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Robert Merlyn Bridges 1897 – 1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jul 1897

Birth Location: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA

Death Date: Nov 1969

Death Location: Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, USA

Father: Wesley Bridges

Mother: Anna Nichols

Spouse(s): Isabella Guthrie

Children(s): Joyce Bridges, Janet Bridges

The story of Robert Merlyn Bridges began in 1897 in Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA. Robert Merlyn Bridges married Isabella Corbett Guthrie, and had children including Joyce Ann Bridges, Janet Bridges. Robert Merlyn Bridges passed away in 1969 in Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Robert Merlyn Bridges began in 1897 in Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA.
  • Robert Merlyn Bridges married Isabella Corbett Guthrie, and had children including Joyce Ann Bridges, Janet Bridges.
  • Robert Merlyn Bridges passed away in 1969 in Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, USA.

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Robert Bridges's Ancestors

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Robert Bridges
1897 – 1969
Birth Place: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Parents
Wesley Dennett Bridges
1868 – 1935
Mediapolis, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Anna (Mae) Nichols
1872 – 1939
Grundy Center, Grundy, Iowa, USA
Grandparents
John (Dillon) Bridges
1845 – 1925
Yellow Springs, Des Moines, Iowa, USA
Marcy (Jane) Vincent
1839 – 1920
Barlow, Washington, Ohio, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Bridges
1813 – 1870
Clarissa Haight
1812 – 1888
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Haight
1783 – 1872
Abigail Atwood
1782 – 1856

Robert Bridges's Descendants

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Robert (Merlyn) Bridges (25 Jul 1897 – Nov 1969) m. Isabella (Corbett) Guthrie (12 Jun 1899 – 27 Jan 1988)
  1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Bridges (3 Oct 1922 – )
  2. 2. Janet Bridges (1932 – )

Robert Bridges's Timeline

2 Records

1897
25 Jul 1897
Birth of Robert Merlyn Bridges in Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA
1969
Nov 1969
Age 72
Death of Robert Merlyn Bridges in Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, USA
Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Morning Sun, Louisa, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1969
    Event Place: Forest City, Winnebago, Iowa, USA

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