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Noah Lee Bright

Male 1942 - 1981  (39 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Noah Lee Bright was born 16 Feb 1942, Tennessee (son of James Edward Bright and Etta Sutton); died 20 Apr 1981; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Noah — Euvella Smith. Euvella (daughter of Bruce Montgomery Smith and Rachael Christine Ramsey) was born 23 Jun 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Terry Lee Bright
    2. Riley Bright

    Noah — Arlene Whaley. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Lonnie Bright

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  James Edward Bright was born Sep 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Riley H. Bright and Judy Ann Davis); died 2 Apr 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1947, Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee

    James — Etta Sutton. Etta (daughter of Willis Sutton and Nancy Caldonia "Donia" Dixon) was born 27 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1993; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Etta Sutton was born 27 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Willis Sutton and Nancy Caldonia "Donia" Dixon); died 20 Sep 1993; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Paulline Bright was born 7 Jun 1934; died 15 May 1935; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Charlotte Bright
    3. Leo Frank Bright was born 18 Apr 1936, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 7 Aug 2005, Sevier County Health Care Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 10 Aug 2005, Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. William Wade Bright
    5. Paul James Bright was born 25 Mar 1940, Tennessee; died 11 Aug 1966; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 1. Noah Lee Bright was born 16 Feb 1942, Tennessee; died 20 Apr 1981; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Joseph Darrell Bright was born 30 Apr 1945, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 13 Jul 2010; was buried 16 Jul 2010, Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. Dewey Bright


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Riley H. Bright was born Jul 1864, North Carolina; died Bef 8 Aug 1923.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 17, Sevier County, Tennessee
    • Census: 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Riley married Judy Ann Davis 31 Aug 1883, Cocke County, Tennessee. Judy (daughter of Rev. Benjamin Richard Davis and Ruth Ann Hipp) was born Abt 1865, Tennessee; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Judy Ann Davis was born Abt 1865, Tennessee (daughter of Rev. Benjamin Richard Davis and Ruth Ann Hipp); was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Benjamin R. Bright was born 31 Mar 1882, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 20 Feb 1937, Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. 2. James Edward Bright was born Sep 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 2 Apr 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 3 Apr 1947, Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Rachel Bright was born 28 Jun 1888, Tennessee; died 21 Sep 1964, Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 23 Sep 1964, Sutton Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
    4. Ruthie Adeline Bright was born 24 Jun 1890, Tennessee; died 25 Oct 1971; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 6.  Willis Sutton was born 27 Jun 1887, Tennessee (son of James "Jim" Sutton and Writtie "Ritta" Mathes); died 4 Jun 1984; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 156.

    Willis — Nancy Caldonia "Donia" Dixon. Nancy (daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson and Nancy Cansada Gossett) was born 20 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1967; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Nancy Caldonia "Donia" Dixon was born 20 Sep 1891, Tennessee (daughter of Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson and Nancy Cansada Gossett); died 11 Nov 1967; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 156.

    Children:
    1. Sutton died INFANT; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Sutton died INFANT; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Sutton died INFANT; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sutton died INFANT; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Sutton died INFANT; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. 3. Etta Sutton was born 27 Jun 1917, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Sep 1993; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Lousenda Sutton
    8. Geneva Sutton
    9. Litha Sutton was born 10 Aug 1925; died 5 Jun 2005; was buried 8 Jun 2005, McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 10.  Rev. Benjamin Richard Davis was born 1828, North Carolina; died 5 Oct 1901; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 370.

    Benjamin married Ruth Ann Hipp 9 Aug 1847, Buncombe County, North Carolina. Ruth was born 1832, North Carolina; died 25 Nov 1900; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 11.  Ruth Ann Hipp was born 1832, North Carolina; died 25 Nov 1900; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 370.

    Children:
    1. Bertha Jane Davis was born 1854, Tennessee; died 1915.
    2. Columnbus Lafayette "Fate" Davis was born 1860, North Carolina; died 8 Oct 1931; was buried Little Flat Creek Cemetery, Knox County, Tennessee.
    3. 5. Judy Ann Davis was born Abt 1865, Tennessee; was buried Webbs Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Rachel Davis was born Jul 1872, Tennessee; died 23 Apr 1935; was buried Union Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.

  3. 12.  James "Jim" Sutton was born Oct 1859, Tennessee (son of William "Bill" Sutton and Mary M. Weeks); died 1935; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    James — Writtie "Ritta" Mathes. Writtie (daughter of James Mathes and Mary Eleanor Vira Ball) was born 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 May 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 May 1929, Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 13.  Writtie "Ritta" MathesWrittie "Ritta" Mathes was born 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Mathes and Mary Eleanor Vira Ball); died 23 May 1929, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 25 May 1929, Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    Children:
    1. Josie Alice Sutton was born 18 Feb 1879, Tennessee; died 26 Dec 1977; was buried Macedonia Baptist Cemetery.
    2. 6. Willis Sutton was born 27 Jun 1887, Tennessee; died 4 Jun 1984; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Mollie F. Sutton was born Jun 1893, Tennessee; died 1930.
    4. Johnnie Rogers Sutton was born 11 May 1895, Tennessee; died 7 Jan 1953; was buried Black Gum Gap Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Ella Mae Sutton was born 27 Jul 1900, Tennessee; died 12 Jan 1971; was buried Huskey Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. Bertha E. Sutton was born Abt 1904, Tennessee.
    7. Bruce Montgomery Sutton was born 30 Apr 1905, Tennessee; died 9 Oct 1969, Lincolnton, Lincoln County, North Carolina; was buried 11 Oct 1969, Lincoln County, North Carolina.

  5. 14.  Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee (son of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Rosa Lee Downey lists middle name as James.
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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 96, 152, 156.

    Thomas — Nancy Cansada Gossett. Nancy (daughter of J. R. Gossett) was born 16 Oct 1868; died 10 Feb 1898; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  6. 15.  Nancy Cansada Gossett was born 16 Oct 1868 (daughter of J. R. Gossett); died 10 Feb 1898; was buried Zion Hill Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 152, 156.

    Children:
    1. Cad Dixon was born 13 Jan 1881; died 7 Oct 1916.
    2. Millie Jane Dixon was born 21 Feb 1886; died 27 Jun 1919; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Lillie Adra Dixon was born 18 Mar 1888; died 26 Jan 1968.
    4. 7. Nancy Caldonia "Donia" Dixon was born 20 Sep 1891, Tennessee; died 11 Nov 1967; was buried McCarter-Williams Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Marthann Dixon was born 11 Jan 1893; died 4 Sep 1893.
    6. Henry "Jacen" Dixon was born 6 Jan 1894; died 12 Aug 1949; was buried Dalton, Georgia.
    7. Benjamin "Coker" Dixon was born 14 Jun 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Jul 1961; was buried Bachelor Rolen Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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