1. James M. BRIDGES 1 was born on 25 Sep 1812 in Jones County, GA. He died on 20 Dec 1872 in Bowdon, Carroll County, GA.
James married 1 Mary Matilda PRESLEY 1, daughter of Elijah PRESLEY and Lucy Inaz BROWN, on 17 Aug 1833 in Henry Co., GA. Mary was born in 1819.
They had the following children.
+ 2 F i Euphrasia Jane BRIDGES was born on 20 Jul 1834. She died on 29 May 1895. 3 F ii Frances Marion BRIDGES was born on 17 Sep 1835. She died on 25 Sep 1900. 4 M iii James M Jr BRIDGES was born on 13 Feb 1836 in Henry Co., GA. + 5 M iv Rev. Julius Caesar Alford BRIDGES was born on 16 Feb 1839. He died on 8 Oct 1881. 6 M v William H H BRIDGES was born in 1841 in Henry Co., GA. He died on 31 May 1862 in Sandston, Henrico County, VA. 7 M vi Shelton H BRIDGES was born in 1843 in Carroll County, GA. He died on 23 Apr 1862 in Sandston, Henrico County, VA. 8 F vii Euphrenia M BRIDGES was born in 1845 in Carroll County, GA. 9 M viii John P BRIDGES was born in Jul 1847. 10 F ix Matilda Florence BRIDGES 1 was born in 1849 in Bowdon, Carroll County, GA. She died on 15 Sep 1904 in Austin, Travis Co, TX. 11 M x Wardlaw R BRIDGES 1 was born in Jun 1851 in Carroll County, GA. He died on 15 Dec 1911 in Shreveport, Caddo Parish, LA. 12 F xi Martha Elizabeth "Lizzie" BRIDGES 1 was born on 9 Nov 1855 in Carroll County, GA. She died on 16 Jun 1930 in Carroll County, GA. Martha married William M SPENCE in 1897. They had no children. William was born on 1 Dec 1845 in Morgan Co, GA. He died on 29 Jun 1938 in Carroll County, GA. Martha also married George M UPSHAW in 1884. They had no children. The marriage ended in divorce. George was born on 8 Apr 1840 in Walton, County, GA. He died on 28 Jun 1895 in Carroll County, GA. 13 M xii Clinton BRIDGES 1 was born on 12 Nov 1860 in Georgia. He died on 9 Feb 1896.