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Descendants of Jesse B. Bridges

 

 

Generation No. 1

 

1.  JESSE B. BRIDGES  was born 17 June 1809 in Kentucky, and died 09 November 1887 in Lincoln Twp., Crawford County, Kansas.  He married (1) HESTER DRAGOO 04 October 1832 in Brown County, Ohio, daughter of UNKNOWN DRAGOO.  She was born 22 August 1812 in Ohio, and died 19 February 1851 in Johnson County, Indiana.  He married (2) MARY BAKER 08 April 1851 in Johnson County, Indiana, daughter of WILLIAM BAKER and SARAH CASTATOR.  She was born 19 January 1834 in Shelby County, Indiana, and died Abt. 1857 in Montgomery County, Iowa.  He married (3) ELMIRA BAKER 20 June 1858 in Nodaway Co., Missouri, daughter of WILLIAM BAKER and SARAH CASTATOR.  She was born 28 March 1843 in Shelby Co. Indiana, and died Aft. 1900 in resided Olathe, Johnson Co.,  KS in 1900.

 

Notes for JESSE B. BRIDGES:

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Jesse Bridges, born 1809 in Kentucky, married Hester Dragoo in Brown County, Ohio in 1832.

By 1850, they were in Johnson Co., Indiana.

Hester died there in 1851 and Jesse remarried to Mary Baker, in Indiana.

They went to Montgomery County, Iowa, near her family in Page County.

Jesse made two land purchases there in 1855:

W½SE  32/  71-N  36-W  No  5th PM  IA  Montgomery 

NWSW  33/  71-N  36-W  No  5th PM  IA  Montgomery 

(He bought the land on the same day and at the same land office where Jacob Beaver (2nd husband of Sarah (Castator) Baker) bought his land in Page County) A possible brother, John Bridges bought land in Fremont county at the same time in the same land office.

 

About 1857, Mary died, and in 1858, Jesse married her fifteen year old sister, Elmira Baker.

They were in Crawford County, Kansas in 1875 and 1880 and there is no doubt about the relationships. Elmira's mother, Sarah (Castator, Baker) Beaver,  is living with them. Jesse was 70 and Elmira was listed as 37 in 1880.  Jesse is listed as a miller on all census records, as was his father.

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Locations

1840-Henry County, Indiana

1850-Johnson County, Indiana

1856-Montgomery County, Iowa

1860-Buchanan County, Missouri

1870-Brown County, Kansas

1875-Crawford County, Kansas

1880-Crawford County, Kansas

1900-(Elmira) Johnson Co., Kansas

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1850

Name: Jesse Bridget

Age: 40 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1810 Birth Place: Kentucky Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Franklin, Johnson, Indiana

Household Members: Name Age

Hester Bridget 37 

Jesse Bridget 40 

John M Bridget 13 

Martha A Bridget 11 

Oliver Bridget 7 

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Name: Jesses Bridges

Census Date: 1856  Residence County: Montgomery  Residence State: Iowa  Locality: Jackson 

Birth Location: Kentucky  Family Number: 19  Marital Status: Married 

Gender: Male   Birth Year: abt 1810 

Household Members: Name Age

Jesses Bridges 46 

Mary Bridges 27 

John Bridges 20 

Martha Bridges 18 

Obediah D Bridges 13 

James P Bridges 8  (Joseph)

Mary F Bridges 1 

Sarah L or H Bridges 0  ( Harriet Florence)

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Name: J Bridges Age in 1860: 52  Birth Year: abt 1808  Birthplace: Iowa

 Home in 1860: St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri Gender: Male 

Post Office: St Joseph

J Bridges 52  IA

Mrs  Bridges 19  IA

F Bridges 4  IA (Flora/ Harriet)

F Bridges 6  IA (Mary Frances)

J Bridges 8  IA (Joseph)

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1870 United States Federal Census > Kansas > Brown > Claytonville-page 3  Indexed as "Budges"

Bridges, Jesse   44  KY  Miller

Elmira              26  IN

Mary Frances  18  IA

Joseph P.  17  IN

Flora   13  IA  (Harriet)

W.A.   5  MO (William)

Viola  2  MO

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Notes for HESTER DRAGOO:

Marriage Book D, page 69 - Bridges, Jesse to Hette Dragoo,

4 October 1832, presence of her father.  Brown County, Ohio 

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"Cemetery Records of Johnson County, Indiana," Vol. 4,  compiled by Ruth Trout Hougham and Robert Bradley Hougham (Call Number Geneal. 977.201 J66j), which includes tombstone inscriptions for 153 Johnson County cemeteries, on p. 111 is found the following citation: 

Hester Bridges (wife of Jesse), Aug. 22, 1822-Feb. 19, 1851.  She is buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.  The compilation does not give an exact location for the cemetery, but it is in Section 10, Town 12 North, Range 5 East,

 

Notes for MARY BAKER:

Johnson County, Indiana Marriage Records 1851-1875 Valume 2

Name: Jesse Bridges  Spouse: Mary Baker

Marriage Date: 08 Apr 1851 OSPage: 7  County: Johnson

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Note: There were three Baker families in Johnson Co. in 1850. none had a daughter named Mary.

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Notes for ELMIRA BAKER:

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Elmira probably stayed with a neighbor family for a while after they arrived in Iowa:

 

1856 Page Co.:

There is a M. E. Baker, f, 13 yrs old in the family of B. B. Hutton. She's said to be born in MO and has been in IA 5 years. B. B. Hutton has been in IA 9 years but his wife only 5 years, same as the Baker girl. The wife is 33 and born in NC. They are in Nodaway Twp. A few doors down from him is W.H. Robinson.

J.D.Hines was living with him in Montgomery Co. in 1856.Josep Hinds later married Mary Baker, daughter of Elmira's brother, George.

 

Page County

Nodaway Twp. 1856

B.B Hutton  in Iowa 9 years  His wife is J. A. (?) 33, b. NC, in IA 5 years'   All his children born in Indiana

With them is:   M.E. Baker, female, age 13, b. MO, in IA 5 years.

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Elmira married Jessie Bridges in 1858.

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In 1900, Elmira was living with son, William in Olathe, Johnson Co., Kansas. Ira Cottrell was with them.

No record of her after 1900.

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**** Possibles****

 

Death notice:

Bridges, Mina Baker 20 January 1923 Rebekah Lodge no. 6 (Kansas City, Wyandotte Co.)

Is this actually "Mira"?

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Crawford County Kansas Obituary  ???

Bridges, M. A.    Crawford    12-25-1905

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Name: Mrs. A M Bridges

State Census Date: 1 Mar 1895  Residence County: Brown  Residence State: Kansas 

Locality: Hiawatha  Birth Location: Missouri  Family Number: 8  Gender: Female 

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1823  Race: White  Line: 28  Roll: v115_12 

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Children of JESSE BRIDGES and HESTER DRAGOO are:

              i.   JONATHAN5 BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1837, Ohio.

             ii.   MARTHA A. BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1838, Indiana; d. Bef. 1911, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Miaouri; m. (1) CHARLES DEMOTT, 20 November 1859, Buchanan County, Missouri; b. Abt. 1829, Illinois; m. (2) JOHN JULIUS JOHNSON, 11 November 1869, Buchanan County, Missouri; b. 12 September 1821, Denmark; d. 25 January 1911, St. Joseph, Buchanan County, Miaouri.

 

Notes for CHARLES DEMOTT:

DUMATT, CHARLES

State: MO Year: 1860  County: Buchanan County, Township: Washington Township Page: 303

Dumatt, Charles  31   IL  Saloon Keeper

Martha                 22  IN

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Notes for JOHN JULIUS JOHNSON:

1870 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Buchanan > Saint Joseph

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1880:

 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

 John J. JOHNSON   Self   M   Male   W   59   DEN   Shoe & Boot Maker   NOR   SWED 

 Martha JOHNSON   Wife   M   Female   W   40   IN   Dress Maker   KY   OH 

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            iii.   OLIVER D. BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1843, Indiana.

Notes for OLIVER D. BRIDGES:

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With the family:

1850 in Indiana as Oliver

1856 Montgomery Co., Iowa as Obadiah

Not with them in 1860 in Buchanan Co., Missouri

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***Possible***

1860 United States Federal Census > Kansas Territory > Arapahoe > Valley of the platte

Name: O Bridge Age in 1860: 26  Birth Year: abt 1834  Birthplace: Indiana  Home in 1860: Valley of The Platte, Arapahoe, Kansas Territory Gender: Male 

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Children of JESSE BRIDGES and MARY BAKER are:

            iv.   JOSEPH PERRY BRIDGES, b. December 1851, Indiana; d. 10 March 1929, Washington County, Oregon.

             v.   MARY FRANCES BRIDGES, b. 06 November 1854, Page County, Iowa; d. 21 May 1936, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.

            vi.   HARRIETT (HATTIE) FLORENCE BRIDGES, b. 27 January 1856, Page County, Iowa; d. 20 June 1941, Wichita, Kansas.

 

     

Children of JESSE BRIDGES and ELMIRA BAKER are:

           vii.   WILLIAM A. BRIDGES, b. 28 May 1865, Maryville, Missouri; d. 12 February 1937, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

          viii.   VIOLA BELLE BRIDGES, b. 28 August 1866, Gentry County, Missouri; d. 29 June 1941, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

            ix.   IRA BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1874, Crawford County, Kansas; d. Bef. 1880, Crawford County, Kansas.

 

 

Generation No. 2

 

2.  JONATHAN5 BRIDGES (JESSE B.4, JOSEPH3, DILLON2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1837 in Ohio.  He married NANCY J..  She was born Abt. 1845 in Kentucky.

 

Notes for JONATHAN BRIDGES:

1870

Name: Jonathan Bridges

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1837 Age in 1870: 33  Birthplace: Kentucky  Home in 1870: Benton, Daviess, Missouri Race: White  Gender: Male  Post Office: Gallatin 

Household Members: Name Age

Jonathan Bridges 33 

Nancy Bridges 25 

Emma Bridges 7 

Harriet Bridges 7 

Jesse A Bridges 2 

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1880

Name: Jonathen Bridges

Residence: St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri   Birth date: 1838  Birth place: Indiana, United States Relationship to head-of-household: Self Spouse name: Nancy J. Bridges

Spouse birth place: Kentucky, United States  Father birth place: Ohio, United States Mother birth place: Ohio, United States Race or color (expanded): White

Ethnicity: American  Gender: Male Marital status: Married  Age: 42 years

Occupation: Second Hand Store

Household

Jonathen

Nancy J.

Harriet

Albert

Jessa A.

Alberta

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Children of JONATHAN BRIDGES and NANCY J. are:

              i.   JESSE A. BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1868.

             ii.   EMMA BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1863, Missouri.

            iii.   HARRIET BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1863, Missouri.

            iv.   ALBERT BRIDGES.

             v.   ALBERTA BRIDGES.

            vi.   JESSA A. BRIDGES.

 

 

3.  JOSEPH PERRY5 BRIDGES (JESSE B.4, JOSEPH3, DILLON2, JOSEPH1) was born December 1851 in Indiana, and died 10 March 1929 in Washington County, Oregon.  He married ETTA L., daughter of UNKNOWN and UNKNOWN.  She was born Abt. 1872 in Kansas, and died 06 January 1955 in Multnomah County, Oregon.

 

Notes for JOSEPH PERRY BRIDGES:

1900 United States Federal Census > Colorado > Pueblo > Pueblo > District 96- Boarder

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Name: J P Bridges

Age in 1910: 55

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855  Birthplace: Indiana

Relation to Head of House: Head   Father's Birth Place: Kentucky 

Spouse's Name: Etta L    Home in 1910: Pueblo Ward 8, Pueblo, Colorado

Marital Status: Married  Race: White  Gender: Male 

Household Members: Name Age

J P Bridges 55 

Etta L Bridges 39 

Roscoe W Swayze 18 

Ernest H Swayze 14 

Mildred Swayze 12 

Emmett Swayze 5  

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1920 United States Federal Census > Oregon > Multnomah > Portland > District 43

Name: Joseph P Bridges 

Home in 1920: Portland, Multnomah, Oregon

Age: 68 years  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1852  Birthplace: Indiana

Relation to Head of House: Head  Spouse's Name: Etta L

Father's Birth Place: Kentucky  Mother's Birth Place: Indiana  Marital Status: Married 

Race: White  Sex: Male  Home owned: Rent  Able to read: Yes  Able to Write: Yes 

Neighbors: View others on page 

Household Members: Name Age

Joseph P Bridger 68 

Etta L Bridger 48 

Alice C Bridger 9 

Roscoe W Swayze 28 

Emmet A Swayze 14 

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Child of JOSEPH BRIDGES and ETTA L. is:

              i.   ALICE C.6 BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1911, Colorado.

 

 

4.  MARY FRANCES5 BRIDGES (JESSE B.4, JOSEPH3, DILLON2, JOSEPH1) was born 06 November 1854 in Page County, Iowa, and died 21 May 1936 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.  She married HENRY A. EBBS, son of WILLIAM EBBS and SARAH.  He was born 02 March 1844 in Missouri, and died 14 June 1944 in Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.

 

Notes for MARY FRANCES BRIDGES:

Buried in Brookings Cemetery, as are some of her children.

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Name: Mary F Ebbs

Home in 1930: Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Age: 75  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1855  Relation to Head of House: Mother 

Spouse's Name: Henry A  Race: White

Household Members: Name Age

James M Orr 47 

Effie Orr 42 

Elmer Underwood 24 

Erma F Underwood 24 

Claudette M Underwood 6 

Henry A Ebbs 86 

Mary F Ebbs 75 

Sherman Woods 57 

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Name: Mary Ebbs

Home in 1880: Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas

Age: 24  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1856

Birthplace: Iowa   Relation to Head of Household: Wife  Spouse's Name: Henry

Father's birthplace: Ohio  Mother's birthplace: Indiana

Occupation: Keeping House  Marital Status: Married  Race: White  Gender: Female

Household Members: Name Age

Henry Ebbs 34 

Mary Ebbs 24 

Sarah Ebbs 5 

George Ebbs 3 

Mary Ebbs 2 

Charlie Ebbs 10M 

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Notes for HENRY A. EBBS:

1880 census,  Lincoln, Crawford, Kansas 

 Henry EBBS   Self   M   Male   W   34   MO   Farmer   TN   TN 

 Mary EBBS   Wife   M   Female   W   24   IA   Keeping House   OH   IN 

 Sarah EBBS   Dau   S   Female   W   5   MO   At School   MO   IA 

 George EBBS   Son   S   Male   W   3   KS      MO   IA 

 Mary EBBS   Dau   S   Female   W   2   KS      MO   IA 

 Charlie EBBS   Son   S   Male   W   10M   KS      MO   IA 

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Name: Henry Ebbs

Home in 1900: Kansas City Ward 10, Jackson, Missouri

Age: 56  Birth Date: Mar 1844  Birthplace: Missouri  Race: White  Ethnicity: American  Gender: Male 

Relationship to Head of House: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee  Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee 

Spouse's Name: Mary Marriage Year: 1874  Marital Status: Married  Years Married: 26 

Residence : Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri

Household Members: Name Age

Henry Ebbs 56 

Mary Ebbs 45 

Gertrude Ebbs 24 

Mary Ebbs 22 

Rose Woods 19 

Jesse Ebbs 18 

Elmer Ebbs 17 

Oscar Ebbs 15 

Bertha Ebbs 12 

Effie Ebbs 12 

Goldie Ebbs 11 

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Name: Henry Ebbs

Age in 1910: 66  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844  Birthplace: Missouri

Relation to Head of House: Head  Father's Birth Place: Tennessee 

Mother's Birth Place: Tennessee  Spouse's Name: Mary F

Home in 1910: Kansas Ward 14, Jackson, Missouri   Marital Status: Married 

Race: White

Gender: Male 

Household:

Henry Ebbs 66 

Mary F Ebbs 55 

Bertha E Wolf 22 

Earl Wolf 24 

Effie Orr 22 

Milton Orr 27 

Elmer Underwood 5 

Lola Ertle 3 

Margarite Ertle 9/12 

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Children of MARY BRIDGES and HENRY EBBS are:

              i.   SARAH GERTRUDE EBBS, b. December 1875, Missouri; m. JAMES H. HAMILTON, 24 October 1900, Jackson County Missouri.

             ii.   GEORGE EBBS, b. Abt. 1877, Kansas.

            iii.   MARY VIOLA EBBS, b. January 1878, Kansas; m. (1) WILLIAM H. REYNOLDS, 09 September 1900, Jackson County Missouri; m. (2) GEORGE L. STOCKDALE, 29 September 1926, Jackson County Missouri.

            iv.   CHARLES EBBS, b. July 1879, Kansas; d. 05 December 1926, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri; m. MINNIE.

 

Notes for CHARLES EBBS:

1900 United States Census

Name: Charles J Ebbs Residence: Las Animas town (part of), Bent, Colorado

Birthdate: Jul 1879  Birthplace: Missouri  Father's birthplace: Missouri   Mother's birthplace: Iowa

Race or color (expanded): White  Head-of-household name: Oz Harrington

Gender: Male

Marital status: Single

Enumeration district: 0003

Sheet number and letter: 14A

Household id: 324

Reference number: 43

GSU film number: 1240121

Image number: 00238

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             v.   ROSE EBBS, b. July 1880, Kansas; m. HENRY WOODS, 03 December 1898, Jackson County Missouri.

            vi.   JESSIE EBBS, b. July 1881, Kansas; m. WILLIAM P WODSON, 24 October 1901, Jackson County Missouri.

           vii.   ELMER HENRY EBBS, b. 15 April 1883, Missouri; d. 23 February 1954, Los Angeles, California; m. (1) MYRTLE, Bef. 1917; m. (2) MINNIE S. JOHNSON, 13 March 1921, Jackson County Missouri.

          viii.   OSCAR EBBS, b. August 1884, Missouri; d. 05 December 1926, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri; m. MINNIE, 25 December 1924, Jackson County Missouri; d. Bef. 1926.

            ix.   BERTHA EBBS, b. July 1887, Missouri; m. EARL WOLFE; b. Abt. 1889.

             x.   EFFIE DEE EBBS, b. 29 July 1887, Clay County, Missouri; d. 19 August 1946, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri; m. (1) UNDERWOOD; m. (2) JAMES R. ORR; b. 1881, Missouri.

 

Notes for EFFIE DEE EBBS:  Buried in Brookings Cemetery.

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            xi.   GOLDIE E. EBBS, b. May 1889, Missouri; m. ROLLA E. WOLFE, 06 May 1906, Jackson County Missouri; b. 19 September 1881, Oak Grove, Missouri; d. 01 April 1953, Kansas City, Jackson Co., Missouri.

 

 

5.  HARRIETT (HATTIE) FLORENCE5 BRIDGES (JESSE B.4, JOSEPH3, DILLON2, JOSEPH1) was born 27 January 1856 in Page County, Iowa, and died 20 June 1941 in Wichita, Kansas.  She married (1) JOHN HARDIN BEAN 21 March 1873 in Atchison County, Kansas, son of MICHAEL BEAN and REBECCA NORTHCUTT.  He was born 22 October 1850 in Winchester, Scott Co., Illinois, and died 14 October 1925 in Hutchison, Reno County, Kansas.  She married (2) JESSE H. ELLIS 20 April 1899 in Daviess County, Missouri, son of NATHAN ELLIS and HANNAH.  He was born 06 July 1849 in Ohio, and died 10 June 1910 in (railroad accident) Wichita, Kansas.  She married (3) HARRY WIGGINTON Abt. 1915 in Butler County, Kansas.  He was born Abt. 1861 in Ohio.  She married (4) OSCAR DAVID CALDWELL 01 November 1919 in Coldwater, Branch County, Michigan, son of JAMES CALDWELL and L. WATKINS.  He was born 22 August 1845 in Michigan, and died 03 October 1928 in Wichita, Kansas.

 

Notes for HARRIETT (HATTIE) FLORENCE BRIDGES:

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***The source for much of the information on Hattie and children was Nancy Boland, a descendant.***

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Obituary

Mrs. O. D. Caldwell, daughter of Jessie and Mary Baker Bridges, was born Jan. 27, 1856, at

Clarinda, Iowa. She died June 20, 1941, in Wichita at the Masonic Home where funeral services

were held. She was married to Mr. Jessie Ellis in May 1879. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis settled in Cowley

County, Kansas in 1881, where they resided twelve years after which they moved to Butler County

where they remained until the death of Mr. Ellis. In 1918, she was married to Mr. O. D. Caldwell.

They resided in Coldwater, Michigan for several years, then returned to live in Wichita, Kansas

where Mr. Caldwell passed away October 8, 1928. Surviving Mrs. Caldwell are, one daughter, Mrs.

Mina Boland, Wichita, Kansas. Three grandchildren - Mr. Earl M. Boland of Minneapolis, Minn.,

Mrs. Lloyd Eckel , Leon, Kansas, and Mr. Kenneth Boland, Topeka, Kansas. A fourth grandchild

was Mrs. Lavon Palmer now deceased. Three great grandchildren - Darrell Eckel, Leburn Kenneth

Palmer and Bonnie Jean Palmer of Leon.

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She appeared on the census in 1900 in Hickory Township, Butler County, Kansas. Hattie Ellis is

shown as born Sep 1856 in Kansas. Jesse B.(?) Ellis is shown as born July 1848 or 1849 in Ohio.

Myron Pierce is listed as a servant.

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 She appeared on the census in 1910 in Hickory Township, Butler County, Kansas. Hattie Ellis is

listed with Jessie H. her husband and one servant

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1930 United States Federal Census > Kansas > Sedgwick > Wichita > District 75  -  Widowed - Hattie Caldwell

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Florence "Hattie" Caldwell is buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Wichita, Kansas, in ELLIS plot and she is between two of her four husbands - O. D. Caldwell and J. H. Ellis.  A third husband, J. H. Bean, is buried in Leon, Kansas.  Hattie’s grave is unmarked.

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Notes for JOHN HARDIN BEAN:

They were divorced before 1878.

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Notes for HARRY WIGGINTON:

Divorced between 1915-1919.

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State Census 1915 -Kansas - Butler County -El Dorado

Wigginton, H. T. age 54

Hattie age 56

B. L. age 83

Jones

B. age 75

rent house 415State Census 1915 -Kansas - Butler County -El Dorado

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Notes for OSCAR DAVID CALDWELL:

Name: Hattie Caldwell

Home in 1920: Venice, Los Angeles, California Age: 62 years  Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Birthplace: Iowa Relation to Head of House: Wife 

Spouse's Name: Oscar D   Father's Birth Place: Kentucky    Mother's Birth Place: Iowa    Marital Status: Married   Race: White

Sex: Female   Able to read: Yes  Able to Write: Yes 

Household Members: Name Age

Oscar D Caldwell 74 

Hattie Caldwell 62 

Geraldine Northorst 26 

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1880   1st Ward, Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan

 Name  Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace

 Oscar D. CALDWELL   Self   M   Male   W   36   MI   Clerk In Shoe Store   PA   PA 

 Fran S. CALDWELL   Wife   M   Female   W   30   N Y   Keeping House   N Y   N Y 

 Claude H. CALDWELL   Son   S   Male   W   11   MI   At School   MI   N Y 

 Maud M. CALDWELL   Dau   S   Female   W   6   MI   At School   MI   N Y 

 Ed B. CALDWELL   Brother   S   Male   W   21   MI   Painter   PA   PA 

 Minnie CALDWELL   Sister   M   Female   W   22   MI   Keeping House   N Y   N Y 

 Clarence J. CALDWELL   Son   S   Male   W   1   MI      MI   MI 

 Charles A. CALDWELL   Brother   S   Male   W   17   MI   At School   MI   MI 

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Child of HARRIETT BRIDGES and JOHN BEAN is:

              i.   ARMINA (MINI)6 BEAN, b. 27 February 1874, Atchison, Atchison County, Kansas; d. 28 December 1957, Warsaw, Benton County, Missouri; m. EDWARD BOLAND, Abt. 1895, Kansas; b. October 1872, Missouri.

 

Notes for EDWARD BOLAND:

E. J. Boland's Garage, Leon, Kansas 

  HISTORY OF BUTLER COUNTY 592

E. J. Boland, the present mayor of Leon, is one of Butler county's progressive business men and belongs to that type of successful men who do things. Mr. Boland was born in Henry county, Missouri, in 1872, and is a son of J. A. and Emily (Beggerly) Boland. J. A. Boland was a native of Indiana, his father was a Scotchman, and his mother was an English woman. E. J. Boland's mother was a native of North Carolina. The Boland family came to Butler county, Kansas, in 1886, the father trading his farm in Missouri for 240 acres of land in Butler county, located about seven miles from Leon. He was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising here until his death, January 6, 1911, and his wife died two days later and both were buried in the same grave. They were the parents of five children, two of whom are living, E. J., the subject of this sketch, and B. F., who resides at Carthage, Mo.

 

Mr. Boland was reared on a farm, and was successfully engaged in farming and stock raising until 1913, when he left the farm and removed to Leon where he has since been engaged in the automobile business. While still on the farm, in 1911, he took the agency for the Ford automobile in Leon and vicinity, and his business in that connection developed so rapidly that in 1913, he gave up the farm and has since devoted himself to the automobile business. Upon coming to Leon, he opened a garage and in addition to his sales department, initiated a repair department. His business rapidly developed, and he rented an adjacent room to accommodate it, and it was not long until he found that his enlarged quarters were too small to accommodate his increasing business. In 1916 he built a garage, fifty by one hundred feet. The building is practically fire proof, being constructed of pressed brick with concrete floor, well lighted and is the best equipped garage in Butler county and one of the best in the State. It was completed and occupied about January 1, 1916. Mr. Boland has installed an electric dynamo in connection with his garage and his plan is to furnish electric light for the town, and there is no doubt but what this plan will soon be materialized, as Mr. Boland has a reputation for finishing almost everything that he has started up to the present writing.

 

Mr. Boland was united in marriage in 1894 to Miss Mina Bean, daughter of John and Hattie (Bridges) Bean, of Atchison, Kans., and to this union have been born four children, as follows: Earl, Lavon, Bertine and Kenneth, all attending the public schools of Leon, Earl being in the second year of high school.

 

As mayor of Leon, Mr. Boland is wide-awake to every idea that tends to the upbuilding and the betterment of the town. Being a man of pleasant manner and good personal address, he has many friends, and there is no doubt that the very best possible administration of the city's affairs will continue under his leadership.

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6.  WILLIAM A.5 BRIDGES (JESSE B.4, JOSEPH3, DILLON2, JOSEPH1) was born 28 May 1865 in Maryville, Missouri, and died 12 February 1937 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.  He married LILLIE GILE 19 May 1909 in Jackson County Missouri, daughter of ALFRED GILE and MARY MEHAN.  She was born 16 October 1877 in Maryville, Missouri, and died 14 March 1953 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

 

Notes for WILLIAM A. BRIDGES:

1900 census Olathe, Johnson Co., KS -

Elmira is living with son, William Bridges.

Ira Cottrell (b. Dec. 1882) is also with them.

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1910

Name: William Bridges

Age in 1910: 41    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869   Birthplace: Ohio

Relation to Head of House: Head  Father's Birth Place: Missouri    Mother's Birth Place: Missouri 

Spouse's Name: Lilly   Home in 1910: Washington, Jackson, Missouri

Marital Status: Married  Race: White  Gender: Male 

Household Members: Name Age

William Bridges 41 

Lilly Bridges 30 

William Bridges Jr. 5  ???

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1920

Name: William A Bridges

Home in 1920: Washington, Jackson, Missouri Age: 50 years 

Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870 Birthplace: Missouri  Relation to Head of House: Head 

Spouse's Name: Lillie   Father's Birth Place: Kentucky  Mother's Birth Place: Iowa 

Marital Status: Married    Race: White Sex: Male   Home owned: Rent 

Able to read: Yes     Able to Write: Yes 

Household Members: Name Age

William A Bridges 50 

Lillie Bridges 44 

Lester Bridges 8 

Lucille Bridges 6 

Flossie Bridges 3 2/12 

Wilson Bridges 1 10/12 

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1930

Name: William A Bridges

Home in 1930: Washington, Jackson, Missouri

Age: 62   Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868  Birthplace: Missouri  Relation to Head of House: Head 

Spouse's Name: Lillie Race: White  

Household Members: Name Age

William A Bridges 62 

Lillie Bridges 52 

Lester Bridges 18 

Lucille Bridges 16 

Flossie Bridges 14 

Wilson Bridges 12 

Harry G Baugh 34  Lodger

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Notes for LILLIE GILE:

She was divorced from Louis Kingery.

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Children of WILLIAM BRIDGES and LILLIE GILE are:

              i.   WILLIAM BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1905, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; d. Bef. 1920, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

             ii.   LESTER LEROY BRIDGES, b. 13 September 1911, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; d. 24 April 1954, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; m. LEONA; d. Aft. 1954.

 

Notes for LESTER LEROY BRIDGES:

Died from a "crash injury".   Served in WW2.

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            iii.   LUCILLE BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1914.

            iv.   FLOSSIE BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1916.

             v.   WILSON BRIDGES, b. Abt. 1918.

 

 

7.  VIOLA BELLE5 BRIDGES (JESSE B.4, JOSEPH3, DILLON2, JOSEPH1) was born 28 August 1866 in Gentry County, Missouri, and died 29 June 1941 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.  She married FLEMING E. COTTRILL 21 February 1886 in Crawford County, Kansas, son of MARTIN COTTRILL and MARY SMYERS.  He was born 14 November 1865 in Illinois, and died 20 April 1925 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

 

Notes for VIOLA BELLE BRIDGES:

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Family is in the same location in Kansas City on the 1910 and 1920 census

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Viola is living with Thelma and Roy Ells in 1930.

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Notes for FLEMING E. COTTRILL:

1900 census, Kansas City, Jackson Co., MO.

Cottrill, Flemon E.

b. Nov. 1865 age 34 in IL.  Both parents born in IL.  He is a teamster.

married 13 years to: Viola b. Aug. 1867 in MO, age 32, mother of 5 children, 3 still living.

Their children are:

Ira C. (son) b. Dec. 1885, age 14, in KS

Jessie (daughter) b. Mar. 1887, age 13, in KS

Margie (daughter) b. Oct. 1892, age 7, in KS

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1920 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Jackson > Kansas City Ward 13

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Death cert. says he worked at Forest Hill Cemetery.

     

Children of VIOLA BRIDGES and FLEMING COTTRILL are:

              i.   IRA6 COTTRILL, b. December 1885, Kansas.

 

Notes for IRA COTTRILL:

Living with William Bridges in Olathe, Kansas in 1900.

 

             ii.   JESSIE COTTRILL, b. March 1887, Kansas; m. ARTHUR F. KISTLER, 23 December 1905, Jackson County, Missouri; b. Abt. 1886, Ohio.

            iii.   MARGIE COTTRILL, b. October 1892, Kansas; m. WARREN WILLIAMS; b. Abt. 1895, Missouri.

 

Notes for WARREN WILLIAMS:

1920 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Jackson > Kansas City Ward 8 > District 124

 

            iv.   MAMIE F. COTTRILL, b. Abt. 1893, Kansas; m. (1) GEORGE E. CAMP, 15 December 1910, Jackson County, Missouri; b. Abt. 1883, Kansas; m. (2) JOSEPH SCHMITTER, Bet. 1912 - 1920, Jackson County Missouri; b. Abt. 1892, Missouri.

 

Notes for GEORGE E. CAMP:   In 1920 he's alone and listed as divorced.

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Notes for JOSEPH SCHMITTER:

1920: Kansas City Ward 13, Jackson, Missouri

 

             v.   CHILD COTTRILL, b. Bet. 1886 - 1900; d. Bet. 1886 - 1900.

            vi.   THELMA COTTRILL, b. 11 September 1908, Missouri; d. 14 October 2001, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; m. ROY T. ELLS, Abt. 1929; b. 02 September 1904, Missouri; d. September 1969, Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

 

Notes for ROY T. ELLS:

1930 United States Federal Census > Missouri > Jackson > Kansas City > District 241

Viola is living with them.

 
 
 
 
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