Sue A. Bright

Notes:

At the time of the 1930 Federal Census, Verdie and Sue Bright were rooming together in the First Precinct of Houston, Harris County, Texas, Block 2469, West Grey. Verdie wsa a Clerk for a lumber company and Sue was a stenographer at the Sheriff's office. Sue later married a Mr. JAMESON.

Sue married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living
3. Living

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

Carl married Nettie Florence Williams. Nettie (daughter of William Archer Williams and Susan Culver Bickley) was born on 2 Apr 1875 in Texas; died on 30 Nov 1962; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetey, Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

David WILLIAMS (1807-1899) and CYNTHIA YOUNG (1815-1910) were the parents of William Archer Williams. They came to Texas from Georgia prior to 1880. Their graves are in the Bickley Cemetery, north of Geneva. (White and Toole, p 70).

William married Susan Culver Bickley on 8 Oct 1868. Susan (daughter of Simeon Bickley and Harriette L. Culver) was born on 20 Mar 1851 in Talbot County, Georgia; died on 9 Sep 1899; was buried in Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sometimes shown as born in Hancock, Georgia.

Notes:

Married:
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.")

Notes:

An S. Bickley, 46 years, 2 months, Farmer, b. SC was listed on the 1864 Census for Re-Organizing The Georgia Militia. He was in Talbot County, Twenty-fifth Senatorial District, 688 Militia District,
John E. Barksdale, Enrolling Officer; Albert E. Acee, Aide de camp. In that same district, other Bickley's listed were J. S. Bickley 17 years, 4 months, Farmer, b. GA ; Wilson Bickley, 17 years, 3 months, Farmer b. Ga; and W. Bickley, 17 years, 3 months, farmer, b . Ga

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Georgia, Talbot County, District 17
Enumerated 21 Aug 1850
179-179
Simion Bickely 26 M Farmer 550 SC (Indexed by Ancestry.com as Leonion Beckley)
Harriette Bickley 21 f Ga
John Bickley 3 M Ga

1860 Census
Georgia, Talbot County, Georgia Militia District 688, P.O. Center
Enumerated 28 Jun 1860
Page 39
288-288
Wm A Stansell 24 M Farming 1400 5130 Ga
Sarah C Stansell 26 F Ga
Ida V. Stansell 2 F Ga
Simeon Bickley 37 M Farming $1200 $2248 S.C.
Harriet E. Bickley 31 F Ga
John Bickley 13 M Ga
Susan A. Bickley 9 F Ga
Joseph B. Bickley 5 M Ga

1870 Census
Georgia, Harris County, P.O. Hamilton
Enumerated 3 Aug 1870
Page 250
Bickley, Simeon 49 M W Farmer S. Carolina
Bickley, Harriet 42 F W Keeping House Ga
Bickley, Joseph B. 15 M W Ga
Bickley, Thomas 8 M W Ga

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Precinct 5
Simeon Bickley Self M M W 58 SC Farmer SC SC
Harriet Bickley Wife M F W 52 Ga Keeps House GA GA
Thomas Bickley Son S M W 18 Ga Works on Farm SC Ga
Davis Moor Other S M W 19 MS Works on Farm MS MS
Census Place Precinct 5, Sabine, Texas
FHL Film 1255325 NA Film # T9-1325
Page 246D

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 8
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 8B
112-113
Bickley, Simon Head W M Dec 1821 78 M 53 SC SC SC Farmer
Bickley, Harriette Wf W F Jun 1828 71 M 53 4/3 Ga Ga Ga
Jones, Willie M Servant W M Jul 1883 16 S Ga Ga Ga Farm Laborer

Simeon married Harriette L. Culver on 4 Dec 1845 in Talbot County, Georgia. Harriette was born on 10 Jun 1828 in Georgia; died on 24 Aug 1907 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bickley Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John CULVER (1700-1766) and his wife Mary, both of Del., were the parents of Aaron CULVER (1726-1795) who m ca 1757, Ann MILES, in Maryland. Issue: Joshua J. CULVER (1759-1855) in Ga., m NANCY ELLIS (1760-1840). Issue: Joseph, b ca 1785 in Maryland, d 1847 in Ga., m Aug 25, 1816, Mary E. SAUNDERS (18702-1868). Issue: Harriett, b Ju (sic) 10, 1828, Ga. d Aug 24, 1907 in Sabine County m Dec 4, 1845 in Tolbert Co, Ga, Simeon BICKLEY (1822-1907). (White and Toole, p 70).

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Bride's Name: Harriett Culver
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Marriage Date: 04 Dec 1845
Marriage Place: , Talbot, Georgia
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M71375-1
System Origin: Georgia-EASy
Source Film Number: 249366
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Collection: Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967

On the "Betts-Tuttle-Roedel-Lang" tree at RootsWeb, he was shown as married first to Martha Ann Culver on 27 Jan 1846 Muscogee County, GA and second to Ann Elizabeth Biggs on 8 Apr 1847 in Talbot County, GA. This does not match census records, or Sabine County burial records. These same marriages are shown on the "Ancestors of William Gene Bowman" tree at RootsWeb.

There appears to have been two Simon/Simeon Bickleys in Georgia. The Simeon Bickley that married Harriette Culver can be found, with Harriett in his household, in Talbot County, GA in 1850 and 1860, in Harris County, GA in 1870, and in Sabine County, Texas in 1880.

There are marriage records in Muscogee County, GA for a Simon P Bickley, as copied below:

Martha A. Culver to Simon P. Culver 27 Jan 1846, Muscogee County, GA
Ann E. Biggs to Simon P. Culver 8 Apr 1847, Talbot County, GA