William Clemens Brightrall

1856 - 1935  (79 years)

• Name	William Clemens Brightrall
  Born	11 Jan 1856	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Author	Top O' The Tongue Published by Dorrance and Company, Philadelphia, 1925
  		Tip O' The Tongue William Clemens Brightrall Published by Dorrance and Company, Philadelphia, 1925
  Name	William Henrigle
  Occupation	salesman
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-17158
  Died	20 Feb 1935	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States   [2]
  Buried	Valhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States   [2]
  Person ID	I17158	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	George Brightrall,   b. 28 Aug 1828, Katzweiler, , Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany ,   d. 14 Nov 1910  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mariah "Mary" Maria" Clemens,   b. 28 Apr 1834, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Oct 1912  (Age 78 years)
  Married	26 Dec 1852	Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4, 5]
  Family ID	F4523	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DIES IN MILWAUKEE Prairieville. Feb. 26.\emdash Mrs. Merritt Wood has received word that her brother. William Clemens Brightrall of Milwaukee. Wis.. who has a number of friends here and in Battle Creek. died February 20. He was buried in Valhalla cemetery Milwaukee. Besides his sister he leaves two brothers, H. C. Brightrall of London. Ont., and Oscar Brightrall of Holland. Mich. Battle Creek Enquirer, Battle Creek Michigan, 26 Feb 1935 pg 2 _______________ BRIGHTRALL, WILLIAM CLEMENS: poet; b. Ontario, Can., Jan. 11, 1865; s. of George H. and Marie (Clemens) B.; educ. Public Schls., Ontario, Can. AUTHOR: Tip O' the Tongue (poems). General character writing:, poetry. Recitalist and broadcaster from studios of Milwaukee, St. Paul, Minneapolis, Chicago, etc. CLUBS: Masonic. HOME: 700 Jefferson St., Milwaukee, Wis. WHO'S WHO AMONG NORTH AMERICAN AUTHORS VOL - IV 1929 - 1930

  
  

• Sources

  [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 9 Page 66. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173020110/william-clemens-brightrall. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library. George Hellriagel, shoemaker of Dumfries married 26 Dec 1852 in Greenbush by banns to Mary Clemmens of Waterloo T. wit: Wilh. Schirhardt of Dumfries & Elias Clemmens of Dumfries [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226. [S244] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Deutsche Canadier (1841-1865) - Index to Births, Deaths and Marriages Announced in the Deutsche Canadier, Berlin, Canada West. originally indexed by Simone Nieuwolt and Sylvie Kuppek..organised by Rosemary Ambrose. CLEMENS, Maria married 26 Dec 1852 Waterloo. To Georg HELLERIEGEL, Dumfries. minister F.W. Bindemann newspaper date 6 Jan 1853 Pg: 1

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Jan 1856 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 20 Feb 1935 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States Buried - - Valhalla Memorial Park, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States  = Link to Google Earth