Leonard Lester Bright

1901 - 1983  (81 years)

• Name	Leonard Lester Bright  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	14 Sep 1901	Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Peerless Park, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [3]
  	Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Betty
  Death	11 Jan 1983  [1]
  Burial	Bethel Cemetery, Wildwood, St Louis County, Missouri, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I28271	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Betty Reed,   b. 27 Jan 1891, Missouri, USA d. 29 Oct 1972 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	16 Nov 1926	Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA   [2, 4]
  Family ID	F12553	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Sep 1901 - Festus, Jefferson, Missouri, USA Marriage - 16 Nov 1926 - Clayton, St Louis, Missouri, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII; Married to Betty - 1942 - Peerless Park, St Louis County, Missouri, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, BRIGHT Leonard Lester 1901-1983. Leonard Bright married Bettie Hodges Nov. 16, 1926 at St. Louis, Missouri. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40943589/leonard-l-bright [S10] Ancestry.com, Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2007;), Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO ; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm] [S9506] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), National Archives at St Louis; St Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 37. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 37 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, REED Betty Louise Hodges Bright. First marriage to William B. Hodges (known children Clarence W. Hodges born in 1908 and Henry L. Hodges born in 1910). [Source: death certificate Henry L. Hodges - 1926] 1910 Census (Meramec Township) finds William B. Hodges (age 22) and wife Beddie[sic] (age 19) living with (listed as boarders) John (age 29) and Annie (age 26) [nee Reed] McDaniel. William and Betty had been married for two years, no children. 1920 Census (Meramec Township) finds William B. Hodges (age 32) and wife Betty (age 28) with children Clarence (age 11) and Henry (age 9). Bettie Hodges married Leonard Bright Nov. 16, 1926 at St. Louis, Missouri. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40943475/betty_louise_hodges-bright