Hi all,
I am looking for information on Candis Bridges who married a Samuel Young in Greene
County, Illinois on December 14, 1848.
John Bridges, married to Margaret Vance, died in 1844 in Industry, McDonough County, IL.
After he died, in 1845, his son, Ira C. Bridges, went down to Greene and Macoupin counties
to see his father's family. The family consisted of:
Shadrach Bridges - John's father who lived with Middy Hubbard, sister of John Bridges.
Middy lived in Macoupin county, IL with her husband, Joel Hubbard. After Joel Hubbard
died, she married David King in 1865. The Hubbards had 5 children that I know of:
Elizabeth, John, William, Nancy, and Eliza Jane.
Archibald W. Bridges, brother of John, married to Dorlisca Eldred. They had 10 children
and lived in the Macoupin and Greene Counties of Illinois. The children were Julia,
Anthony, Sylvester, Jehoshephat, Frank, Ornan, Thadius, Ruth, Cassius, and Drusilla.
Elizabeth Carr, sister of John, married to Jim Carr of Macoupin County, IL. I know of 7
children: Abe, Mary, Archibald, Elizabeth, Jane, George, and James.
Winnifred Eldred, sister of John, married to Silas Eldred. They had about 9 children:
Elisha, Mary, Jehoshephat, Ward, Rufus, Silas, Lucy, Calvin, and William. They lived in
Greene County, IL.
I have a diary that Ira C. Bridges wrote. In this diary he wrote that he first visited
Archibald W. Bridges and family, Archibald's sister Winnifred Eldred and her family
all got together. Both families lived in Greene County, one mile from Carrolton. Then
some of the cousins went with him to Macoupin to visit the Carr's and the Hubbards.
His Grandfather, Shadrach, gave him a horse. Ira came back with the cousins to Greene
County, IL and stayed 2 weeks. Ira went back home to McDonough County and took 2 cousins,
Candis Bridges and Abe Carr so that they could visit.
I have no clue who Candis Bridges is. Sure would like to know. There has been mentioned
from other sources of John Bridges having a brother named James. But nothing in the diary
is mentioned of him.
If anyone has any information on who Candis belongs to, please let me know.
thanks,
Julie:)