Born in Nelson County, Virginia
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Daughter of Johannes (Groh) Grow
and Elizabeth (Bly) Grow
Sister of
Levi Grow, Catherine (Grow) Bright, Philip Grow, George Grow, William Henry Grow, Phebe (Grow) Smith and Elizabeth (Grow) Jones
Wife of
James Samson Bright
— married
7 Feb 1839 in Nelson County, Virginia
Descendants 
Mother of
Philip Andrew Bright, Lucretia Jane (Bright) Wood, Lavinia A. Bright, Permelia A. Bright, Henry Alexander Bright, Vincent Willford Bright and James Monroe Bright
Died
at age 37
in Decatur County, Iowa
Profile last modified
| Created 17 Mar 2017
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Biography
Mary Jane and her husband, James, moved to Ohio soon after marriage and were livlng in Racoon Township in Gallia County, next to Stephen and Catherine Bright. They had only one child by that time, but the family had several males and females in the 15-19 and 20-29 age range, as well as one female age 60-69, that probably included her mother, Elizabeth, and several younger brothers and sisters. In 1850 they were living near her mother, Elizabeth Grow, in Bethlehem Township, Cass County, Indiana.
Sources
- Birth records for James, Mary Jane and all their children are from unverified family records, probably a family Bible, passed down by family members.
- Nelson County Virginia Marriage Records at Genealogy Trails, genealogytrails.com. (Nelson County, Marriage Register 1, p. 39.)
- United States Census, 1850, Indiana, Cass County, Bethlehem Township, family #89, p. 427A. Digital images at FamilySearch.org: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6959-KKJ?view=index&personArk=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AMHVJ-LCY&action=view&groupId=M9CN-X3L
- Correspondence with descendants. Death date in obituary of her daughter, Lucretia.
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