{"id":1216,"date":"2023-01-07T22:30:16","date_gmt":"2023-01-07T22:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grapeland.net\/?page_id=1216"},"modified":"2023-01-07T22:31:02","modified_gmt":"2023-01-07T22:31:02","slug":"bolivar-j-pridgen","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grapeland.net\/index.php\/bolivar-j-pridgen\/","title":{"rendered":"Bolivar J. Pridgen"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1216\" class=\"elementor elementor-1216\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eba066c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eba066c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f699596 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f699596\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa1119f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa1119f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5a19d5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f5a19d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21299ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21299ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0f2a4e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a0f2a4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a38567c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a38567c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e627bc9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e627bc9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e61670 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4e61670\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_mouse&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;sticky&quot;:&quot;top&quot;,&quot;sticky_on&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;sticky_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_effects_offset&quot;:0,&quot;sticky_anchor_link_offset&quot;:0}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-1024x528.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-159\" alt=\"advertiser Darseys Furniture and Mattress Grapeland Texas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-2048x1056.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2258dc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a2258dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28122c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"28122c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Bolivar J. Pridgen Family History<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8fb8bc elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e8fb8bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16ad744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16ad744\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Bolivar Jackson Pridgen was born in\u00a0Nash County,\u00a0South Carolina\u00a0on February 13, 1829. He was the son of Wiley W. Pridgen (one time\u00a0<em>sheriff\u00a0<\/em>of\u00a0Nash\u00a0County) and Mary Baker Pridgen. He was a second cousin to Zachary Taylor. Boliver Jackson Pridgen came toTexas\u00a0with his parents in 1839 to\u00a0Dewitt\u00a0County. He participated in the Mexican War. He was also a senator of the Texas Legislature and framed the first free school bill for\u00a0Texas. He held many other public positions both state and national. Among them were: postmaster at\u00a0Eagle Pass\u00a0and collector of customs at\u00a0Eagle\u00a0Pass.\u00a0Bolivar Jackson Pridgen was the grandfather of Gertrude Pridgen, wife of Wright T. Pridgen. Mrs. Pridgen&#8217;s father was Colonel George M. Pridgen. Bolivar Pridgen died February 15, 1903 at the age of seventy-four.<\/p><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-159\" src=\"https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-300x155.png\" alt=\"advertiser Darseys Furniture and Mattress Grapeland Texas\" width=\"300\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-1024x528.png 1024w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-768x396.png 768w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-1536x792.png 1536w, https:\/\/grapeland.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/darseys-2048x1056.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bolivar J. Pridgen Family History Bolivar Jackson Pridgen was born in\u00a0Nash County,\u00a0South Carolina\u00a0on February 13, 1829. He was the son of Wiley W. Pridgen (one time\u00a0sheriff\u00a0of\u00a0Nash\u00a0County) and Mary Baker Pridgen. He was a second cousin to Zachary Taylor. Boliver Jackson Pridgen came toTexas\u00a0with his parents in 1839 to\u00a0Dewitt\u00a0County. He participated in the Mexican War. 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