Does anyone have anything on this family? They all seem to have vanished after 1856. I THINK that both Baker girls that Jesse married MAY be mine. Thanks, Jim ************** Jesse Bridges (of Adams Co., IA) married Elmira Baker (of Page Co., IA) in Nodaway Co., MO in 1856. ---------------- 1856 State of Iowa - Jackson Twp, Montgomery Co. census Page 77, 17-19 Bridges, Jessee; age 46; male; years in state: 1; birthplace: Ky; Occ: farming Bridges, Mary; age: 29; female; years in state: 1; birthplace: Indiana Bridges, John; 20; male; 1; Ohio Bridges, Martha; 18; female;1; Indiana Bridges, Obediah D; 13; male; 1; Ind Bridges, James P; 5; male; 1; Ind Bridges, Mary F, 1; female; 1; Iowa Bridges, Sarah A., 0, female, Iowa --------------- In the 1881 History of Montgomery County, there is a reference to a Esq. Jesse Bridges swearing out an arrest warrant in Jackson township 1856. ---------------- 1850 BRIDGES JESSE Johnson County IN 093 Franklin Township 34 412 412 Bridges Jesse 40 M Miller 300 Kentucky 35 412 412 Bridges Hester 37 F Ohio 36 412 412 Bridges John M 13 M Ohio 37 412 412 Bridges Martha A. 11 F Indiana 38 412 412 Bridges Oliver 7 M Indiana ------- next door ------- 39 413 413 Bridges Perry 32 M Miller Ohio 40 413 413 Bridges Mahala 26 F Virginia 41 413 413 Bridges Mary C. 4 F Indiana ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Name: Jesse Bridges Spouse: Mary Baker Marriage Date: 08 Apr 1851 Johnson Co., Indiana ---------------- Indiana Marriage: BRIDGES, PERRY C Spouse: HANCHER, MAHALA JANE Hancock County 12/8/1838 ***************** James R. Baker, Jr. [email protected] Visit my genealogy page: 132 pages of Marriages, Tax Lists, Census, Baker Information, Various Records... http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jrbakerjr/genealogy/index.htm (still under construction) ..