---------------------- Margaret Brice Strange Birth 1819 South Carolina Death Feb. 19, 1878 Chattooga County, Georgia Spouses: Henry Harrison Strange (1813 - 1852) Little Berry Strange (1807 - 1888) Children: William Brice Strange (1839 - 1863) Frances E. Strange Baker (1848 - 1920) David Andrew Strange (1850 - 1929) Burial South Carolina Campground Cemetery, Holland, Chattooga County, Georgia Created by Carolyn Womack Jul 12, 2012 -- Find A Grave Memorial #93484170, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=93484170 -----------------------
"I am kin to the Wooley family. Howard Arthur Wooley is the son of Thomas Howard Wooley and Mary Ann Brickey. Thomas Howard Wooley is the brother to my great grandfather Enoch Wooley. Thomas Howard Wooley was a buffalo hunter. There is a photo of him in a book with Mary Ann Brinkley. Mary Ann Brickey was from England. ... Also, Elijah Myers Wooley and his wife Sarah Howard Wooley are buried at the Harmony Cemetery and it is on the Internet." -- Wanda Cox, from her research, Facebook Message to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 24 July 2015 1880 Federal Census, Young County, Texas, 30 June, Precinct 1, District 167, page 50 (scan 400B), Hse/Fam #475 Wooley, Thomas H W M 24 Husband Farmer MO IL IL [b abt 1856] Wooley, Mary A W F 24 Wife Housekeeping AR MS MS [abt 1856] Wooley, Howard A W M 4mos born Feb 1880 Son At Home TX MO MO --------------------- Mary Ann "Mollie" Brickey Wooley Birth 1860 Death 1933 Spouse Thomas Howard Wooley (1845 - 1938) Children: Fairy Belle Wooley English (1890 - 1985) Kline Brickey Wooley (1892 - 1979) Fornia Mae Wooley Bowden (1895 - 1951) Burial Oakland Cemetery, Weatherford, Parker County, Texas Maintained by John Bauer, Originally Created by timcdfw Jul 19, 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial #28388077, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28388077 ---------------------
Social Security Death Index Orval Bridge Born 1 Mar 1915 Died Sep 1975 SSN 441-07-8531 issued Oklahoma (Before 1951) Orval Loren Bridge Birth Mar. 1, 1915 Death Sep. 13, 1975 Parents: Eli Bridge (1892 - 1954) Flossie Bridge (1894 - 1972) Burial New Zion Cemetery, Davenport, Lincoln County, Oklahoma, USA Created by Angie Mar 21, 2003 -- Find A Grave Memorial #7279288, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=BR&GSfn=o&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=38&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GSsr=281&GRid=7279288&df=all&&ftm=1
"Josina is my Dad's Grandmother, my Grandfather's (Carver S Bridges) Momma." -- David Bridges, email to Orville Boyd Jenkins, 3 March 2017 Carver's son's Social Security record reports Carver's wife as Jennie D Allen. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Lawrence Landrum Bridges [Lawrence Bridges] Birth 14 Jan 1926 Shelby Cleve, North Carolina Death Date Dec 1980 Father Carver S Bridges Mother Jennie D Allen SSN 245609564 Oct 1956 Name listed as LAWRENCE LANDRUM BRIDGES; 31 Dec 1987 Name listed as LAWRENCE BRIDGES --------------- Carver Spurgeon Bridges Birth Apr 22, 1902 Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Death May 19, 1988 Cleveland County, North Carolina, USA Parents: Seaton Decator Bridges (1855 - 1934) Josie McSwain Bridges (1861 - 1929) Spouse Jennie Allen Bridges (1899 - 1989) Siblings: Collis Bridges (1882 - 1884) Lawrence Coleman Bridges (1884 - 1961) Gerthia Bridges Wellmon (1886 - 1960) Zella Ola Bridges Wright (1887 - 1954) Minnie Leona Bridges (1889 - 1958) Thomas Arthur Bridges (1894 - 1981) Seaton Oscar Bridges (1896 - 1914) Jasper Newton Bridges (1899 - 1958) Burial Mount Sinai Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Mike Jun 13, 2011 -- Find A Grave Memorial #71315573, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71315573 ---------------
Frances Bridges McSwain Birth Dec 24, 1794 Death Jan 8, 1862 68 yrs, 1 mo, 15 days DOB from RootsWeb Spouse Thomas McSwain (1796 - 1872) Children Rebecca McSwain Ledbetter (1828 - 1854) Burial McSwain Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Jun 09, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #38138547, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38138547
Mary E. Bridges Lovelace Birth Jan. 26, 1834 Death Apr. 21, 1897 daughter of Caleb and Nancy Young Bridges Spouse Berry Allison Lovelace (1831 - 1899) Married 04 Jan 1866 Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Son Columbus C Lovelace (1867 - 1916) Burial Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Apr 20, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #36121675, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=36121675
I think Bridges or Hamrick sources are mistaken about this Nancy born in 1789 being the daughter of this James Bridges and Elizabeth Hamrick. Both these parents are reported as born in 1721. This Nancy or Mary Nancy was born in 1789! Her mother would have been 68 years old at her birth! Not very likely! Even worse, Nancy's sister Salena is reported by the Hamrick genealogies as born in 1794! Yikes! At least one generation is missing in here! I have not had time to sort these Hamricks and Bridges out. Her death is reported to have occurred in 1895, which would make her 106 years old. This is possible, though unusual. The children of Nancy's parents are difficult to work out. Different family sources have different information. Some have two daughters named Nancy, one born in 1768 and another in 1789, which would be this one. Some information indicates that this second Nancy's name was Mary Nancy. However, one source has this Nancy and a sibling Mary with separate birth information and different husbands. Too many details are missing to be certain. A genealogy of Descendants of William Bridges reports three separate sisters, with some information but not all the facts we would like. Nancy Bridges b 1768 is shown as the first child of James Bridges and Rebecca Hamrick, while Nancy Bridges born 1789 is the 6th child. This James Bridges is reported as the son of William Bridges, born about 1726 in Prince William County, Virginia. This James is thought to be the 5th son of William Bridges. The Hamrick family data pages, however, reports the wife of this James Bridges to be Elizabeth Hamrick, which appears to be a different person, rather than the same Rebecca with a different or additional name. The Bridges genealogy does indicate some uncertainty as to whether the name of James' wife was Rebecca Hamrick. The William Bridges genealogy reports that Nancy Bridges born in 1768 married Price Hamrick. The Bridges genealogy reports that the second Nancy born 1789 married Benjamin Hughes. Another source indicates she was Ben's second wife.The Hamrick information does not have a separate Nancy born 1789, but appears to show this birth date on another entry for Nancy who married Price Hamrick. The death date in both cases is 1830, the date given in the Bridges genealogy for the first Nancy born 1768. The Bridges genealogy reports the third sister to be named Mary and married to William McSwain. This matches earlier information I had for Mary Nancy Bridges married to William McSwain. The Bridges genealogy has separate birth and death dates for their second Nancy and their Mary: Nancy born in 1789 and died 1875 and Mary born in 1892. This source has no death date for Mary. If this is based on firm information, this indicates that earlier information giving the name of William McSwain's wife Mary Nancy should be modified to Mary. I have not found full information on all these people. Unfortunately, too many posted sources do not tell how they arrived at what they post. Thus I have not been able to definitely determine which source is reliable. Meanwhile the North Carolina marriage records report the marriage of Nancy Bridges to William McSwian in 1811. North Carolina Marriage Collection, 1741-2004, www.ancestry.com William, Sr. McSwain Spouse Nancy Bridges Marriage 16 Apr 1811, Rutherford County, North Carolina One of their sisters Salena W (also known as Frances or Frankie) Bridges married another McSwain named Thomas. This matches William's brother. Both were sons of William David McSwain and Judith Moore. Several genealogies have confused Nancy's husband Wiliam McSwain, born abt 1792, with another William McSwain born 1806 who married Judith Hamrick. Several have shown the same William married to both these wives, even though the dates and facts for both families and their separate children overlap. Mary Bridges Birth 27 Jan 1789 in Rutherford, Cleveland, North Carolina Death 23 Apr 1895 in North Carolina (age 106) Parents James I Bridges 1752-1820 Rebecca Hamrick b 1753 Marriage 1806 Rutherford, North Carolina, to William McSwain -- TG Davis Family, http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/6952036/person/-1194291182 Note that the date of marriage this genealogy reports is the same year as the date of birth of the other William McSwian, who marreid Judith Hamrick. Mary's second husband was named Hughes. Nancy Bridges Hughes BIRTH 1789 DEATH 23 Apr 1875 (aged 85-86) BURIAL Boiling Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Boiling Springs, Cleveland County, North Carolina Aged 86 years 2 months & 27 days Parents: James T Bridges 1723-1818 Spouse Benjamin Hughes 1782-1869 Children: Sallie Hughes Jolley 1810 - unknown Sanford Hughes 1811-1893 Malinda Hughes Durham 1814-1875 Mary Ann Hughes Hamrick 1831-1894 Gravesite Details Family links provided by Angela Holley Siblings: John T Bridges unknown-1842 Nancy Bridges Hamrick 1768-1830 Aaron Bridges 1784-1852 Created by Richard Jordan 11 Mar 2008 -- Find A Grave Memorial 25201194, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/25201194
North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Burwell Blanton Age 98 Birth 1762 North Carolina Death 1860 North Carolina Marriage 1788 Bridget (Maiden Name Unknown) Child Charles Blanton (1804-66) m 1823 Judith Hamrick (1805-64) Grandson Charles Blanton (1834-1908) m 1855 Frances Doggette (1838-92) Burwell Blanton (1762-1860) was drafted in Rutherford County, NC, 1781, serving as a private in Captain Neval's company, Col John Earl's regiment, North Carolina militia. He received a pension. He was born and died in North Carolina. DAR Lineage Book, p 3 Family Data Collection - Births Phoeba Margaret Bridges Father James Bridges Mother Rebecca Hamrick Birth 1766 Cleveland, Rowan County, NC, USA Family Data Collection - Marriages Burwell Grancer Blanton Phoeba Margaret Bridges Marriage 1782 Notice that the DAR lineage Book above reports the wife's name as Bridgett, with no last name known. It does note also that that was a first marriage, but gives no informatoin onother wives. The marriage record above has the date of 1982, rather than 1788. The wife's name in that record has the last name of Bridges, a common name in Cleveland and Rutherford County, North Carolina. That could be where the name Bridgett came from, with the full name not actually known. On the other hand the name of Pheba (Pheobe?) could be an earlier wife, though the DAR info indicates the first marriage was in 1788. Family Data Collection - Individual Records Phoebia Bridges Spouse Bridges Burwell [Burwell Blanton] Parents Hamrick James Rebecca Birth Cleveland, NC 1766 Marriage Date 1786
1910 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 11 May, Sandy River, District 44, Page 19B, Hse #349, Fam #355 Seaton D Bridger Head M 54 Married 28 yrs North Carolina Farmer Josie A Bridger Wife F 45 Married 28 yrs 13 children/8 living NC NC NC Farm Laborer Clarence C Bridger Son M 24 NC NC NC Farmer Gerth J Bridger Daughter F 21 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Minnie L Bridger Daughter F 19 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Thomas A Bridger Son M 15 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Seaton A Bridger Son M 14 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Jasper N Bridger Son M 11 NC NC NC Farm Laborer Carver S Bridger Son M 8 NC NC NC No Occup Isabella McSwain Sister-in-law F 64 Widow 4 children/2 living NC NC NC No Occup 1920 Federal Census, Cleveland County, North Carolina, 20 January, Shelby, District 60, Page 12A, Hse #207, Fam #210 Bridges, Seaton D Head Rents M W 64 Married NC NC NC Farmer [b abt 1860] Bridges, Jocie Wife M W 58 Married NC NC NC [b abt 1861] Bridges, Minnie Dau M W 29 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1890] Bridges, Arthur T M W 25 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1894] Bridges, Newton J Son M W 20 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1909] Bridges, spurgeon C Son M W 17 Single NC NC NC Farm Laborer [b abt 1902] McSwain, Esabelle Sis-in-law F W 74 Widow NC NC NC [b abt 1845] ---------------------- Seaton Decator Bridges Birth Feb 1855 Death 1934 Seaton D Bridger 1910 Census Sandy River, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States Gender: Male Age 54 Married, White Birth (Estimated) 1856 North Carolina Father's Birthplace North Carolina Mother's Birthplace North Carolina Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Seaton D Bridger Head M 54 North Carolina Josie A Bridger Wife F 45 North Carolina Clarence C Bridger Son M 24 North Carolina Gerth J Bridger Daughter F 21 North Carolina Minnie L Bridger Daughter F 19 North Carolina Thomas A Bridger Son M 15 North Carolina Seaton A Bridger Son M 14 North Carolina Jasper N Bridger Son M 11 North Carolina Carver S Bridger Son M 8 North Carolina Isabella Mcswain Sister-in-law F 64 North Carolina Father Washington Bridges (1816 - 1905) Spouse Josie McSwain Bridges (1861 - 1929) Children: Collis Bridges (1882 - 1884) Lawrence Coleman Bridges (1884 - 1961) Gerthia Bridges Wellmon (1886 - 1960) Zella Ola Bridges Wright (1887 - 1954) Minnie Leona Bridges (1889 - 1958) Thomas Arthur Bridges (1894 - 1981) Seaton Oscar Bridges (1896 - 1914) Jasper Newton Bridges (1899 - 1958) Carver Spurgeon Bridges (1902 - 1988) Sibling Charlotte Bridges (1845 - 1922) Burial Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, North Carolina Created by Elizabeth Olmstead Apr 07, 2009 -- Find A Grave Memorial #35620298, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=35620298 ----------------------
1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 18 June, District 135, page 41 (scan p 375A), Hse #278, Fam #384 Bridgman, A J W M 51 Farmer Tenn (Unstated Unstated) Bridgman, Rebecca W F 32 Wife Keeping Hse IL KY KY Bridgman, James F W M 18 Son At Home TX TN IL Bridgman, Margaret I W F 3 Dau TX TN IL Bridgman, Eliza B W F 3 Dau TX TN IL A genealogy has these details about Andrew Jackson Bridgman: -------------------- Andrew Jackson Bridgeman was born January 19, 1828, in Campbell County, Tennessee. He arrived in Texas on September 25, 1855 and moved to Parker County Oct 2, 1855. Then he purchased 160 acres on Patrick's Creek and paid taxes for the land in 1856. In 1855, Jackson married the daughter of James and Rachael Kidwell, Rebecca, who was born April, 1838, Clark County, Illinois. They became the parents of four children according to the article. The minute book from the organizational meeting of the Harmony Baptist Church August 12, 1887, lists brother A. J. Bridgeman and sister R. Bridgeman as charter members. Gives information on son James and his family. This article written by Eleanor R. Edmondson. In 1860 living Weatherford, Parker Co, TX - Page 424 J. 31 TN, R. 20 IL, L 4f TX, Z. Lincoln 14 m IL. Owned RE $700; PP $700 -- Lena Bridgman Truster, http://awtc.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=familyroots&id=I34286 --------------------
Arilla is reported to be the daughter of the Mayor of Weatherford. -- Green Family Information, received from Houston Green, handwritten family notes Betty Jackson Hess refers to Jim Green's wife as Rillie Bridgeman (In Letter 8 extra notes): "I remember Jim Green's wife's name. She was Rillie Bridgeman." The Green Family information from Houston Green spells the family name Bridgman. I found her as well as Jim's second wife in Cemetery Records for Parker County. Eliza appears with her parents A J and Rebecca (Kidwell) in Weatherford in the 1880 census. She is listed there as Eliza B, and is a twin with Margaret I. They are listed as 3 years old, which matches her known birth date of 6 December 1876. Here the family name is spelled Bridgeman, though in the family sources we have seen, it is spelled Bridgman. Next door to the Bridgman household are a Kidwell family Robert A and wife Lucy. At age 35, Robert could be Rebecca Kidwell Bridgman's younger brother. 1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 18 June, District 135, page 41 (scan p 375A), Hse #278, Fam #384 Bridgman, A J W M 51 Farmer Tenn (Unstated Unstated) Bridgman, Rebecca W F 32 Wife Keeping Hse IL KY KY Bridgman, James F W M 18 Son At Home TX TN IL Bridgman, Margaret I W F 3 Dau TX TN IL Bridgman, Eliza B W F 3 Dau TX TN IL This census tells us that Arilla had a twin, Margaret I. The Green-Bridgman family information had no information on siblings of Arilla. Arilla's grave in the Greenwood Cemetery in Weatherford has the following information: "Green, Arilla Dec 6, 1876 Jun 27, 1914 wife of J D Green"
Their age in the 1880 census, both 3 years old, tells us Margaret and her sister Eliza Arilla (or Arrilla) were twins. The exact birth date comes from Green-Bridgman family information provided by Houston Green, which included Arilla's birthday, but no names of her siblings. 1880 Federal Census, Parker County, Texas, 18 June, District 135, page 41 (scan p 375A), Hse #278, Fam #384 Bridgman, A J W M 51 Farmer Tenn (Unstated Unstated) Bridgman, Rebecca W F 32 Wife Keeping Hse IL KY KY Bridgman, Margaret I W F 3 Dau TX TN IL Bridgman, Eliza B W F 3 Dau TX TN IL
Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 Darlene Green Birth Year abt 1941, Age 34 Marriage 31 Dec 1975 Harris, Texas Spouse Tommy E Briggs Spouse Age 37 ------------------- Tommy Edward Briggs Birth 10 Jun 1938 Dallas County, Texas, USA Death 26 Jul 2004 (aged 66) Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA Burial Earthman Resthaven Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas Tommy was born the son of Virgie Thomas Briggs and Adeline Schneider; husband of Sarah Mildred Wilkes; father of Cynthia Anne Briggs; Kathleen Adel Briggs; Juliana Adair Briggs. Bio by: Richard Hollis Parents: Virgil Thomas Briggs 1915-1995 Adeline Hulda Schneider Briggs 1913-2002 Maintained by Find A Grave, Originally Created by GW 20 Mar 2005 -- Find A Grave Memorial 10646164, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10646164 -------------------