Hi: I have no idea. I got the initials off of the tax records and the marriage records. Both of them seem to disappear during the civil war years; John R.'s son, William H. Bridges is living with his grandfather, Chasteen/Justinian Hood, by 1870, with no sign of his Bridges parents/grandparents. John R. and his wife, Mary Jane Hood Bridges, were living with John's parents - John H. and Lucretia Bridges - in the Livingston County census of 1860. By 1870, William H. was in Crittenden County with Grandpa Hood. No John Bridges-Lucy Bridges/ John Bridges/Mary Bridges appear in the census after that. No clues in vital records, either. Dawnene On Mon, 9 Oct 2000 13:24:36 EDT [email protected] writes: > DONNA, WHAT WAS THE MIDDLE NAME OF YOUR JOHN R. BRIDGES AND THE > MIDDLE NAME > OF YOUR JOHN H. BRIDGES? I HAVE A ROBERT H. THAT WAS LIVING IN GA. > IN 1870S > AND HAD A SON BAILEY WATSON BRIDGES BORN 1871 AND KNOW NOTHING ABOUT > HIS > FAMILY EXCEPT THAT HIS MOTHERS NAME WAS S. A. (SALLIE) AND ROBERT H. > BRIDGES. > THERE ARE ALOT OF ROBERT`S AND JOHN`S IN THE FAMILY SO I WAS > WONDERING IF > YOUR JOHN R. AND JOHN H. COULD BE RELATED. > > THANKS, JUDY >