Elizabeth A. Cooper1

#1480, (January 1841 - after February 1912)

Family

Benjamin Franklin Bridges b. 1844, d. 1912
Children 1.Hattie Bridges (1869 - 1869)
 2.Eda B. Bridges (1870 - )
 3.Gertie E. Bridges (1872 - 1949)
 4.Franklin Carroll Bridges (1876 - )
Birth*January 1841She was born in January 1841 at New YorkG.2 
22 March 1868 As of 22 March 1868,her married name was Bridges.1 
Marriage*22 March 1868She married Benjamin Franklin Bridges, son of Silas B Bridges and Elizabeth Jane Tuley, on 22 March 1868 at Spencer Co., IndianaG.1 
3 June 1870She and Benjamin Franklin Bridges appeared on the census of 3 June 1870 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.3 
9 June 1880She and Benjamin Franklin Bridges appeared on the census of 9 June 1880 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.4 
10 February 1886In Benjamin Franklin Bridges's will dated 10 February 1886, Elizabeth A. Cooper was named as executrix and heir.5
9 June 1900She and Benjamin Franklin Bridges appeared on the census of 9 June 1900 at Ohio Twp., Spencer Co., IndianaG.6 
21 April 1910She and Benjamin Franklin Bridges appeared on the census of 21 April 1910 at Rockport, Spencer Co., IndianaG.7 
Death*after February 1912She died after February 1912.8 
2 February 1912She was named as a Dependant in the pension file of Elizabeth A. Cooper on 2 February 1912.9 

Citations

  1. [S178] Spencer County, Indiana, Index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Inclusive, online Ancestry.com, Bk 5, OS p 501.
  2. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census.
  3. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census.
  4. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Benjamin F (36), farmer, b. IN, father b. OH, mother b. KY; Elizabeth A (39), b. NY.
  5. [S1435] Spencer County Will Records 1833-1933 (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, microfilmed ca. 1985), Vol 4, 1911-1933, p. 14, img. 41/320. Last will of Benjamin F Bridges, 10 Feb 1886. Names wife Lizzie as heir and executor; if she should remarry, two-thirds of estate equally to children; if she should predecease Benjamin, all of the estate equally to the children. Witnesses Elbert M Swan and Clarence B Laird. Filed in Spencer Co. IN 24 Jan 1912, recorded 1 Feb 1912. Online Ancestry.com.
  6. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. Benjamin (56), b. IN Feb 1844, father b. OH, mother b. KY, farmer; Elizabeth (59), b. NY Jan 1841, father b. NY, mother b. PA, 4 children, 2 living; marr. 32 yrs.
  7. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. Frank (66), b. and mother b. IN, father b. OH, own income, marr. 42 yrs; [blank] (69), wife, b. and father b. NY, mother b. PA, 4 children, 2 living, marr. 40 yrs.
  8. [S304] U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; T288, 546 rolls, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online Ancestry.com, Bridges, Benjamin F.; widow Elizabeth Bridges; service: E25 Ind. Inf.; invalid appl. no. 3?398, cert. no. 23198, 1863 Sept. 26; widow appli. no. 979656, cert. no. 738498, Ind., 1912 Feb. 2 [image online].
  9. [S304] U.S. Civil War Pension Index, 1861-1934, National Archives and Records Administration, online Ancestry.com, Benjamin F Bridges, dep. Elizabeth Bridges [added in 1912]; E 25 Ind. Inf; invalid filing 26 Sep 1863, appl. 39398, cert. 23198; wid. appl. 2 Feb 1912, Indiana, appl. no. 979656, cert. no. 738498. Img. 1746/4478.