Aaron Bright

1813 - 1866  (53 years)   Has 2 ancestors and 53 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Aaron Bright
  Birth	5 Sep 1813	Burke Co, NC
  Gender	Male
  _UID	20D7888DD2DAD4118AC44445535400001B2E
  Death	10 Dec 1866	McDowell Co, NC
  Person ID	I4807	Marty and Karla Grant
  Last Modified	4 Apr 2020

  
  

  Father	James Bright,   b. 1778/1779, VA d. 1865, McDowell Co, NC (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Dinah Johnson,   b. 1774/1775, VA d. Aft 1860, McDowell Co, NC (Age > 86 years)
  Marriage	27 Dec 1797	Culpeper Co, VA
  _UID	F83681C106103D4A849424D6CFD4F4944ADF
  Family ID	F3218	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Grant,   b. 11 Nov 1819, Rutherford Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC) d. 13 Nov 1894, McDowell Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	21 Feb 1842	Rutherford Co, NC (now McDowell Co, NC)
  _UID	099139247BD5E841ACC23CFEE310F8373A34
  Children	1. Amanda Jane Bright,   b. 13 Jan 1843, McDowell Co, NC d. 22 Aug 1883, McDowell Co, NC (Age 40 years)   2. Sarah Caroline Bright,   b. 20 Sep 1844, McDowell Co, NC d. 19 Dec 1866, McDowell Co, NC (Age 22 years)   3. John Gray Bright,   b. 1 Aug 1846, McDowell Co, NC d. 18 Dec 1866, McDowell Co, NC (Age 20 years)   4. Doctor Craton Bright,   b. 14 Dec 1847, McDowell Co, NC d. 6 Mar 1886, McDowell Co, NC (Age 38 years)   5. Elmira Dinah Bright,   b. 11 Apr 1849, McDowell Co, NC d. 23 Jul 1919, McDowell Co, NC (Age 70 years)   6. Selina Susan Bright,   b. 13 Jul 1851, McDowell Co, NC d. 5 Aug 1924, McDowell Co, NC (Age 73 years)   7. William Pinkney Bright,   b. 10 May 1853, McDowell Co, NC d. 10 Aug 1893, Rutherford Co, NC (Age 40 years)   8. Sinthy Arrena Bright,   b. 25 Oct 1854, McDowell Co, NC d. 27 May 1891, Buncombe Co, NC (Age 36 years)   9. Mary Ann Bright,   b. 25 Oct 1855, McDowell Co, NC d. 14 May 1914, McDowell Co, NC (Age 58 years)   10. Aaron Lafayette Bright,   b. 6 Aug 1859, McDowell Co, NC d. 17 Oct 1913, McDowell Co, NC (Age 54 years)   11. James Bright,   b. 10 Jan 1862, McDowell Co, NC d. 27 Jul 1937, McDowell Co, NC (Age 75 years)
  Family ID	F3217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Aug 2026

  
  

• Notes

  !NOTE:Thanks to Kay Roberds for most of the b/d and d/d for this family; !VOTER:1835 Rutherford Co, NC 12th District Congressional Elections, Cove Precinct Aaron BRIGHT; !CENSUS:1840; !MARRIAGE BOND:21 Feb 1842 Rutherford Co., NC Aaron Bright & Mary Grant J. A. Grant, bm; !CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co., NC # 41/41 Aaron Bright 37 Farmer $900 NC Mary 31 Amanda J. 8 Sarah C. 6 John 3 Craton 2 Elmira 1; !CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co., NC, Sugar Hill PO # 607/607 Aron Bright 47 Laborer $-/- NC Mary 45 Jane 18 Sarah 16 John 14 Crayton 12 Mira 11 Lina 9 William 7 Derina 5 Mary 4 Aron 11/12;