Jessie Frances Wacaster

George Washington Wacaster
(1803-1886)

Sarah C. Chapman
(1844-1915)

J. J. Shoupe
(Abt 1855-)

Fannie Wright
(Abt 1860-)

Adolphus Jordan Wacaster
(1878-1965)

Lottie E. Shoupe
(1885-1938)

Jessie Frances Wacaster
(1908-1982)

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Spouses/Children:
1. Robert Furman Bright

Jessie Frances Wacaster ¹ ² ³ ⁴

Born: 25 August 1908, Seattle, WA ¹ ² ³ ⁴ ⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Marriage (1): Robert Furman Bright on 12 October 1929 in Catawba County, NC ¹ ² ³
Died: 25 September 1982, Salisbury, NC at age 74 ¹ ⁴ ⁷

bullet Another name for Jessie was Jessie W. Wacaster.⁵ ⁶ ⁷

bullet Death Notes:

Name: Jessie Bright
Given Name: Jessie
Surname: Bright
Event Type: Death
Event Date: Sep 1982
Event Place: Cabarrus, North Carolina
Event Place (Original): Cabarrus, North Carolina
Age: 74
Birth Date: 25 Aug 1908

Citing this Record
"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS51-5MC : 4 December 2020), Jessie Bright, Sep 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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bullet Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1910 US Census in Oak Lake, WA on April 1910. ⁵

1910 US Census
Sheet 11B, District 41, Household 300
Oak Lake, King County, Washington, United States
Jessie Wacaster..Daughter..1..WA
(Living with parents.)
.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Census in Morganton, NC on January 1920. ⁶

1920 US Census
Sheet 9A, District 21, Household 165
Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States
Jessie F. Wacaster..Daughter..11..WA
(Living with parents.)

.

• She appeared on the 1940 US Census in Township 4, Cabarrus County, NC on 29 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 2B, Roll 2881, District 13-16, Family 61
Township 4, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States
61 Mills Street; House Rented $200
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Marion, Indiana
Jessie Bright..Wife..31..NC..11th grade
(Living with husband and 3 children.)
.

Jessie married Robert Furman Bright, son of Albert Benjamin Bright and Mary Louvena Merrell, on 12 October 1929 in Catawba County, NC.¹ ² ³ (Robert Furman Bright was born on 10 July 1907 in Fairview, NC ¹ ² ³ and died after 1 April 1940 in Washington, DC ¹.)

bullet Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Township 4, Cabarrus County, NC on 29 April 1940. ³

1940 US Census
Sheet 2B, Roll 2881, District 13-16, Family 61
Township 4, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States
61 Mills Street; House Rented $200
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Marion, Indiana
Robert F. Bright..Head..33..NC..10th grade..Textile Worker..earned $1300 in 1939
Jessie Bright..Wife..31..NC..11th grade
Lottie Bright..Daughter..10..NC..3rd grade
Robert F. Bright..Son..7..NC..1st grade
Clyde Bright..Son..4..NC
.

1 Kathy Barnes, "Cathie's Ancestors," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:3037865 : accessed 4 Aug 2014).

2 "North Carolina, Marriages, 1759-1979," index, FamilySearch.com (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1675514 : accessed 4 Aug 2014), Name: Robert F. Bright; Spouse's Name: Jessie Wacaster; Event Date: 12 Oct 1929; Event Place: Catawba, North Carolina.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Township 4, Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 13-16, sheet 2B, household 61, Robert Furman Bright and Jessie Frances Wacaster; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 2881.

4 "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (accessed 31 December 2020), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VS51-5MC : 4 December 2020), Jessie Bright, Sep 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

5 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Oak Lake, King County, Washington, United States, enumeration district (ED) 41, sheet 11B, family 300, Adolphus Jordan Wacaster and Lottie E. Shoup; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 4 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

6 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Morganton, Burke County, North Carolina, United States, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 9A, family 165, Adolphus Jordan Wacaster and Lottie E. Shoup; index and images (accessed 4 Aug 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

7 "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994," database, FamilySearch (accessed 4 Aug 2014), Name: Jessie W. Bright; Event Date: 25 Sep 1982; Event Place: Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina.

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