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Gerald Brookshire Bridges 1928–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1928

Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

Death Date: 4 Apr 2000

Death Location: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA

Father: Cloyd Bridges

Mother: Emma Harper

Spouse(s): Ella Brandt

Children(s):

The story of Gerald Brookshire Bridges began in 1928 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC. In 1935, Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided in Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina. Gerald Brookshire Bridges married Ella Mae Bridges Nee Brandt, and had children including Cheryl Elizabeth Bridges. Gerald Brookshire Bridges passed away in 2000 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Gerald Brookshire Bridges began in 1928 in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC.
  • In 1935, Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided in Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina.
  • Gerald Brookshire Bridges married Ella Mae Bridges Nee Brandt, and had children including Cheryl Elizabeth Bridges.
  • Gerald Brookshire Bridges passed away in 2000 in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cloyd Bridges
1905–1980
Birth Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
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Emma Harper
1907–1995
Birth Location: Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ella Brandt
1930–2003
Birth Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA
EB

Children(s)

Gerald Bridges's Ancestors

Self
Gerald Bridges
1928–2000
Birth Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Parents
Cloyd Calvin Bridges
1905–1980
Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Emma (Lee Bridges, nee) Harper
1907–1995
Henderson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Gerald Bridges's Timeline

10 Records

1928
6 Aug 1928
Birth of Gerald Brookshire Bridges in Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
Asheville, Buncombe County, NC
1928
abt 1928
Birth of Gerald Brookshire Bridges
None
1935
1935
Age 7
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina
Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 12
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Lower Hominy Township, Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
Lower Hominy Township, Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
1946
1946
Age 18
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Copeland Park, Newport News, Virginia, USA
Copeland Park, Newport News, Virginia, USA
1949
1949
Age 21
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 23
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1956
1956
Age 28
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA
1993
1993
Age 65
Gerald Brookshire Bridges resided here in Hampton, VA
Hampton, VA
2000
4 Apr 2000
Age 72
Death of Gerald Brookshire Bridges in Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1928
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe County, NC

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1928
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02879; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 11-81B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lower Hominy Township, Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Lower Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02879; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 11-81B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Copeland Park, Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 83

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1949
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: The Apprentice School; Year: 1949

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1956
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Hampton, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Hampton
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Apr 2000
    Event Place: Hampton, Hampton City, Virginia, USA
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