Ola Lee BridgesAge: 75 years1889–1964
- Name
- Ola Lee Bridges
- Given names
- Ola Lee
- Surname
- Bridges
- Married name
- Ola Lee South
 Birth | August 4, 1889 22 21 |
 Marriage of parents | William Riley Bridges — Beulah Virginia Wells — View this family estimated 1889 |
| Birth of a sister | Norma Bridges September 15, 1892 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Homer East Bridges July 21, 1895 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 19, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
 Marriage | John Clifton South — View this family August 18, 1907 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Vella Lucille South October 11, 1908 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 22, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | William Riley Bridges — Pearl Rivers Moore — View this family after 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Clifton South March 21, 1911 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Beulah R South May 12, 1913 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Margaret Frances South September 3, 1917 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 28 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 9, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Curtis Ezra Boykin — Vella Lucille South — View this family estimated 1925 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Jean Carmen Boykin July 27, 1927 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a father | William Riley Bridges April 20, 1929 (Age 39 years) Cause: Homicide - Shot by negro through the heart |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | May 8, 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Lee Hankins — Vella Lucille South — View this family after 1940 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a mother | Beulah Virginia Wells August 10, 1943 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Death of a husband | John Clifton South December 19, 1951 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a brother | Homer East Bridges March 15, 1959 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Beulah R South April 12, 1963 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | December 26, 1964 (Age 75 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Hollywood Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Riley Bridges Birth: July 21, 1867 — DeSoto, Mississippi, United States Death: April 20, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Beulah Virginia Wells Birth: February 12, 1868 33 23 — Sardis, Panola, Mississippi, United States Death: August 10, 1943 — Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: estimated 1889 — |
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7 months herself |
Ola Lee Bridges Birth: August 4, 1889 22 21 — Mississippi, United States Death: December 26, 1964 — Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Norma Bridges Birth: September 15, 1892 25 24 — Mississippi, United States Death: July 1966 — Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Homer East Bridges Birth: July 21, 1895 28 27 — Coldwater, Neshoba, Mississippi, United States Death: March 15, 1959 — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
| Father’s family with Pearl Rivers Moore |
| father |
William Riley Bridges Birth: July 21, 1867 — DeSoto, Mississippi, United States Death: April 20, 1929 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Pearl Rivers Moore Birth: April 27, 1892 — Fayette, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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Marriage: after 1910 — |
| Family with John Clifton South |
| husband |
John Clifton South Birth: August 16, 1880 — Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States Death: December 19, 1951 — Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States |
| herself |
Ola Lee Bridges Birth: August 4, 1889 22 21 — Mississippi, United States Death: December 26, 1964 — Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: August 18, 1907 — |
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14 months daughter |
Vella Lucille South Birth: October 11, 1908 28 19 — Mississippi, United States Death: December 1977 — Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
James Clifton South Birth: March 21, 1911 30 21 — Coldwater, Tate, Mississippi, United States Death: August 18, 1983 — Mississippi, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Beulah R South Birth: May 12, 1913 32 23 — Tennessee, United States Death: April 12, 1963 |
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4 years daughter |
Margaret Frances South Birth: September 3, 1917 37 28 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States Death: February 23, 1989 — Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William Riley Bridges - Household
Tate, Mississippi
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - John Clifton South - Household
605 Vollentine Avenue Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - John Clifton South - Household
1021 Jefferson Ave Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - John Clifton South - Household
1211 Greymont Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi
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