|
|
CHAPTER 1
EPHRIAM
EPHRIAM BRIDGES, (son of Moses & Mary Blackburn Bridges) born ca 1798 in North Carolina, married JANE VAN ZANDT. The 1825 Census shows EPHRAIM, his father MOSES, and his in-laws, the VAN ZANDT'S, living in Pike County on GLOVERS CREEK. According to family folklore, he settled some 4 miles West of D'lo, in Simpson County ca 1830. The VAN ZANDT'S own the land to date. EPHRAIM & JANE'S children are:
I: MARY BRIDGES
IX. EPHRAIM BRIDGES
X. ALZADA BRIDGES.
XI. BYRD BRIDGES
XII. Rankin Bridges