BRIDGES, Dorothy
Date of death: 6 Aug 1899 – Johnson County, Indiana
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 11, 1899,
Volume XL Number 5, page 1 column 5
Local and Personal.
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Dorothy, the six-months old daughter of Harry Bridges and wife near Trafalgar, was taken sick Saturday night with cholera morbus and died Sunday night at 9 o’clock. The remains were brought to Franklin Monday and taken to the home of Mrs. Kate Vaught, where funeral services were held Sunday morning at 9 o’clock, conducted by Rev. E. G. Gardiner. The little child was with its parents in Franklin Saturday and on returning home was in its usual health.
The Franklin Democrat, Friday, August 11, 1899,
Volume XL Number 5, page 3 column 2
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TRAFALGAR.
The six month old baby of Harry Bridges, son of W. A. Bridges, died Sunday evening, being sick only one day. It was buried at Franklin Tuesday.
Link to Dorothy Bridges’ grave
Note: The Johnson County, Indiana Index to Birth Records 1882–1920, Vol I, referencing book H-4, page 34, records that a daughter was born to Harry Bridges and Kate Vaught on 14 Feb 1899 in Johnson County, Indiana.
Submitted by Mark McCrady and Cathea Curry