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Reuben William Bridges 1848–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1848

Birth Location: Coweta County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1899

Death Location: Pull Tight Community, Ellis, Texas, USA

Father: Ancel Bridges

Mother: Huldah Westmoreland

Spouse(s): Matilda Great-Aunt

Children(s): Emily (Gann)

Reuben William Bridges was born in 1848 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA, the child of Ancel Solomon Bridges And Huldah Mahala Westmoreland. Reuben William Bridges married Matilda Tryforcy Cameron 3Rd Great Aunt, and had children including Emily L Emma Florilla Bridges Gann. Reuben William Bridges passed away in 1899 in Pull Tight Community, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben William Bridges was born in 1848 in Coweta County, Georgia, USA, the child of Ancel Solomon Bridges And Huldah Mahala Westmoreland.
  • Reuben William Bridges married Matilda Tryforcy Cameron 3Rd Great Aunt, and had children including Emily L Emma Florilla Bridges Gann.
  • Reuben William Bridges passed away in 1899 in Pull Tight Community, Ellis, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ancel Bridges
1814–1878
Birth Location: Madison County, Georgia, USA
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Huldah Westmoreland
1816–1884
Birth Location: Coweta, Georgia, United States
HW

Spouses(s)

Matilda Great-Aunt
1857–1951
Birth Location: Lawrence County, Alabama, USA
MG

Children(s)

Emily (Gann)
1884–1956
Birth Location: Kaufman, Van Zandt County, Texas, USA
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Reuben Bridges's Ancestors

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Reuben Bridges
1848–1899
Birth Place: Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Ancel Solomon Bridges
1814–1878
Madison County, Georgia, USA
Huldah (Mahala) Westmoreland
1816–1884
Coweta, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Wiley (Jones) Bridges
1789–1842
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Jane ("Jinny") Strickland
1782–1830
Nash Co NC
Reuben Westmoreland
1770–1845
Dinwiddie, Dinwiddie, Virginia, United States
Keziah Simmons
1783–1868
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Bridges
1755–1809
Ritter (**4GM)
1758–1828
Joseph Sr
1742–1791
Martha Shores
1745–1821
Rebecca Cullifer
1760–1793
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bridges
1723–1818
Nancy (**5GM)
1721–1757
Charles Sims
1721–1805
Esther 🔶🩸5g-Gm
1725–1770
Margaret Ligon
1711–1745
John Shores
1727–1800
Mary 🟥
1727–1804

Reuben Bridges's Descendants

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Reuben (William) Bridges (12 Apr 1848–18 May 1899) m. Matilda (Tryforcy Cameron **3rd) Great-Aunt (18 Apr 1857–23 Jan 1951)
  1. 1. Emily (L. \ Emma Florilla Bridges) (Gann) 1884–1956 m. William Grant 1874–
    1. 1. Bertie (Mae) Grant 1906–1973 m. Clyde (Thomas (1)) YARBROUGH 1897–1980
      1. 1. Thomas (Grant) Yarbrough 1934–1983 m. Jonnie (Margaret) Lott 1942–2002

Reuben Bridges's Timeline

2 Records

1848
12 Apr 1848
Birth of Reuben William Bridges in Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Coweta County, Georgia, USA
1899
18 May 1899
Age 51
Death of Reuben William Bridges in Pull Tight Community, Ellis, Texas, USA
Pull Tight Community, Ellis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Apr 1848
    Event Place: Coweta County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1899
    Event Place: Pull Tight Community, Ellis, Texas, USA
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