Grundy County IL Archives Biographies.....Bridel, W D 1826 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines ddhaines@gmail.com February 20, 2006, 11:40 pm Author: History of Grundy Co IL 1882 W. D. Bridel, farmer, P. O. Mazon, was born June 5, 1826, in England. Is a son of Robert and Mary (Diment) Bridel, who came to Pennsylvania in 1841, and in 1845 to Kendall County, Ill.; the father is living with his second wife, Alice Sutliff. Our subject is one of five living children from a family of eight; William D., Isabella, Mary, Rachel, Robert are the names of those living; their mother died about the year 1858. Mr. Bridel was married, in 1862, to Caroline R. Towns, a daughter of Aaron and Mary (Green) Towns, natives of New York, and the parents of six children, viz., Joshua, Clarinda, Edward, Sarah, Caroline and William. Mr. Bridel has six children - William, Mary R., George W., Robert S., Belle and Lillie E. He settled on his present farm about 1854; he has now 316 acres of fine land; has been in small offices; was drafted and hired a substitute; he is a Democrat. Additional Comments: Source: History of Grundy County, Illinois. (1882) Chicago: O.L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, p107-8 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/grundy/bios/bridel259nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 1.6 Kb