General Notes

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obit:  Tuscaloosa Gazette of Sept 19, 1890:  "On Sunday at the residence
of her son in law, Mr. William Chancellor, near this place, occurred the
death of Mrs. Mary Bridges, oldest lady in the county.  She was 103 years
old, and had been a widow 70 years.  She was the daughter of Eppes Tatum
of Autauga County, and was a member of Pine Level Methodist Episcopal
Church.  She had out lived all her children and had, for 50 years, been
living with Mr. Chancellor.  She will be buried this afternoon at
Childersburg." Childersburg Cemetery
The Prattville Progress, September 19, 1890:
A special from Harpersville, Shelby County, September 2nd to the
Tuscaloosa Gazette says, On Sunday at the residence of her son-in-law,
William CHANCELLOR, near this place, occurred the death of Mrs. Mary
BRIDGES, the   oldest living lady in this county.  She was 103 years old,
and had been a  widow 70 years.  She was the daughter of Eppes TATUM of
Autauga County, Ala. She will be buried this afternoon at Childersburg.
On 8 Sep 2002 I copied my Great Great Great Grandmother Mary's
headstones. She had two headstones there. One was erected recently; made
of granite with her name as well as her birth and death dates on it. It
is a flat headstone and only about three inches high. Her other
headstone, which appears to be made from sandstone or a type of cement,
is lying flat on the ground. It has fallen from its previous erect
position. Inscribed on it: IN MEMORY OF MARY BRIDGES BORN 1786 DIED AUG
31, 1890 AGE 104 ERECTED BY HER SON-IN-LAW WILLIAM CHANCELLOR NOT DEAD
BUT SLEEPETH. She is buried near her daughter Louisa Maria Bridges and
several other Chancellor(s). Ron Bridges.