Richard DeLeonard Bridges (1915 - 1996)

Born 22 Apr 1915 in Americus, Sumter, Georgia, United States

Died 18 Oct 1996 at age 81 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

Richard DeLeonard Bridges is a part of US Black heritage.

Richard DeLeonard was a Jehovah's Witness and attended Watchtower Bible School of Gilead: 15th Graduating Class

This profile is part of the Kingdom Farm, Lansing, New York One Place Study.

Richard attended Watchtower's Bible School of Gilead at Lansing, New York.^[1][2]

Sources

1. ↑ 1950 Census: "United States 1950 Census"
   citing Page: 22; Line: 2;
   FamilySearch Record: 6X58-25X3 (accessed 12 June 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QHJ-5QHW-S4XG
   Richard Bridges (35), single in Lansing, Lansing, Tompkins, New York, United States. Born in Georgia.
2. ↑ Passenger List: "U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966"
   The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; Series Title: Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels and Airplanes Departing from New York, New York, 07/01/1948-12/31/1956; NAI Number: 3335533; Record Group Title: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 1787-2004; Record Group Number: 85; Series Number: A4169; NARA Roll Number: 108
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60882 #6185149 (accessed 12 June 2023)
   Name: Richard Bridges; Gender: Male; Departure Age: 35; Birth Date: abt 1916; Birth Place: Georgia.; Departure Date: 16 Feb 1951; Departure Place: New York, New York, USA; Ship: QUEEN ELIZABETH.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJXD-PDH : 1 February 2021), Richard Bridges, 1920.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH4S-S4C : accessed 13 June 2023), Richard Bridger in household of Lillian Griffin, Philadelphia (Districts 0001-0250), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 228, sheet 11B, line 89, family 216, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2130; FHL microfilm 2,341,864.
• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Pennsylvania, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 268
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #6810252 (accessed 12 June 2023)
  Name: Richard Deleonard Bridges; Race: Black; Age: 25; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 22 Apr 1915; Birth Place: Georgia, USA; Residence Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA; Height: 5 7; Weight: 140; Complexion: Light Brown; Hair Color: Brown; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Lillian Griffin;
  Household Members (Name) Age Relationship:
  Richard Deleonard Bridges 25 Self (Head)
  Lillian Griffin Mother.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JP6D-6PD : 8 January 2021), Richard D Bridges, 18 Oct 1996; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6K3H-WJV6 : 10 February 2023), Richard Delenard Bridges, .