Nettie was born on January 20th, 1852. She was named for her mother's sister, Antoinette Lea Power. On February 28th, 1877, she married Dr. William Lorraine Bringhurst, a professor at Texas Military Institute. The wedding was held at the Governor's Mansion, Governor Richard Hubbard giving her away. They moved to Texas A&M near Bryan where her husband was the first Doctor of Philosophy and served as interim president. They later moved to San Antonio where she became an active member of the Daughters of the Texas Revolution. They had five children - but only two survived infancy. She was fatally injured in an automobile accident on December 5th, 1932. Her funeral was held at the Alamo, her casket surrounded by the six flags of Texas.
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