My third cousin once removed.
Born: 14 July 1891, McCool, MS. 1 3 4 5
Parents: DAVID UPTON BRIDGES AND MARY J. (UNKNOWN)
Military: 15 July 1918, Pvt., US Army, WWI. 5
Married: unknown.
Death: 25 Nov. 1966, Virginia. 3 5
Burial: 16 Oct, 1989, Quantico National Cemetery, VA. 5
Notes:
As of 5 June 1917, Winnie (listed as Winne) was single and a self-employed farmer in Attala Co., MS; he was of medium height, slender, with blue eyes and light brown hair. 4
On 15 July 1918, he began service as a private in the US Army, World War I. 5
Listed as a farmer in the 1920 Federal Census, Liberty Chapel, Attala, MS.
Not found in the 1930 Federal Census; however, son Winnie Jr. is listed as a half-brother in the household of James H. Power, Kosciusko, Attala, MS.
Social Security Death Index:
Name: Winnie Bridges
SSN: 427-10-6337
Last Residence: 22191 Woodbridge, Prince William, Virginia, United States of America
Born: 14 Jul 1891
Died: Nov 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: Mississippi (Before 1951)
Nearly twenty-three years after his death in 1966 Winnie was apparently disinterred and re-buried on 16 Oct. 1989 as a US Veteran in Quantico National Cemetery, less than a month after his son, Winnie Jasper, Jr. died and was buried there, also as a US Veteran. 5
Spouse: SALLIE L. (UNKNOWN) b. about 1887, Mississippi. 2
CHILDREN OF WINNIE JASPER BRIDGES AND SALLIE L. (UNKNOWN)
(my fourth cousin)
WINNIE JASPER BRIDGES, JR. b. 23 Sep. 1918, MS 2 3 5 d. 18 Sep. 1989, VA 3 5 WWII VETERAN. 5
Sources:
1. 1900 Federal Census, Liberty Chapel, Attala, MS.
2. 1920 Federal Census, Liberty Chapel, Attala, MS.
3. Social Security Death Index.
4. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (birth year indicated as 1892).
5. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line], Provo, UT, The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, National Cemetery Administration, Nationwide Gravesite Locator.
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