History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed. Lincoln County.[Guthrie Township, Lawrence County, Indiana]

HARRY BRIGHT was born in Lincoln County, Ky., January 15, 1809, being the
youngest child of eleven born to Henry and Elizabeth (Pope) Bright. The
parents were honest and industrious people, of German descent, and were
married in Kentucky. When Harry was nine years old his mother died, and he
lived with his father until the death of the latter in 1856. About nine
years later he moved to Lawrence County, and bought the farm upon which he
now lives. April 15, 1830, he married Lucretia Greenwood, and to this union
twelve children were born, nine of whom are now living:
Elizabeth, wife of Samuel Swope; Sarah A., wife of Robert L. Rout
(deceased); Greenbury, unmarried; Nancy A., wife of W. G. Gentry; George,
who married Maragaret Herring; Amenca, wife of Thomas Griffin; Kate L.,
wife of James A. Salee, and John H., who married Sarah A. Houston. Mr.
Bright has passed a long life at the occupation of farming. He owns 700
acres of good land, and is comfortably situated and prosperous. He deals in
live stock, and conducts a distillery on his farm. He is a member of the
Democratic party, and one of the county's best citizens. From April 1,
1878, to April 30, 1884, Mr. Bright manufactured 19,650 gallons of whiskey,
from corn which he raised on his farm. Upon this he paid of tax of $17,685.
 
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