Welcome to Georgia Roots -- Home of the Bridges Families of Georgia, Our Ancestors, Descendants and Allied Families.
What started out as a simple family website has now grown into an attempt to link the Bridges families in Georgia to their roots. If you are a Bridges with roots in Georgia (or beyond), please join us in this effort! Check our family tree database to see if your family is already listed! If you'd like to become a member or have information or corrections to contribute, please contact us.
Included on this site are photo galleries of some of the cemeteries we have visited in this area, excerpts from books relating to Bridges and allied families, and of course, our family tree database.
In the hopes of helping others, we have included information we have gathered that does not pertain to our family lines or has yet to be proven. These items are listed under RAOK (Random Acts of Kindness). When a relationship is proven, it will be moved to the correct surname category.
Please bookmark us and check back often as information is added as time allows. If you would like more information about the site, please feel free to contact us.
To get started, simply browse through the surname menu on the right or visit our family tree database.
Census information added to Georgia Roots! We've begun adding census information for the Bridges families in Georgia. Census records from 1820 through 1930 are currently being compiled and added to the site. If you have Bridges (or allied family) information (or corrections) you would like added, please
In 1820 there were very few Bridge/Bridger/Bridges in the area. Census information shows us:
Washington County:
Blake Bridges
1 male under 10 years
1 male 26 to 44 years
1 female under 10 years
1 female 16 to 25 years
1 female 45 and up
Joseph Bridges
The muster roll of the Jackson Guards (Company B) of the 1st Regiment, 1st Brigade, Georgia State Troops (Washington Co, GA) has now been added to the site, along with more information on our Washington County, GA Tree. Our Montgomery Co, GA, tree has also grown considerably. Come join our family!
Welcome to Georgia Roots -- Home of the Bridges Families of Montgomery and Washington County, Georgia, Our Ancestors, Descendants and Allied Families.
This site is a compilation of information gathered during our genealogy search. If you find that you are related to anyone in the family tree, please feel free to contact us and join our online family.
Please check out the family tree database. All photos have been updated and linked. If you find a photo linked to the wrong individual, please contact me -- susan@boogerbottom.com
In August, 2008, we visited Glenwood City Cemetery. Located in Wheeler Co, GA, this cemetery is divided into three parts. Originally, this was the Glenwood Methodist Church Cemetery. The wood frame church burned down and was rebuilt in town. The cemetery remained and two more parts were later added. Glenwood City Cemetery and Ryals Memorial Cemetery. All thre
Winona Bridges. July 12, 1912 - December 2, 1994. Winona and her sister, Katie Lee, never married. Glenwood City (Methodist Church) Cemetery.
Site navigation is looking good. I feel that the way the site is currently laid out with surnames and articles will be the way it stays. Drupal has been a HUGE learning curve but I'm finally getting the hang of it. If you're interested in how this site is being set up, please feel free to contact me. In keeping with my basic principle of designing this using free softwar
We visited Shiloh Methodist Church Cemetery in September 2008, and took quite a few pictures of headstones. A large number of Bridges and allied family members are buried here. Please visit our photo gallery for more information.
Dodge County Newspaper Clippings - Thursday, Sept. 13, 1883 Beulah -- A marriage took place at Mr. William Bridges on the 2nd instant. His beautiful daughter, Miss Alice Bridges was married to Mr. William Browning. Rev. M. A. Currie officiating.
Montgomery County, GA, Newspaper Clippings - Thursday, Aug. 4, 1910 Montgomery County: John W. Bridges files to sell land of Ophelia Spivey, and Thomas E., Mary O., M.B., Flora L., and Dora Bridges, his wards. (Ophelia Bridges married Enoch Hadley Spivey)
Montgomery County, GA, Newspaper Clippings - Thursday, Oct. 19, 1911. Bruce -- One of the prettiest weddings of the season was solemnized last Sunday afternoon when Mr. W. J. Hicks and Miss Ora Bridges were made man and wife at the home of Mrs. Addie Bridges, the mother of the bride. Mr. S. Pittman officiating. (Addie Bridges -- Adeline Browning Bridges -- Mrs. Charles Bridges)
Montgomery County, GA, Newspaper Clippings - Thursday, Sept. 3, 1903 Montgomery County: George L. Bridges files for guardianship of Eva May, Ora, Anna, Mamie and Charlie Bridges, minor children of Charles Bridges, deceased.
Montgomery County Newspaper Article, Thursday, July 30, 1908 His many friends throughout the county will be pained to learn of the death of Mr. A. J. Bridges of the west side of the county. Mr. Bridges has been in failing health for a number of years and his death was not unexpected when it came Monday Night.
