Julie, do you know who this Achibald W. Bridges' Parents and sibblings were?? betty At 06:38 PM 11/26/2000 -0600, you wrote: >Hi all, > >If anyone else besides me is related to this family, please email me. > >thank you, > >julie:) > > > > > > IBIOGRAPHIES > > HISTORY OF GREENE & JERSEY COUNTIES, ILLINOIS - 1885 > > > > Springfield, Ill.: Continental Historical Co. > > > > > > History of Greene and Jersey Counties, 1885 > > > > Page 1011 ARCHIBALD W. BRIDGES, a young man at the time, made a settlement > > in this township, in 1822. He was a > > native of North Carolina, born Mach 21, 1802. Shortly after coming here, >he > > was married to Dorlesky Eldred, who was born in > > Connecticut, Aug. 25, 1802. They have long since passed to "that land, >from > > whose bourne no traveler ever returns." They > > were the parents of the following children - Julia E., Anthony S., > > Sylvester H., Jehosophat E., Frank M., Ornan W., Drusilla J., > > Thaddeus H., Ruth E., and Cassius E. > > > > > > Maybe this will be of interest to someone...i cannot connect at this > > time...betty > >