Minor Preston Bright

1909 - 1969  (59 years)

• Name	Minor Preston Bright  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	23 Jun 1909	Sarasota, Florida, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Preston Bright  [5]
  Name	Preston Bright  [4]
  Reference Number	3905
  Residence	1935	Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA   [4]
  Residence	1940	E P 27, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA   [3, 4]
  	Occupation: Repair Man; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Height 5 11; Weight 161; Complexion Light; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Blue
  Death	27 Feb 1969  [1]
  Person ID	I3905	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Family 1	Viola Allene Whitted,   b. 1917, Florida, USA d. 1986, Washington, USA (Age 69 years)
  Children	> 1. Preston Lee Bright,   b. 28 Sep 1936   d. 19 Dec 2009, Ruskin, Hillsborough, Florida, USA (Age 73 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F1442	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

  Family 2	Clara Raulerson Henning
  Marriage	Apr 1958	Hillsborough, Florida, USA   [2, 6]
  Family ID	F1443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 May 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Jun 1909 - Sarasota, Florida, USA Residence - 1935 - Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Residence - Occupation: Repair Man; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head; Height 5 11; Weight 161; Complexion Light; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Blue - 1940 - E P 27, Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, USA Marriage - Apr 1958 - Hillsborough, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune - 1969-03-01 - Obituary for Minor Preston BRIGHT (Aged 59) Obituary for Minor Preston BRIGHT
  	Minor P. Bright

  
  

• Sources

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