Jerome Bridges1

b. 18 October 1818, d. 31 January 1901
FatherJehu Dennis Bridges2
Birth18 Oct 1818 Jerome Bridges was born on 18 Oct 1818 in Virginia.1,3 
Anecdote Betty Bower, a descendant of Sarah Margaret and Jerome Bridges, shares the following: "a letter in possession of my father's cousin, Katie (Reed) O'Neal, stated that Sarah had eloped with a dirt farmer (he was a run-away bond slave) Jerome Bridges; and for that reason could never return to the south, nor could she marry under the name of Sarah Margaret, since she had been bonded in marriage to a "proper Tennessean" when she eloped with Jerome. Therefore, the marriage record indicates that Isabelle Buckhanan married Jerome Bridges, 3 Mar 1846." 
Marriage3 Mar 1846 He married Sarah Margaret Isabella Buchanan, daughter of William Buchanan and Margaret Ryburn, on 3 Mar 1846 in Schuyler County, Missouri.4 
Cens-18509 Sep 1850 In 1850 Isabella and Jerome were enumerated living in Schuyler County with their two children, Martha, age 3 and Eleanor, age one. Isabella was eighteen and Jerome was thirty-two.5 
Cens-18601860 Ten years later the census clarified that they were farming in Fabius township. Jerome reported that he owned land valued at $2,000 and personal property worth $1,100. The family had grown to include 6 children. Another daughter, Lousia Frances, born in 1851, had died the following year.6 
Widowed11 Aug 1865  Isabella's death in 1865 left Jerome a widower with eight children to raise (the ninth child died shortly after Isabelle). His eldest daughters undoubtedly assumed a good deal of the responsibilities until their own marriages. 
Cens-18704 Aug 1870 By 1870 Martha had married and was living next door to her father and siblings. Jerome's land was now valued at $3,000. Also listed in his household were his unmarried children, including Ellen (who would marry a few months later), Shadrach, Margaret, James, Jessie and William.7 
Cens-188018 Jun 1880  Ten years later, Jerome, age 61, was again enumerated in Fabius township. The household was somewhat smaller now, but James, Jesse and William were still living with their father and helping him with the farm. In addition James was teaching school.8 
Cens-190011 Jun 1900 At age 81, with no children left at home, Jerome still described himself as a farmer. He remained in Fabius township until his death not long after the 1900 census enumeration.9 
Death31 Jan 1901 Jerome died on 31 Jan 1901 at age 82.1,10 
Burial He was buried at Camp Ground Cemetery in Scotland County, Missouri.10 

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Family

Sarah Margaret Isabella Buchanan b. 10 Dec 1830, d. 11 Aug 1865
Children
Last Edited4 Apr 2012

Citations

  1. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 210-211. Trimble cites records belonging to Mrs. Betty Bridges Bower as his source for information on the family of Sarah Margaret Isabella Buchanan and Jerome Bridges.
  2. [S1100] Betty Bower, "Jerome Bridges," e-mail to Diana Powell, 12 Feb. 2009.
  3. [S1022] Nic Shupback household, 1900 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Fabius township, ED 131, sheet 7B, dwelling 141, family 141, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 14 of 20. Enumeration includes: Jerome Bridges, 81, b. Oct. 1818, wid. marr 54 yrs., farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  4. [S1073] Schuyler Co., Missouri Marriage Record 1: 12. Jerome Bridges and Isabel Buckhanan were married March 3, 1846 by A.T. Hite, Minister of the Gospel; recorded 20 Apr. 1846.
  5. [S994] Jerome Bridges household, 1850 U.S. cens, Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., District 91, p. 95 (stamped), dwelling 278, family 278, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Oct. 2004, image 41 of 77. Enumeration reports: Jerome Bridges, 32, farmer, b. VA; Isabella 18, b. VA; Martha J., 3, b. MO; Eleanor, 1, b. MO.
  6. [S1520] Jerome Bridges household, 1860 U.S. cens, Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Fabius township, p. 82 (orig. script), dwelling 612, family 603, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul. 2006, image 6 of 30. Enumeration includes: Jerome Bridges, 41, farmer, b. VA, owns land val $2,000, pers. prop. of $1,100; Isabelle, 29, b. VA; Martha, 13; Mary E., 11; Shedrick, 6; Margaret, 4; James 3; Jesse ?/12; all children b. MO.
  7. [S867] Jerome Bridges household, 1870 U.S. cens, Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Fabius tonwship, p. 295 (stamped), dwelling 37, family 37, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2004, image 5 of 37. Enumeration reads: Jerome Bridges 52, b. VA, farmer, owns land valued at $3,000; Ellen, 21, housekeeper; Shadrach, 17, works on farm; Margaret 15; cont. on top next page: James Bridges, 13; Jessie 10; William 8; all children born Missouri.
  8. [S1021] Jerome Bridges household, 1880 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., MO, pop. sched., Fabius township, ED 154, page 30C (stamped), dwelling 233, family 245, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 27 of 38. Enumeration includes: Jerome Bridges, 61, widowed, farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA; James, son, 23, sgl, teaching school; Jesse, 20, dau, keeping house; William, son, 17, works on farm; all children b. VA, all parents b. VA.
  9. [S1022] Jerome Bridges household, 1900 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Fabius township, ED 131, sheet 7B, dwelling 141, family 141, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 14 of 20. Enumeration includes: Jerome Bridges, 81, b. Oct. 1818, wid. marr 54 yrs., farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA.
  10. [S991] Eugene Dodge, Cemetery Inscriptions of Scotland Co., Missouri, p. 80. Inscription reported as: Jerome Bridges, d. Jan 31, 1901, age 82-8-13.
  11. [S124] David Trimble, Buchanan and Gillespie, p. 211-214. Trimble cites records belonging to Mrs. Betty Bridges Bower as his source for information on the family of Sarah Margaret Isabella Buchanan and Jerome Bridges.
  12. [S126] Mary Ellen Reed, California state death certificate no. 29-006539 (1929); information provided by Katie O'Neel of Pittsburg, California.