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Dicey Anna <I>Bridges</I> Letson

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Dicey Anna Bridges Letson

Birth
Pike County, Georgia, USA
Death
29 Jan 1930 (aged 90)
McCalla, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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Wife of Calvin Ford Letson, Mother of David Pleasant Letson, Nancy Elizabeth Letson, daughter of Jordan Bridges and Nancy G Shuptrine Bridges.

My great great grandmother and grandfather was Dicey Anna Bridges and Calvin Ford Letson.

Their daughter (my great grandmother) was Nancy Elizabeth (Betty) Letson. She married James Willis Price Rogers on March 13, 1881.

Their children were:1.Joseph Urban Rogers born May 26, 1884 and died March 4, 1950 never married. 2. Abner Russell Rogers born Oct. 15,1887 and died Dec. 25, 1937 never married. 3. Willie Balma Rogers born April 23, 1882 and died Dec.22, 1975 she married John Gray(who was the brother of Florence Letson Gray's husband Abe).

John and Balma were married May 15, 1901. They had 2 boys. 1. John Rogers Gray born June 20, 1904 and died Dec. 21, 1910. He caught his nightshirt on fire and burned to death. 2. Albert Moore Gray born Feb. 23, 1909, died Nov.13, 1982. He married Ethel Cecilia Webb and had 2 children, Doris Irene (Dolly) Gray and John Albert Gray.

I (Doris Irene (Dolly) Gray) married Roger Dainwood Butler and we have one daughter Doris Gray Butler. She married James Robert Truax and they have one son Andrew Butler Truax. My brother Johnny married Jesnah Robinson and they had two children John Robinson Gray and Hallie Elizabeth Gray. Hallie is married, but has no children. Robbie is married and has two children. a boy and a girl.

In 1920 Anna was a widow living with Abiel and Florence Gray.
Wife of Calvin Ford Letson, Mother of David Pleasant Letson, Nancy Elizabeth Letson, daughter of Jordan Bridges and Nancy G Shuptrine Bridges.

My great great grandmother and grandfather was Dicey Anna Bridges and Calvin Ford Letson.

Their daughter (my great grandmother) was Nancy Elizabeth (Betty) Letson. She married James Willis Price Rogers on March 13, 1881.

Their children were:1.Joseph Urban Rogers born May 26, 1884 and died March 4, 1950 never married. 2. Abner Russell Rogers born Oct. 15,1887 and died Dec. 25, 1937 never married. 3. Willie Balma Rogers born April 23, 1882 and died Dec.22, 1975 she married John Gray(who was the brother of Florence Letson Gray's husband Abe).

John and Balma were married May 15, 1901. They had 2 boys. 1. John Rogers Gray born June 20, 1904 and died Dec. 21, 1910. He caught his nightshirt on fire and burned to death. 2. Albert Moore Gray born Feb. 23, 1909, died Nov.13, 1982. He married Ethel Cecilia Webb and had 2 children, Doris Irene (Dolly) Gray and John Albert Gray.

I (Doris Irene (Dolly) Gray) married Roger Dainwood Butler and we have one daughter Doris Gray Butler. She married James Robert Truax and they have one son Andrew Butler Truax. My brother Johnny married Jesnah Robinson and they had two children John Robinson Gray and Hallie Elizabeth Gray. Hallie is married, but has no children. Robbie is married and has two children. a boy and a girl.

In 1920 Anna was a widow living with Abiel and Florence Gray.


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  • Created by: Lester Letson
  • Added: Aug 15, 2004
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9325327/dicey_anna-letson: accessed ), memorial page for Dicey Anna Bridges Letson (30 Dec 1839–29 Jan 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 9325327, citing Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery, Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Lester Letson (contributor 46627920).