Schley County GaArchives Biographies.....Bridges, William Jasper October 4, 1831 - February 24, 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 April 8, 2006, 1:31 am Author: compiled by Harris Hill In late Feb. or early March 2006, Harriette Hart Murray was visiting her ancestors at Concord cemetery. She noted a leaflet blowing around in the cemetery and picked it up. It indicated that some ceremony had taken place honoring a CSA soldier buried at the cemetery and gave note a Son's of Confederate Veterans' camp in SC. Harriette began a little detective work and within a short time had a contact that was a descendant of this soldier. I contacted Bill Greene who told me that his camp had placed a Cross of Honor on the grave of his ancestor Wm. Jasper Bridges. One thing lead to another and Bill agreed to share a photo of Wm. Jasper Bridges and I supplied some missing biographical data based on census, tax digests and an obituary which follows. You will note that the obit gives a slightly different name. I believe the name in the obit to be an error based upon the cemetery survey of Concord cemetery. There is no known Jasper P. Bridges buried at Concord. The Wm. Jasper Bridges buried there, died the same day as the Jasper P. Bridges death from the obit. I suspect there was an error in the obit or Wm. Jasper perhaps went by this name as well? In the photo, Wm. Jasper Bridges wears a very distinctive lapel pin. What little I have been able to learn says that the six-sided star was a well identified symbol of the Mason's in the 1800's. I would love to know more about this if someone knows. We would also like to know more about Wm. Jasper Bridges. If anyone out there has more info on him, please let me know. Harris 1850 Merriwether Co. census, 24 Sept. 1850, page un-numbered 768/768 Thomas Bridges 46 M farmer SC Sarah 46 F SC Benjamin 21 M farmer SC John 21 M farmer SC (poss twin of Benj.?) William J. 19 M farmer SC Elizabeth 17 F SC Lucinda 14 F GA James 11 M GA Mary 8 F GA Thomas 5 M GA Preston 2 M GA (Rebecca Bridges, age 80 in HH 769--Peter Bridges & family in HH 770) Unlocated on the 1860 census, although his entire family was enumerated in Macon county and his enlistment was in Oglethorpe in 1861. His widow's pension application may be viewed at http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/schley/military/civilwar/pensions/mt145 ucob22ndb.txt 1870 Schley Co. census, page 20, 27 June 1870 107/107 Bridges, W.J. 38 M W farmer 700 900 SC Louisa 34 F w keeping house GA Ann Eliza 3 F W GA James Peter 1 M W GA 1880 Schley Co. census, GMD 946, 18 June 1880, page 44 427/418 Bridges, Jasper W. W M 48 farmer SC SC SC Luvica W F 44 wife keeping house GA SC SC Anna L. W F 12 dau GA Sc GA James P. W M 11 son works on farm GA SC GA William P. W M 7 son GA SC GA Mary W F 7 dau GA SC GA Thos. H(?) W M 5 son GA SC GA John R. W M 2 son GA SC GA (William & Mary appear to be twins) In the 1883 Tax Digest for Schley Co., Wm. J. Bridges returned the following for taxes in Georgia Militia District 946, then indicated as Poindexter (nearest post-office.) 115 acres in lot 56, 101 acres in lot 74, 101 acres in lot 72, 20 acres lot 57. Total agregate land value $1000. $100 in kitchen & household furniture, pianos, organs, etc., notes receivable $75, livestock $290, farm tools $20. Total aggregate value $1485. Ben & Thomas Bridges listed in this district as well. 1900 Schley Co. census, GMD 946 Patton Hill, 11 June 1900,sheet 6B 114/128 Bridges, Jasper W. head W M Oct. 1831 68 M 35 SC SC SC farmer can read & write Liza (looks like) wife Nov. 1835 64 M 35 6/6 SC SC SC can read & write John R. son W M Feb 1878 22 S GA SC SC farming GA SC SC can read/write Lucy(?) Aunt W F July 1812 87 Wd 0/0 GA GA GA can read/write Singleton, Betty sister W F May 1833 67 Wd 1/0 GA GA GA can read/write I Schley County GaArchives Obituaries.....Bridges, Jasper P. February 25, 1908 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Harris Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002514 January 9, 2006, 11:29 am The Schley County News Friday, February 29, 1908 J.P. BRIDGES DECEASED Mr. Jasper P. Bridges, one of Schley county's oldest and most highly respected citizens died at his home near Concord Church Monday night, after a long illness caused by old age and a complication of diseases. His body was buried at the Concord cemetery with Masonic honors, which he had been an honorable member for many years. He leaves an aged wife and a large family of children. 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