BRIDGES, WILLIAM, was born May 5, 1793, in Montgomery county, Ky. Isabella K. Lockridge was born in the same county, Nov. 10, 1796. They were there married, July 4, 1815, and had nine children in Kentucky. The family moved to Sangamon county, Ill., arriving in the fall of 1835, in what is now Woodside township, where they had two children. Of the eleven children--

MELINDA, born August 15, 1817, married H. Hathaway, who died, and she married Richard Wilkins, and they both died.

JOHN W., born June 4, 1819, died in his twentieth year.

BETSY A., born July 20, 1821, married Henry Gillen, and she died, Nov. 25, 1838.

AMANDA M., born Sept. 25, 1823, in Kentucky, married Alfred C. Malone. (See his name.)

MARILDA J., born Feb. 23, 1826, married Jacob C. Mitts. They had seven children, namely: WILLIAM, born Dec. 9, 1845, married Sarah Stroude, who was born August 24, 1844, in East Tennessee. They had two children, FRANK E. and WILLIAM J., and reside in Curran township, south of Lick creek. Of the other six children, COLUMBIA, died at eighteen years. HELEN V. and JAMES W. reside at the homestead, in Curran township. EMMA lives with her uncle, David Hermon. MARY and JOHN live with their aunt, Lucinda Neal. Mrs. Mitts died Nov. 6, 1862, and her husband died Nov. 12, 1865, both in Sangamon county.

LUCINDA, born Feb. 4, 1828, married June 14, 1849, to Erastus R. Whited. They had four children; two died young. ISABEL K. married, Dec. 29, 1869, to Jesse J. Martin. They have one child, JULIA M., and reside in Loami township. Mr. Martin was born Feb. 21, 1843, in Harrison county, West Va., enlisted Aug. 17, 1862, for three years, in 12th West Va. Inf. Served until the suppression of the rebellion, and was honorably discharged, June 16, 1865. FANNIE WHITED died Jan. 21, 1873, in the seventeenth year of her age. E. R. Whited died Jan. 4, 1860, and his widow married, April 8, 1862, to Stephen B. Neal. See his name.

EMMA B., born August 19, 1830, in Kentucky, married Isaac H. Trumbo. See his name.

JAMES M., born in Kentucky, Dec. 15, 1832, married Jan. 10, 1866, to Mary F. Drennan. They have three children, WILLIAM F., MARTHA A. and EVA MAY, and reside on the farm where his parents settled in 1835, in the southwest corner Woodside township.

WILLIS, born Oct. 20, 1836, in Sangamon county, enlisted in Co. B., 114th Ill. Inf., August, 1862, for three years. He was discharged on account of physical disability, in 1863, and died of disease contracted in the army, March 20, 1864, at home.

WILLIAM L., born Sept. 3, 1839, married Sarah Card. He died Oct. 6, 1867. His widow and one child, WALTER, reside in Menard county.

William Bridges died Jan. 3, 1873, and his widow died June 24, 1873, both on the farm where they settled in 1835. Mr. Bridges was a soldier from Kentucky in the war of 1812, and drew a pension to the end of his life.

The date of birth of William Bridges and his brother George indicates that they must have been twins, or there has been a mistake in giving me the dates.