Walter Robert Bridgforth (abt. 1858 - 1938)

Born about Mar 1858 in , Yazoo County, Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma (Hudson) Bridgforth — married 29 Jan 1884 (to 2 Sep 1884) in , Yazoo County, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Susan Pauline (McConnell) Bridgforth — married 11 May 1891 (to 3 Sep 1933) in , Knox County, Tennessee, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Nov 1938 at about age 80 in Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States

Biography

Walter Robert Bridgforth^[1] was born in March 1858 in Yazoo County, Mississippi, , the second child and second son of Robert Moore and Mariah Hutchinson Bridgforth. His mother died when he was quite young and his father remarried while he was a child. When he was about eight years old a half-brother was born.

He attended the Kentucky Military Institute and was a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law. For a time he practiced law in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Because of the more healthful climate, he often spent the summers in the mountainous areas of southwestern Virginia and there he met Susan Pauline "Paulina" McConnell (13 Dec 1863 - 2 Sep 1933), the second daughter of Thomas Guilford McConnell, a prosperous businessman in Washington County, Virginia.

On 11 March 1891, when he was about thirty-three, he married Susan McConnell in Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia. She bore him two known children, both sons:

1. Allen Bridgforth
2. Robert Bridgforth.

They made their home in Mississippi but often returned to Virginia for the summers. His brother-in-law Minter Jackson Prickett died there in January 1896 and “Cap’n” (as he was commonly called) and Paulina took quite a liking to his middle son, “Robbie,” born in 1887, and when he was in his early teens took him home with them to live with their own family, which comprised two boys and two girls. By 1900 he was a successful farmer and eventually became the manager and later the owner of three plantations.

On 23 November 1938, when he was eighty, he died of unknown causes in Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi.^[2]

Residences

Residence 1880 in Hart Town, Yazoo, Mississippi.

Residence 1880 in Kentucky Military Academy, Frankfort, Kentucky.

Attended KMI from 1877 - 1880

Residence 1900 in Beat 4, Yazoo County, Mississippi

Residence 1930 in Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi

"Family Events (taken from the Memiors of Allen C Bridgforth)."

"Walter Robert B ("Cap'n")was a child during the Civil War. As a boy, he was sent to preparatory school in New Orleans,living with his great aunt, Elizabeth Moore B who lived there with her husband, R.L. Adams. During that period, Jefferson Davis (who was a friend of the family) stayed for a period of time, after he was released from prison following the war. Jefferson Davis gave young Walter Robert an autographed photo which we still have. Walter Robert B[ridgforth] finished his later education at the Kentucky Military Academy and University of Virginia Law School. "Cap't" practiced law in Yazoo City for a short time, then began successfully managing the three family farming operations (Quiet Shades, Pope Place, and Guytown). In 1889, Cap't obtained majority interest in the Pickens Bank from a Mr. Peter James. His stepbrother, Louis Bridgforth ran the bank, which subsequently failed in 1913. In order to clear the resulting debts, Cap'n sold his part of Guytown (purchased by his grandmother following the death of her husband Robert Fargason B[ridgforth]) as well as Quiet Shades. He lived in Pickens running the Pope Place which he inherited from his great-aunt Amanda B[ridgforth]. The original Quiet Shades house was destroyed by a tornado in 1858, rebuilt, and was again destroyed by fire after the place was sold in 1913. Quiet Shades was owned by a Mr.Gilruth and Dr Fox during the period 1913 - 1937. In 1937, Cap't's son Allen C[abaniss Bridgforth] repurchased Quiet Shades and rebuilt the present Quiet Shades house in 1950-51."

1900 Census

He was living in Beat 4, Yazoo County, Mississippi.^[3]

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1900 Census Entry for Walter Bridgforth

1910 Census

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1910 Census Entry for Walter Bridgforth

1930 census

He was living in Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi.^[4]

Citations

Acknowledgments

• Patricia Prickett Hickin created Bridgforth-28 on 20 Oct 2012 at 19:30.

Name: Walter Robert Bridgforth. Given Name: Walter Robert. Surname: Bridgforth. ^{[5] [6] [7]} A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Born 1857 Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA. ^{[8] [9] [10]}

Died 1938 Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi, USA. ^[11]

Residence 1900 Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi. ^[12] 1930 Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi. ^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Hunting For Bears, comp. Ancestry.com. Original data - Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche, URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=msmarriages_ga&h=291658&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
2. ↑ Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Hunting For Bears, comp. Ancestry.com. Original data - Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche.
3. ↑ U.S. Census Bureau, 1900 Census -- MS YAZOO 4-Beat. Series: T623 Roll: 835. HeritageQuestOnline.com. URL: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?surname=bridgforth&countyid=1196&expandseries=12&cc=398&expandstate=20&yc=55&hitcount=2&p=1&urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B17070003%3B133087897%3B12%3B20&searchtype=1&offset=1. Roll: T623_835; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 122. Birth date: Mar 1858.
4. ↑ 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Holmes County, Mississippi; Roll: 1148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1023.0. Certainty: 0 29 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=36843040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: abt 1857 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi.
5. ↑ Source: #S92 Certainty: 0 7 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=msmarriages_ga&h=291658&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
6. ↑ Source: #S65 Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi; Roll: T623_835; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 122. Certainty: 0 16 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=80582622&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: Mar 1858 Birth place: Mississippi Marriage date: 1891 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi
7. ↑ Source: #S110 Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 1148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1023.0. Certainty: 0 29 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=36843040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: abt 1857 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi
8. ↑ Source: #S92 Certainty: 0 43 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=msmarriages_ga&h=291658&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
9. ↑ Source: #S65 Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi; Roll: T623_835; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 122. Certainty: 0 52 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=80582622&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: Mar 1858 Birth place: Mississippi Marriage date: 1891 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi
10. ↑ Source: #S110 Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 1148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1023.0. Certainty: 0 65 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=36843040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: abt 1857 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi
11. ↑ Source: #S92 Certainty: 0 78 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=msmarriages_ga&h=291658&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
12. ↑ Source: #S65 Year: 1900; Census Place: Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi; Roll: T623_835; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 122. Certainty: 0 90 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1900usfedcen&h=80582622&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: Mar 1858 Birth place: Mississippi Marriage date: 1891 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Beat 4, Yazoo, Mississippi
13. ↑ Source: #S110 Year: 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 1148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1023.0. Certainty: 0 106 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=36843040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: abt 1857 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi

• Bridgforth, Allan, Letter to James McChesney Prickett ([written from] Yazoo City, Miss., Oct.31, 1966). Repository: Prickett Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23221.

• Bridgforth, Allan Cabaniss, McConnell Genealogy. (Self-published c1965 Typescript, mimeographed). Repository: Prickett Family Papers, Virginia Historical Society, 428 N. Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23221.

• Bridgforth, Stewart <stewart1943@bellsouth.net>, Bridgforth - Watkins Family Tree (© 1997-2014 Ancestry.com). Repository: trees.ancestry.com. URL: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/27748508/family?fpid=27101929215.

• Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Hunting For Bears, comp. Ancestry.com. Original data - Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche.

• Scott, Wealtha Chaplin. McConnell Memorabilia (Versailles, MO: W.C. Scott, c1981, Printed by Fay Printing, Springfield MO). Repository: Hickin, Patricia Library, 290 Westminster Canterbury Dr #382, Winchester, VA 22603-4278, USA, Call Number: CS71.M1288 1981.

• Unidentified Newspaper Clipping, Yazoo City, YAZOO, MS, "MRS. BRIDGFORTH PASSES IN HOLMES," 3 September 1933. Unidentified newspaper clipping sent by Robert W. Prickett to Pauline [Prickett] Miller. William BEDWELL papers," Dinwiddie, VA.

• Unidentified Newspaper Clipping, Yazoo City, YAZOO, MS, "Deaths and Funerals Walter R. Bridgforth" (1938 Obituary, Nov 25 date [1938]. Sent by Robert W. Prickett to Pauline [Prickett] Miller. William BEDWELL papers," Dinwiddie, VA

• U.S. Census Bureau, 1900 Census -- MS YAZOO 4-Beat. Series: T623 Roll: 835. HeritageQuestOnline.com. URL: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image?surname=bridgforth&countyid=1196&expandseries=12&cc=398&expandstate=20&yc=55&hitcount=2&p=1&urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B17070003%3B133087897%3B12%3B20&searchtype=1&offset=1.

• US Bureau of the Census, 1910 Census MS YAZOO County, Beat 4, Hart Town HerQu (Series: T624 Roll: 764. HeritageQuestOnline.com. Image 26 of 38. Image URL: http://interactive.ancestryheritagequest.com/7884/31111_4330347-00940?pid=160661840&backurl=http://search.ancestryheritagequest.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc%3DBIq122%26_phstart%3DsuccessSource%26usePUBJs%3Dtrue%26indiv%3D1%26db%3D1910USCenIndex%26gss%3Dangs-d%26new%3D1%26rank%3D1%26gsfn%3Dpauline%26gsfn_x%3D0%26msbdy%3D1863%26msbpn__ftp%3DVirginia,%2520USA%26msbpn%3D49%26msbpn_PInfo%3D5-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C49%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26msbpn_x%3D1%26msbpn__ftp_x%3D1%26msrpn__ftp%3DYazoo%2520County,%2520Mississippi,%2520USA%26msrpn%3D3222%26msrpn_PInfo%3D7-%257C0%257C1652393%257C0%257C2%257C0%257C27%257C0%257C3222%257C0%257C0%257C0%257C%26MSAV%3D1%26uidh%3D23h%26pcat%3D35%26fh%3D0%26h%3D160661840%26recoff%3D%26ml_rpos%3D1&treeid=&personid=&hintid=&usePUB=true&_phsrc=BIq122&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true

• US Bureau of the Census, 1920 Census MS YAZOO Yazoo City HerQu (Series: T625 Roll: 900. HeritageQuestOnline.com. URL: http://persi.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/census/results/image/download?urn=urn%3Aproquest%3AUS%3Bcensus%3B14789739%3B101573305%3B14%3B20&searchtype=1&offset=1).

• 1930; Census Place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi; Roll: 1148; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 1023.0. Certainty: 0 29 Note: http://trees.ancestry.com/rd?f=sse&db=1930usfedcen&h=36843040&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt Birth date: abt 1857 Birth place: Mississippi Residence date: 1930 Residence place: Pickens, Holmes, Mississippi.
• Source: S110 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626,

• Source: S65 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18

• Source: S92 Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935 Hunting For Bears, comp. Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - Mississippi marriage information taken from county courthouse records. Many of these records were extracted from copies of the original records in microfilm, microfiche,