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Submitted: 10/2/19 • Approved: 10/3/19 • Last Updated: 10/6/19 • R208405-G0-S3
Bridges Chapel Cemetery
Relious and Candice Grissom Bridges settled in this area between 1857 and 1860 along with Candice's brother Thomas Grissom. In 1867 the family gave land for a Methodist Church and Cemetery at this site. The first burial is believe to have been that of a laborer for Thomas Grissom. The earliest marked grave is that of Mary Bridges Williams who died giving birth to her third child, a son who died with her in 1868. Both Relious and Candice Bridges died on October 11 of that year. Six more of their children are interred here. A 1904 tornado scattered the fragile wooden markers in the Bridges Cemetery, but order was restored. Perpetual Care was established here in the 1960's and the Bridges Chapel Cemetery continues as a chronicle of the early pioneers of Titus County and the surrounding areas.
Contributed on 10/2/19 by shanespencer
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