Lawson Allen Bridges

1835 - 1919  (84 years)

• 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."
  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	N
  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
  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
  Last Modified	20 May 2022
  Family ID	F3709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 7 Nov 1835 - Cleveland County, North Carolina Cemetery - - Sandy Plains Baptist Church Cemetery, Cleveland County, NC Married - 18 Mar 1858 - Rutherford County, North Carolina Died - 27 Dec 1919 - Cleveland County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Lawson Bridges Monument

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Rutherford County Courthouse Marriages Listing.