Thomas was born in 1838. He was the son of Peter Bright and Elizabeth Groah. He passed away in 1915.
https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LZT8-TDF/peter-b-bright-1806-1872
Personal family records also indicate that Peter had 7 sons, 3 of which died in the American Civil War. They also indicate that Thomas lived in Iowa and had 2 sons who were both lawyers.
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