John Simpson BridgesAge: 69 years1850–1920
- Name
- John Simpson Bridges
- Surname
- Bridges
- Given names
- John Simpson
| Birth | February 1, 1850 27 21 |
| Birth of a brother | Aaron Benjamin Bridges 1855 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancie E. Bridges 1857 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Robert Allen Bridges 1862 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Allen Bridges 1864 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Bridges 1868 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alice Bridges 1868 (Age 17 years) |
| Marriage | Mary Ann L. Risley — View this family September 1, 1878 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Lillie C. Bridges 1879 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James R Bridges 1881 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Fannie Mae Bridges 1881 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Waynes November 24, 1886 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | John Thomas Bridges August 16, 1889 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Aaron Bridges 1890 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Joseph Jackson Bridges April 15, 1895 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Bertha Bridges 1898 (Age 47 years) |
| Death | before 1920 (Age 69 years) Cause of death: Tuberculosis |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Aaron Bridges Birth: 1823 37 — Illinois Death: 1890 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Waynes Birth: March 19, 1828 — Illinois Death: November 24, 1886 — Barton County, MO |
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Marriage: July 24, 1848 — The Indian territory attached to Harrison County, Missouri |
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18 months himself |
John Simpson Bridges Birth: February 1, 1850 27 21 — The Indian territory attached to Harrison County, Missouri Death: before 1920 |
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6 years younger brother |
Aaron Benjamin Bridges Birth: 1855 32 26 — The territory attached to Harrison County, Missouri |
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3 years younger sister |
Nancie E. Bridges Birth: 1857 34 28 — The territory attached to Harrison County, Missouri |
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6 years younger brother |
Robert Allen Bridges Birth: 1862 39 33 — Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas |
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3 years younger brother |
Allen Bridges Birth: 1864 41 35 — Austin, Cass County, Missouri |
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5 years younger sister |
Sarah Bridges Birth: 1868 45 39 — Austin, Cass County, Missouri |
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1 year younger sister |
Alice Bridges Birth: 1868 45 39 — Austin, Cass County, Missouri |
| Family with Mary Ann L. Risley |
| himself |
John Simpson Bridges Birth: February 1, 1850 27 21 — The Indian territory attached to Harrison County, Missouri Death: before 1920 |
| wife |
Mary Ann L. Risley Birth: 1857 20 29 — Duck Creek Township, Stoddard County, Missouri Death: before 1940 — Kansas City, MO |
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Marriage: September 1, 1878 — |
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16 months daughter |
Lillie C. Bridges Birth: 1879 28 22 — Buffalo, Newton County, MO |
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3 years son |
James R Bridges Birth: 1881 30 24 Death: 1961 — Archie, Cass County, MO |
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1 year daughter |
Fannie Mae Bridges Birth: 1881 30 24 Burial: Crescent Hill Cemetery, Adrian, Bates County, MO |
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9 years son |
John Thomas Bridges Birth: August 16, 1889 39 32 — Austin, Cass County, MO Death: November 29, 1967 — Adrian, Bates County, MO |
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6 years son |
Joseph Jackson Bridges Birth: April 15, 1895 45 38 — Winona, Missouri |
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4 years daughter |
Bertha Bridges Birth: 1898 47 41 — Missouri |
| Note | The family moved quite a bit. In the 1850 census, they lived in the Indian Territory attached to Harrison County, Missouri where he was born. In the 1860 census, they lived in Van Buren, Crawford County, Arkansas. In the 1870 census, they lived in Johnson, Polk County, Missouri. In the 1880 census they lived in Mill Creek, Morgan County, Missouri. In the 1900 census John was listed at “J.S. Bridges” and the family lived in Pike Township, Carter County, Missouri. In the same census, his youngest daughter, Bertha (born about 1898), was not listed and although the birth date for John Thomas was listed as 1889 in the original document, he is shown as age 40 at the time of the census. In the 1910 census, the family name spelled “Bridget” and they lived in Carrollton, Boone County, Arkansas. According to verbal family history, John tracked some bank robbers from Oklahoma to Texas. This is confirmed by a May 17, 1901 article in the Altus, Oklahoma, Plain Dealer newspaper titled “Altus Burglarized”. This means that the family also lived in Navajoe, Texas/Oklahoma in 1901 on the Indian reservation at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. As you can see from the census records, John moved around quite a lot. Keep in mind that these records are 10 years apart, and I have found other records which place them in at least two more locations. One was from pictures taken in Devil's Gap, Nebraska taken in 1887. The other is from the newspaper article quoted above in 1901. Then put that together with the places of birth for his children and you get a picture of a family that moved every couple of years. |
| Media object | John Bridges in front of his sod house Format: image/jpeg Highlighted image: yes Note: John Bridges in front of his sod house outside Oconto, Nebraska. From Simon D. Butcher photograph collection.
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