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Male John Paul BRIGHTWELL Click to view John Paul BRIGHTWELL in the family tree

John Paul was born on June 25th, 1875 in Buffalo, Prince Edward, Virginia, USA.1   John Paul's father was Robert Washington BRIGHTWELL and his mother was Nannie Hill BRIGHTWELL.  His paternal grandparents were Reuben BRIGHTWELL and Mary J. HILL; his maternal grandparents were Archibald R. BRIGHTWELL and Harriet HILL. He had two brothers and five sisters, named Edgar, Barnett Franklin, Rosa, Roberta Elizabeth, Camella E., Nannie Shirley and Mary.  He was the third oldest of the eight children.  He died at the age of 51 on March 5th, 1927.

1 familysearch.org -  IGI
Further sources/citations:
1880 Census - Buffalo, Price Edward, Virginia - ED 187, Page 21A (225), Line 40, Visit 195, Image 22 on ancestry.com (18 June 1880), Prince Edward County, Virginia Births, 1862-1896 @ Page 150

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