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Martha Bridges 1818–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1818

Birth Location: Tennessee, United States

Death Date: Jul 1879

Death Location: Union, TN, United States

Father: Joseph Bridges

Mother: Elizabeth Bridges

Spouse(s): Matthew Sr

Children(s): Matthew Jr, Tabitha Kerby, Thomas Sr, William Tunstall, Prudilla TUNSTALL

Martha Bridges was born in 1818 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Joseph Bridges And Elizabeth Gill Bridges. Martha Bridges married Matthew Tunstall Sr, and had children including Matthew Tunstall Jr, Prudilla Prudence Tunstall, Tabitha Dixon Tunstall Kerby, Thomas J Tunstall Sr, William Mintlow Tunstall. Martha Bridges passed away in 1879 in Union, TN, United States.

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Biography

  • Martha Bridges was born in 1818 in Tennessee, United States, the child of Joseph Bridges And Elizabeth Gill Bridges.
  • Martha Bridges married Matthew Tunstall Sr, and had children including Matthew Tunstall Jr, Prudilla Prudence Tunstall, Tabitha Dixon Tunstall Kerby, Thomas J Tunstall Sr, William Mintlow Tunstall.
  • Martha Bridges passed away in 1879 in Union, TN, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Martha Bridges's Ancestors

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Martha Bridges
1818–1879
Birth Place: Tennessee, United States
Parents
Joseph Bridges
1774–1850
Granville County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Gill) Bridges
1795–1872
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
James Gill
1755–1822
Halifax, Halifax, North Carolina, Colonial America
Mary (Burrow) Gill
1760–1822
NC
Great-Grandparents
David Gill
1734–1788
Mary Mann
1739–1788
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Mann
1725–1785
Elizabeth
1725–1792

Martha Bridges's Descendants

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Martha Bridges (1818–Jul 1879) m. Matthew (Tunstall) Sr (1815–1849)
  1. 1. Matthew (Tunstall) Jr 1849–
  2. 2. Tabitha (Dixon Tunstall) Kerby 1839–1915 m. John (Reeves) Kirby 1832–1916
    1. 1. Lang Kerby 1862–
    2. 2. Richard (Dixon) Kerby 1877–1924
    3. 3. John (R) Kerby 1873–1957
    4. 4. Thomas (M) Kerby 1864–1924
    5. 5. Julia (Frances Kerby) Martin 1867–1930
    6. 6. Francis (M.) Kirby 1869–1933
    7. 7. Laura (Kerby) Carter 1861–1944
    8. 8. Barbara (M. Kerby) White 1872–1933
  3. 3. Thomas (J Tunstall) Sr 1841–1876
  4. 4. William (Mintlow) Tunstall 1843–1918
  5. 5. Prudilla ((Prudence)) TUNSTALL 1845–

Martha Bridges's Timeline

2 Records

1818
1818
Birth of Martha Bridges in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States
1879
Jul 1879
Age 61
Death of Martha Bridges in Independence, TateCo TN
Independence, TateCo TN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1818
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 30; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: District 1 and 5, Perr
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Relocated Cemeteries Index, 1787-1975

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jul 1879
    Event Place: Independence, TateCo TN
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Federal Mortality Census Schedules, 1850-1880, and Related Indexes, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T655; Archive Roll Number: 30; Census Year: 1879; Census Place: District 1 and 5, Perr
    [2] Web: Tennessee, Relocated Cemeteries Index, 1787-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Union, TN, United States
    Record Source: Web: Tennessee, Relocated Cemeteries Index, 1787-1975

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