Nettie Florence Williams

1875 - 1962  (87 years)

• Name	Nettie Florence Williams  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 Apr 1875	Texas   [2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  Death	30 Nov 1962  [3]
  Burial	Oak Grove Cemetey, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas   [3]
  Notes	At that time (of the fire of Feb 26, 1918, the Williams) hotel was being managed by County Sheriff Bosco Bright and his wife, Nettie, who was a sister of Sim Williams. They were the parents of Sid Bright. (White and Toole, p 68). Death Roll Mrs. Nettie Bright Hemphill, Dec 5 (spl) - Mr. and Mrs. T. V. Parker were called to Nacogdoches for the funeral of Mrs. Parker's aunt, Mrs. Nettie Bright, 87. Funeral services were held in Cason and Monk Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Neal Cannon, district superintendent Methodist Conference, officiating. He was assisted by the Rev. Mr. Chapman, pastor of First Methodist Church, Nacogdoches. Burial was in a Nacogdoches cemetery. Mrs. Bright was a native of Hemphill and member of a prominent pioneer family. She is survived by four daughters, Mrs. Sue Jameson and Mrs. Verde Arnold of Houston, and Mrs. Hattie Smith and Mrs. Lois Hale of Nacogdoches; two sons, Sid Bright of Natchitoches, La. and Charles Rutledge, Beaumont; one brother, George Williams of Alton; and one sister, Mrs. John Bright of Pasadena and numerous nieces and nephews." http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.texas.counties.sabine/462/mb.ashx (Research): Census Listings: 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP One Enumerated 13 Jan 1920 SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 12B Yellowpine and Hemphill Avenue 242-??? Bright, Nettie F Head F W 44 Wd Tx Ga Ga None Bright, Verdie A Dtr F W 24 S Tx Tx Tx Bookkeeper Lumber Mill Bright, Sidney W Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Officer County Clerk Bright, Sue A Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx Stenographer County Clerks Office Bright, Hattie R Dtr F W 17 S Tx Tx Tx None Bright, Charles L Son M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx Bright, Adie L Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I17750	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	William Archer Williams,   b. 7 Jun 1846, Georgia d. 4 Mar 1901 (Age 54 years)
  Mother	Susan Culver Bickley,   b. 20 Mar 1851, Talbot County, Georgia d. 9 Sep 1899 (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	8 Oct 1868
  	They appear to have also had a daughter named Lena " Her teachers included Lena Williams, a sister of the late Sim Williams, Tom Sutton and a Mr. McLanahan." (From a newspaper sketch of Alpha Martin Cooper, p. 46, OLD TIMES OF SABINE COUNTY, TEXAS.")
  Family ID	F6566	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Carl Bosco Bright,   b. Sep 1872, Texas d. 15 Jan 1918, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas (Age ~ 45 years)
  Marriage	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Verdie Azalee Bright,   b. 19 Sep 1895, Sabine County, Texas d. 19 Sep 1982, Bellaire, Harris County, Texas (Age 87 years)   2. Sidney W. Bright,   b. 18 Aug 1897, Sabine County, Texas d. Jul 1970, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana (Age 72 years)   3. Sue A. Bright,   b. 10 Oct 1900, Sabine County, Texas d. 30 Mar 1992, Nacogdoches County, Texas (Age 91 years)   4. Harriet "Hattie" Ruth Bright,   b. 22 Dec 1902, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas d. 4 Aug 2002, Brenham, Washington County, Texas (Age 99 years)   5. Charles Laurie Bright,   b. 5 Aug 1906, Sabine County, Texas d. 22 Dec 1981, Pasadena, Harris County, Texas (Age 75 years)   6. Addie Lois Bright,   b. 19 Nov 1914, Sabine County, Texas d. 17 Sep 2000, Brenham, Washington County, Texas (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F6568	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Apr 1875 - Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S461] White & Toole, "Sabine County Historical Sketches and Genealogical Records" c. 1972, p 68 (Reliability: 3). [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). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 54009803 (Reliability: 3).