Ray County, Missouri Biographies - William H. Bright (b. 1839)

Source: History of Ray County, Missouri 1881; p.760


W. H. BRIGHT

William H. Bright was born in Lincoln county, Kentucky, October 10, 1839. His father was a
farmer, and young Bright was reared on a farm and taught to work. His education was acquired
in the manner common with so many farmers’ sons, by attending school during the winter and 
working on the farm in the summer. When he reached his twenty-first year, Mr. Bright left
Kentucky, in company with two brothers and a number of other persons, to come to Missouri.
They came overland with a train of wagons direct to Ray county, and here our subject
commenced farming for himself. Mr. Bright was not engaged on either side during the war of
the rebellion. He was drafted for the Union service just before the close of the war, but
was never ordered out for duty. He was married in the year 1864, to Miss Nannie Frazier,
daughter of Mr. James Frazier, a resident of Ray county. The issued of this union was seven
children, five of whom, four girls and one boy, are now living. Mr. Bright and his excellent
lady are both worthy members and have been for many years, of the Christian Church. Mr.
Bright is a good, practical, intelligent, and industrious farmer, and has done much toward 
the improvement of that branch of industry to which he belongs.


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