1835 - 1919 (84 years)
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Name |
Lawson Allen Bridges |
Born |
7 Nov 1835 |
Cleveland County, North Carolina |
Gender |
Male |
Cemetery |
Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC |
Died |
27 Dec 1919 |
Cleveland County, North Carolina |
Notes |
- Lawson and Mary appear in the 1870 Cleveland County census in #8 township (Camp Call) in household 85.
Lawson Bridges appears in the 1900 Cleveland Co. census in household #247, #8 township (Polkville), widowed with a niece Biddie (age 38) and grandson Osker (age 20) living with him.
Lawson joined the "Cleveland Rifleman" , Company F, 56th Regiment NC on May 10, 1862. Lawson was promoted to corporal on December 1, 1864 and to sergeant a short time later. Lawson took part in a desperate attack on March 25, 1865 in an attempt to break the seige of Petersburg. Sergeant Lawson Bridges was taken prisoner during the attack on Fort Stedman and confined at Point Lookout, Maryland on March 27, 1865. Released after taking the Oath of Allegiance on June 23, 1865. In The Southern Soldier Boy: A Thousand Shots for the Confederacy, James Elliott wrote that Lawson "brought down several of the bravest Yankees at close range. The Yankee who took Bridges' gun said, ' You've been using it; it is pretty hot." Bridges replied 'Yes, I got it from you and have made the best use of it I could. You can have it; I reckon it belongs to you."
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Person ID |
I5496 |
myfamilytree |
Last Modified |
20 May 2022 |
Father |
Ezekiel "Zeke" Bridges, b. 22 Aug 1810, North Carolina , d. 20 Oct 1890, New House, Cleveland County, NC (Age 80 years) |
Mother |
Permelia Webb, b. 1812, North Carolina , d. 21 Jul 1871, New House, Cleveland County, NC (Age 59 years) |
_MARRIED |
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Family ID |
F4739 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Mary B. Justice, b. 18 Mar 1832, d. 14 Dec 1898, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Age 66 years) |
Married |
18 Mar 1858 |
Rutherford County, North Carolina [1] |
- Bondsman - B. A. Jenkins
Married by J. M. Chitwood
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Marriage fact |
Marriage bond set March 17 by B.A. Jenkins; married by J. M. Chitwood |
Children |
| 1. Georgia Bridges, d. Yes, date unknown |
+ | 2. Henrietta Abigail "Etter" Bridges, b. 21 Aug 1866, Cleveland County, North Carolina , d. 12 Dec 1937 (Age 71 years) |
| 3. Christopher Columbus Bridges, b. 1859, d. Yes, date unknown |
| 4. Adolphus M Bridges, b. 16 Jan 1862, Cleveland County, North Carolina , d. 1 Jun 1925, Cleveland County, North Carolina (Age 63 years) |
| 5. Josie Bridges, b. 1868, d. Yes, date unknown |
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Last Modified |
20 May 2022 |
Family ID |
F3709 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Born - 7 Nov 1835 - Cleveland County, North Carolina |
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| Cemetery - - Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC |
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| Married - 18 Mar 1858 - Rutherford County, North Carolina |
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| Died - 27 Dec 1919 - Cleveland County, North Carolina |
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Sources |
- [S9] Rutherford County Courthouse Marriages Listing.
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