Ancestry of
Joel Menton Bridges

(1888–1961)

William Lee Bridges

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• • Grandfather of Joel Menton Bridges — 3rd Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 4 
  • Father:
  • Thomas William Bridges 
  • Mother:
  • Elizabeth Jackson   
  • Birth Date:
  • 22 Dec 1829 
  • Birth Location:
  • St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 10 Nov 1890 
  • Death Location:
  • St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Jackson Cemetery, St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Pauline Ann Travis
  • Marriage Date:
  • 11 Jun 1850 
  • Marriage Location:
  • St. Helena Parish, Louisiana 
  • Child:

  James Jack Bridges (Ahnentafel No:2 )

• Sources for William Lee Bridges

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A116240, #A061055 and #A061063.
  • ² Federal Census, LA, St Helena Parish, 1870, Ward 6, p. 24, Image 24 of 28.
  • ³ Federal Census, LA, St Helena Parish, 1860, Greensburg, p. 22, Image 22 of 88.
  • ⁴ Federal Census, LA, St Helena Parish, 1880, 6th Ward, E.D. 154, p. 20, Image 7 of 19.
  • ⁵ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 03/18/2020).
  • ⁶ Louisiana, U.S., Compiled Marriages, 1728-1850, Marriage record for William Bridges and Polene Travis.