Fay Merrill Bright (1898 - 1978)

Born 28 Feb 1898 in Oregon, USA

Ancestors

Died 24 May 1978 at age 80 in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA

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Biography

When Fay Merrill Bright was born on February 28, 1898, in Oregon, his father, James, was 39 and his mother, Almina, was 31. He had three brothers and two sisters. He died on May 24, 1978, in Walla Walla, Washington, at the age of 80, and was buried in Lostine, Oregon.

Name

Fay Merrill Bright ^[1][2][3]

Birth

28 February 1898 • Oregon, USA ^[1][4][5]

Residence

1910 • Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon, USA ^[1]

1920 • Wallowa, Wallowa, Oregon, USA ^[6]

Elmer Relationship

There is a direct ancestral relationship. Fay Bright is the great, great, great, great, great, great grand son of Edward Elmer.

We can't call this relationship DNA-Confirmed, Confident, or Uncertain because one or more parent-child relationships in the connection are unmarked or non-biological.

Relationship Trail

1. Fay is the son of Almina (Elmer) Bright [unknown confidence]
2. Almina is the daughter of Edcil Elmer [unknown confidence]
3. Edcil is the son of Cleon Elmer [unknown confidence]
4. Cleon is the son of Gad Elmer [unknown confidence]
5. Gad is the son of Samuel Elmer DNA confirmed
6. Samuel is the son of Hezekiah Elmer DNA confirmed
7. Hezekiah lll is the son of Edward Elmer Jr. DNA confirmed
8. Edward is the son of Edward Elmer DNA confirmed

This trail tells us that Edward is the sixth great grandfather of Fay.

Death

24 May 1978 • Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, USA ^[7]

Burial

Lostine Cemetery • Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon, USA ^[8]

Sources

• 1910 United States Federal Census Year: 1910; Census Place: Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T624_1284; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0291; FHL microfilm: 1375297.

Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.

Home in 1910: Lostine, Wallowa, Oregon. Home Owned or Rented: Own. Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged. Farm or House: Farm.

James W Bright: Age in 1910, 51; Birth Year, abt 1859; Birthplace, Iowa; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Head; Marital Status, Married; Father's Birthplace, Indiana; Mother's Birthplace, Indiana; Native Tongue, English; Occupation, Farmer; Employer, Employee or Other, Own Account; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes; Years Married, 26.

Almina Bright: Age in 1910, 43; Birth Year, abt 1867; Birthplace, Utah; Race, White; Gender, Female; Relation to Head of House, Wife; Marital Status, Married; Father's Birthplace, New York; Mother's Birthplace, Iowa; Native Tongue, English; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes; Years Married, 26; Number of Children Born, 5; Number of Children Living, 5.

Theodore Bright: Age in 1910, 20; Birth Year, abt 1890; Birthplace, Oregon; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Iowa; Mother's Birthplace, Utah; Native Tongue, English; Occupation, Assistant; Industry, Home Farm; Employer, Employee or Other, Wage Earner; Attended School, No; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.

Allan Bright: Age in 1910, 16; Birth Year, abt 1894; Birthplace, Oregon; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Iowa; Mother's Birthplace, Utah; Native Tongue, English; Attended School, Yes; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.

Fay Bright: Age in 1910, 11; Birth Year, abt 1899; Birthplace, Oregon; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Iowa; Mother's Birthplace, Utah; Native Tongue, English; Attended School, Yes; Able to Read, Yes; Able to Write, Yes.

Wilma Bright: Age in 1910, 7; Birth Year, abt 1903; Birthplace, Oregon; Race, White; Gender, Female; Relation to Head of House, Daughter; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Iowa; Mother's Birthplace, Utah; Native Tongue, English; Attended School, Yes.

James Bright: Age in 1910, 2; Birth Year, abt 1908; Birthplace, Oregon; Race, White; Gender, Male; Relation to Head of House, Son; Marital Status, Single; Father's Birthplace, Iowa; Mother's Birthplace, Utah.

• Source: S112 Author: Ancestry.com Title: 1920 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010; Repository: #R4
• Repository: R4 Name: Ancestry.com Address: http://www.Ancestry.com E-Mail Address: Phone Number:
• Source: S127 Author: Ancestry.com Title: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012; Repository: #R4

Acknowledgements

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Bright-1264 was created by Robert Elmore through the import of 400+ Years of Elmores_2015-02-17_03.ged on Feb 18, 2015.

Note

This bio is just started and is begging for a closer family member to take over and add all the rest of the sources, facts and memories.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1910 US Census
2. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Wallowa, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 624 Object: @M3130@
3. ↑ Source: #S127
4. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Wallowa, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 624 Object: @M3130@
5. ↑ Source: #S127
6. ↑ Source: #S112 Page: Year: 1920; Census Place: Wallowa, Wallowa, Oregon; Roll: T625_1505; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 211; Image: 624 Object: @M3130@
7. ↑ Source: #S127
8. ↑ Source: #S127