Re: Letter from E Brightwell to W Brightwell
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Re: Letter from E Brightwell to W Brightwell
11/24/00
Martha,
You asked where William lived after 1870; he was still alive in 1880 in Terrell Co GA.
1880 Terrell Co Ga census
page 228D
Brightwell, William 76 SC NC NC
, Manirvey 46 AL SC SC
, Mary 34 GA
, Sarah 32 GA
, Billie 24 AL
, Fronia 18 AL
, Lizie 15 AL
, Ellen 13 AL
, Bobbie 11 AL
Brightwell, Samuel 22 AL SC AL
, Elmira 19 AL
NOTE: I think that William's age is exaggerated a little; from earlier census records, he was probably 65-67 years old in 1880.Notice that he says that both parents were born in NORTH Carolina-this agrees with our theory that William's father William (of Barnwell Co SC) was a son of Reynold & Mary Brightwell of Granville/Bute Co NC.
I think that Samuel & Elmira above are the parents of Emmett Brightwell who wrote "the letter".Interestingly Emmett claimed that his father Samuel was a son of William "Thomas" Brightwell's 2nd wife but census records seem to indicate that he was a son of 1st wife Pamela Bush.In 1860 Pamela is still alive and Samuel was born about 1858.
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