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Johnnie M. Bridges

Female 1900 - Yes, date unknown


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Johnnie M. Bridges was born in Mar 1900 (daughter of William Johnson Bridges and Martha E. Carpenter); and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Johnson Bridges was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (son of John B. Bridges and Sarah Susanna Wiggins); died on 14 Dec 1951 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Cemetery: Polkville Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC

    Notes:

    John died of uremia and cardio vascular renal disease. Ada Fowler Greene lived with Johnson after her mother, Elizabeth, died until Jim married Emeline. Family reports say that Ada stayed with Johnson until about six years old but she appears in the 1900 census in the Fowler household.

    William and Martha appear in the 1900 Cleveland County census in #8 Township house #170

    William married Martha E. Carpenter in 1899. Martha (daughter of Ab S. Carpenter and Mary) was born in Apr 1882 in North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Martha E. Carpenter was born in Apr 1882 in North Carolina (daughter of Ab S. Carpenter and Mary); and died.

    Notes:

    Photo courtesy of Geraldine Dover.

    Children:
    1. Mary Sue Bridges
    2. Madeline Bridges
    3. Obelia Bridges
    4. Francis Bridges
    5. Bill Bridges
    6. T. G. Bridges
    7. Harold "Frosty" Bridges
    8. Charlie Bridges
    9. 1. Johnnie M. Bridges was born in Mar 1900; and died.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  John B. Bridges was born on 18 Feb 1853 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (son of James "Hopping Jim" Beam Bridges and Martha Jane Dycus); died on 11 Jul 1882 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Cemetery: Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC

    John married Sarah Susanna Wiggins. Sarah (daughter of William Wiggins and Sophia Horn) was born on 29 Jun 1851 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1930 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Sarah Susanna Wiggins was born on 29 Jun 1851 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (daughter of William Wiggins and Sophia Horn); died on 2 Oct 1930 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Cemetery: Union Baptist Church, Cleveland County, NC

    Notes:

    Sarah's death certificate identifies Paul Gibbs, son of Amanda as the reporting individual.

    Children:
    1. 2. William Johnson Bridges was born on 16 Oct 1874 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 14 Dec 1951 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    2. Sophia Louise Bridges was born in 1877; and died.
    3. Amanda Lavada Bridges was born on 8 Sep 1880 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 3 Oct 1930 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

  3. 6.  Ab S. Carpenter was born in Apr 1860 in North Carolina; and died.

    Ab married Mary. was born in Jan 1862 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Mary was born in Jan 1862 in Alabama; and died.
    Children:
    1. 3. Martha E. Carpenter was born in Apr 1882 in North Carolina; and died.
    2. Dave G. Carpenter was born in Jan 1884; and died.
    3. Rufus Carpenter was born in May 1886; and died.
    4. Carrie Carpenter was born in Jan 1888 in North Carolina; and died.
    5. William Carpenter was born in Feb 1895; and died.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  James "Hopping Jim" Beam Bridges was born in 1823 in Rutherford County, North Carolina (son of William "Singing Bill" Bridges and Elizabeth Bridges); died in 1874 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Cemetery: Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC

    Notes:

    James and Martha appear in the 1870 Rutherford County census in Duncan's Creek Township.

    James and Martha Bridges are both buried at Sandy Plains Baptist Church in Cleveland Co. NC.

    Three of the Bridges brothers Crayton, Newton, and Kimsey all moved to Georgia and started a lumber business. They also all married Felkers.

    James married Martha Jane Dycus on 5 Feb 1852 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Martha (daughter of Elijah Dycus and Lavinia (Viney) Green) was born on 29 Oct 1833 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jun 1922 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Martha Jane Dycus was born on 29 Oct 1833 in Cleveland County, North Carolina (daughter of Elijah Dycus and Lavinia (Viney) Green); died on 14 Jun 1922 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Other Events:

    • Cemetery: Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC

    Notes:

    The 1900 census indicates Martha as widowed with 11 children, 8 of which were still living. She also had a sister named Lou Dycas (possibly Dicy Lou).

    The 1910 and 1920 Cleveland County census' show Martha living with her daughter Texie and John Morgan.

    (Medical):The Paragon Funeral Home, Shelby NC.
    Death information provided by her sister Risey Dycus White.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Married by W. M. Gold, Justice of the Peace. Marriage was registered on March 5, 1852.

    Children:
    1. Sarah Elizabeth Bridges was born in 1852 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died in Sep 1896 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    2. 4. John B. Bridges was born on 18 Feb 1853 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 11 Jul 1882 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    3. Leander Bridges was born in 1856; and died.
    4. Cornelius "Neely" Green Bridges was born on 25 Aug 1857 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 1 Nov 1925 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried on 2 Nov 1925.
    5. George W Bridges was born on 13 Sep 1859; died on 4 Feb 1953.
    6. William Bridges was born in 1862; and died.
    7. Roseline "Risie" M. Bridges was born in Apr 1863 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; and died.
    8. Newton Bridges was born in 1864; and died.
    9. Texanna (Texy) Bridges was born on 19 Apr 1866 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 8 Jan 1920 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    10. Crayton Bridges was born in 1870 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; and died.
    11. Kimsey Bridges was born after 1870; and died.
    12. Joseph Bridges was born in 1872 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; and died.

  3. 10.  William Wiggins was born in Dec 1826 in North Carolina (son of Augustine "Gus" Wiggins and Lavinia "Vinnie" Fowler); died on 13 Jul 1915 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.

    Notes:

    William is mentioned in a letter from Mary Gold Dycus to her husband Ancil Dycus stating that she had heard that William had been wounded again, slightly on top of the head and had written that he was "mighty out of heart". This letter was written in November of 1864.

    William married Sophia Horn on 28 Sep 1851 in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Sophia was born on 6 May 1835 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 11.  Sophia Horn was born on 6 May 1835 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 17 Jan 1916.
    Children:
    1. 5. Sarah Susanna Wiggins was born on 29 Jun 1851 in Cleveland County, North Carolina; died on 2 Oct 1930 in Cleveland County, North Carolina.
    2. Amanda L Wiggins was born in 1858; and died.
    3. L J Wiggins was born in 1862; and died.