Ida May Bullard Brogan
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Identity grade: Verified
Ida May Bullard Brogan was the bride called Miss Bullard in one 1898 report and Ida Ballard in another. Later family and census records consistently support Bullard as her maiden surname.
Barney connection
The wedding reports place Ida in the Barney social circle when she married White Brogan at Valdosta in May 1898. She was not a missing Barney householder in 1900.
Census and civil record
Ida May and Michael Brogan lived in Warrior, Colquitt County, in 1900 and 1910 and in Ashburn in 1920. Their later family record identifies children Mildred, Michael Jr., Verna, and Davis.
Military review
No military or nursing service was alleged in the source or proved in later records.
Evidence limits
The original marriage return has not been inspected. Bullard is supported by later records, while Ballard is preserved as the conflicting newspaper form.