General Notes

The San Antonio Light newspaper obituary for Edward Leslie Bridges reads:
BRIDGES
Mr. Edward L. Bridges, age 88, of Boerne, Texas, passed away Sunday in a local hospital, retired rancher.  Survivors:  Wife, Mrs. Mae Bridges;
daughters, Mrs. M. A. Chism, San Antonio; Mrs. M. H. Dick, Natalia,
Texas; Mrs. Roy Harris, Odessa; Mrs. Raymond Barnes, San Antonio;son,
Edgar L. Bridges, Coah. Mexico; eight grandchildren; fifteen
great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandson; brother, A. K. Bridges,
Port Arthur, Texas; sister, Mrs. Velora Chick, also of Port Arthur;
number of nieces and nephews.  Services 11 a.m. Thursday.  Chapel
Southside Funeral Home.  IntermentSan Jose Burial Park.  Direction
SOUTHSIDE FUNERAL HOME
6301 So. Flores St.,(in Harlandale)

THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF EDWARD LESLIE BRIDGES READS:
THE STATE OF TEXAS:   Known all men by these presenth, that I
COUNTY OF KENDALL:   E. L. Bridges of the Sate and County
AFORESAID BEING:   of sound anddisposing mind and
memory and knowing the uncertainty of life and the certainty of death, do hereby make and publish this as my last will and testament, hereby
revoking any and all wills by me at any time heretofore made.
First:  Idirect that all my just debts be paid out of my estate as soon after my death as possible.
Second:  I will devise and bequeath unto my daughter Ethel Barnes
$1,600.00 then the remainder of my Estate to be equally divided among the following direct heirs.  Vera Chism, Revelle Dick, Edgar Bridges, Della Harris, Ethel Barnes, and following Grand Children will get Carson Bridges part, namely Patricia Bridges, Leslie Bridges, Maxine Bridges.
Third:  I do hereby nominateand appoint Della Harris executrix of this
will without bond, and I speciallyrequest that no further action there
be had in the probate court, other thanthe Proof and Probate of same and the fileing of an inventory appraisement andlist of claims in testimony, whereof I have here unto subscribed my name thereto.
This the 25 day of April 1957
The above instrument Edward Leslie Bridgeswas subscribed by the Testor
in our presence and we at his requet and his presence and in the presence of each other sign our names there to as attesting, witnesses on the date above writtn.

Florence M. Bremseth
Witness

DorothyL. Pfeiffer
Witness

FOUND WRITTEN IN THE FAMILY BIBLE OF EDWARD LESLIE BRIDGES WAS:

Boerne, Texas  Nov. 6, 1950
To whom this may consern.
Edward Leslie Bridges was
the son of William Leslie
Bridges, and Martha Ann
Bridges.  Edward Leslie Bridges
was born in Milam Co. Tex December
the 24 - 1875.  He moved to Coryelle
Co. with his parents in 1882
he lived in Coryelle Co. till he was grown.
He married to Miss
Elisibeth Chambers 1896.  Minnie
Died inchild Birth Nov. 7 - 1898.
He moved to Bandera Co. in December
1898.  He joined the Primitive
Baptist Church in 1896.  Was Baptised
by A. B. Chambers.
Edward Leslie Bridges was married
to Miss Boonie Coffey Nov. 1, 1905.
Seven Children was born, one died
in Birth.

ON THE "FAMILY REGISTER BIRTH" PAGE OF THIS SAME BIBLE WAS WRITTEN:

E. L. Bridges, Dec. 24, 1875
Boonie Bridges, Feb. 11, 1877
Vera Bridges, Mar. 25, 1907
Baby Bridges, Oct. 20, 1908
RevelleBridges, Sept. 9, 1909
Edgar L. Bridges, Oct. 10, 1911
Della Bridges, Jan. 19, 1913
Ethel Bridges, Feb. 18, 1916
Carson L. Bridges, Jan. 15, 1918

ON THE "FAMILY REGISTER MARRIAGES" PAGE OF THIS SAME BIBLE WAS WRITTEN:

Mr. E. L.Bridges and Miss Boonie Coffey - Nov. 1, 1905
Miss Vera Bridges to Mr. Mark Chism - Dec. 4, 1924

IN A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WRITTEN TO BROTHER FISHER BY A. B. CHAMBERS
(MINISTER OF PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH) IT IS WRITTEN:

Dear Brother Fisher:
It becomes my painful duty to pen down the death of our loving daughter, Minnie E. Bridges.  She was the daughter of A. B. and Susan Chambers.  She was born in Coryell County, Texas Sept. 16, 187