Family History
Over a century ago, Grandmother Mona, her mother and father came to the United States of America from Africa on a slave ship. The ship docked in Charleston, South Carolina. Her father was sold that day to a family in Texas. She and her mother were bought by the Rockymore family of Hamilton, Georgia.
In the year 1864 or 1865, Mona Rockymore and Parks Bridges were united in Holy Matrimony in Marion County, Georgia. They were blessed to have fifteen (15) children. Ten (10) sons: Howard, Walter, Parrish, Ledgues, Mack, Mance, Pinkard, Willie, Otis and Oliver. Five (5) daughters: Minnie, Mary, Pearlie, Callie and Birdie/Alberta.
Their daughter Mary, married Robert Henry Woodson, thereby making this the Bridges-Woodson Family.
parks and Mona passed away several decades ago. Mona lived to be 105 years old. The year of her death was approximately 1948.
All of the children of Parks and Mona are now deceased. Their legacy of life and love lives on in their grand children, great grand children, great great grand children and great great great grandchildren. Their family tree is bountiful. They truly held to mandate to be fruitful and multiply.
In the year 1864 or 1865, Mona Rockymore and Parks Bridges were united in Holy Matrimony in Marion County, Georgia. They were blessed to have fifteen (15) children. Ten (10) sons: Howard, Walter, Parrish, Ledgues, Mack, Mance, Pinkard, Willie, Otis and Oliver. Five (5) daughters: Minnie, Mary, Pearlie, Callie and Birdie/Alberta.
Their daughter Mary, married Robert Henry Woodson, thereby making this the Bridges-Woodson Family.
parks and Mona passed away several decades ago. Mona lived to be 105 years old. The year of her death was approximately 1948.
All of the children of Parks and Mona are now deceased. Their legacy of life and love lives on in their grand children, great grand children, great great grand children and great great great grandchildren. Their family tree is bountiful. They truly held to mandate to be fruitful and multiply.