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  1. 1.  Silas Vernan Bridges

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Daws Bridges was born on 11 Apr 1925 in Campbell Co., Tennessee (son of Andy Bridges and Nila Humphrey); died on 08 Aug 2013 in Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, TN.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Daws Bridges, age 88, a resident of Harriman, went home to be with his Lord and Savior, Thursday, August 8, 2013 at the Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge.

    Mr. Bridges was born April 11, 1925 in Lafollette, TN. In 1934 he moved to this area before serving in the Civilian Conservation Corps and the US Navy. He began employment with Union Carbide at K-25 in the maintenance department, and then with the University of Tennessee Experiment Station working with animals, plants, and waterways. He also worked as a heavy equipment operator in Clinton. Before his retirement he owned and operated Bridges? Town and Country Nursery in Oak Ridge from 1972 until 1996.

    Daws was a faithful Christian and he attended the Beechfork Holiness Church in Wartburg.

    Mr. Bridges was preceded in death by his parents: Andy Bridges and Nila Humphrey Bridges; by brothers: Trent Bridges, Ernest Bridges, Walker Bridges, Mack Bridges and Garrison Bridges; and by sisters: Eunice Wells and Onie Hicks,by a son-in-law, Kenneth Campbell, by a daughter-in-law, Lois Bridges, by a granddaughter, Renna Elmore and by a great-granddaughter, Elyshia Hope Bridges.

    Daws is survived by his wife of 70 years, Dora Duncan Bridges; by children: Jerry Bridges of Harriman, David Bridges and wife, Diane of Harriman, Paul Bridges of Harriman, Novetia Rambo of Clinton, Wilma Campbell of Clinton, and Silas Bridges and wife, Maryam of Knoxville; by sisters: Dorothy Godett and husband, Bob of Clinton, Wanda Hinkle of Clinton, and Betty Ruth Knighton and husband, Elwood of Virginia.

    Mr. Bridges is also survived by 15 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 3 great-great-grandchildren, and by several nieces, nephews, extended family members and special friends.

    The family will receive friends between the hours of 6:00 and 8:00 pm, Saturday, August 10, 2013, at Sharp Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 8:00 pm, in the funeral home chapel with Pastor Herman Woods officiating. Burial and graveside services will be held Sunday, August 11, 2013, at 2:00 pm, at Mt. Pisgah Cemetery. The family expresses their gratitude to his son Jerry Bridges, for all the special care provided to his dad during his declining years. Sharp Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. An online guest book is available at www.sharpfh.com

    Daws married Dora Duncan [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Dora Duncan
    Children:
    1. Jerry Bridges was born on 07 Feb 1944; died on 16 Aug 2017.
    2. 1. Silas Vernan Bridges


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Andy Bridges was born on 12 Feb 1886 (son of Martin Luther Bridges and Margaret Anderson); died on 20 Mar 1958 in Roane Co., Tennessee.

    Andy married Nila Humphrey on 06 Dec 1914. Nila (daughter of Berry Humphrey and Martha Vandlee Warwick) was born on 20 May 1895 in Anderson Co., Tennessee; died on 05 Jul 1968 in Roane Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Nila Humphrey was born on 20 May 1895 in Anderson Co., Tennessee (daughter of Berry Humphrey and Martha Vandlee Warwick); died on 05 Jul 1968 in Roane Co., Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Nila Bridges

    Children:
    1. Walker Bridges died on 28 Feb 2012.
    2. 2. Daws Bridges was born on 11 Apr 1925 in Campbell Co., Tennessee; died on 08 Aug 2013 in Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, TN.

  3. 6.  Alver Duncan was born on 24 Mar 1892 in Anderson Co., Tennessee.

    Alver married Eliza Daughtery. Eliza was born on 24 Jun 1895 in Anderson Co., Tennessee; died on 10 Sep 1925 in Anderson Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Eliza Daughtery was born on 24 Jun 1895 in Anderson Co., Tennessee; died on 10 Sep 1925 in Anderson Co., Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Eliza Duncan

    Children:
    1. 3. Dora Duncan


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Martin Luther Bridges was born on 15 Feb 1865 (son of Andrew Jackson Bridges and Permenia Hill); died on 24 Dec 1949 in Roane Co., Tennessee.

    Martin married Margaret Anderson. Margaret was born on 09 Jan 1867; died on 22 Sep 1922. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Margaret Anderson was born on 09 Jan 1867; died on 22 Sep 1922.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Margaret Bridges

    Children:
    1. 4. Andy Bridges was born on 12 Feb 1886; died on 20 Mar 1958 in Roane Co., Tennessee.

  3. 10.  Berry Humphrey was born about 1874 in Tennessee (son of Houston Humphrey and Mahalia Boruff); died on 01 Feb 1935.

    Berry married Martha Vandlee Warwick on 13 Dec 1891. Martha (daughter of Wiley Warwick and Vandalee Johnson) was born in Sep 1871. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Martha Vandlee Warwick was born in Sep 1871 (daughter of Wiley Warwick and Vandalee Johnson).

    Other Events:

    • Name: Martha Vandlee Humphrey

    Children:
    1. S. U. (Ben) Humphrey was born on 02 Sep 1889; died on 07 Jul 1973; was buried in Zion Hill Baptist Church, Anderson Co., Tennessee.
    2. Mandy Humphrey was born in 1892; died in 1944; was buried in Taylor Chapel Cemetery, Anderson County, Tennessee, USA.
    3. 5. Nila Humphrey was born on 20 May 1895 in Anderson Co., Tennessee; died on 05 Jul 1968 in Roane Co., Tennessee.


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