Rachel Ethel Bridges

#764, (1844 - 29 November 1917)
RelationshipAunt of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*Silas B Bridges1 (c 1818 - 1869)
Mother*Elizabeth Jane Tuley1 (1823 - c 1851)

Family

William R Lee b. 1851, d. 1913
Her married name was Lee.2 
Birth*1844She was born in 1844. 
28 August 1850She appeared on the census of 28 August 1850 in the household of Silas B Bridges and Elizabeth Jane Tuley at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, age 3; (nei. Silas Brown, fam 222.)3 
20 August 1860She appeared on the census of 20 August 1860 in the household of Silas B Bridges and Harriet E Hesson at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG, age 14; (neis. Alfred and America Hesson, fam. 1212; John and Sarah Hesson fam. 1214.)4 
Marriage*4 August 1872She married William R Lee on 4 August 1872 at Spencer Co., IndianaG.5,2 
5 June 1880She and William R Lee appeared on the census of 5 June 1880 at Jackson Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG; also Richard Kesner (26), servant.6 
11 June 1900She and William R Lee appeared on the census of 11 June 1900 at Fifth Street, Rockport, Spencer Co., IndianaG.7 
5 May 1910She and William R Lee appeared on the census of 5 May 1910 at Vine Street, Rockport, Spencer Co., IndianaG.8 
Death*29 November 1917She died on 29 November 1917 at Rockport, Spencer Co., IndianaG.1,9 

Citations

  1. [S1672] Indiana Death Certificates 1899-2011/2017, Indiana State Board of Health, Death Certificates, 1900–2011, 1917, Roll 17, img. 596/2215, No. 126. Rachel M [sic] Lee, b. 26 May 1846, dau. of Silas Bridges (b. OH) and Jane Tuley (b. IN); wid., at home, d. 29 Nov 1917, age 71y 6m 3d, cerebral hemorrhage; inf. Mrs. Lizzie Garnett [or Garrett]; bur. Sunset Hill 1 Dec 1917, online Ancestry.com.
  2. [S198] Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941 [database], Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research and Works Progress Administration, compilers, online Ancestry.com, Name: Rachael Bridges
    Spouse Name: William Lee
    Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1872
    Marriage County: Spencer
    Source Title 1: Spencer County, Indiana
    Source Title 2: Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive Vol
    Source Title 3: Original Record Located: County Clerk's Office Roc
    Book: 6; OS Page: 391.
  3. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Silas (33), b. OH, farmer; Eliza J (27), b. IN.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Silas (42), b. Ohio, farmer; Harriett (23), b. Indiana.
  5. [S648] Indiana Marriages 1811-1959/2007/2019 (index and images), online FamilySearch.org, img 21/119, p. 391; William Lee and Rachel Bridges; lic. 1 Aug 1872, marr. 4 Aug 1872, by Milton Wright.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. William (29), farmer; Rachel (29); both b. and parents b. IN.
  7. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. William (50), b. MS Jun 1849, parents b. MS, day laborer; Rachele (58), b. IN May 1842, father b. OH, mother b. KY, no children; marr. 27 yrs.
  8. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. William R (58), b. and parents b. MS, engine foreman (or fireman); Rachel N (60), b. and parents b. IN [sic], 1 child, not living; marr. 38 yrs.
  9. [S362] Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920 [database], online Ancestry.com, Rachel M Lee, d. Rockport, Spencer Co., 29 Nov 1917, age 71.