Since there has been activity lately about the Bridges families who came to TX from NC, I decided to add my family - to the extent that I know it. I have not been able to find anyone above my gggf James nor what happened to my ggf John C. He just left Wood County when my gf was born and never heard from again. Descendants of James Bridges Generation No. 1 1. JAMES1 BRIDGES was born Abt. 1805 in North Carolina, and died Abt. 1879 in Benton Co., Arkansas. He met MARY ANN CANTRELL. She was born January 25, 1818 in North Carolina, and died December 26, 1893 in Centerton (Gamble), Benton County, Arkansas. Children of JAMES BRIDGES and MARY CANTRELL are: 2. i. WILLIAM EDWARD2 BRIDGES, b. January 24, 1841, Kentucky; d. January 08, 1922, Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas. ii. JAMES BRIDGES, JR., b. 1844, Tennessee. 3. iii. JOHN C. BRIDGES, b. 1846, Tennessee; d. Bef. 1896. iv. HETTIE BRIDGES, b. 1854, Benton Co., Arkansas; m. JOHN R. EDWARDS. v. DEMARCUS LAFAYETTE BRIDGES, b. May 29, 1855, Texas; d. October 26, 1925, Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma; m. SARAH R. EDWARDS. More About DEMARCUS LAFAYETTE BRIDGES: Burial: October 25 More About SARAH R. EDWARDS: Burial: Stillwater, Payne, Oklahoma vi. HULL BRIDGES, b. 1858. vii. DANIEL BRIDGES, b. 1860. Generation No. 2 2. WILLIAM EDWARD2 BRIDGES (JAMES1) was born January 24, 1841 in Kentucky, and died January 08, 1922 in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins, Texas. He married JANE E. September 04, 1860 in Wood County, Texas. More About WILLIAM EDWARD BRIDGES: Burial: January 09, 1922, City(?) Cemetery, Sulphur Sprgs. Military service: Texas Infantry, C. S. A. Children of WILLIAM BRIDGES and JANE E. are: i. MARY3 BRIDGES, b. 1862. ii. M. BRIDGES, b. 1866. iii. JIMMIE BRIDGES, b. 1872. iv. DELLA BRIDGES, b. 1875. v. JOSEPH BRIDGES, b. 1878. 3. JOHN C.2 BRIDGES (JAMES1) was born 1846 in Tennessee, and died Bef. 1896. He met ? SELLS OR SELZE. She died December 20, 1868 in Hopkins County, Texas (childbirth). Child of JOHN BRIDGES and ? SELZE is: 4. i. ROBERT LEE3 BRIDGES, b. December 20, 1868, Hopkins County, Texas; d. July 26, 1956, Lufkin, Texas. Generation No. 3 4. ROBERT LEE3 BRIDGES (JOHN C.2, JAMES1) was born December 20, 1868 in Hopkins County, Texas, and died July 26, 1956 in Lufkin, Texas. He married FRANCES (FANNIE) TEXANA MCKENZIE January 06, 1887 in Hopkins County, Texas. She was born November 09, 1869 in Hopkins County, Texas (?), and died December 08, 1943 in Lufkin, Texas. More About ROBERT LEE BRIDGES: Burial: July 28, 1956, Pleasant Ridge Cementary, near Alba, Wood Co., Texas More About FRANCES (FANNIE) TEXANA MCKENZIE: Burial: December 10, 1943, Pleasant Ridge Cementary, near Alba, Wood Co., Texas Children of ROBERT BRIDGES and FRANCES MCKENZIE are: 5. i. JOHN JUDDIE4 BRIDGES, b. October 16, 1891, Alba, Texas; d. September 21, 1975, Lufkin, Texas. 6. ii. MADIE, b. May 09, 1895, Alba, Texas; d. Lufkin, Texas. iii. OLIVIA MOZELLE, b. May 25, 1909, Alba, Texas; m. JOHN OBREY HICKS, Abt. 1932, Alba, Texas; d. April 26, 1965, Lufkin, Texas. iv. JAMES FLOY, b. August 05, 1903, Hopkins County, Texas. v. BABY BOY, b. March 16, 1900. Generation No. 4 5. JOHN JUDDIE4 BRIDGES (ROBERT LEE3, JOHN C.2, JAMES1) was born October 16, 1891 in Alba, Texas, and died September 21, 1975 in Lufkin, Texas. He married ZENOBIA (NOBIE) MYRTLE JONES February 15, 1915 in Alba, Texas. She was born September 15, 1893 in Alba, Texas, and died 1985 in Lufkin, Texas. Children of JOHN BRIDGES and ZENOBIA JONES are: i. THOMAS LEE5 BRIDGES, b. September 27, 1928, Alba, Texas; m. MARY MARGARET LAMOTTE, June 21, 1952, Ellington Field, Texas (AF Base near Houston); b. May 26, 1932, Lake Linden, Michigan. ii. JURLINE MARIE BRIDGES, b. February 11, 1916, Alba, Texas; m. HENRY KELTON PURVIS, May 23, 1942, Lufkin, Tex; b. July 26, 1913, Lufkin(?), Texas; d. Lufkin, Texas;. iii. BOYCE BUFORD BRIDGES, b. April 15, 1918, Alba, Texas; d. November 24, 1944, Gey, Germany (Battle of the Buldge, WW II); m. DAPHNIA KATHERINE MCALLISTER, December 24, 1941, Wood County, Texas; b. October 15, 1920, Emory Texas. iv. GLENN CARLTON BRIDGES, b. April 20, 1923, Alba, Texas; d. 1994, Lufkin, Texas; m. MYRA LOUISE MARTIN, October 31, 1942, Lufkin, Tex; b. December 03, 1925, Lufkin, Texas. 6. MADIE4 (ROBERT LEE3 BRIDGES, JOHN C.2, JAMES1) was born May 09, 1895 in Alba, Texas, and died in Lufkin, Texas. She married OLEN EUGENE RAY August 11, 1915 in Emory, Texas. He was born August 10, 1893 in Cartersville, Georgia, and died June 26, 1944 in Lufkin, Texas.