Martha (Bridges) Sherman (1825 - 1891)

Born 24 Mar 1825 in Putnam County, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 27 Feb 1891 at age 65 in Sulphur Springs, Texas, United States

Biography

When Martha Bridges was born on 24 March 1825, in Putnam, Georgia, United States, her father, Herod Flournoy Bridges, was 35 and her mother, Margaret Garrett Ware, was 31. She married Francis A. Sherman on 23 June 1842, in Putnam, Marion, Georgia, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Morgan, Georgia, United States in 1850 and Louisiana, United States in 1870. She died on 27 February 1891, in Hopkins, Texas, United States, at the age of 65, and was buried in New Hope Cemetery, Tazewell, Hopkins, Texas, United States.^[1]

She married Francis A Sherman on 23 June 1842 in Putnam, Georgia.^[2]

She married Francis A. Sherman on 23 June 1842 in Putnam, Georgia.^[3][4][5][6]

In 1850 she was enumerated in Morgan, Georgia.^[7] The household included Martha Sherman 25.

In 1870 she was enumerated in Police Jury Ward 3, Bienville, Louisiana.^[8] The household included Frank Sherman 52, Martha Sherman 45, Margaret Sherman 23, Isac Sherman 21, George Sherman 18, Andrew Sherman 16, Sarrah Sherman 13, Henry Sherman 9, Ira Sherman 7, and Sanny Sherman 4.

Martha died on 27 February 1891 and was buried in Tazewell, Hopkins, Texas.^[9]

Martha was mentioned on a memorial in New Hope Cemetery, Tazewell, Hopkins County, Texas with a death date of 27 February 1891.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Family Search https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/K8QV-5HV FamilySearch Person: K8QV-5HV
2. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: Q28S-919N : accessed 26 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BY-6SZ5-W, Martha Bridgis marriage to Francis A Sherman on 23 Jun 1842 in Putnam, Georgia, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007731104; FHL microfilm: 001851883; Image number: 669.
3. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, (FamilySearch Record: FW6W-FY7 : accessed 26 January 2024), Martha Bridges marriage to Francis A. Sherman on 23 Jun 1842 in Putnam, Georgia, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005190978; FHL microfilm: 394054.
4. ↑ "Georgia Marriages, 1808-1967," database, (FamilySearch Record: FWC6-459 : accessed 26 January 2024), Martha Bridges marriage to Francis A. Sherman on 23 Jun 1842 in Putnam, Georgia, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005190978; FHL microfilm: 394054; Record number: 11; Packet letter: A.
5. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: KXVH-6BX : accessed 26 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-LBZF-2Z4, Martha Bridges marriage to Francis A. Sherman on 23 Jun 1842 in Putnam, Georgia, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 005190978; FHL microfilm: 000394054; Image number: 32; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M03643-4.
6. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: Q28S-918Z : accessed 26 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-C9BY-6SZP-1, Bridges marriage to Sherman on 23 Jun 1842 in Putnam, Georgia, United States; citing Digital film/folder number: 007731104; FHL microfilm: 001851883; Image number: 670.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MZYH-WVF : accessed 26 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6FF7-NDK, Martha Sherman (25) in Morgan, Georgia, United States. Born in Georgia; citing Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M432; Line: 13; Digital film/folder number: 004191557; FHL microfilm: 442887; Image number: 275; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01152-9.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, (FamilySearch Record: M8Q5-JC7 : accessed 26 January 2024) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-DZH3-YH5, Martha Sherman (45) in Police Jury Ward 3, Bienville, Louisiana, United States. Born in Georgia; citing Page: 30; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 40; Digital film/folder number: 004269408_001_M9CF-LS9; FHL microfilm: 000552006; Image number: 131; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: N01455-0.
9. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, (FamilySearch Record: QVVF-2HXN : accessed 26 January 2024) Find A Grave: Memorial #15704407, Martha Bridges Sherman burial (died on 27 Feb 1891) in Tazewell, Hopkins, Texas, United States of America. Born on 24 Mar 1825; citing record ID 15704407, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
10. ↑ "Find a Grave," database with images, (Find A Grave: Memorial #15704407 : accessed 26 January 2024), Memorial page for Martha Bridges Sherman (24 Mar 1825-27 Feb 1891), citing New Hope Cemetery, Tazewell, Hopkins County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Laura Lindley (contributor 49678073).

• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVH-6BX : accessed 10 October 2015), Francis A. Sherman and Martha Bridges, 23 Jun 1842; citing Marriage, Putnam, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 394,054.
• Find A Grave Memorial# 15704407 [1]