Bridger Cemetery

"In the southeast corner of Mercer County, east of Route 67 on Township Road
207 crest of a hill overlooking Pope Creek is Bridger Cemetery, the resting place
of many settlers of this county. The one acre plot, located on the original farm
of Henry Bridger, was set aside for the final resting place of members of the
Bridger family as well as friends of the family. Early laws didn't require the
recording of cemeteries on private land. It wasn't until 1909 that the Bridger
Cemetery Association was organized and a Quit-Claim was issued showing
the grantor was James C. Bridger, oldest living son of Henry.

Henry Bridger was born in 1798 in England and came to the United States,
settling first in Albany and Troy, New York, where he met and married
Elizabeth Terrey. The family moved to Mercer County in 1836.

Almost all of the 86 known burials are relatives, either by blood
or marriage. There are interesting stories attached to each grave....the
earliest known burial was on Mar. 9, 1868, when Henry D. Sedwick,
a 5-year-old grandson of Henry & Elizabeth, was laid to rest."

IRA A. TYLER b. 2 JAN. 1867 d. 11 NOV. 1930
WILLIAM TYLER b. 22 DEC. 1863 d. 18 JUL. 1942
J. W. EMPRY b. 1855 d. 1 SEP. 1933
NELS E. MARTIN   b. 27 JUL. 1850 d. 16 SEP. 1922
BERTHA L JOHNSON b. 2 OCT. 1918 d. 17 NOV. 1984
VIRGIL "BUS" JOHNSON 16 JUL. 1916 living
MARY E. JOHNSON b. 19 SEP. 1897 d. 29 SEP, 1989
EDWARD JOHNSON b. 18 APR. 1890 d. 14 JUL. 1949
FRANCES M. BURRILL b. 2 AUG. 1879 d. 20 JAN. 1817
ROBERT BLURRILL (INFANT) b. 20 JAN. 1917 d. 20 JAN. 1917
ELMER G. BLURR1LL b. 7 DEC. 1885 d. 4 AUG. 1956
LOREN W. BURRILL b. 28 JAN. 1915 d. 8 FEB. 1916
VERA A. BURRILL b. 14 FEB. 1899 d. 23 DEC. 1984
IDA E. CAMERON b. 23 MAY 1859 d. 20 APR. 1932
WILLIAM R. CAMERON b. 18 FEB. 1858 d. 9 MAR. 1891
CORA A. MCCRIGHT b. 13 FEB. 1861 d. 20 JAN. 1917
WILLIAM S. MCCRIGHT b. 10 MAY 1862 d. 6 MAR. 1935 (see below)
ELIZABETH SEDWICK b. 22 JAN. 1803 d. 17 JUL. 1871
INFANT SON D. W. SEDWICK b. 1 NOV. 1871 d. 1 NOV. 1871
INFANT SON D. W. SEDWICK b. 7 AUG. 1873 d. 7 AUG. 1873
HENRY D. SEDWICK b. 16/17 FEB. 1863 d. 9 MAR 1868
BERTRAM B. SEDWICK b. 12 JUL. 1869 d. 8 FEB. 1886
FRANCES A. SEDWICK b. 6 OCT. 1834 d. 2 MAY 1909
DAN W. SEDWICK-VET b. 31 JUL. 1834 d. 7 JAN. 1924
JAMES C. BRIDGER b. 29 JUL. 1836 d. 11 MAY 1912
WILLIAM H. BRIDGER b. 15 V. 1823 d. 27 MAY 1908
HENRY BRIDGER b. 25 OCT. 1798 d. 17 DEC. 1873
ELIZABETH BRIDGER b. 6 JAN. 1802 d. 18 MAY 1883
MARY BRIDGER b. 14 DEC. 1825 d. 3 APR. 1885
JULIA M. BRIDGER b. 30 NOV. 1827 d. 4 APR. 1894
INF. SON AND DAU. PAGE (TWINS) b. 20 AUG. 1868 d. 20 AUG. 1868
FRANKIE PAGE (TWIN) b. 9 JAN. 1873 d. 21 JAN. 1873
FREDDIE PAGE (TWIN) b. 9 JAN. 1873 d. 16 MAY 1874
JAMES W. PAGE-VET b. 15 DEC. 1840 d. 3 NOV. 1892
ANNA E. PAGE b. 22 JAN. 1841 d. 12 DEC. 1894
NINA G. PAGE b. 25 SEP. 1870 d. 31 JUL, 1897
JOHN L. MCLAUGHLIN b. NOV. 1817 d. 16 DEC. 1907
MARTHA J. MCLAUGHLIN b. 1 OCT. 1825 d. 3 OCT. 1887
CASSIUS C. MCLAUGHLIN b. 6 JUN. 1850 d. 25 JAN. 1919
JOSEPHINE MCLAUGHLIN b. 2 MAY 1853 d. 2 DEC. 1891
EDDIE MCLAUGHLIN b. OCT. 1877 d. 6 MAR. 1879
INFANT HANEY SON JOHN HANEY   b. 11 MAR. 1883 d. 11 MAR. 1883
CLYDE V. GREEN b. 2 MAR. 1906 d. 16 SEP. 1993
EMMET GREEN b. 14 JUN. 1877 d. 25 JAN. 1965
VERNIE J. GREEN b. 19 MAY 1882 d. 17 MAR 1960
VERA BELLE GREEN b. 3 FEB. 1903 d. 17 NOV. 1904
BUFORD L. JOHNSON b. 23 DEC. 1933 d. 18 APR. 1991
CARL ALMAR JOHNSON b. 23 MAR. 1900 d. 14 DEC. 1956
VERNA A JOHNSON b. 7 SEP. 1902 d. 23 JAN. 1988
CHERIMAE JOHNSON b. 13 APR. 1939 d. 13 APR. 1939
ALMA G. JOHNSON b. 16 AUG. 1879 d. 29 MAR 1900
DELEY A, JOHNSON b. 11 DEC. 1898 d. 16 DEC. 1898
CHARLES A JOHNSON b. 25 JUN. 1873 d. 7 MAY 1947
LEADY M, JOHNSON b. 1 AUG. 1897 d. 2 AUG. 1897
WILLIAM CUBBAGE no dates
HENRY R JOHNSON b. 17 FEB. 1901 d. 7 JUN. 1901
EDDIE D. JOHNSON b. 17 JAN. 1899 d. 9 SEP. 1901
CHARLES F. JOHNSON b. 14 JUN. 1849 d. 7 AUG. 1940
JOSEPHINE JOHNSON (VINA) b. 24 OCT. 1838 d. 10 APR. 1926
SWAN A. JOHNSON b. 18 AUG. 1854 d. 3 NOV. 1904
HARRY W. JOHNSON b. 24 SEP. 1899 d. 11 MAR. 1964
ANDREW T. JOHNSON b. 28 JUL. 1875 d. 24 NOV. 1962
ANNA C. JOHNSON b. 8 OCT. 1874 d. 17 JUL. 1946
GEORGE F. GREENWOOD-CONF.VET b. 12 FEB. 1846 d. 8 MAY 1829
MARY M. GREENWOOD b. 20 APR. 1846 d. 19 NOV. 1930
THOMAS JEFFERSON GREENWOOD   b. 7 JUL 1854 d. 6 NOV. 1928
ADALAID FURR GREENWOOD   b. 19 JAN. 1844 d. 19 NOV. 1930
POTTER KELLY b. 28 AUG. 1843 d. 21 AUG. 1906
WILLIS J. MCLAUGHLIN b. 20 JUL. 1852 d. 11 NOV. 1911
JOHN L. MCLAUGHLIN b. 27 FEB. 1884 d. 29 APR. 1945
BRENT FITZGERALD b. 12 APR. 1974 d. 15 SEP. 1988
GLADYS J. CULHANE b. 12 MAR. 1897 d. 9 JUN. 1986
FRANCIS E. CULHANE b. 10 MAR. 1895 d. 19 MAY 1965
JAMES W. BRIDGER b. 26 OCT. 1907 d. 18 OCT. 1961
ROSALIA N. BRIDGER b. 8 SEP. 1875 d. 4 MAR 1910
WILLIAM JAMES BRIDGER b. 4 JAN. 1872 d. 29 JUL. 1929
HENRY T. BRIDGER-VET b. 28 APR 1832 d. 12 DEC. 1909
SARAH J. BRIDGER b. 10 SEP. 1845 d. 20 FEB. 1927
GEORGE CASH b. 31 MAR. 1896 d. 25 FEB. 1897
WILLIAM A. CASH b. 11 FEB. 1870 d. 30 AUG. 1933
AMY M. CASH b. 8 OCT. 1868 d. 4 JUN. 1938
ROBERT CLAIR TARY-VET b. 14 MAR 1926 d. 13 NOV. 1971
GAIL C. JOHNSON-VET b. 19 DEC, 1929 d. 18 AUG. 1975
PAUL R. NELSON b. 15 FEB, 1927 d. 16 SEP. 1995
YVONNE L. NELSON b. 31 DEC. 1924 LIVING
NANCY JANE FURR b. 9 MAY 1839 d. 23 NOV. 1910

* WILLIAM S. MCCRIGHT NAME ON STONE BUT BURIED IN GILROY, CALIF.

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