William Kennon BRIDGES^[1]

1878 - 1959  (81 years)

• Name	William Kennon BRIDGES
  Birth	30 Jan 1878	Richmond City, VA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Feb 1959  [2]
  	William died on 5 February 1959. He was 81 years old at the time of his death.
  Burial	7 Feb 1959	Richmond City, VA   [3]
  	His body was interred at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia on 7 February 1959.
  Person ID	I63145	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, 4]
  	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

  
  

  Family	Loulie SWINEY,   b. 24 Apr 1890   d. 29 Aug 1980 (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F7254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S2959] "Cocke family Bible record, 1688 - 1902", leaf 20., Accession no. 25589. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). [S2344] Hollywood Cemetery, online (http://hollywoodcemetery.org). downloaded 12 March 2012. [S4968] Bernard J. Henley, compiler, Henley Marriage & Obituary Database. Bridges - Cocke marriage announcement, Daily Dispatch, Richmond, VA, 23 April 1871 (p. 2, c. 4).