Marty and Karla Grant

!MARRIAGE BOND:10 Dec 1849 McDowell Co., NC Davis Bright & Martha Spake,
George Spake, bm;

!CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co., NC # 31/31
Sarah Bright, 53 $900 NC
Davis 25 m within census year
Martha 18 m within census year
Sarah 22
Rebecca L. 16

!CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co., NC # 555/555
Davis Bright, 38 Farmer $550/400 NC
Martha 28
Mary 8
Martha 4
Sarah, 65;

!NOTES:She may be a daughter of Philip Spake (c1797 NC) & Sarah (c1798) who were the only ones in McDowell in 1850 who could be her parents;

!MARRIAGE BOND:10 Dec 1849 McDowell Co., NC Davis Bright & Martha Spake,
George Spake, bm
- George is probably her brother, born ca 1830/31, and married Jane Bright (c1829) in 1849, who could be Davis Bright's sister;

!CENSUS:1850 McDowell Co., NC # 31/31
Sarah Bright, 53 $900 NC
Davis 25 m within census year
Martha 18 m within census year
Sarah 22
Rebecca L. 16

!CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co., NC # 555/555
Davis Bright, 38 Farmer $550/400 NC
Martha 28
Mary 8
Martha 4
Sarah, 65;

!CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Sugar Hill # 42/42
Thomas Wall 22 Farmer $525/400 NC
Mary 17
Loyd 6/12 Jan
Martha Bright 41
Martha 14
Davis 6;

!CENSUS:1880 McDowell Co., NC Montford Cove # 30/30
Martha Bright 48 wd NC-NC-NC
Davis 16 son
Arra 9 dau;

!CENSUS:1900 McDowell Co., NC Montfords Cove # 136/136
Davis Bright head Jun 1864 35 M 6 NC-NC-NC
Minnie wife Jun 1874 25 M 6 3-3
Myrtle dau Jul 1894 5
Lottie dau Mar 1896 4
Garland son Jun 1898 1
Martha mother Nov 1832 67 S;

!CENSUS:1860 McDowell Co., NC # 555/555
Davis Bright, 38 Farmer $550/400 NC
Martha 28
Mary 8
Martha 4
Sarah, 65;

!CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Sugar Hill # 42/42
Thomas Wall 22 Farmer $525/400 NC
Mary 17
Loyd 6/12 Jan
Martha Bright 41
Martha 14
Davis 6;

!CENSUS:1870 McDowell Co., NC Sugar Hill # 42/42
Thomas Wall 22 Farmer $525/400 NC
Mary 17
Loyd 6/12 Jan
Martha Bright 41
Martha 14
Davis 6;



!CENSUS:1900 McDowell Co., NC Montfords Cove # 136/136
Davis Bright head Jun 1864 35 M 6 NC-NC-NC
Minnie wife Jun 1874 25 M 6 3-3
Myrtle dau Jul 1894 5
Lottie dau Mar 1896 4
Garland son Jun 1898 1
Martha mother Nov 1832 67 S;

!CENSUS:1880 McDowell Co., NC Montford Cove # 30/30
Martha Bright 48 wd NC-NC-NC
Davis 16 son
Arra 9 dau;