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Leah Garver <I>Eppler</I> Brightbill

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Leah Garver Eppler Brightbill

Birth
Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
31 Mar 1912 (aged 69)
Parkton, Baltimore County, Maryland, USA
Burial
Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.3450232, Longitude: -76.9360432
Plot
Section A, row 20 ---- (lot C-29)
Memorial ID
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Leah was the daughter of John Eppler and Annie (Garver) Eppler; wife of David Brightbill; and mother of Harry Albert Brightbill, Annie (Brightbill) Tipton, James Harvey Brightbill and Edith (Brightbill) Cook. Her father was a farmer in Rye Township, Perry County PA.

The 1880 census lists Leah Brightbill, her husband and four children as residents of Main Street in Marysville. Occupation of the husband was laborer. The census indicated that Leah was sick, a term usually reserved for a significant issue.

After a lingering illness, Leah G. Brightbill died at her daughter's residence in Parkton MD, on March 31, 1912. Services and burial were at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Marysville.

Several of Leah's siblings are also buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, including Herman Epler, Simon Epler and Susanna (Eppler) Zang. The Eppler last name is also spelled as Epler in some records.
Leah was the daughter of John Eppler and Annie (Garver) Eppler; wife of David Brightbill; and mother of Harry Albert Brightbill, Annie (Brightbill) Tipton, James Harvey Brightbill and Edith (Brightbill) Cook. Her father was a farmer in Rye Township, Perry County PA.

The 1880 census lists Leah Brightbill, her husband and four children as residents of Main Street in Marysville. Occupation of the husband was laborer. The census indicated that Leah was sick, a term usually reserved for a significant issue.

After a lingering illness, Leah G. Brightbill died at her daughter's residence in Parkton MD, on March 31, 1912. Services and burial were at Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Marysville.

Several of Leah's siblings are also buried at Chestnut Grove Cemetery, including Herman Epler, Simon Epler and Susanna (Eppler) Zang. The Eppler last name is also spelled as Epler in some records.


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  • Created by: Ron
  • Added: Jul 20, 2022
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/241842972/leah_garver-brightbill: accessed ), memorial page for Leah Garver Eppler Brightbill (19 Mar 1843–31 Mar 1912), Find a Grave Memorial ID 241842972, citing Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Marysville, Perry County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Ron (contributor 46944211).