James Chester Bridges 
James Chester was born on August 15th, 1923 in Coosa Co., AL.1 James Chester's father was Thomas Lafayette Bridges and his mother was Ola Bea Tippett. His paternal grandparents were Alvin Lafayette Bridges and Mary Virginia Wilson; his maternal grandparents were John W. Tippett and Amanda Alice Culver. He had three brothers and a sister, named Alvin Wesley, Lester Harding, Cecil Harold and Living. He died at the age of 77 on March 15th, 2001 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL. He was buried on March 17th, 2001 in Union Congregation Christian Church, Elmore Co., AL.1 1 General Notes
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CPL (for corporal)
World War II
European Theater
American Service Medal
5 Bronze Arrowhead Medal
European-African-Middle Eastern Service
Good Conduct Medal
World War II Victory Medal
On 27 Aug 1997, Alvin Wesley Bridges sent me, Ron Bridges, the following
newspaper article, which was from a Clanton, AL, newspaper, dated 3 May
1945.
THREE BROTHERS IN SERVICE
(under the title are three pictures of PFC Alvin Bridges, PFC Lester
Bridges, and PFC James C. Bridges)
Sons of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Bridges of Marbury, Ala., the three brothers
above have seen various degrees of service in the U. S. Army. Pfc. Alvin
Bridges, husband of Mrs. Mildred Easterling Bridges of Clanton, in the
Coast Artillery, returned from the South Pacific in December, 1994,
following thirty-four months over sea duty; he enter the service August
12, 1941, and went to the South Pacific in January the following year.
Pfc. Lester Bridges entered on June 20, 1942, and after spending three
months at Keesler Field, Miss., went to Victorville, Calif., where he is
now stationed. Pfc. James C. Bridges entered February 12, 1943, went to
North Africa in June, and is now in Italy with the Fifth Army.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b. in ? d. in AL
- b.~ 1827 in AL d. in AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.1786 in GA d.31 Aug 1890 in Childersburg, Shelby Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
- b.06 Jun 1847 in Coosa Co., AL d.30 Dec 1925 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.1775 in Rowan Co., NC d.> 1850 in Clarke Co., GA
- b.1799 in GA d.03 Nov 1870 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.1780 in NC d.> 1850 in Clarke Co., GA
- b.~ 1826 in Clarke Co., GA d. in AL
- b.~ 1769 in VA d.1849 in Oglethorpe, GA
- b.~ 1800 in GA d.01 Aug 1850 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.~ 1767 in VA d. in ?
- b.02 Aug 1900 in Coosa Co., AL d.05 Sep 1981 in Elmore Co., AL
- b.~ 1800 in GA d.28 Oct 1847 in AL
- b.24 Sep 1826 in GA d.14 Mar 1892 in Union Parish, LA
- b.~ 1810 in NC d. in AL
- b.23 May 1858 in AL d.24 Jun 1906 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.18 Mar 1828 in GA d.28 Oct 1901 in Union Parish, LA
- b.15 Aug 1923 in Coosa Co., AL d.15 Mar 2001 in Montgomery, Montgomery Co., AL
- b.05 Jan 1864 in AL d.26 Sep 1936 in AL
- b.01 Aug 1901 in Coosa Co., AL d.20 Oct 1967 in Elmore Co., AL
- b.1790 in Somerset Co., MD d. in Coosa Co., AL
- b.14 Aug 1825 in Hancock Co. GA d.01 Jun 1903 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.1790 in MD d. in Coosa Co., AL
- b.14 May 1847 in Coosa Co., AL d.05 Jan 1929 in Coosa Co., AL
- b.~ 1784 in GA d.< 1860 in AL
- b.Oct 1829 in Wilkes Co., GA d.11 Feb 1907 in Chilton Co., AL
- b.~ 1785 in GA d.> 1860 in AL
- b.12 Oct 1872 in Coosa Co., AL d.08 Aug 1943 in AL
- b.1826 in ? d. in ?
- b.07 Mar 1851 in ? d.16 Dec 1921 in Coosa Co., AL
- b. in ? d. in ?
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James Chester and Lovie Mae were married in a religious ceremony on November 22nd, 1947 in Elmore Co., AL.1 They had a son and a daughter, named Living and Living.
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