Brief Life History of Joseph A
When Joseph A Bridges was born on 1 December 1872, in Corn Hill, Williamson, Texas, United States, his father, Benjamin Franklin Bridges, was 32 and his mother, Penelope Ake, was 19. He married Nell Demsey on 17 January 1897. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Bartlett, Williamson, Texas, United States for about 10 years and Justice Precinct 1, Tom Green, Texas, United States in 1940. He died on 26 April 1944, in Santa Anna, Coleman, Texas, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Bartlett, Williamson, Texas, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Joe Bridges, "United States Census, 1930"
- J. A. Bridges, "Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977"
- Joseph A Bridges, "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976"
Spouse and Children
1872–1944 Male
1881– Female
Children (1)
1904– Female
Parents and Siblings
1840–1890 Male
1853–1932 Female
Siblings (9)
1869–1924 Male
1870–1927 Male
1872–1944 Male
1874–1951 Male
1877–1956 Male
+4 More Children
World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 3
1882
Age 10
1894 · Texas Files Lawsuit Against Standard Oil Company
Age 22
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bridge . The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge) in Belgium, meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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