 Sep 1850 | Callaway County, Missouri |  | ||
| Marriage | 1875 | Boone County, Missouri - Sarah Frances "Sallie" Carter | | ||
| Death | 4 Mar 1933 | Boone County, Missouri | |
Families
| Spouse | Sarah Frances "Sallie" Carter (1855 - 1943) |
| Child | Ada Bright (1876 - ) |
| Child | Zerelda Bright (1878 - ) |
| Child | Maggie Bright (1880 - ) |
| Child | Adelia Bright (1882 - 1974) |
| Child | Haden Harmon Bright (1884 - 1954) |
| Child | Clarkson J. Bright (1888 - ) |
| Child | Shirley M. Bright (1892 - ) |
Endnotes
1. Application, John Paul Duncan, , Missouri Society; Sons of the American Revolution SAR, Ancestry, Ancestry.com.
2. Application, John Paul Duncan, , Missouri Society; Sons of the American Revolution SAR, Ancestry, Ancestry.com.
3. Application, John Paul Duncan, , Missouri Society; Sons of the American Revolution SAR, Ancestry, Ancestry.com.