John Henry Bringhurst Jr.

John Henry Bringhurst Jr.

• Father: John Henry Bringhurst b. 11 February 1844, d. 3 September 1890
• Mother: Jane Minerva Abercrombie b. 23 May 1854, d. 23 March 1943

• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. was born on 11 October 1885 in Texas.
• Jane Minerva Abercrombie appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 1918 Louisiana. Other members of the household included John Henry Bringhurst Jr., Katherine Bringhurst and Bettie Gaines.
• He married Alma Mary Cheatham, daughter of Matthew Venable Cheatham and Ada Mae Fitzgerald, circa 1907 in Paris, Lamar County, Texas.
• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Baltimore, Maryland, while living with his wife Alma Mary at 3515 Springdale Avenue in Baltimore, and employed as a professor at Johns Hopkins Univeristy in Homewood.
• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. and Alma Mary Cheatham appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Lansdowne, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, at Windermere Avenue. Other members of the household included Nancy Abercrombie Bringhurst and John Henry Bringhurst.
• He was teaching civil engineering [at Drexel University, where he also served as dean of the faculty], according to the 1920 census.
• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. and Alma Mary Cheatham appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 3812 Day Street. Other members of the household included Nancy Abercrombie Bringhurst and John Henry Bringhurst.
• He was working as a civil engineer for an oil company, according to the 1930 census.
• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. and Alma Mary Cheatham appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in West University Place, Harris County, Texas, at 3820 University Boulevard. Other members of the household included Nancy Abercrombie Bringhurst. In 1935 the family was living in Houston.
• He was employed as a civil engineer by a petroleum company, according to the 1940 census.
• He officially witnessed the death of Jane Minerva Abercrombie on 23 March 1943 at 1614 San Jacinto in Houston, Harris County, Texas; at her residence.
• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. became a widower at the 19 February 1968 death of his wife Alma Mary Cheatham.
• He officially witnessed the death of Alma Mary Cheatham on 19 February 1968 at Diagnostic Center Hospital in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
• At the time of his death John Henry Bringhurst Jr. was living in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at 3820 Swarthmore.
• John Henry Bringhurst Jr. died on 1 May 1976 at age 90 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, at Four Seasons Nursing Home, 3827 West Fuqua . His death was officially witnessed by Nancy Abercrombie Bringhurst.
• He was interred at Forest Park Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas.

• Last Edited: 7 Jul 2014

• Charts: Descendants of ABERCROMBIE Charles & Edwina Malinda "Dicey" Booth