Household #21: Bridges, Dave
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In the 1900 Barney census, Dave Bridges headed a 3-person household. The table below preserves the exact names, relationships, ages, birthplaces, and occupations recorded for the household.
Household Snapshot
Dave Bridges headed a 3-person household in the 1900 Barney census with 1 spouse or marital partner and 1 child.
Dave Bridges's listed occupation was Laborer Saw Mill.
All listed household members were reported as born in Georgia.
1900 Census Household
| Name | Relation | Age | Birthplace | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bridges | Head | 20 | Georgia | Laborer Saw Mill |
| Cassie Bridges | Wife | 23 | Georgia | — |
| John D Bridges | Son | 1 | Georgia | — |
Children and Later Trails
This section is reserved for later-life child evidence. No later spouse, death, burial, obituary, probate, separate household, or descendant-line identification has been added here yet from direct records.
Family Narrative
- Census Page: 3 | Lines: 1-3
- Head: Dave Bridges (age 20, Georgia, laborer at saw mill) — born October 1879, Georgia
- Spouse: Cassie Bridges (wife, age 23, Georgia) — born about 1877
- Marriage: 22 May 1898, Berrien County, Georgia, to Cassie/Cossie Wilker or Wilkes
- Children:
- John D. Bridges (son, age 1) — born about 1899
Identity and family reconstruction - The 1900 census records this household under the name Dave Bridges and ties the entry to index variants that include Downie Bridges. - A Berrien County marriage record dated 22 May 1898 names Downie Bridges as the groom and Cassie/Cossie Wilker as the bride. - A World War I draft registration card for Donnie Bridges, signed Downie Bridges, gives residence at Berlin, Georgia, birth date 23 October 1879, and nearest relative Cassie Bridges. - Later family records connect Willard D. or Willard Downey Bridges to wife Nancy Wilkes/Nancy C. Bridges and son John Durell Bridges. Those records include a FindAGrave memorial for Nancy C. Bridges and the death certificate of son Bruce Burton Bridges, which names his parents as Willard D. Bridges and Nancy Wilkes. - Taken together, these records support identifying the 1900 household head Dave Bridges as the same man later recorded as Downie/Donnie Bridges and Willard D./Willard Downey Bridges.
Parentage and sibling context - An 1880 census household in Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia, lists T. M. Bridges and S. L. Bridges with children including J. M. Bridges, age 3, and D. Bridges, age 7/12. - This household fits the later evidence well and strongly supports identifying Dave/Downie/Willard as a son of Thomas M. Bridges and Sarah L. Bridges, later expanded in other records as Thomas Marion Bridges and Sarah Louisa Dean Bridges. - The same 1880 household also provides the strongest preserved support that HH#21 Dave Bridges and HH#27 James Marvin Bridges were brothers.
Later residence and death - Later records place the family in south Georgia and eventually in Chatham County. - A Chatham County death index entry records Willard D. Bridges, age 70, dying on 30 March 1949 under certificate 4514.
Connections to Other Barney Families
- HH#21 to HH#27 James Marvin Bridges: The preserved 1880 Cobb County household and later records strongly support the conclusion that Dave Bridges of HH#21 and James Marvin Bridges of HH#27 were brothers.
Open Research Questions
- Parentage audit: confirm both parents of the household head for HH#21 through direct or near-direct records where possible; mark derivative-only parent links as unresolved until supported.
- Child census audit: confirm every child named in the 1900 household against later census, marriage, death, obituary, cemetery, probate, or draft records; separate proven child links from same-name candidates.
- Other household member audit: verify boarders, servants, in-laws, stepchildren, grandchildren, and unrelated residents in HH#21; document the exact relationship instead of assuming kinship.
- Spouse and marriage audit: locate marriage records, death records, divorce records, or later census records for spouses or absent spouses tied to this household.
- Direct image review: re-check the 1900 census image and any cited index-only sources before treating ages, relationships, birthplaces, or name spellings as final.
Research Status
- Status: Well-supported identity reconstruction. The preserved record set now supports the identification of Dave Bridges as Willard Downie/Donnie/Willard D. Bridges and strongly supports the brother relationship to James Marvin Bridges in HH#27.
Sources
- 1900 U.S. census, Barney, Brooks County, Georgia, HH#21; 1880 U.S. census, Powder Springs, Cobb County, Georgia, household of T. M. Bridges; Berrien County, Georgia, marriage record for Downie Bridges and Cassie/Cossie Wilker, 22 May 1898; World War I draft registration card for Donnie/Downie Bridges; FindAGrave memorial for Nancy C. Bridges; death certificate of Bruce Burton Bridges; Chatham County, Georgia, death index for Willard D. Bridges.
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