The other children in the 1850 & 1860 Lawrence County, MS, census at right include James Bickham Bridges (1844-?), Peter's half-brother by Berry Bridges' first wife, Sarah Bickham. Mary Ann Bridges Collins (1851-?; m. Nathaniel W. Collins) & Leah Amanda Bridges Magee (1855-1896; Memorial# 93420116; m. Wade Magee 1857-1923) are Peter's full sisters.
Peter was named for his father's brother, Peter Quin Bridges (1801-1839 in Lawrence County, MS) and for his great-grandfather, Peter Quin, Sr., the Revolutionary War patriot from Ireland.
Peter Quin Bridges was the son of Berry Robertson Bridges, who was the son of Nancy Quin Bridges & James Bridges. Nancy Quin Bridges was the daughter of Peter Quin, Sr.
Peter Quin Bridges married Louvenia Mullins (1856-1901) on June 25, 1875, in Lawrence County, MS.
Nine children:
• Berry E. Bridges (1877-before 1900)
• James P. Bridges (11/1879-before 1900)
• Leeanna Bridges Wright (1881-1918)
• William Bridges (8/1883-after 1900)
• Elijah Llewellyn Bridges (9/1885-1948 in CA)
• Hugh Franklin Bridges (1888-1969)
• Benjamin Theodore Bridges (1890-1968)
• Mary L. Bridges (4/1892-after 1900)
• unknown child (died before 1900)
The family moved from Copiah County, MS, to Collin County, TX, between 1892 & 1900. There, they joined other related Bridges families from southern Mississippi, such as the Linus Hall Bridges (Memorial# 81508026) family of Pike County. Linus Hall Bridges was an uncle to Peter Quin Bridges.
The other children in the 1850 & 1860 Lawrence County, MS, census at right include James Bickham Bridges (1844-?), Peter's half-brother by Berry Bridges' first wife, Sarah Bickham. Mary Ann Bridges Collins (1851-?; m. Nathaniel W. Collins) & Leah Amanda Bridges Magee (1855-1896; Memorial# 93420116; m. Wade Magee 1857-1923) are Peter's full sisters.
Peter was named for his father's brother, Peter Quin Bridges (1801-1839 in Lawrence County, MS) and for his great-grandfather, Peter Quin, Sr., the Revolutionary War patriot from Ireland.
Peter Quin Bridges was the son of Berry Robertson Bridges, who was the son of Nancy Quin Bridges & James Bridges. Nancy Quin Bridges was the daughter of Peter Quin, Sr.
Peter Quin Bridges married Louvenia Mullins (1856-1901) on June 25, 1875, in Lawrence County, MS.
Nine children:
• Berry E. Bridges (1877-before 1900)
• James P. Bridges (11/1879-before 1900)
• Leeanna Bridges Wright (1881-1918)
• William Bridges (8/1883-after 1900)
• Elijah Llewellyn Bridges (9/1885-1948 in CA)
• Hugh Franklin Bridges (1888-1969)
• Benjamin Theodore Bridges (1890-1968)
• Mary L. Bridges (4/1892-after 1900)
• unknown child (died before 1900)
The family moved from Copiah County, MS, to Collin County, TX, between 1892 & 1900. There, they joined other related Bridges families from southern Mississippi, such as the Linus Hall Bridges (Memorial# 81508026) family of Pike County. Linus Hall Bridges was an uncle to Peter Quin Bridges.
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