Drewry Bridges Sholar

1831 - 1889  (57 years)

• Name	Drewry Bridges Sholar  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	16 May 1831	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [2, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [5]
  	Residence Post Office: Roaring Springs
  Census	1880	Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Married to "Ellen"; Relation to Head: Self
  Religion	Donaldson Creek Baptist Church, Trigg County
  Death	11 Feb 1889	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Burial	Sholar Cemetery #2, Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Person ID	I18239	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Allen Thomas Sholar,   b. 26 May 1793   d. 29 Jan 1853 (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jemima Bridges,   b. 12 Oct 1795   d. 22 Jul 1877 (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	20 Oct 1812	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F7028	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Helen Wiles,   b. 13 Mar 1848, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, USA d. 28 Jul 1924, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	24 Dec 1871	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
  Children	1. Virginia Gold Sholar,   b. 29 Mar 1888, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Oct 1970, Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, USA (Age 82 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Joseph Henry Sholar,   b. 14 Aug 1886, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 6 Oct 1970, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   3. Albert M Sholar,   b. 26 Jan 1882, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Jan 1960 (Age 77 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   4. Thomas Drewery Sholar,   b. 23 Nov 1872, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 24 Dec 1950, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA (Age 78 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   5. John William Sholar,   b. 3 Aug 1879, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 9 May 1939, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   6. Sarah Jane Sholar,   b. 9 May 1874, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 20 Sep 1958 (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   7. James Allen Sholar,   b. 9 Jun 1877, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA d. 9 May 1939, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 61 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Martha Jane Carr,   b. Abt 1831, Kentucky, USA d. May 1870 (Age 39 years)
  Marriage	12 Jan 1859	Trigg County, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Family ID	F6792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 16 May 1831 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 12 Jan 1859 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Residence Post Office: Roaring Springs - 1870 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Marriage - 24 Dec 1871 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Census - Marital Status: Married to "Ellen"; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Roaring Springs, Trigg, Kentucky, USA Death - 11 Feb 1889 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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