Son of Heinrich and Hannah Edwards Brecht.
Reading Eagle
Reading PA
January 27, 1914
LAST SURVIVOR
OF REGIMENT DIES
JONATHAN BRIGHT, OF THE 93D
PENN'A VOLUNTEERS
ANSWERS FINAL ROLL CALL, UN-
EXPECTEDLY AT HOME OF HIS
SON IN MT. PENN - WAS IN HIS
77TH YEAR.
Mt. Penn, Jan. 27 (Special).-
Jonathan Bright, the last survivor of the 93rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in Berks County, passed away suddenly at the home of his son Mason A. Bright, postmaster, at 1:05 p.m. today. Death was due to apoplexy. His age 76 years, 9 months and 7 days. Deceased has been in ill health since October last.
He was a native of Penn Township, having been born in Tulpehocken Church farm, west of Bernville, For a number of years he was a boatman on the Union Canal. He was married to Mary Hoover, who preceded him in death 24 years. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Besides a brother, William, Philadelphia, there survive five children, Mrs. Emma Stoner and Elmer S. Bright, both of Lebanon; Mrs. Dora Gingrich, Leona and Mason, this borough. Undertaker John F. Lutz has charge of the remains.
Miles may have died as a child,
Leona seems to have been adopted by another family.
Reading Eagle
Reading PA
January 27, 1914
LAST SURVIVOR
OF REGIMENT DIES
JONATHAN BRIGHT, OF THE 93D
PENN'A VOLUNTEERS
ANSWERS FINAL ROLL CALL, UN-
EXPECTEDLY AT HOME OF HIS
SON IN MT. PENN - WAS IN HIS
77TH YEAR.
Mt. Penn, Jan. 27 (Special).-
Jonathan Bright, the last survivor of the 93rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in Berks County, passed away suddenly at the home of his son Mason A. Bright, postmaster, at 1:05 p.m. today. Death was due to apoplexy. His age 76 years, 9 months and 7 days. Deceased has been in ill health since October last.
He was a native of Penn Township, having been born in Tulpehocken Church farm, west of Bernville, For a number of years he was a boatman on the Union Canal. He was married to Mary Hoover, who preceded him in death 24 years. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Besides a brother, William, Philadelphia, there survive five children, Mrs. Emma Stoner and Elmer S. Bright, both of Lebanon; Mrs. Dora Gingrich, Leona and Mason, this borough. Undertaker John F. Lutz has charge of the remains.
Miles may have died as a child,
Leona seems to have been adopted by another family.
Son of Heinrich and Hannah Edwards Brecht.
Reading Eagle
Reading PA
January 27, 1914
LAST SURVIVOR
OF REGIMENT DIES
JONATHAN BRIGHT, OF THE 93D
PENN'A VOLUNTEERS
ANSWERS FINAL ROLL CALL, UN-
EXPECTEDLY AT HOME OF HIS
SON IN MT. PENN - WAS IN HIS
77TH YEAR.
Mt. Penn, Jan. 27 (Special).-
Jonathan Bright, the last survivor of the 93rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in Berks County, passed away suddenly at the home of his son Mason A. Bright, postmaster, at 1:05 p.m. today. Death was due to apoplexy. His age 76 years, 9 months and 7 days. Deceased has been in ill health since October last.
He was a native of Penn Township, having been born in Tulpehocken Church farm, west of Bernville, For a number of years he was a boatman on the Union Canal. He was married to Mary Hoover, who preceded him in death 24 years. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Besides a brother, William, Philadelphia, there survive five children, Mrs. Emma Stoner and Elmer S. Bright, both of Lebanon; Mrs. Dora Gingrich, Leona and Mason, this borough. Undertaker John F. Lutz has charge of the remains.
Miles may have died as a child,
Leona seems to have been adopted by another family.
Reading Eagle
Reading PA
January 27, 1914
LAST SURVIVOR
OF REGIMENT DIES
JONATHAN BRIGHT, OF THE 93D
PENN'A VOLUNTEERS
ANSWERS FINAL ROLL CALL, UN-
EXPECTEDLY AT HOME OF HIS
SON IN MT. PENN - WAS IN HIS
77TH YEAR.
Mt. Penn, Jan. 27 (Special).-
Jonathan Bright, the last survivor of the 93rd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, in Berks County, passed away suddenly at the home of his son Mason A. Bright, postmaster, at 1:05 p.m. today. Death was due to apoplexy. His age 76 years, 9 months and 7 days. Deceased has been in ill health since October last.
He was a native of Penn Township, having been born in Tulpehocken Church farm, west of Bernville, For a number of years he was a boatman on the Union Canal. He was married to Mary Hoover, who preceded him in death 24 years. He was baptized in the Lutheran faith.
Besides a brother, William, Philadelphia, there survive five children, Mrs. Emma Stoner and Elmer S. Bright, both of Lebanon; Mrs. Dora Gingrich, Leona and Mason, this borough. Undertaker John F. Lutz has charge of the remains.
Miles may have died as a child,
Leona seems to have been adopted by another family.
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