KESTERSON FAMILY GENEALOGY

Of

THE KESTERSON / BRIDGEWATER FAMILIES

John W. Bridgewater
31 August 1867 - 29 May 1954
Son of George & Mary Ann (Kesterson) Bridgewater
Grandview Cemetery, Terre Haute IN
John Bridgewater, 85 years old, died at the residence, 1411 North Fourteenth and One-half street, at 12:30 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Surviving are the widow, Laura, one daughter, Mrs. Myrtle H. H----, two sons, Harry E. and Joseph, one stepson, Wilmer Allen, one stepsister, Mrs. Eden G-g--; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren, all of Terre Haute. A retired New York Central employee, he was a member of the Lost Creek United Brethren in Union Church. The body was taken to the Gillis Memory Chapel.

Contributed by Vern Paul - The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Sunday, May 30, 1954, p. 2

Anna (Grizzle) Bridgewater
28 September 1877 - 7 April 1934
Wife of John W. Bridgewater

Anna M. Bridgewater, 56, years old, died at 5 o'clock Saturday morning at the residence, 3149 North Twenty-ninth street. She is survived by the husband, John; three daughters, Mrs. R. Luellen Chiavone, Mrs. Lucille Miller and Mrs. Mildred Simmons; one son, William F. Allen; two sisters, Mrs. George Raley and Mrs. F. G. Bell; three brothers, Ernest A. Grizzle, Roscoe Grizzle and Louie A. Grizzle, and four grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the residence at 1:30 o'clock Monday afternoon with continued services at the Lafayette Avenue Lost Creek United Brethren church at 2 o'clock, with burial in Grandview cemetery.

Contributed by Vern Paul - The Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, Saturday, April 7, 1934, p. 2

Jacob Bridgewater
17 Mar 1878 - 23 November 1934
Son of George & Mary (Kesterson) Bridgewater

Jacob Bridgewater, 57, years old, died at 12:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the residence, 300 North Eighteenth street. He is survived by the widow, Rose; two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Saulman and Miss Ida Mae Bridgewater; four sons, Frederick, Clorence, George and Roy Bridgewater; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah Fortune and Mrs. Mary Evland, and three brothers, John Thomas and William Bridgewater. The body was taken to Gillis funeral home and removed to the residence Sunday afternoon. The body will remain at the residence until Wednesday afternoon when it will be returned to the Gillis chapel, where funeral services will be held at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be in Highland Lawn cemetery.

Contributed by Vern Paul - Terre Haute Tribune", Terre Haute, Indiana, Monday, December 24, 1934, p. 2

Rose Jane (Tripplett) Bridgewater
08 September 1881 - 01 February 1944
Wife of Jacob Bridgewater

Mrs. Rose Bridgewater, 63 years old, former Terre Haute resident, died at her home in Richmond, Ind., early Tuesday morning. She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Gladys Solomon and Mrs. Ida Mae Bemis, both of this city; four sons, George and Clarence, of Terre Haute, Roy and Fred, both serving overseas in the U. S. Army; four grandchildren and one sister, Mrs. Lou Edwards, Terre Haute. The body will arrive in this city late Tuesday evening and will be taken to the Gillis Memory Chapel.

Contributed by Vern Paul - Terre Haute Tribune, Terre Haute, Indiana, February 1, 1944, p. 6