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Sarah Bridges 1805–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1886

Death Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Father: Samuel Bridges

Mother: Mary Hamrick

Spouse(s): Lewis Sparks

Children(s): William Sparks, John Sparks, Caleb Sparks, Anderson Sparks

Sarah Bridges was born in 1805 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Mad Bridges And Mary Mollie Hamrick. In 1850, Sarah Bridges was recorded in the census in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. In 1860, Sarah Bridges was recorded in the census in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA. Sarah Bridges married Lewis Morgan Sparks, and had children including Anderson Ensley Sparks, Caleb L Sparks, John Landrum Sparks, William Andrew Sparks. Sarah Bridges passed away in 1886 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Bridges was born in 1805 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA, the child of Samuel Mad Bridges And Mary Mollie Hamrick.
  • In 1850, Sarah Bridges was recorded in the census in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1860, Sarah Bridges was recorded in the census in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA.
  • Sarah Bridges married Lewis Morgan Sparks, and had children including Anderson Ensley Sparks, Caleb L Sparks, John Landrum Sparks, William Andrew Sparks.
  • Sarah Bridges passed away in 1886 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Sarah Bridges's Ancestors

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Sarah Bridges
1805–1886
Birth Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Samuel "Mad" Bridges
1774–1840
North Carolina, USA
Mary (Mollie) Hamrick
1773–1870
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
James Bridges
1750–1840
Virginia, USA
Rebecca Hamrick
1723–1757
King Geo, Virginia, USA
Samuel (Hamrick) Sr
1761–1835
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Mary Unknown
1753–1835
Prince William, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Bridges
1726–1802
Catherine
1727–
Patrick Hanbrugg
1684–1764
Margaret Ingles
1689–1734
Robert Hamrick
1717–1757
Elizabeth Stone
1733–1751
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1700–1743
Elizabeth Medcalf
1693–1769
Patrick Annimer
1637–1725
Anna O'Dea
1665–1718
Robert Ingles
1638–1693
Sarah Cox
1670–1695
Patrick Hanbrugg
1684–1764
Margaret Ingles
1689–1734
Nicholas Stone
1700–1778
Mary Unknown
1699–1767

Sarah Bridges's Descendants

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Sarah Bridges (1805–1886) m. Lewis (Morgan) Sparks (27 Apr 1820–06 Aug 1864)
  1. 1. William (Andrew) Sparks 1845–1914 m. Martha (L) Sputlin 1846–1916
  2. 2. John (Landrum) Sparks 1841–1862 m. Mary Mince 1843–1919
  3. 3. Caleb (L) Sparks 1842–1875 m. Emily (A) Watson 1850–1903
  4. 4. Anderson (Ensley) Sparks 1849–1898 m. Mattie Biggerstaff 1858–1928
    1. 1. Ellen Sparks 1880–
    2. 2. Johnnie Sparks 1877–1915 m. Floy Hambrick 1883–
      1. 1. Hart Sparks 1906–1958

Sarah Bridges's Timeline

6 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Sarah Bridges in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 45
Sarah Bridges appeared in census in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Sarah Bridges appeared in census in Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
Cleveland, North Carolina, USA
1860
1860
Age 55
Sarah Bridges resided here in Sndy Run, Rutherford, North Carolina
Sndy Run, Rutherford, North Carolina
1880
1880
Age 75
Sarah Bridges resided here in Colfax, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Colfax, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
1886
1886
Age 81
Death of Sarah Bridges in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sndy Run, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: M653_913; Page: 286; Image: 22.
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Colfax, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T9_981; Family History Film: 1254981; Page: 500.4000; Enumeration District: 161; Image: 0256.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Cleveland, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sndy Run, Rutherford, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Sndy Run, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: M653_913; Page: 286; Image: 22.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Colfax, Rutherford, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Colfax, Rutherford, North Carolina; Roll: T9_981; Family History Film: 1254981; Page: 500.4000; Enumeration District: 161; Image: 0256.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1886
    Event Place: Rutherford, North Carolina, USA

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