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Tom Bridges 1846–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: , Meriwether, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 1892

Death Location: Athens, GA

Father: Thomas Bridges

Mother: Sarah Bridges

Spouse(s): Mary Doughty

Children(s): Thomas II, Horace Bridges, Ida Bridges

The story of Tom Bridges began in 1846 in , Meriwether, Georgia, USA. In 1870, Tom Bridges resided in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA. In 1880, Tom Bridges resided in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA. Tom Bridges married Mary J Doughty, and had children including Horace Tillman Bridges, Ida Leona Bridges, Thomas Harry Bridges Ii. Tom Bridges passed away in 1892 in Athens, GA.

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Biography

  • The story of Tom Bridges began in 1846 in , Meriwether, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1870, Tom Bridges resided in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1880, Tom Bridges resided in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA.
  • Tom Bridges married Mary J Doughty, and had children including Horace Tillman Bridges, Ida Leona Bridges, Thomas Harry Bridges Ii.
  • Tom Bridges passed away in 1892 in Athens, GA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Bridges
1804–1900
Birth Location: Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
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Sarah Bridges
1804–1867
Birth Location: Marion County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Doughty
1855–1913
Birth Location: Athens, Clarke County, Georgia
MD

Children(s)

Thomas II
1880–1927
Birth Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
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Horace Bridges
1877–1939
Birth Location: Georgia
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Ida Bridges
1869–1923
Birth Location: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
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Tom Bridges's Ancestors

Self
Tom Bridges
1846–1892
Birth Place: , Meriwether, Georgia, USA
Parents
Thomas Bridges
1804–1900
Marion, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (K) Bridges
1804–1867
Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Bridges
1750–1838
Marlboro or, Marion, South Carolina, United States
Rebecca Stubbs
1759–1854
Marion Co., SC
John (A) Roper
1764–1843
Greenville, Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Martha Capell
1768–1846
BRUNSWICK, VA.
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Bridges
1700–1759
Mary R.
1707–1777
Rebecca Connors
1730–1789
Richard Roper
1735–1782
Judith Luk
1737–1800
William Capell
1740–1781
Anne McDaniel
1742–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Reverend Bridge
1671–1762
Hannah Aldridge
1679–1763
John DNA
1717–1763
Thomas II
1705–1769
Anne Smith
1730–1795

Tom Bridges's Descendants

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Tom Bridges (1846–1892) m. Mary (J) Doughty (25 Jun 1855–15 Jul 1913)
  1. 1. Thomas (Harry Bridges) II 1880–1927 m. Pauline (Eva) Simpson 1885–1961
    1. 1. Thomas (Harry) Bridges 1908–1981 m. Lydia (M) Mudd 1917–2002 m. Mabel Bridges 1924–1998 m. Mamie (Jewel) Rolon-Bridges 1907–1997
      1. 1. Thomas (Harry Bridges) Jr 1932–1996 m. Dorothy (Fay) Knight 1941–2020
      2. 2. Gilmer 1940–2018 m. Bobby (Gene) Gilmer 1937–2012
      3. 3. Lydia (Ann) Gilbert 1944–2025 m. Bobby (L. Gilbert) Sr. 1935–2002 m. Lloyd (Lee) Kennedy 1942–2007
    2. 2. Annie (Laura) Bridges 1910–1966 m. Robert (Daniel) Weaver 1904–1983
      1. 1. Linda (Gale) Weaver 1948–2015
      2. 2. Baby Weaver 1931–1931
      3. 3. Mary (Ida) Weaver 1933–1985
      4. 4. Robert (Daniel Weaver) Jr 1935–1940
      5. 5. Marvin (Joe) Russell 1927–1994
    3. 3. Forest Bridges 1906–1972 m. Bernice (Marie) Trahan 1908–2000
      1. 1. Bernice (Pauline) Bridges 1929–2013
      2. 2. Thomas (Harry) Bridges 1927–2012 m. Annie (Alleen) Miller 1934–1996
    4. 4. Russel Bridges 1914–1994
      1. 1. Charles (Russell) Bridges 1932–1974
    5. 5. Malcom (Alexander) Bridges 1911–1911
    6. 6. Pauline (Bridges) II 1924–2003 m. Elmer (Clarence) Martin 1921–1991
      1. 1. Paul (Byron) Martin 1945–1949
    7. 7. Forest Bridges 1906–
  2. 2. Horace (Tillman) Bridges 1877–1939
  3. 3. Ida (Leona) Bridges 1869–1923 m. James (Lowery) Smith 1861–1897 m. William (A) Fields 1866–1923
    1. 1. Carrie (M) Smith 1886–
    2. 2. Harry (Thomas) Smith 1892–1981
    3. 3. Walter (Max) Fields 1895–1968

Tom Bridges's Timeline

4 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Tom Bridges in , Meriwether, Georgia, USA
, Meriwether, Georgia, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Tom Bridges resided here in Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Tom Bridges resided here in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
1892
1892
Age 46
Death of Tom Bridges in Athens, GA
Athens, GA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: , Meriwether, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 140; Page: 289C; Enumeration District: 012
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cartersville, Bartow, Georgia; Roll: M593_135; Page: 351B; Family History Library Film: 545634

    Genealogy Event 2
    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 3
    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 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1892
    Event Place: Athens, GA
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