Semi-weekly interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1881-1905, 1891-04-24
Another Of LincoIns Citizens Past Four
Score, and nearly 90

When He started to publish the pie
lures Of the men over so in this county,
it was with the hope that the old gen
tlemen would have photographs taken
which look like them and would be priz
ed by their families. Ii is unnecessary
to say that MIR Bright did not have his
taken. The above was made from an old
daguerreotype taken perhaps 80 years
ago and bears but slight resemblance to
the old man now. The following, writ.
tn at our request by a charming young
lady, leaves nothing for us to add, 20
fully has she covered the ground:
Among the many honored old men
for whom Central Kentucky is remarka-
bile, Mr.. Greenberry Bright stands among
the first. Ills il life noted for useful
ness as well as longevity.
Combining those elements in his char
acter that are peculiar to both Northern
and Southern people, like most Of Ken
lucky characters, he has the energy and
progress Of the one and the sympathetic
feeling and warm generosity of the 9TH
or. Ills accumulated wealth, compris-
ing many hundred acres of bluegrass
soil, as the principal feature, eyinces per
sonal industry, shrewdness and patient
perseverance. His children, number
ing two sons and three daughters, four
Of whom survive, can testify 10 the prov
ident measure adopted for their welfare,
showing some OF his lsrgeness OF heart
aud literally. The four with their fam
lilies and the family of the 9th have all
been provided with comfortable homes
and desirable farms from ont Of his album.
dance.
The Cumberland Presbyterian church,
Of which he is member, can also eulo-
gize his benevolence, hayingreceived from
his private purse many large sums Tor
pastors salary and church needs
Mr.. Bright was born in Lincoln coun.
ty, Ky, in the year 1898. He is Of Ger
man descent, his grandfather having
come directly from Germany. His faith.
or settled down to spend his last days in
Lincoln county, several sons also set
Ting near him; but this one, a younger
s1n, went farther south and in the year
1926 began to earn livelihoo in south
western Tennessee by dint of perse.
verance and industry, he soon excelled
in his trade and became the principal
tanner in the town OF Boliver, where he
lived.
He was married in the year 1926 to
Miss Betsy Crisp, worthy lady OF
Scotch-Irish descent, and one well-ftted
in her kindness OF nature and equal in
dustry To make suitable and apprecia
tive wife for the sober, energetic young
man. The writer who knew her in later
years has heard her tell of the first time
she saw Mr.. Bright and was attracted to-
card him as he busily passed the street
near her window-"a young man with
a coon.skin cap and the tail of the coon
hanging down from behind Together
they accumulated and saved aud began
making that which was the beginning oi
his success. Probably the first extra
money purchased the first Kentucky
farm among his now vast area.
In the year 1854 he came back to Ken.
lucky to live and soon proved his abli.
" to buy the homestead as we'll as his
brothers farm and then settled down to
farming and raising stock. In cattle and
sheep especially has he been successful
When at one time there was need OF a
better country road in a portion of the
ncighborhood OF his property he gave
the neighbors the right of way at the
foot OF a hill near the Hanging Fork
creek. This seemed vastly better than
traversing the aerial heights over the cliff
and hill that had LONG been the only
passway. But when the work of making
the road began, difficulties and perplex.
tiles somewhat discouraged the enter.
prise, and Mr.. Bright proposed that il
they would give him the worth of their
labor, he would take his own hands and
build it himself lie did so, showing
his usual sagacity, judgment and excel
lent diligence in the severe labor requr
ed for telling trees, cutting away under
brush. leveling the one side and walline
up the other, until there was a beautiful
road not exactly at the foot OF the hill
where would have been slush and mire
but higher up on its very side amid pic
turesque scenery and delightful grade to
the pike.
Mr.. Bright is now IS years old, and
Notwithstanding unusual attacks OF i'll.
ness and weakness in the past few years,
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