Bridgett Huddleston was born about 1824 in Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States, daughter of Pleasant Miller Huddleston (1806–1882) and Nancy Kelly (1806–1885).
Bridgett (20) married Groves Rook (34) (born about 1810 in North Carolina, United States; son of Michael Rook) in July, 1845 in Hardeman Co., TN..[1] Their children were:
Bridgett (20) married Grove Rook on July 29, 1845.[2]
Bridgett died in 1859 in Hardeman County, aged about 34.[3][4]
Bridgett was mentioned on a memorial in Wesley Cemetery, Piney Grove, Hardeman County, Tennessee, United States with a death date of 1859.[5]
Sources
↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-T5C : 21 December 2016), Grove Rook and Biddy Huddleston, 29 Jul 1845; citing , Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 989,284.
↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8BX-T5C : 21 December 2016), Grove Rook and Biddy Huddleston, 29 Jul 1845; citing , Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 989,284.
↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1963," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSS3-2V9 : 25 May 2014), Biddie Huddelston in entry for Dewancie Deming, 19 Dec 1939; citing Wesley Cemetery, Hornsby, Hardeman, Tennessee, cn 26429, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,881.
↑Memorial:
Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #9750150 (accessed 31 October 2023)
Memorial page for Bridgett “Biddy” Huddleston Rook (1824-1859), citing Wesley Cemetery, Piney Grove, Hardeman County, Tennessee, USA.
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