Hi Jeannie--My GG Grandfather was Amos Bridges. One of his sons was Joe (Joseph in earlier Censuses) who was born in Moore or Chatham Co in NC in 1859. You don't list any birth date for your Joe below but if these dates and/or places ring a bell, I have more info on Amos---Wes. -----Original Message----- From: JJG6079@aol.com [mailto:JJG6079@aol.com] Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 10:59 PM To: BRIDGES-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BRIDGES-L] Re: DNA Welcome to our new found group of cousins. This is what I have and hope you see something familiar. The Amos is speculation only and should have been removed until proved. The rest is correct and proved. Jeannie Bridges Lewis Yorba Linda, CA (Very Close to Riverside) 1. JOE SUTTON2 BRIDGES (AMOS1)1. He married ZULIA ALICE HAMRICK1. She was born October 17, 1861, and died May 17, 1925. Zulia - Burial: Zoar United Methodist, 1005 Highway 357, Greer, SC Notes for JOE SUTTON BRIDGES: Burial: Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery, Spartanburg, SC I visited and talked with the preacher at the church. He pulled the old records but no burial place was listed. He said there was a time during the depression that people were buried there without headstones and were not recorded at the time. Joe's Grandson, Boyd Waldrop remembers attending the funeral at this church though. He says he remembers he was buried under a tree. Some of the Children of JOE BRIDGES and ZULIA HAMRICK are: 2. i. BROADUS RANDOLPH3 BRIDGES, b. July 20, 1890, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC; d. March 31, 1961, Spartanburg, SC. 3. ii. LARA JANE BRIDGES, b. July 27, 1900; d. October 15, 1979, Inman, SC. iii. FESTUS (FELP) BRIDGES1, b. February 17, 1889; d. January 28, 1958, Fingerville, SC; SINGLE. Burial: January 30, 1958, Fingerville Methodist Church iv. CLIFF BRIDGES. Generation No. 2 2. BROADUS RANDOLPH3 BRIDGES (JOE SUTTON2, AMOS1)1 was born July 20, 1890 in Shelby, Cleveland County, NC1, and died March 31, 1961 in Spartanburg, SC1. Married (1) NONA HENDERSON1. Married (2) SALLIE JACKSON1, daughter of LOGAN JACKSON and DORA SEARCY. born May 30, 1890 in NC, and died April 20, 1956 in Mudcreek, Spartanburg County, South Carolina1. BROADUS RANDOLPH BRIDGES: Died March 31, 1961, Buried at Greenpoint Baptist Church1 Boiling Springs, SC Military service: January 20, 1919, Honorable Discharge, Camp Wadsworth, Sptbg., SCU.S. Army Airforce WWI Member of the American Legion #814633 Post 45 Child of BROADUS BRIDGES and NONA HENDERSON is: i. JOHN WESLEY4 BRIDGES, b. 1909; d. December 30, 1986, Fountain Inn, SC. Child of BROADUS BRIDGES and SALLIE JACKSON is: ii. WILLIE HUGH4 BRIDGES, b. August 23, 1928, Spartanburg, SC. 3. LARA JANE3 BRIDGES (JOE SUTTON2, AMOS1)1 was born July 27, 1900, and died October 15, 1979 in Inman, SC. She married HUBERT BOYD WALDROP1 March 10, 1918 in Greer, SC. He was born March 01, 1899, and died March 03, 1974 in Inman, SC. Children of LARA BRIDGES and HUBERT WALDROP are: 6. i. ARNOLD BOYD4 WALDROP, b. 1919. ii. CLARENCE DANIEL WALDROP, b. 1921; m. ESTER WEAVER, 1942. iii. ESTON FOSTER WALDROP, b. 1923; m. EDITH AYLENE SHIELDS, June 13, 1942. 4. JOHN WESLEY4 BRIDGES (BROADUS RANDOLPH3, JOE SUTTON2, AMOS1)1 was born 19091, and died December 30, 1986 in Fountain Inn, SC. He married WILLIE MAE EVATT. Member of Fountain Inn Weslyan Church. Retired Textile employee Member of Walden Masonic Lodge and Hejaz Shrine Temple Burial: Cannon Memorial Park, Fountain Inn, SC Children of JOHN BRIDGES and WILLIE MAE EVATT are: i. THOMAS MILTON5 BRIDGES. ii. LEONARD BRIDGES. iii. BETTY JEWEL BRIDGES. iv. DOCK LEE BRIDGES. 5. WILLIE HUGH4 BRIDGES (BROADUS RANDOLPH3, JOE SUTTON2, AMOS1)1 was born 1928 in Spartanburg, SC1. He married POET ANNA MAE STOCKTON1 November 30, 1948 in Nashville, TN1, daughter of WINFORD STOCKTON and ANNA POLSTON. She was born 1928 in Lakeland, FL1. Note for Willie Bridges - Deacon, Elder, Sunday School Teacher Children of WILLIE BRIDGES and ANNA STOCKTON are: 8. i. ROBERT CARROLL BRIDGES (Currently living in SC) 9. ii. JEANNIE BRIDGES (Currently Living in CA) **** 10. iii. PATRICIA GAIL BRIDGES (Currently living in MI) iv. JOSEPH EDWARD BRIDGES (Currently living in MS) v. WENDY RUTH BRIDGES (Currently living in TX) 6. ARNOLD BOYD4 WALDROP (LARA JANE3 BRIDGES, JOE SUTTON2, AMOS1)1 was born May 01, 1919. He married (1) INEZ MARGARET JOLLY July 27, 1940. She was born December 13, 1916, and died December 17, 1989. He married (2) ANNIE MAE HARDING May 15, 1994.