Margie, FYI: 1850 Pickens Co, AL, Southern Dist, page 104, HH #1372: Bridges, Holmin 50 M, Farmer 1,000 N.C. (born abt 1800 NC) " , William 23 M, Teacher AL. " , Elizabeth 20 F AL. " , Amanda 15 F AL. " , Jane 12 F AL. " , John 7 M AL. Your guess is as good as mine :) Thanks! Teresa ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2000 7:13 AM Subject: [BRIDGES-L] Re: BRIDGES-D Digest V00 #185 > Dear Theresa, Now my husband's Bridges line has no connection to AL, GA, or > SC that I know of (they are VA>KY>IN>IL>MO). However, you found a Holman > Bridges in Pickens Co., AL--and we have a James Holman Bridges b. May 15, > 1872 (probably born in IL), married Lillie Maude Thomas in Cooper Co., MO. > Probably a coincidence, but I wondered where his parents got the name. His > father was Joseph Holmes Bridges and I don't know where the Holmes came from, > either. Margie Bridges > > ______________________________