Charles Adolph Bridges
24 January 1885–25 June 1953 (Age 68)
Louisiana, United States
The Life of Charles Adolph
When Charles Adolph Bridges was born on 24 January 1885, in Louisiana, United States, his father, John B. Bridges, was 35 and his mother, Frances Dykes, was 24. He married Nancy Olive Glasscock on 20 October 1924, in Beauregard, Louisiana, United States. He died on 25 June 1953, in Leesville, Vernon, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 68.
Photos & Memories (1)
Family Time Line
Charles Adolph Bridges
1885–1953
Nancy Olive Glasscock
1887–1972
Marriage: 20 October 1924
Spouse and Children
1885–1953Male
1887–1972Female
MARRIAGE
20 October 1924
Beauregard, Louisiana, United States
20 October 1924
Beauregard, Louisiana, United States
Parents and Siblings
John B. Bridges
1850–Male
Frances Dykes
1861–Female
siblings
(3)
William H. Bridges
1878–1916Male
1881–1949Male
1885–1953Male
World Events (3)
1886
Age 1
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
Age 1
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 5
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
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), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Charles Adolphe Bridges, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
- Charles A Bridges, "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Find a Grave
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