Margaret Anne Bridges1

b. July 1855, d. 1947
FatherJerome Bridges1 b. 18 Oct 1818, d. 31 Jan 1901
MotherSarah Margaret Isabella Buchanan1,2 b. 10 Dec 1830, d. 11 Aug 1865
BirthJul 1855 Margaret Anne Bridges was born in Jul 1855 in Missouri.3 
Moth-Death11 Aug 1855  Margaret was only 10 years old when her mother died following the birth of a baby sister who also did not survive. 
Marriage25 or 26 Mar 1875 She married Abraham Perry 25 or 26 Mar 1875 in Schuyler County, Missouri.4 
Cens-188010 Jun 1880  Margaret and Abraham lived in Independence township, Schuyler County, Missouri, along with Abraham's parents and younger sister.5 
Cens-190014 Jun 1900 The 1900 census recorded 7 children (5 daughters and 2 sons) in the household. Abraham's parents and sister were no longer present.3 
Cens-191018 Apr 1910 By 1910 Margaret and Abraham had moved into the town of Queen City in Schuyler County where Abraham worked as a carpenter. Margaret (enumerated as Marguerite) stated that all 7 of her children were still living. In 1910 4 of those children still lived at home. Nancy, age 24, worked as a cashier at a dry food store, and Edith, age 22, worked as a teacher.6 
Cens-19207 Jan 1920 By 1920 only youngest daughter Eugenia was still at home. She too worked in a local dry goods store. Abraham, at age 70, was still employed as a carpenter.7 
Death1947 Margaret died in 1947 in Schuyler County, Missouri.1 

Family

Abraham Perry b. Feb 1849
Children
  • Edna G. Perry5 (Sep 1878 - )
  • Bessie B. Perry3 (Sep 1880 - )
  • Josia D. Perry3 (Feb 1883 - )
  • Nancy Perry8,3 (24 Jan 1886 - )
  • Edith C. Perry3 (Dec 1887 - )
  • Eugenia Perry3 (Jun 1890 - )
  • Hugh Perry3 (May 1895 - )
ChartsDescendants of John Buchanan and Ann Ryburn
Descendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited22 Mar 2007

Citations

  1. [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.
  2. [S1015] Washington Co., Virginia probate records for James, Mathew and Robert Buchanan.
  3. [S1022] Abraham Perry household, 1900 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Independence township, ED 134|5A (p. 59 stamped), sheet 78, dwelling 78, family Nov. 2004, image 9 of 16. Enumeration includes: Abraham Perry, 51, b. Feb. 1849, marr 25 yrs, b. KY, parents b. KY; Margaret, wife, 44, b. Jul 1855, marr 25 yrs, mother of 7 children, all living, b. MO, parents b. KY; Edna G., dau, 21, b. Sept. 1878; Bessie B., 19, b. Sept. 1880; Josia D., dau, 17, b. Feb. 1883; Nanca O., 14, b. Jan. 1886; Edith C., dau, 12, b. Dec. 1887; Eugenia M., son, 9, b. June 1890; Hue B., son, 5, b. May 1895; all children b. MO; all childrens mothers b. MO, fathers b. KY, viewed online at Ancestry.com.
  4. [S1075] Schuyler Co., Missouri Marriage Record C: 127. Abraham Perry and Margaret Bridges both of Schuyler Co., were married on the 2_, [5th or 6th] of March 1875 by H.G. Minimun, Elder in the presence of Nicholar Shubeck and Wm Seward; recd 26 March 1875.
  5. [S1021] Abraham Perry household, 1880 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., MO, pop. sched., Independence township, ED 153, page 7B (stamped), dwelling 124, family 129, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 14 of 31. Enumeration includes: Abraham Perry, 31, marr, farmer, b. KY; Mgt A., 24, wife, b. MO, parents b. VA; Edna G., 1, dau; William L. 78, father; Nancy S., 70, mother; Sarah J., sister, 26, b. MO.
  6. [S1130] Abraham Perry household, 1910 U.S. cens., Schuyler Co., Missouri, pop. sched., Queen City, ED 145, sheet 6A (p. 263 stamped), dwelling 144, family 144, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 11 of 29. Enumeration includes: Abraham Perry, 62, Marr #1, marr 35 yrs, b. KY, parents b. KY, carpenter; cont. top next page: Marguerite A., wife, 55, marr #1, marr 35 yrs, mother 7 children, all living, b. MO, father b. W. VA, mother b. [?]; Nancy, dau, 24, sgl, cashier dry food store; Edith, dau, 22, sgl, teacher; Eugene N., dau, 19; Hugh, son, 14; all children b. MO.
  7. [S1516] Abraham Perry household, 1920 U.S. cens., Macon Co., Illinois, pop. sched., Queen City, ED 147, sheet 6B, dwelling 162, family 162, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Jul 2006, image 12 of 29. Enumeration includes: Abraham Perry, 70, marr, b. KY, carpenter; Margaret A., 64, marr, b. MO, parents b. VA; Eugenia, dau, 29, sgl, salesman in dry goods store.
  8. [S1514] "Missouri Birth and Death Records Database", abstracts, Missouri State Archives (http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/birthdeath : downloaded March 2007), Perry infant data, born 23 Jan. 1886 Schuyler Co.