James Clark Bridges1

#1285, (17 August 1819 - 1899)
Relationship1st cousin 2 times removed of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*Elisha Bridges1 (1788 - 1861)
Mother*Elizabeth Clark1 (1794 - 1883)

Family 1

Hester Hahn b. bt 1819 - 1820, d. 1852
Children 1.Julia Ann Bridges+6 (c 1842 - 1914)
 2.Jasper Bridges6 (1844 - 1918)
 3.Louisa Laura Bridges+6 (c 1849 - 1925)
 4.Arrasonia Bridges9 (1850 - 1920)
 5.William A. Bridges9 (1850 - )
 6.Nancy Izury Bridges+15 (1852 - 1928)

Family 2

Mariah Perry b. 1823, d. 1915
Children 1.Elisha A. Bridges+9 (c 1855 - 1937)
 2.Charles F. Bridges9 (c 1858 - 1870)
 3.James Perry Bridges+8 (1860 - 1949)
 4.John Wesley Bridges+8 (1863 - 1929)
 5.Harriet S. Bridges8 (1865 - )
Birth*17 August 1819He was born on 17 August 1819 at Hamilton Co., OhioG.1 
1830He appeared on the census of 1830 in the household of Elisha Bridges and Elizabeth Clark at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG; nei. John "Boggart", fam 378.2 
Marriage*16 September 1841He married Hester Hahn on 16 September 1841 at Hamilton Co., OhioG.3,4,5 
16 September 1850He and Hester Hahn appeared on the census of 16 September 1850 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG; (also John (21), laborer (poss. Hester's brother); neis. Elisha and Elizabeth Bridges.)6 
Marriage*19 December 1854He married Mariah Perry on 19 December 1854 at Hamilton Co., OhioG; surname PERRY at marriage to Bridges.7,8 
6 July 1860He and Mariah Perry appeared on the census of 6 July 1860 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG.9 
19 July 1870He appeared on the census of 19 July 1870 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG; also William Allen (20); Nancy J. Allen (21); Samuel Allen (17.)10 
19 July 1870He and Mariah Perry appeared on the census of 19 July 1870 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG.11 
12 June 1880He and Mariah Perry appeared on the census of 12 June 1880 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG; also gr. dau. Bertha (9); nei. Elisha A and Louisa.12 
31 March 1899He left a will on 31 March 1899 at Hamilton Co., OhioG.13 
Death*1899He died in 1899.14 
Burial*1899He was buried in 1899 at Bridges Family Cemetery, Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG.7,14 
Probate24 May 1899His estate was probated on 24 May 1899 at Hamilton Co., OhioG.13 

Citations

  1. [S158] Pedigree Resource File MM73-CRP, entry for Bridges, online FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S116] 1830 U.S. Federal Census. Elisha (40-49); Elizabeth (30-39); 1 m (<5), 1 m (5-9), 1 m (10-14); 2 f (<5), 2 f (15-19).
  3. [S419] Ohio County Marriages, 1789-1994/1997/2013, index and images, online FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1324] Jeffrey G Herbert, compiler, Hamilton County Marriage Index 1808-1884 (hcgsohio.org: Hamilton County Genealogical Society), James Bridges and Hester Hahn, marr. 16 Sep 1841. Citing Restored Court House Marriage Licenses (LDS or Courthouse).
  5. [S344] The Cincinnati Chapter National Society Daughters of The American Revolution, compiler, Marriage Records of Hamilton County Ohio, 1837-1842, Part 2, Vol. 7–10 (Cincinnati: typed manuscript, 1941), online Ancestry.com, img. 617. Hereinafter cited as Marriage Records of Hamilton County, Part 2.
  6. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. J.C. (31), farmer; Hester (30).
  7. [S157] Hilda Johnson, transcriber, Bridges Family Cemetery, Hamilton County, Ohio (Jensen, Shirlene L., July 2001).
  8. [S188] Ancestry.com Jones-Huson Family 2010, dizzylizzie6937, owner, online Ancestry.com, no source given.
  9. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. James C. (40), farmer, b. OH; Mariah (37), b. PA.
  10. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James C (50), farmer; Mariah (47), b. PA.
  11. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. James C (50); Mariah (47).
  12. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. James C (59), b. and parents b. OH, farmer; Mariah (56), b. and parents b. OH, keeping house.
  13. [S1678] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, index and images, online Ancestry.com, Hamilton Co. vol. 75, pp. 328-329, img. 205/701. Last will of James C Bridges, 31 Mar 1899. Names sons James P and John W as principal heirs, and wife Mariah Bridges, and children Jasper, Elishia [sic], July A Clark, Laura Fisher, Arazina Springer, Nancy Widmire, and Harriet Clemens. Executor James P Bridges, witn. Edward Motz and C C Johnson. Proved 24 May 1899.
  14. [S1678] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, online Ancestry.com, Last will of James C Bridges, 31 Mar 1899, proved 24 May 1899.
  15. [S1819] Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, index and images, online FamilySearch.com, Year 1928, File No. 49346, Reg. No. 5225. Nancy I Wittmeyer, b. Cin. OH 9 Jan 1852, dau. of James Bridges and Hester Hawn [sic], both b. OH; housewife, res. 2244 Salvador Ave., Mt. Washington, Hamilton Co. OH, wife of Gottlieb Wittmeyer; d. at res. 22 Aug 1928, age 76, chronic myocarditis; inf. Albert Wittmeyer, same res.; bur. Mt. Moriah, 24 Aug 1928.