Bridges Cemetery
Photos by Chris Lebeck
Rusk Co. Cemeteries
of TX
Transcribed by Mary Frank Dunn
Cemeteries of TX Coordinator: Joan Singletary
Bridges Cemetery is located in the Blossom Hill-Chapman area
east of Henderson. It is beside the Willow Springs Presbyterian Church on Highway 348.
Though the date 1881 is on the gate as the date of establishment, this is a much older
cemetery. One marked grave for James Freeman gives death date as 1861. This cemetery was
copied the 18 Jan. 1965.
Military Dedication
Sign on
highway
Gate Sign
Last Name | First Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
Bishop |
Minnie May |
Oct 03 1916 |
Dec 05 1931 |
- |
Bridges |
Amelia Lowrie |
Sep 11 1854 |
Jan 15 1944 |
- |
Bridges |
Ansel T. |
Feb 09 1907 |
Aug 04 1978 |
- |
Bridges |
Dora E. |
Sep 01 1900 |
May 18 1901 |
d/o F.M. & M.E. |
Bridges |
Edmond Towles (Rev.) |
Jul 22 1858 |
Feb 14 1935 |
"Father" |
Bridges |
Emie D. |
Nov 05 1896 |
Jul 30 1967 |
- |
Bridges |
Ester |
1897 |
1899 |
- |
Bridges |
Eula Gossett |
- |
- |
w/o Willie R. |
Bridges |
Euphrasea |
1892 |
1905 |
- |
Bridges |
F.M. |
Sep 17 1835 |
Sep 25 1900 |
One broken marker beside, one piece says "All Is Well" |
Bridges |
Fannie Frances |
1911 |
1911 |
- |
Bridges |
Fannie J. |
1868 |
1911 |
- |
Bridges |
Florence |
1896 |
1897 |
- |
Bridges |
Francis M. |
1863 |
1934 |
- |
Bridges |
George C. |
Apr 02 1891 |
Jun 18 1902 |
s/o F.M. & M.E |
Bridges |
Infants |
- |
Aug 1881 |
inf/o J.C.A. & M.A. |
Bridges |
J.J. |
Jul 22 1878 |
Jul 03 1944 |
"Father" |
Bridges |
Jack |
Mar 06 1895 |
Jul 20 1973 |
- |
Bridges |
John Curtis |
Sep 21 1893 |
Nov 07 1980 |
- |
Bridges |
John W. |
1867 |
1916 |
- |
Bridges |
Lillie D. |
1878 |
1950 |
- |
Bridges |
Mary E. |
1866 |
1945 |
- |
Bridges |
Murtie Adams |
Feb 11 1884 |
Dec 08 1956 |
"Mother" |
Bridges |
Robert Lee |
1875 |
1940 |
- |
Bridges |
Ross Wilton |
Feb 06 1916 |
Aug 01 1916 |
s/o E.M.D. & Jack |
Bridges |
S.J.C.A. |
Feb 16 1839 |
Oct 08 1881 |
- |
Bridges |
Wesley Glen |
Aug 27. 1917 |
Oct 26 1974 |
- |
Bridges |
Willie R. |
Jul 15 1897 |
Oct 10 1976 |
- |
Bridges |
Wylie Casper |
Dec 10 1894 |
Jul 07 1962 |
- |
Broome |
Mrs. Maude |
1887 |
1964 |
- |
Camp |
James R. |
Mar 11 1880 (1890?) |
Jul 17 1899 |
s/o W.S. & M.E. |
Camp |
Mary E. |
1857 |
1937 |
- |
Camp |
William S. |
1858 |
1940 |
- |
Chapman |
Fannie L. |
Apr 25 1885 |
Dec 27 1974 |
- |
Chapman |
J. Arthur |
Sep 04 1878 |
Jan 27 1956 |
"Papa" |
Clifton |
Lula B. |
Feb 02 1902 |
Nov 11 1941 |
- |
Duran |
- |
- |
Sep 17 1934 |
inf/o Mr. & Mrs. Chester - |
Freeman |
James |
Jun 08 1860 |
Oct 09 1861 |
s/o J.N. & A.M. |
Futch |
Lee A. |
Jul 26 1878 |
Dec 03 1956 |
"Papa" |
Futch |
Lula M. |
Aug 18 1896 |
- |
- |
Futch |
M.A. |
1834 |
1929 |
- |
Futch |
N.A. |
May 06 1866 |
Jul 11 1937 |
- |
Futch |
Sue L. |
Sep 12 1883 |
Feb 01 1960 |
- |
Futch |
William S. |
Nov 12 1894 |
Oct 31 1957 |
- |
Garrison |
Bonnie B. |
1890 |
1964 |
"Mother" |
Garrison |
Ed T. |
1880 |
1929 |
"Father" |
Garrison |
Essie Lou |
May 02 1889 |
Dec 11 1975 |
- |
Garrison |
Infant |
Feb 08 1925 |
Feb 08 1925 |
s/o Mr. & Mrs. J.C. |
Garrison |
James Clark |
Jul 27 1875 |
Nov 26 1951 |
"Papa" |
Garrison |
Mary E. |
Dec 28 1886 |
- |
- |
Garrison |
W.A. |
Mar 20 1881 |
Aug 25 1943 |
- |
Garrison |
William R. |
May 24 1911 |
Jun 14 1948 |
Texas Pfc 25 Med Bn WWII |
Gossett |
Curtis L. |
Oct 02 1899 |
Jul 30 1966 |
- |
Gossett |
Dea E. |
Apr 23 1903 |
Jul 06 1962 |
"Daddy" |
Gossett |
Emma Lois |
Jan 09 1909 |
- |
- |
Gossett |
Fred L. |
1874 |
1948 |
"Father" |
Gossett |
Joyce |
1925 |
1937 |
- |
Gossett |
Lela Mae |
1880 |
1948 |
"Mother" |
Gossett |
Nona B. |
Oct 04 1904 |
- |
- |
Howard |
Ida Phillips |
1874 |
1949 |
- |
Howard |
Thomas R. |
1867 |
1932 |
- |
Kinney |
Karl |
Jun 23 1957 |
Jun 23 1957 |
- |
Langston |
Edward Lee (Edd) |
Nov 20 1906 |
May 20 1947 |
- |
Leslie |
James B. |
Jun 13 1912 |
Feb 22 1955 |
- |
Lowrie |
Flora |
Feb 23 1875 |
Sep 23 1936 |
- |
Lowrie |
George P. |
Feb 24 1873 |
Jul 02 1950 |
- |
Lowrie |
James Dudley |
1870 |
1937 |
"Father" |
Lowrie |
Maggie Phillips |
1878 |
1954 |
"Mother" |
Lowrie |
Mary Kate |
Jun 01 1900 |
Jan 22 1945 |
- |
Maddox |
Cleo Duran |
Jul 07 1927 |
Jul 30 1947 |
- |
Maddox |
Josie Bridges |
Aug 07 1887 |
Aug 06 1949 |
- |
Maddox |
Ross |
- |
Apr 28 1939 |
Texas Sgt. USMC |
Marked with rocks |
Six graves |
- |
- |
beside Lula M. Futch grave |
Marrs |
Leah Ann |
- |
Sep 15 1963 |
6 days old |
Oliphant |
Eva |
Nov 30 1857 |
Mar 08 1930 |
- |
Pate |
Grice |
1897 |
1918 |
- |
Patterson |
J.L. (Bud) |
May 05 1878 |
Aug 11 1949 |
- |
Patterson |
Linda Bridges |
Jul 13 1885 |
Oct 13 1970 |
- |
Phillips |
Eddie |
Jun 13 1876 |
Jun 13 1962 |
- |
Phillips |
Emma W. |
Sep 12 1853 |
Jan 04 1929 |
"Mother" |
Phillips |
John L. |
Oct 14 1848 |
Apr 14 1935 |
- |
Phillips |
John W. |
May 01 1876 |
Jan 06 1950 |
- |
Phillips |
Jonelle |
May 07 1932 |
Sep 10 1932 |
- |
Phillips |
W.D. |
Jun 21 1889 |
Dec 09 1952 |
- |
Phillips |
W.J. |
Dec 20 1850 |
Sep 28 1925 |
"Father" |
Phillips |
Zedie |
Jan 23 1888 |
Apr 18 1978 |
- |
Phillips |
Zera |
Apr 13 1856 |
Feb 16 1918 |
w/o J.L. |
Ping |
Edward H. |
Jul 16 1919 |
Jan 12 1963 |
- |
Ping |
Grace W. |
Jul 12 1919 |
- |
- |
Posey |
Bernice |
1880 |
1950 |
- |
Posey |
Edward F. |
1872 |
1940 |
- |
Reed |
Cornilius E. |
1878 |
Oct 1962 |
m. Apr 20 1902 |
Reed |
Stella Phillips |
1880 |
- |
w/o Cornilius |
Roan |
Shadrick Henry |
1871 |
1905 |
- |
Simpson |
Margie |
1926 |
1943 |
- |
Smith |
Henry Lee |
Apr 03 1890 |
Jan 13 1947 |
Texas Pfc 25 Med Bn WWI |
Smith |
J. Russell |
Aug 28 1889 |
Dec 05 1959 |
"Dad" |
Smith |
J.Russell |
Aug 14 1850 |
Apr 07 1921 |
"Father" |
Smith |
Jack W. |
Jul 28 1925 |
Oct 11 1944 |
Texas Pvt. 315 Inf 79 Inf Div WWII |
Smith |
James Henry |
Sep 25 1921 |
Aug 22 1932 |
- |
Smith |
Julia A. |
Sep 19 1850 |
Mar 03 1934 |
- |
Smith |
Verna |
- |
Dec 05 1894 |
- |
Snelgrove |
A.E. (Mr. Gene) |
May 14 1870 |
Nov 17 1940 |
- |
Snelgrove |
Arthur G. |
Dec 22 1896 |
Sep 18 1945 |
Tex Pvt. 86 Inf 18 Div. |
Snelgrove |
Coystal Copeland |
Dec 08 1913 |
- |
- |
Snelgrove |
Eugenie (Miss Genie) |
Jan 31 1873 |
Feb 06 1940 |
- |
Snelgrove |
George H. |
Sep 17 1893 |
May 26 1959 |
Tex Pvt. Demobilization Det. WWI |
Snelgrove |
Georgia |
Sep 06 1892 |
Jun 24 1960 |
"Mother" |
Snelgrove |
J.B. |
Dec 04 1874 |
Apr 08 1941 |
"Father" |
Snelgrove |
Rade Smith |
Jun 12 1913 |
Jan 28 1963 |
- |
Stone |
Dorothy |
Sep 10 1925 |
Nov 26 1926 |
- |
Taylor |
Florence Cora |
Dec 14 1877 |
Oct 03 1960 |
- |
Taylor |
Troy E. |
Jan 19 1906 |
May 31 1962 |
- |
Twomey |
Beverly |
Jan 24 1901 |
Oct 14 1905 |
- |
Unmarked |
One grave |
- |
- |
beside Wilkes or Wilker |
Unmarked |
Two graves |
- |
- |
beside Duran Infant |
Unmarked |
Two graves |
- |
- |
beside James Freeman grave, said to be Eli Buckner & wife |
Wilkes ? (or Wilker) |
- |
- |
May 31 1945 |
A Crim Funeral Home marker |
Wylie |
Carrie Still |
Jul 14 1884 |
Jan 29 1966 |
- |
Wylie |
Elmer W. |
Sep 22 1889 |
Jun 06 1949 |
"Father" |
Wylie |
Emma Rozell |
Nov 18 1870 |
Jul 20 1943 |
"Mother" |
Wylie |
F.M. |
Feb 18 1855 |
Jan 05 1934 |
"Father" |
Wylie |
Frances Belle |
Jul 08 1895 |
Apr 20 1936 |
"Mother" |
Wylie |
George E. |
Nov 27 1869 |
Nov 25 1962 |
- |
Wylie |
J.B. (Joe) |
Dec 12 1867 |
Feb 05 1953 |
"Father" |
Wylie |
J.B. (Jr.) |
Aug 23 1921 |
Feb 26 1934 |
s/o E.W. & Maud |
Wylie |
Kellie E. |
Jul 17 1899 |
Nov 29 1973 |
- |
Wylie |
Mack |
Jan 01 1892 |
Sep 14 1958 |
- |
Wylie |
Mattie C. |
Aug 10 1853 |
Jul 28 1928 |
"Mother" |
Wylie |
Maud |
Sep 06 1892 |
Aug 28 1955 |
"Mother" |
Wylie |
Melvin |
Nov 07 1917 |
Nov 14 1917 |
s/o Mack & Nellie |
Wylie |
Miss Frances |
Sep. 07 1885 |
Dec 05 1975 |
- |
Wylie |
Nellie |
Jul 16 1896 |
Mar 06 1919 |
w/o Mack |
Wylie |
Nellie A. |
Jul 22 1884 |
- |
w/o William R. |
Wylie |
Otho F. |
Dec 09 1924 |
Mar 09 1959 |
- |
Wylie |
Ross |
Oct 19 1903 |
Jan 02 1977 |
- |
Wylie |
Russell |
Oct 26 1891 |
Nov 11 1918 |
Cpl Co L 359th Inf. AEF WWI |
Wylie |
Sam M. |
Jan 01 1889 |
Dec 19 1970 |
- |
Wylie |
Sudie |
Jul 24 1883 |
Oct 14 1940 |
- |
Wylie |
William R. |
Mar 13 1880 |
Apr 21 1959 |
- |