[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 13]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 18862]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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   THOMAS AND BRIDGES FAMILIES CELEBRATE 28TH REUNION IN CADIZ, TRIG 
                            COUNTY, KENTUCKY

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                           HON. ED WHITFIELD

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 29, 1999

  Mr. WHITFIELD. Mr. Speaker, I rise in tribute to the Thomas and 
Bridges families, who will come together for their 28th reunion in 
Cadiz, Trig County, Kentucky this August.
  Drury Bridges brought his family to Kentucky from North Carolina in 
1804. James Thomas, Sr., also a North Carolinian, came two years later. 
Both patriarchs had taken part in the struggle for independence during 
the Revolutionary War, but they had never met until they acquired land 
grants near each other in a portion of Christian County that in 1820 
would become Trigg County.
  With the passing of time, three of the Bridges children married three 
of the Thomas children, the beginning of family connections that remain 
strong today.
  During the almost 200 years since these families chose Trigg County 
as their home, they and their descendants have made invaluable 
contributions to the cultural, religious, educational and political 
life of the county.
  It is my honor to represent these distinguished families in the 
Congress of the United States and I am proud to introduce them to my 
colleagues in the House of Representatives and recognize their 
patriotism and civic leadership.

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