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Prince Edward Co., VA Births 1862 - 1896, Index | Brightwell, East, Jenkins & Southall | Transcription | Susan Shields Sasek |
Brightwell Births | Prince Edward Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Carrie Brightwell Hopkins | Newspaper Article: "To Be 90 on Easter" | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Carrie Brightwell Hopkins | Newspaper Article: "Mrs. Hopkins to Celebrate Her 90th Birthday Easter" | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Prospect United Methodist Church Cemetery | Prospect, Prince Edward Co., VA Allen, Brightwell, East, Glenn, Jenkins, Southall, etc. inscriptions |
Inscriptions and some images | Susan Shields Sasek and Julia Huband Bowles |
Maury Cemetery | Richmond, VA; 78 selected inscriptions including the surnames: Alexander, 1; Bailey, 17; Baugh, 1; Brightwell, 2; Butler, 17; Byrd, 14; Dowdy, 1; East, 4; Garrett, 1; Harlow, 2; Harlowe, 2; Mason, 2; Meredith, 1; Moore, 3; Poulston, 2; Sharp, 2; Shields, 2; Southall, 2; Staton, 1; & Walker, 1 | Inscriptions | Susan Shields Sasek & Russell East |
Brightwell Burials in Prince Edward Co., VA | Olive Branch Cemetery, Prospect, Va. & Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Pamplin, Va. | Transcriptions | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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1850 Brightwell census: southeastern states | Brightwell census extracts by Keith Moody | Not on this web site -- Link to Genforum page | N/A -- Offsite link |
Brightwell census records 1820-1870 Georgia | Brightwell census extracts by Keith Moody | Not on this web site -- Link to Genforum page | N/A -- Offsite link |
1810 Virginia Census | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1820 Virginia Census | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1830 Virginia Census | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1840 Virginia Census | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1850 Virginia Census, Page 1 | Brightwell surname, Appomattox Co., VA through Pittsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1850 Virginia Census, Page 2 | Brightwell surname, Prince Edward Co., VA through Spotsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1860 Virginia Census, Page 1 | Brightwell surname, Appomattox Co., VA through Pittsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1860 Virginia Census, Page 2 | Brightwell surname, Prince Edward Co., VA through Spotsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1870 Virginia Census, Page 1 | Brightwell surname, Campbell Co., VA through Pittsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1870 Virginia Census, Page 2 | Brightwell surname, Prince Edward Co., VA through Spotsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1880 Virginia Census, Page 1 | Brightwell surname, Appomattox Co., VA through Pittsylvania Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1880 Virginia Census, Page 2 | Brightwell surname, Prince Edward Co., VA through Wythe Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1900 Virginia Census | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Kentucky Census, 1850 - 1910 | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Tennessee Census, 1850 - 1900 | Brightwell surname | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Louisa Virginia Brightwell Jenkins | 1913 Death Certificate | Image | Susan Shields Sasek |
Prince Edward Co., VA Deaths 1862 - 1896, Index | Boatwright, Brightwell, East, Jenkins & Southall | Transcription | Susan Shields Sasek |
Brightwell Deaths | Prince Edward Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Frederick Brightwell | Obituary; d. 7 Mar 1887, Saline Co., MO | Transcription | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Jerman Gilliam | Obituary; d. 18 Apr 1899; husband of Arabella Brightwell | Transcription | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Mrs. F. P. Brightwell (nee Gertrude Gills) | Obituary; d. 1 Feb 1936 (or 31 Jan 1936 as per husband's obit); Prospect, Prince Edward Co., VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Frank P. Brightwell | Obituary; May 1938; Farmville, Prince Edward Co., VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Frank P. Brightwell | Obituary; May 1938; Farmville, Prince Edward Co., VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
J. D. Brightwell | Obituary; d. 25 Jan 1947; Slater, MO | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Minnie C. Agee (nee Minnie Clay Brightwell) | Obituary; d. 29 Sep 1950; Buckingham Co., VA; widow of Byron William Agee | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Mrs. J. D. (Betty) Brightwell | Obituary; d. 18 Nov 1959; Marshall, MO | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Mrs. Carrie Brightwell Hopkins (nee Platt) | Obituary; d. 17 May ca 1960; Bedford Co.; widow of John Walter Hopkins | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Mrs. Viola Louise McNamee Brightwell | Obituary; d. 24 May 1962; Bristol, TN; wife of Robert H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Willie Ernest Brightwell | Obituary; d. 2 May 1966; Prospect, Prince Edward Co., VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Edgar Platte Brightwell | Obituary; d. 14 Nov 1966; Wilmington, DE; husband of Nannie W. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Edgar Platte Brightwell | Out of town guests attending funeral | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Edgar Platte Brightwell | Out of town guests who attended funeral | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Edna Brightwell Lee | Obituary; d. ca Aug 1969; Norfolk, VA; wife of Thomas Jefferson Lee | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Miss Myrtle Brightwell | Obituary; d. ca Jul 1972; Norfolk, VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Mrs. Dougan Work (Hettie Lee Roach) | Obituary; no date/place stated (my records show she d. 25 Jan 1956 in Collin Co., TX & was the daughter of Elijah Thomas & Cora Isabella Brightwell) | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Thomas Jefferson Lee | Obituary; d. 30 Dec (no year, but wife survived him & she d. ca Aug 1969); Norfolk, VA; husband of Edna Brightwell Lee | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Georgia Death Certificates 1919-1950: Brightwell | Brightwell death certificate information by Keith Moody | Not on this web site -- Link to Genforum page | N/A -- Offsite link |
Brightwell Deaths | Kentucky, 1912-1993 | Transcription | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Frederick A. Brightwell to Claiborne Hill | 9 Mar 1844 Deed | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Claybourn Hill | Bio from 1910 Saline Co., MO History | Transcription | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Brightwell Families of North Arkansas | Booklet by Mr. Lynn McSpadden re Josiah Brightwell's (1857 - 1889) family (17 pages) | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Brightwell Family - Brightwell Surname WorldConnect Database | by Susan Sasek based on information from various sources | Rootsweb Database | Susan Shields Sasek |
My Family WorldConnect Database | by Susan Sasek based on information from various sources | Rootsweb Database | Susan Shields Sasek |
Brightwell Rootsweb message board |
Brightwell Genforum message board |
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Brightwell Marriage Bonds | Cumberland Co., VA | Notes | Susan Shields Sasek |
Prince Edward Co., VA Marriages | Selected Apperson, Brightwell, East, Jenkins, Moore & Watkins extracts | Extracts | Susan Shields Sasek |
Brightwell Marriages | Prince Edward Co., VA | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Mr. & Mrs. F. P. Brightwell Anniversary | Newspaper Article: "Golden Wedding"; The Farmville Herald, Friday, November 25, 1927 | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Nannie Ophelia Webb & Edgar Platte Brightwell engagement | Newspaper Article: "Miss Webb, Mr. Brightwell Are Engaged" | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Brightwell Marriages | to 1925, United States | Extracts | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
James R. Collie & Sarah L. J. Brightwell | Marriage Bond, 1846, Pittsylvania Co., VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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1832 Pension Application of Charles Brightwell | of Prince Edward Co., VA (d. prob. bef Feb 1847); filed for pension for service in Revolutionary War (9 pages) | Transcription and Images | Susan Shields Sasek |
DAR Application of Lucille Meredith Patton | Descendant of Charles Brightwell of Prince Edward Co., VA (d. prob. bef Feb 1847) (4 pages) | Images | [need to find my original copies to locate who sent this to me] |
Thomas H. Brightwell Pension Application | Thomas H. Brightwell of Memphis, TN; May 1917 application re Confederate service in Civil War (4 pages) | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from J. H. Young of Farmville, VA | Certification re CSA service of Thomas H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 affidavit Samuel R. Franklin of Appomattox Co., VA | 21 May 1917; re CSA service of Thomas H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from W. H. Coley, President, Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners | 11 Jun 1917 request to Adjutant General, Washington, DC re CSA service of Thomas H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from H. P. MCain, War Department, Adjutant General's Office | 15 Jun 1917 reply re CSA service of Thomas H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Special Examiner {Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners} | 21 Jun 1917 to Thomas H. Brightwell requesting affidavit | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 affidavit from S. W. Paulett, Ass't Inspector General, 4th District Grand Camp of VA | 26 Jun 1917 affidavit re CSA service of Thomas H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN | 29 Jun 1917 to John P. Hickman, Nashville, TN re affidavit of S. W. Paulett | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Special Examiner {Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners} | 23 Jul 1917 to Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN requesting more information | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from W. P. Hall, Adjutant General, Camp Grand Confederate Veterans, Farmville, VA | 24 Aug 1917; Copy of 3 May 1912 letter to War Department, The Adjutant General's Office, Washington, D. C. re CSA service of Thomas H. Brightwell | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN | 27 Aug 1917 to Board of Pensions re statement of & discharge from CSA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Frank A. Moses, Special Examiner, Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners | 18 Oct 1917 to Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN; certification to Soldier's Home | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Frank A. Moses, Special Examiner, Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners | 20 Nov 1917 to Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN; recommendation to Soldier's Home | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1917 correspondence from Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN | 23 Nov 1917 to Frank A. Moses, Special Examiner, Tennessee Board of Pension Examiners, Nashville, TN; re referral to Soldier's Home and pension (2 pages) | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1918 correspondence from W. C. Houston, Chairman, Committee on the Territories, House of Representatives, United States, Washington, D. C. | 16 Jan 1918 to John B. Hickman, Board of Pension Examiners, Nashville, TN requesting exception for pension for Thomas H. Brightwell (2 pages) | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1921 correspondence from Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN | 4 Jul 1921 to Board of Pensions re pension & Soldier's Home | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
"Accepted" stamp from pension file of Thomas H. Brightwell, Memphis, TN | Undated paper stamped "Accepted" | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
1925 Pension Voucher | 1 Sep 1925 $75.00 pension voucher for Thomas H. Brightwell; certificate #1725 (2 pages - both sides of voucher) | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Mrs. Byron William Agee (Minnie Clay Brightwell Agee) | Newspaper Article: "Why Stop at 94 Asks Hard Working Mrs. Buck Agee"; by John Steck, 1950 | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Brightwell Family Gathering | Newspaper Article: "Brightwells Hold Get-Together At C. W. Harris Home"; 26 Aug 1962 | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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Charles Brightwell, Sr. | Will; Appraisement & Inventory; & Executor's Settlement; Prince Edward Co., VA; 1837-1849 | Transcriptions | Susan Shields Sasek |
Charles Brightwell, Jr. | Will, Prince Edward Co., VA; dated 8 Sep 1846 | Abstract | Susan Shields Sasek |
Pittsylvania Co., VA Will Abstracts | Selected Brightwell & East surnames | Abstracts | Susan Shields Sasek |
Elizabeth. A. Brightwell Estate | 1874 Account Settlement by F. A. Brightwell, Saline Co., MO | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Elizabeth. A. Brightwell Estate | 1875 Account Settlement by F. A. Brightwell, Saline Co., MO | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Frederick. A. Brightwell Estate | 1887 Application for Administration of Estate by Addison E. Brightwell, Saline Co., MO | Transcription & Images | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
Reynold Brightwell | Will, dated 15 Aug 1804; Prince Edward Co., VA | Transcription & Image | Avlyn Dodd Conley |
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