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Carl Bosco Bright

Male 1872 - 1918  (~ 45 years)


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  • Name Carl Bosco Bright  [1, 2
    Born Sep 1872  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 Jan 1918  Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Said to be a son of John Sidney Devereaux BRIGHT and Emiline DEAN, and was probably born in Van Zandt County, Texas.

      From FindAGrave:

      From the Dallas Morning News
      Page 2, 18 Jan 1918, Dallas, TX
      SABINE COUNTY SHERIFF KILLED BY LOUISIANA NEGRO
      Special to the Times

      Hemphill, Texas, Jan 16 - Sheriff C. B. Bright of Sabine County was killed last night in a pistol duel with Time Battle, a negro, said to be a fugitive from Louisiana for the alleged killing of two white men several days ago.

      The negro was shot and killed by deputies who accompanied Sheriff Bright. The negro had been located in the cabin of another negro and the attempt to arrest him was made when the shooting started. The other negro and his wife disappeared during the progress of the fight.


    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, Pr 8
      Enumerated 2 Jun 1900
      SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 3A
      23-23
      Bright, Carl B Head W M Sept 1872 Texas Ala Ala Farmer
      Bright, Nettie F Wf W F Apr 1875 25 M 5 2/2 Tx Ga Ga
      Bright, Virtie A Dtr W F Sept 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bright, Sidney W Son W M Apr 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx

      1910 Census
      Texas, Sabine County, JP 1, Hemphill Town
      Enumerated 10 May 1910
      SD 3 ED 131 Sheet 19A Stamped 101
      South Street
      299-302
      Bright, Carl B Head M W 37 m1 15 Tx Ala Ala Proprietor Hotel
      Bright, Nettie F Wf F W 35 m1 15 5/5 Tx Ga Ga
      Bright, Verdie A Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bright, Sidney W Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bright, Sue Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bright, Hattie Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
      Bright, Charles L Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
      Additionally, six boarders were present in their home
    Person ID I17751  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Family Nettie Florence Williams,   b. 2 Apr 1875, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1962  (Age 87 years) 
    Married Y  [2
    Children 
     1. Verdie Azalee Bright,   b. 19 Sep 1895, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1982, Bellaire, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     2. Sidney W. Bright,   b. 18 Aug 1897, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jul 1970, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Sue A. Bright,   b. 10 Oct 1900, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Mar 1992, Nacogdoches County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     4. Harriet "Hattie" Ruth Bright,   b. 22 Dec 1902, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Aug 2002, Brenham, Washington County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 99 years)
     5. Charles Laurie Bright,   b. 5 Aug 1906, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Dec 1981, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     6. Addie Lois Bright,   b. 19 Nov 1914, Sabine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Sep 2000, Brenham, Washington County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2010 
    Family ID F6568  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Sep 1872 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Jan 1918 - Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Sabine County, Pr 8 Enumerated 2 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 3A 23-23 (Reliability: 3).