Bridgewater

Family History

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The information published here is a collection from various websites.

Some of this information is based upon research in progress and

and has not necessarily been proven or finalized.

Welcome to our family pages.  We are Jay Funk and Barbra Ballard Funk and these pages are a labor of love for our children and the reset of the family.  These pages are simply an attempt to research and document where our families have come from, plus any other interesting tid-bits.

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Bridgewater

 

I am still searching for the parents of Samuel Bridgewater.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Some suggest that these four are brothers:

All four served in the Revolutionary War

 

England

Virginia

1749 - 1820

Kentucky

Scott County

1820 - 1837

Indiana

Schuyler County

1837 - 1900

Montana

Gallatin County

1900 to present

 

Samuel Bridgewater 1749-1827  &  Mary Ann Coughman  1755-1847

Samuel Bridgewater        ()

born April 10, 1749 in England (or Pennsylvania or Virginia)

died March 11, 1827 in Vienna / Scott Indiana

buried in the Bridgewater Cemetery in Scottsburg Indiana

immigrated to the US around 1770
fought in the Revolutionary War

 

Mary Ann Coughman     ()
or spelled Eleanor Mary Ann Kaughman

born October 25, 1755 in Indiana or Virginia
died March 21, 1847 in Vienna, Scott County, Indiana
buried in the Bridgewater Cemetery in Scottsburg Indiana

married June 2, 1771 in Mecklenburg County, Virginia
 

Children: 

  1. Margaret "Peggy" Bridgewater
        born July 6, 1772 in Mecklenburg Virginia

  2. Mary "Polly" BRIDGEWATER
        born January 17, 1773 in Virginia
        married October 23, 1795 to William Morgan in Nelson Kentucky

  3. Anna "Nancy" Bridgewater
        born August 23, 1775 in Nelson, Kentucky
        died March 26, 1860 in Kentucky

  4. Isaac "John" Bridgewater
        born July 1, 1777 in Kentucky
        married Mildred "Milby" Akers

  5. Cesiah "Kezzie" Bridgewater
        born March 17, 1779 in Pennsylvania
        killed September 3, 1812 by Indians along with her husband, Elias Payne and seven children
            at the Pigeon Roost Indiana Massacre of 1812

  6. Rebecca Bridgewater
        born November 30, 1780 in George's, Fayette County, Pennsylvania

  7. Levi "Rag" Bridgewater
        born January 31, 1782 in George's, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
        married #1 Elizabeth Bennett in 1805 in Nelson County Kentucky
        married #2 Martha Warman Coffman in 1810 in Nelson County Kentucky
        children Elizabeth b. 1817 Issac C. b 20 Sep 1813 James b. 1831 Levi J. b. 03 Sep 1833
        died September 24, 1872 in Vienna, Scott County, Indiana

  8. Rachel Bridgewater
        born February 5, 1784 in George's, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
        married George Kephart born 6-6-1786 died 3-28-1873
        died February 9, 1839

  9. Sarah "Sally" Bridgewater
        born December 17, 1786 in George's, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
        died in Jackson County, Indiana

  10. Samuel Bridgewater
        born August 7, 1788 in George's, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
        married Sally Bennett who died in Louisiana.
        two children died young.
        Samuel returned here and lived at Little York after Sally's death. He lived to be quite old
        died about 1854 at New Little York, Washington County, Indiana

  11. Christian Columbus Bridgewater (pdf)
        born July 31, 1790 in Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania
        married Margaret "Peggy" Miller on November 12, 1813 in Nelson County, Kentucky
        children Isaac C., Samuel James, Mary Ellen, Elias George Washington, Christian C.,
                    Levi Jackson, Andrew M. "Andy", Permelia "Millie", Elizabeth A.
        died September 25, 1866 in Scott County, Indiana
        buried in the Bridgewater Cemetery in Scottsburg Indiana.

  12. Elias Bridgewater
        born January 14, 1792 in Bardstown Nelson Kentucky
        died February 24, 1861 in Schuyler County Illinois
        buried in Gillette Cemetery 

  13. Elizabeth Bridgewater
        born April 5, 1794 in Little York Washington Indiana (or Nelson, Kentucky)
        died April 30, 1873 in Indiana

  14. Patience Bridgewater
        born 12 Jul 1796 in Jackson County, Indiana  (or Nelson, Kentucky)
        died 1860-1869 in Vienna, Scott County, Indiana 

  15. Eleanor "Nellie" Bridgewater
        born March 26, 1798 in Jackson County Indiana  (or Nelson, Kentucky)
        died June 17, 1834 in Scott County, Indiana

Mary Ann Coughman was a well educated German woman who practiced medicine in Jackson and Scott Co. Indiana. In 1812, their daughter Cisiah, son in law Elias Payne and seven children were killed by Indians at Pigeon Roost. Samuel and Mary Ann moved back to Bardstown until the Indian wars were over.

 

Mary Ann was issued a Pension # 4449 on February 26, 1847 as a Revolutionary War Widow. She was a well-educated German woman and practiced as a physician for many years in Scott and Jackson Counties, Indiana. She had quite a local reputation as a doctor. This medical story is strictly a family story that has been passed down and may or may not be true.

 

After Samuel joined the war Mary Ann and the children moved from Virginia to George's Township in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  Mary Ann signed an affidavit in 1842 in Scott County, Indiana saying she had been present at the wedding of Levi Bridgewater and Patience Stillwell in 1783 in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.  This was for Patience to get a widow's pension from Levi's service in the war.   Rev. W. Sommers a Presbyterian Minister married Mary Ann and Samuel.

 

Mary Ann's niece Kizzah, her brother Christopher Coffman's (Kaughman) daughter and her husband Eliza Borin were both massacred in the Pigeon Roost Defeat in Scott County, Indiana.

 

Coffman is spelled "Coughman" throughout the Bridgewater Family History, owed by Mae Bridgewater Walker.

 

The Danger Period -- Indian History

War of 1812

Pigeon Roost Massacre

BRIDGEWATER OR OWENS CEMETERY

LEXINGTON TWP., SCOTT CO., INDIANA

This old cemetery, still occasionally used today is located in southwestern Lexington Twpwhich had been originally entered on Oct. 20, 1820 by Jabez Reeve (1781-1865). The cemetery is entered by a lane (an abandoned county road which once continued on east to State Road 3) which passes alongside Kinderhook Lake. There are sunken spots denoting unmarked graves.

 

The following Bridgewaters are buried there:

  • Catherine Bridgewater (wife of S.J.) 1811-1846

  • Samuel Bridgewater d. 1863

  • Isaac A. Bridgewater 1853-1937

  • Clarabell Bridgewater (dau. of I.C. and P.A.) d. 1860 age 2

  • Infant dau. Bridgewater (dau. of I.C. and P.A.)d. 1852

  • Elias M. Bridgewater (son of I.C. and P.A.) d. 1849 age 1

  • Samuel J. Bridgewater (son of I.C. and P.A.) d. 1850 age 5

  • Emily C. Bridgewater (dau. of I.C. and P.A.) d. 1844 age 1

  • Issac C. Bridgewater (h. of P.) 1813-1888

  • Patience A. Bridgewater (wife of I.C.) 1818-1892

  • Samuel Bridgewater 1749-1827

  • Mary Ann Coffman Bridgewater 1755-1847 (wife of Samuel)

  • Christian Bridgewater 1790-1865

  • Margaret Miller Bridgewater 1792-1888 (wife of Christian)

  • Isaac Alonzo Bridgewater 1863-1937

more details: Bridgewater Cemetery, Lexington Township, Scott County, Indiana

 

The Bridgewater Cemetery in Scottsburg Indiana is supposedly haunted

with phenomena including a glowing headstone after dark,a spirit who guards

the front gate and a ghost horse who chases people out of the cemetery.

 

P.A.R.T - Ghost Hunters youtube Video

 

Elias Bridgewater 1792-1861  & Ruanny Palmer 1794-

Elias Bridgewater

Birth:        January 14, 1792 in Bardstown Nelson Kentucky

Death:      February 24, 1861 in Schuyler County Illinois

Burial:      Gillette Cemetery

Married:   Ruany Palmer on November 16, 1813 in Shelby Kentucky

Married:   Sarah Tingle on October 20, 1850 in Schuyler County Illinois
 

Ruany Palmer      or spelled Ruanny or Ruamy
Birth:        1789-1794

Children of Elias and Ruanny:

  1. Christopher C.C.  born 1812 in Kentucky

  2. William                        born 1815 in Kentucky

  3. Sarah Eleanor              born February 15, 1825.  Sarah Eleanor Bridgewater married James Harvey Chapman, son of Christopher J. Chapman and Matilda Tingle, on 14. Jan. 1847 at Scott County, Indiana. Sarah Eleanor Bridgewater died on 13. Mar. 1864 at Schuyler County, Illinois, at age 39. 

 

Sarah Tingle        (Ref: The Tingle Families)

Birth:        April 5, 1805 in Fayette County, Kentucky
Death:      December 16, 1883 at the age of 78
Burial:      Gillette Cemetery, Bainbridge Township, Schuyler County, Illinois

 

 

1860 Census - Free Inhabitants in Bainbridge, in the County of Schuyler, State of Illinois enumerated on the 28 day of June 1860

1870 Unites States Federal Census Information (Only Sarah)

 

Notes:

 

Otto Palfenier notes that he believes Elias born 1792 moved from Kentucky to Scott county, Indiana in the1820s. From there he moved to Schuyler county, Illinois in about 1837. He was married a second time in Schuyler county- to Sarah Tingle- the sister of Margaret Tingle Deal. Margaret Deal is the grandmother of Eliza Deal Bridgewater- wifeof Elias' grandson Allen P. Bridgewater. Sarah Tingle Bridgewater is the grandmother in-law of Allen P- Ruamy Parmer is the grandmother in blood.

 

In moreplain terms- Elias married a second time, to a woman who was related to his grandson's wife.

 

This suggests that the Bridgewater, Deal and Tingle familes are all connected in Kentucky, Indiana and Illinois.

 

From my more recent research I have found that the Bridgewater and Deal families were together in Marionand Shelby counties, Missouri and the same two families were together in the 20th century in Gallatin county Montana.

 

Chris C. Bridgewater is buried next toEmily C. Deal in Bozeman, Montana

 

Elias served in the Revolutionary War.

 

Schuyler County History
In 1823, a roving band of Kickapoo Indians met the first white settlers to venture into what is now Schuyler county. A peaceful tribe, they seem to have accepted this incursion into their hunting grounds, and by 1825 a new County had been established and named after the gallant Revolutionary soldier General Schuyler.

 

Christopher C.C. Bridgewater 1812-1871  & Belindia 1822-

Christopher C.C. Bridgewater

Birth:        1812 in Kentucky

Death:      August 3, 1871 in Schuyler County, Illinois
Marriage: Malindah Harris August 24, 1838 in Schuyler County Illinois
 

Malindah "Belindia" Harris
Birth:        1822 in Kentucky

 

 

Christopher & Belindia's Children: 

  1. James H          born 1844 in Schuyler County Illinois, married Sarah Harris

  2. Rhuama           born 1846 in Schuyler County Illinois

  3. Sarah J            born 1848 in Schuyler County Illinois

  4. William            born November 11, 1852 in Schuyler County Illinois, died December 28, 1916 & buried in Gillette Cemetery

  5. Allen P.        born March 10, 1856 in Schuyler County, IL

  6. Lavina              born 1858 in Schuyler County Illinois

  7. Benjamin          born 1860 in Schuyler County Illinois

  8. Francis Marion born 1865 in Schuyler County Illinois

  9. Sevina              born 1862

1860 Census - Free Inhabitants in Bainbridge, in the County of Schuyler, State of Illinois enumerated on the 28 day of June 1860

1870 Unites States Federal Census Information (Christopher, James & William)

Civil War Rosters

Company "D" 115th Illinois Infantry

This company with 41 men held a blockhouse at Mill Creek Gap,

Georga against Hood's 30,000-man Army for 10 hours.

Bridgewater, Andrew - Sergeant, Private, died Jeffersonville, Indiana, February 8, 1865.
Bridgewater, Elias - Private, died at Cleveland, Tennessee, March 10, 1864.
Bridgewater, Christian C. - First Lieutenant, resigned for good of service, May 26, 1863.

 

Company G 28th Infantry

Bridgewater, Elias G. W., First Lieutenant, resigned Jan. 10, 1863.
Bridgewater, James H., veteran, mustered out Mar. 15, 1866.

 

Company B 119th Infantry

Bridgewater, Levi - Private, mustered out August 26, 1865, as Corporal.

 

Schuyler County, Illinois
Birth Records

Birth Records, Book 1, 1877-1886,

#

Name

Birth

Mother

Father
508 Nellie Maggie Bridgewater 21 Mar. 1879, Bainbridge Tp. Mary Jane (Davis) Bridgewater William Bridgewater
956 child Merritt 23 Aug. 1880, Bainbridge Sarah (Bridgewater) Merritt Calvin Merritt
960 male Bridgewater 20 Sep. 1880, Bainbridge Eliza Jane (Robinson) Bridgewater Franklin Bridgewater
1214 Orestes? Foster Crandall 3 Jul. 1881, Rushville Tp. May Agnes (Sands) Crandall Harry Foster Crandall
1525 Jesse Pearl Powers 9 Apr. 1883, Bainbridge Sarah (Bridgewater) Powers William Powers
1561 female Bridgewater 12 Jul. 1883, Bainbridge Tp. Mary Jane (Davis) Bridgewater William Bridgewater
1747 female Bridgewater 26 May 1884, Bainbridge Eliza Jane (Robinson) Bridgewater Alfred F. Bridgewater

 

Birth Records, Book 2, 1885-1903

 

# Name Birth Mother Father
2299 male Bridgewater 3 Aug. 1887, Schuyler Co. Eliza Ann (Deal) Bridgewater Allen Bridgewater
2469 female Bridgewater 2 Jan. 1888, Bainbridge Amanda (Robinson) Bridgewater Christopher B. Bridgewater
2872 male Bridgewater 28 Apr. 1891, Rushville Tp. Hannah (Grafton) Bridgewater Otis Bridgwater [sic]
4127 female Bridgewater 23 Apr. 1896, Brooklyn Louisa (Deal) Bridgewater Francis Marion Bridgewater

 

Register of Marriages

The following marriage records were transcribed from FHL microfilm #1311549.

These records were filmed from the original registers located at the Schuyler County Courthouse.

 

Book D, 1877-1907, Pages 51 - 60

 

License #
Groom - Age - Father - Mother
Bride - Age - Father - Mother
Marriage Location - Date of Marriage - Witnesses - Person Performing Marriage

8979
Allen Bridgewater - 31 - Christopher C. C. Bridgewater - Malinda Harris
Eliza Ann Deal - 23 - Elisha Deal - Emily C. Powers
Elisha Deal's - 19 May 1886 - Francis M. Bridgewater, Shuman Bowman - William J. Thompson, J. P.

 

6980
Christopher A. Bridgewater - 24 - E. G. Bridgewater - E. J. Owens
Amanda B. Robison Chitwood - 28 - J. R. Robison - Mary Jackson
Bride's father's residence - 31 Aug. 1879 - Jerry Jackson, Wm. Hodges - Andrew Hodges, M. G.

 

9108
Sherman Lafayette Bowman - 22 - Wm. Bowman - Emiline Bridgewater
L[ouisa or Lavina] Bridgewater - 24 - Christopher Bridgewater - Melinda Harris
Bainbridge Tp. - 24 Apr. 1887 - Saml. Lashbrook, John Bowman - Alfred Chute, M. G

8964
Francis M. Bridgewater - 21 - Christopher C. C. Bridgewater - Melinda Harris
Louisa Deal - 17 - Elisha Deal - Emily C. Powers
Elisha Deal's - 27 Mar. 1886 - Geo. W. Fry, Allen Bridgewater - Wm. J. Thompson, J. P.

Notes:

 

The death date for Christopher C.C. and brother William came from a book with handwriting inside. The book lists two William Bridgewaters in "Bainbridge" [Illinois] and is in the possession of Florence Arnold Hamilton of Bozeman, Montana(1980). Florence is the grandaughter of Allen P. Bridgewater (born 1854)

 

 

 

Allen P. Bridgewater 1856-1933  & Eliza Ann Deal 1864-1939

Allen P. Bridgewater 

Birth:        March 10, 1856 in Schuyler County, Illinois
Death:      November 15, 1933 in Wilsall, Park County, Montana
Married:   Eliza Ann Deal on May 19, 1886 in Schuyler County, Illinois
 

1860 Census - Free Inhabitants in Bainbridge, in the County of Schuyler, State of Illinois enumerated on the 28 day of June 1860

1860 United States Census : Schuyler County, Illinois - age 6 - living with Father Christopher and Mother Belindia

1870 Unites States Federal Census Information (Christopher, James & William)

1880 United States Census : Bainbridge, Schuyler County, Illinois - age 23 - living with mother Malinda

Eliza Ann Deal          

Birth:        March 4, 1864 in Schuyler County, Illinois
                 father: Elisha DEAL born 25 Aug 1843 in Indiana          ()
                 mother: Emily Caroline POWERS born 1847 in Illinois   ()
Death:      November 16, 1939 in Wilsall, Park County, Montana
1880 United States Census : Bainbridge, Schuyler County, Illinois - age 15 - living with father Elisha and mother Emily

Children:

  1. Christopher Columbus born August 3, 1886 in Quincy, Illinois

  2. Elisha born about 1898 in Missouri married Ruby ? born about 1899 in Minnesota.  Child is Willard Bridgewater

1900 United States Census : Gallatin, Montana

1910 United States Census : Gallatin Valley, Montana

1920 United States Census : Park County, Montana
1930 United States Census : Park County, Montana
 

Christopher C. Bridgewater 1886-1933  & Esther Vera Holman 1893-1980

Christopher Columbus Bridgewater

Birth:        August 3, 1886 in Quincy, Illinois
 Death:      May 13, 1933 in Bozeman, Montana
Marriage: Esther Vera Holman on October 25, 1908 in Gallatin County, Montana

Esther Vera Holman

Birth:       December 19, 1893 in Ft. Collins, Colorado
                father: George Washington HOLMAN born 14 May 1868 in Perne, IL ()

                mother: Ethel Ellen STORM born 3 Sep 1871 in Ft. Atkinson, WI         ()
 Death:     October 20, 1980 in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana


Christopher and Esther's Children: 

  1. Opal May 
     Birth:        May 11, 1909 in Bozeman, Gallatin County, Montana
     Marriage #1 Frederick "Fritz" Becker in Livingston on August 22, 1927
     Children: Ernest Becker married Donna Jean Holcomb and lived in Glasgow Montana
     Marriage #2 Delbert Duane Bloor on March 23, 1945 in Bozeman and they lived in Wilsall, Bozeman and Dillon area
     Marriage #3 William Pitt on December 9, 1962 in Bozeman and they lived in Deer Lodge 
     Death:     June 5, 2006 and was buried in Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Belgrade  (obituary)
     

  2. Oscar A.      Birth:        April 25, 1911 and died November 1985 in Bozeman, Montana
                        Billings Gazette (Billings, Montana) September 2. 1973 - Montana State Horseshoe Association
     

  3. Otto             Birth:        April 12, 1916 and died May 1970
     

  4. Oneta J.       Birth:        1922
     

  5. Orville W.    Birth:        1923 and died May 12, 2005  -- Gallatin Valley Back County Horsemen Newsletter
     

  6. Ollie Vera    Birth:        March 25, 1925 in Wilsalt, Montana
                        Marriage: Ernest Calvert Curtis on August 1943 in Bozeman, Montana

                        Death:      February 4, 1993 in Hamilton, Ravalli County, Montana                   
     

  7. Raymond E. Birth:        1927
     

  8. Jean I.          Birth:        1928
     

  9. Bert D.     Birth:        July 22, 1930
                        Marriage #1 Pricilla Chellog Otnes, daughter of Johannes Johannessen Otnes
                        Children: Chris Ardene, Alan & Arvid
                        Marriage #2 Edith
                        Death:     July 3, 2003 in Cowley, Big Horn County, Wyoming
     

  10. Frank J.       Birth:        April 26, 1932 in Bozeman.

1910 United States Census

Surname Given Name Sex Race Age Birth
Place		 State County Local E.D. Sheet Page
BRIDGEWATER CHRISTOPHER C. M W 22 IL MT GALLATIN SCHOOL DIST 19 134 7A 37A
BRIDGEWATER ESTHER VENZ nee HOLMAN F W 16 CO MT GALLATIN SCHOOL DIST 19 134 7A 37A
BRIDGEWATER OPAL M F W 11/12 MT MT GALLATIN SCHOOL DIST 19 134 7A 37A

 

 

Montana Standard, Butte, July 16, 1961 - Bridgewater Family Has Reunion - Bozeman

 

Bert D. Bridgewater

Bert D. Bridgewater

Birth:             July 22, 1930

Marriage #1: Pricilla Chellog Otnes, daughter of Johannes Johannessen Otnes
Children:       Chris Ardene, Alan & Arvid
Marriage #2: Edith ?
Death:           July 3, 2003 in Cowley, Big Horn County, Wyoming

SSN:              516-26-2801 issued in Montana
 

 

Priscilla Chellog Otnes


Birth:        January 27, 1932 in Hagen, Mercer County, North Dakota
                 Daughter of Johannes Johannessen Otnes
Residence: moved to Dillon area from Spokane in 1965 
Death:      July 1972
                 Montana Standard, Butte, July 15, 1972 - Dillon woman dies at 40
Burial:      Mountain View Cemetery, Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana

 

 

Children: 

  1. Chris Ardene

    Husband
    Glenn
    Hoagland

    Daughter
    Barbra
    LeeAnn

    Ballard
    Funk

    Son

    Thomas

    John

    Stauduhar

    Son
    Matt

    Lee
    Hoagland

  2. Alan Douglas born 1952

    Montana Standard, Butte, March 26, 1977 - Son Born

  3. Arvid W.

     Montana Standard, Butte, July 30, 1972 - Pvt, Arvid W. Bridgewater completed eight-week basic field artillery course

 

Too Be Continued!

 

 


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