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Thomas Jefferson Bridges 1844–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1844

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: New Urban, Louisiana

Father: Tilmon Bridges

Mother: Maylettie Bridges

Spouse(s): Mary Dottery

Children(s): Ida Bridges, Horace Bridges, John Fisk

Thomas Jefferson Bridges was born in 1844 in Georgia, the child of Tilmon F Bridges And Maylettie Bridges. Thomas Jefferson Bridges married Mahety Fisk, Mary Jane Dottery, and had children including F M Bridges, Horace F Bridges, Ida Leona Bridges, John William Bridges Fisk. Thomas Jefferson Bridges passed away in 1892 in New Urban, Louisiana.

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Biography

  • Thomas Jefferson Bridges was born in 1844 in Georgia, the child of Tilmon F Bridges And Maylettie Bridges.
  • Thomas Jefferson Bridges married Mahety Fisk, Mary Jane Dottery, and had children including F M Bridges, Horace F Bridges, Ida Leona Bridges, John William Bridges Fisk.
  • Thomas Jefferson Bridges passed away in 1892 in New Urban, Louisiana.

Immediate Family

Parents

Tilmon Bridges
1819–1889
Birth Location: Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
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Maylettie Bridges
1822–1880
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Dottery
1855–1913
Birth Location: Georgia
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Children(s)

Ida Bridges
1867–1923
Birth Location: Cartersville, Bartow County, Georgia
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Horace Bridges
1878–
Birth Location: Georgia
HB
John Fisk
1872–1911
Birth Location: Cass, County, Georgia, USA
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Thomas Bridges's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Bridges
1844–1892
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Tilmon F Bridges
1819–1889
Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA
Maylettie Bridges
1822–1880
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Solomon) Bridges
1787–1860
North Carolina
Mary (Polly) Smith
1797–1860
South Carolina
Corbin (L) Bridges
1802–1852
Houston, Georgia, USA
Elizabeth (W) Oxford
1805–1870
, Baldwin, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Meshach Bridges
1740–1797
Nancy Adams
1740–1844
Jeremiah Bridges
1777–1827
Sarah Hail
1779–
Edward Oxford
1769–1833
Nancy McFarlin
1775–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Bridges
1721–1791
Mary Bridges
1718–1806
James Bridges
1750–1820
Susannah Rich
1755–1826

Thomas Bridges's Descendants

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Thomas (Jefferson) Bridges (Abt 1844–1892) m. Mary (Jane) Dottery (25 June 1855–15 July 1913)
  1. 1. Ida (Leona) Bridges 1867–1923 m. William (Authur) Fields 1866–1923
    1. 1. Walter (Max) Fields 1896–
  2. 2. Horace (F.) Bridges 1878– m. Maude Pate 1878–1950
  3. 3. John (William Bridges) Fisk 1872–1911 m. Evelyn Badeg 1892–1940
    1. 1. William (Wiley Bridges) Bodet 1911–1971
    2. 2. John (Wiley) Bridges 1912–1988 m. Jane (M) Cornine 1911–1998
    3. 3. Walter (Eugene Bridges y) Bodet 1910–1976 m. Anna Valunas 1920– m. Bureeda Gibbs 1910–1977
      1. 1. Walter (E Bridges) Sr 1931–1996 m. Constance (C) Bridges 1931–1983
        1. 1. Larry (David) Bridges 1948–2020 m. Sandra (Louise) Bridges 1949–2009
      2. 2. John (Edward) Bridges 1932–1998 m. Dorothy (Mildred) Capron 1928–2003

Thomas Bridges's Timeline

8 Records

1843
abt 1843
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Bridges in Georgia
Georgia
1844
Abt 1844
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Bridges in Georgia, USA
Georgia, USA
1844
Abt 1844
Birth of Thomas Jefferson Bridges in Georgia
Georgia
1850
1850
Age 6
Thomas Jefferson Bridges resided here in Division 12, Cass, Georgia, USA
Division 12, Cass, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Thomas Jefferson Bridges resided here in Georgia Militia District 828, Cass, Georgia, USA
Georgia Militia District 828, Cass, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Thomas Jefferson Bridges resided here in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Thomas Jefferson Bridges resided here in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
1892
1892
Age 48
Death of Thomas Jefferson Bridges in New Urban, Louisiana
New Urban, Louisiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1843
    Event Place: Georgia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1844
    Event Place: Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 12, Cass, Georgia; Roll: 63; Page: 144b
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_135; Page: 351B; Family History Library Film: 545634
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 828, Cass, Georgia; Page: 848; Family History Library Film: 803114
    [4] U.S., Confederate Soldiers Compiled Service Records, 1861-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Compiled Service Records of Confederate Soldiers Who Served in Organizations from the State of Texas; Series Number: M323; Roll: 376

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1844
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 140; Page: 289C; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 12, Cass, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 12, Cass, Georgia; Roll: 63; Page: 144b

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Georgia Militia District 828, Cass, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Georgia Militia District 828, Cass, Georgia; Page: 848; Family History Library Film: 803114

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_135; Page: 351B; Family History Library Film: 545634

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 140; Page: 289C; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: New Urban, Louisiana
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