Hi all, I am looking for any information on Thomas Bridges , whom I believe to be a relative somehow maybe a cousin to my John Bridges who was married to Margaret Vance, whom can be viewed on my website located at: http://people.ce.mediaone.net/backster/index.html . Both John and Thomas lived in the Morgan and McDonough Counties in Illinois. John was in Morgan county from 1823 to 1829 before moving on to McDonough County. THomas might have been born between 1800 to 1810. He may have come from North Carolina area before coming to Illinois. Thomas was married to Frances Miller on August 25, 1831. THey had at least 5 children, James M., Elder, Sarah, Mary, and Thomas. Below is some pieces I have gathered. I would also like to know who the M Amicy female age 79 born in North Carolina is in the 1850 McDonough County census further down in this message. John Bridges died in 1844 in a farming accident as I was told by someone, I see that Thomas is not in the 1850 census, could it be that he was killed in the same accident or perhaps died other ways in the 1840's? Any information on Frances Miller would be helpful too. I have added other lists in the email address with names that are related to the Bridges. Maybe Thomas Bridges and Frances Miller might grab someone's attention. thanks, julie:) September 1830- John Bridges and Thomas Bridges were selected as grand jury men of the 3rd meeting of the first regular term of the County Commisioners Court to select a grand jury petitt jury for the october term of the Circuit Court, being the first term. McDonough County, Illinois 1840 U. S. Census Under 5 5-10 10-15 15-20 20-30 30-40 40-50 50-60 60-70 70-80 80-90 90-100 Over 100 Males Females Thomas Bridges 0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-0 2-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0 1850 McDonough County, Illinois Census 1 689 689 Bridges Frances 39 F TN 2 689 689 Bridges M Amicy? 79 F NC 3 689 689 Bridges James M 16 M Farmer IL 4 689 689 Bridges Elder 14 M IL 5 689 689 Bridges Sarah 12 F IL 6 689 689 Bridges Mary 10 F IL 7 689 689 Bridges Thomas 8 M IL Black Hawk War Veterans Database 1832 NAME RANK COMPANY PLACE OF ENROLLMENT REGIMENT BRIGADE BRIDGES, THOMAS PVT W EDMONSTON MACOMB The Illinois State Archives Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans NAME RANK COMPANY UNIT RESIDENCE BRIDGES, THOMAS B PVT C 78 IL US INF BLANDINSVILLE BRIDGES, THOMAS B REC I 78 IL US INF INDUSTRY