Courtney Bowdoin BRIDGES^[1]

1876 - 1929  (53 years)

• Name	Courtney Bowdoin BRIDGES
  Birth	23 Aug 1876	Richmond City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	8 Sep 1929  [2]
  	Courtney died on 8 September 1929. She was 63 years old at the time of her death.
  Burial	Richmond City, VA   [2]
  	Her body was interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.
  Person ID	I63144	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	William McKinney BRIDGES,   b. 5 May 1835, Virginia d. 12 Nov 1907 (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Lucy Cary COCKE,   b. 25 Jun 1842, Powhatan Co, VA d. 10 Feb 1915 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	13 Apr 1871	Powhatan Co, VA   [1, 3]
  	The couple was married on 13 April 1871 at "Belmead", the Cocke ancestral home overlooking the James River in Powhatan County, Virginia. The Rev. Dr. J. H. Morrison, Episcopal minister, officiated at the ceremony.
  Notes	The 1900 census noted that Lucy had given birth to 7 children, of whom 5 were living on 5 June 1900.
  Family ID	F7231	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 20., Accession no. 25589. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Bridges - Cocke marriage announcement, Daily Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 23 April 1871 (p. 2, c. 4).