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Jacob Strother Bright’s Family

Genealogy on Headstone backside John Strother BRIGHT , son of Jacob Strother BRIGHT and Lucinda DERRER , was born March 1844 in Harrisonburg, VA Rockingham County. storage unit . He died 02 March 1902 in Monument, El Paso, Colorado, USA.

1. Amanda BRIGHT, b. abt. 1868
2. Francis (Fannie) BRIGHT, b. abt. 1866	See James BAKER & Francis (Fannie) BRIGHT

Other Marriages/Unions for John Strother BRIGHT:See John Strother BRIGHT & Mary Catherine GLOVER

Notes for John Strother BRIGHT:

• Birth: March 1844 in Harrisonburg, VA Rockingham County.
• Death: 02 March 1902 in Monument, El Paso, Colorado, USA.
• Burial: 1902 Monument Cemetery, Monument, CO

The Following Is A News Paper Article Of The Daughters of John And Mary C. Bright:TWO DIE IN A WEEKYoung Bright Girls Stricken With Tuberculosis Pass Away.The family of John Bright, who lives four miles south of this city,is sorely stricken. Two of their daughters, Mahalia,age 15,and Elsie, aged 13, have died in the past week. Mahala, the eldest,died at her father’s home yesterday, one week ago, and Tuesday of this week Elsie died at Pertle Springs at 10:30 a.m. After the death of his first daughter, Mr. Bright moved Miss Elsie to a cottage at the Spring’s, hoping to beneft her, but the disease had done its work,and the other young life was ushered into eternity. Mr.Bright’s is indeed an afflicted family. Miss Elsie is the ninth child in the past few years that has died of consumption. The community extend their sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Bright in their hour of deep affliction and hope that the hand of providence which has been so heavily upon them of late will be lifted and their burden of sorrow be lightened by the sincere sympathy of their neighbors and friends. The funeral services of the young girl took place at 11 o’clock yesterday morning at the Green Cemetery, south of this city.This letter was in regard to the death of John R. Bright, oldest son of Jacob Strother Bright and Lucinda Derrer. John was the father of Wyatt and the brother of Cora Lee Bright Mason. Lucinda was living with Sam Mason and Cora Lee.”Greenland Douglas Co. Colo. March 5, 1902Dear Aunt Lee,I will take the pleasure to write you a letter. We have had a awful time. Father is dead, died last Sunday evening at 6 oclock. We bured father at Monument Grave Yard, a town grave yard he choose to be buried here. We bought a grave lot for him. We had to sit up a mount with pa. We had a doctor with pa every day and had a doctor from Denver and we had a doctor from Colorado Springs but they coulden do pa any good. Pa suffered a lot he diden eat any thing for 3 days before he died his throat was so sore that he coulden swoller any thing to eat nor coulden swallow water. The doctor said pa lungs was not effected, it was his throat and they coulden do any good. We had the best doctor in Denver and in Colorado Springs to see pa but they coulden do pa any good. He kept geten weaker all the time. We have rented a place and going to stay here. It is awful lonesome since pa died. We want you to write soon. Is grandma (Lucinda) well this winter. Pa wrote to her and she wrote but he got so bad we never got a chance to write to grandma. Well I will closed by asking you to write soon.Your loving Friend, Wyatt Bright, To Aunt. Direct to Greenland Douglas Co. Colo”