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MARTHA ALICE3 COOPER (CHRISTIAN2, JONAS1)1 was born Abt. 1857 in VA, and died Aft. 1880 in ?Randolph Co., WV. She married THOMAS WESLEY BRIGHT1 Aug 20, 1874 in Randolph Co., WV1. He was born Jun 18, 1857 in ?VA1, and died Mar 20, 1944 in ?Elkins, WV1.

 

Notes for MARTHA ALICE COOPER:

  • Janet Cooper "Jonas Cooper" Descendants [1 July 2000];

  • Janet Cooper "Jonas Cooper" ged.com [2001]: vital statistics;

  • "Vest Family Website" (Descendants of Christian Cooper & Mary Rohrbaugh) by Chas. Vest [2001]: complete dates;

  • Mona Hagy-Rose "Descendants of Jonas Cooper" [2001];

  • Virginia Perry citing the ‘Bright Cousins Book’ [e-mail to L. Ellingham 8-VIII-2002]: ‘married at the residence of Jesse Harman, near what is now Harman, WV. Asa Harman, a minister of the Brethren Church in Harman, officiated. Asa Harman was the h/o 2 of Marth’a aunts: he married her aunt Barbara after his marriage to her aunt Elizabeth ended by Elizabeth’s death by measles. Jesse Harman, a

  • brother of Asa, had married another of Martha’s aunts, Sarah Cooper.’;

  • 1870 Randolph Co., WV census (Dry Fork district) p. 435B: ll. 13-22: age 13, born VA;

  • 1880 Randolph Co., WV census (Dry Fork district) [E.D. 49; Sh. 17; ll. 35-45]: age 23, born VA

    (source: Lewis Ellingham - )

Notes for THOMAS WESLEY BRIGHT:

  • Janet Cooper "Jonas Cooper" Descendants [1 July 2000];

  • Mona Hagy-Rose "Descendants of Jonas Cooper" [2001]: ‘Tom Bright’;

  • "Christian Cooper Website Page" [2001]: ‘Thomas W. Bright’ dates ‘1855 — 1944’;

  • "Vest Family Website" (Descendants of Christian Cooper & Mary Rohrbaugh) by Chas. Vest [2001]: complete dates;

  • Virginia Perry citing the ‘Bright Cousins Book’ [e-mail to L. Ellingham 8-VIII-2002]: ‘married at the residence of Jesse Harman, near what is now Harman, WV. Asa Harman, a minister of the Brethren Church in Harman, officiated. Asa Harman was the h/o 2 of Marth’a aunts: he married her aunt Barbara after his marriage to her aunt Elizabeth ended by Elizabeth’s death by measles. Jesse Harman, a brother of Asa, had married another of Martha’s aunts, Sarah Cooper.’

More About THOMAS BRIGHT and MARTHA COOPER:

  • Marriage: Aug 20, 1874, Randolph Co., WV1

 

Children of MARTHA COOPER and THOMAS BRIGHT are:

          i. GEORGE KENNY BRIGHT1, b. Aug 09, 1875, ?WV1; d. Jan 29, 1965, ?1; m. (1) ROSEANNE CARR1, Bef. 1902, ?WV1; b. 1881, ?WV1; d. 1935, ?1; m. (2) SUSIA CLUBB ESTES1, Unknown, ?1; b. Unknown, ?1; d. Unknown, ?1.

           

          ii. PHEBE CHRISTINE BRIGHT1, b. Feb 17, 1878, Red Creek, Tucker Co., WV1; d. Feb 06, 1937, East Rainelle, WV1; m. ARCHIBALD B. CARR1, Dec 30, 1893, ?WV1; b. May 03, 1870, WV1; d. Jul 08, 1928, East Rainelle, WV1.

           

          iii. MARY ELIZABETH BRIGHT1, b. Apr 11, 1880, Middle Mountain, Randolph Co., WV1; d. Dec 05, 1963, Parsons, Tucker Co., WV1; m. CHARLES EDWARD LONG1, Unknown, ?WV1; b. Aug 1879, Dry Fork, WV1; d. Apr 21, 1948, Tucker Co., WV1.

           

          iv. JAMES HENRY BRIGHT1, b. Sep 13, 1882, ?WV1; d. Feb 20, 1885, ?WV1.

              Notes for JAMES HENRY BRIGHT:

                  Janet Cooper "Jonas Cooper" ged.com [2001]: as ‘Henry Bright’;

                  "Vest Family Website" (Descendants of Christian Cooper & Mary

                  Rohrbaugh) by Chas. Vest [2001]: as ‘James Henry Bright’, dates

           

          v. ARTHUR BLAINE BRIGHT1, b. Apr 02, 1885, ?WV1; d. Feb 15, 1888, ?WV1.

              Notes for ARTHUR BLAINE BRIGHT:

                  Janet Cooper "Jonas Cooper" ged.com [2001]: as ‘Blaine’; "Vest

                  Family Website" (Descendants of Christian Cooper & Mary

                  Rohrbaugh) by Chas. Vest [2001]: as ‘Arthur Blaine Bright’,

                  dates

           

          vi. JOHN ADD BRIGHT1, b. Apr 27, 1888, WV1; d. Mar 23, 1974, Elkins, Randolph Co., WV1; m. MARY ANN TETER1, Unknown, ?WV1; b. Jan 05, 1897, ?WV1; d. Jan 11, 1991, ?1.

           

          vii. DELPHA JEMIMA BRIGHT1, b. Jun 15, 1892, ?WV1; d. Oct 1984, ?1; m. (1) BENJAMIN FRANKLIN JOHNSON1, Bef. 1913, ?WV1; b. Unknown, ?1; d. Unknown, ?1; m. (2) … SHADELINE1, Unknown, ?1; b. Unknown, ?1; d. Unknown, ?1.

           

          viii. ORPHA ANN BRIGHT1, b. Apr 04, 1895, ?WV1; d. Aug 12, 1976, ?Randolph Co., WV1; m. STEVEN HARVEY MURPHY1, Bef. 1915, ?WV1; b. May 16, 1889, Montrose (Randolph Co.) WV1; d. Nov 06, 1946, Randolph Co., WV1.

           

          ix. WILLIAM MCKINLEY BRIGHT1, b. Jan 27, 1900, ?WV1; d. Jun 28, 1939, ?1; m. EDITH DUSKY1, Unknown, ?1; b. Unknown, ?1.

           

           

Endnotes

1. Lewis Ellingham < >

George Kenny Bright Phebe Christine Bright Mary Elizabeth Bright John Add Bright Delpha Jemima Bright Orpha Ann Bright William McKinley Bright

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