Her Biography
Zurilda Brunette Buckner was born 2 Jan 1831 in Mount Pleasant, Maury County, Tennessee, to prominent Mt. Pleasant merchant Anthony H. Buckner and his wife, the former Isabella Stuart Mitchell. On 4 Jun 1857 in Maury County, Tennessee, she united in marriage with John Morgan Bright, a widower with seven children, 4 boys and 3 girls. Together they were blessed with four additional children: A. Buckner Bright, Matthew Morgan Bright, Samuel Alston Bright, and David Mitchell Bright, all four boys born in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee. Zurilda died 10 Nov 1877 in Fayetteville, Tennessee of consumption and was laid to rest at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fayetteville, also known as Old Fayetteville City Cemetery.
Tombstone Inscription:
Zurilda Buckner Bright
Born Jan 2 1831
Died Nov 10 1877
She was gifted with a brilliant mind yet confined her mental gifts to the making of home with wonderful tact and talent She was a Christian woman and said at the last I am eating manna you know not of
Here is a bio for Zurilda Bright, buried at First Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Fayetteville - Rick Gray of Maury Co. Tn. 12 Sep 2014. Revised 4 Oct 2014
