Vitter-Weaver Genealogy
John Thomas Bridges
1870 - 1943 (72 years)
Person ID: I23026
1833 - 1913 (80 years)-
Name John Thomas Bridges [1, 2] Born 29 May 1870 Shelby, Illinois, USA 
[1, 2] Gender Male Died 19 Apr 1943 Shelby, Edwards, Illinois, USA [1, 2] Buried Lower Ash Grove Cemetery, Stewardson, Shelby, Illinois, USA [2] Parents
Father James Bridges (ID:I35348), b. 24 Apr 1837, Indiana, USA , d. 16 Apr 1913, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 75 years) Mother Nancy Russell (ID:I35349), b. 17 Feb 1833, Indiana, USA , d. 20 Apr 1913, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 80 years) Family
Wife Ida Mae Storm (ID:I19147), b. 3 Feb 1870, Shelby, Illinois, USA , d. 12 Feb 1947, Shelby, Illinois, USA (Age 77 years) Married 23 Aug 1888 [2] Children 1. Edna Bridges (ID:I35324), b. 3 Sep 1889, Shelby, Illinois, USA , d. 17 Apr 1942, Rantoul, Champaign, Illinois, USA (Age 52 years)2. Melven Bridges (ID:I17754), b. 1893, Illinois, USA , d. DECEASED3. Boyd Bridges (ID:I22289), b. 9 Jun 1895, Illinois, USA , d. 15 Feb 1974 (Age 78 years)4. Edmond Bridges (ID:I23702), b. Abt 1897, Illinois, USA , d. 1952 (Age ~ 55 years)5. Flossie Mae Bridges (ID:I21095), b. 2 Dec 1901, Shelby, Illinois, USA , d. 27 Sep 1955, Sacramento, California, USA (Age 53 years)6. Roy Thomas Bridges (ID:I18246), b. 27 Jan 1904, Ash Grove, Shelby, Illinois, USA , d. 3 Jul 1986 (Age 82 years) -
Event Map
Born - 29 May 1870 - Shelby, Illinois, USA 
Died - 19 Apr 1943 - Shelby, Edwards, Illinois, USA 
Buried - - Lower Ash Grove Cemetery, Stewardson, Shelby, Illinois, USA = Link to Google Earth -
Source Citations
- [S391] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.;).
- [S1251] Find A Grave, John Thomas Bridges.
John Thomas Bridges, whose death on Apr. 19, was chronicled in last week's Gazette, was born May 29, 1870 to James and Nancy Bridges. Besides his wife, Ida May Storm Bridges, he leaves four sons, Melvin of Rantoul, Boyd, Edmond and Roy of Windsor; one daughter, Mrs. Kenneth Mitchell of Salt Lake City, UT. One daughter, Mrs. Oscar [Edna] Galey, passed away Apr. 17, 1942. Also bereft are 23 grandchldren, 14 great grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Laura Figgins of Strasburg. He was a member of the Church of Christ and spent his entire life in Ash Grove township. Windsor Gazette - 29 Apr 1943
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58541689/john-thomas-bridges
- [S391] OneWorldTree, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc.;).