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Ulysses Grant “Lyss” Bridenbaugh

Birth	:	1866 Indiana County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death	:	13 Sep 1920 Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Coleridge Cemetery, Coleridge, Cedar County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.5030600, -97.2100180
Description	:	A distressing accident occurred at Omaha Monday afternoon, when U. G. Bridenbaugh of Coleridge, Neb., leaped to his death from the Omaha bridge leading to Council Bluffs. A full account of the tragedy will be found on the first page of the Herald, as taken from the Omaha Bee. The deceased man was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1866. He came with his parents to Dakota county, Neb., the following year, and resided Here until 1881, when he located at Coleridge, Neb., where he purchased a general store. A few years later he and another party... Read More	A distressing accident occurred at Omaha Monday afternoon, when U. G. Bridenbaugh of Coleridge, Neb., leaped to his death from the Omaha bridge leading to Council Bluffs. A full account of the tragedy will be found on the first page of the Herald, as taken from the Omaha Bee. The deceased man was born in Indiana county, Pennsylvania, in the fall of 1866. He came with his parents to Dakota county, Neb., the following year, and resided Here until 1881, when he located at Coleridge, Neb., where he purchased a general store. A few years later he and another party organized a second bank there, wiith which he was actively connected until his death. Overwork and illness tended to unbalance his mind and for several months he had been in a sanitarium at Council Bluffs. The physician in charge had reported his condition so much Improved as to enable him to return to his home in a few weeks. His brother, John Bridenbaugh, of this place, went to Omaha to assist in searching for the body, which had not been found when he returned Wednesday Published in the Dakota County Herald, Dakota City, Nebraska on September 16, 1920 · Page 5 [OCR copy] In another column of the Blade will be found the report of the death of one of the prominent business men of Coleridge for many years and a man with a host of friends in this community including both men and women and all the children and who was familiarly Known to all as Lyss. The report is taken from an Omaha paper. It was a shock to all when the word came Monday night to Mrs. Bridenbaugh that the indications pointed to tho conclusion that her husband had leaped from the Douglas street motor bridge at Omaha into the Missouri river. All late reports were to the direct that Lyss was recovering in satisfactory shape from his nervous breakdown duo to work and a poisoned condition of the system which came primarily from diseased teeth. Upon receiving the word, Mrs. Bridenbaugh and daughter Ruth, left.... Willoy in his car, and with John Bridenbaugh and family all left for Omaha on a l o'clock train Tuesday morning. Every effort is being made to recover the body but up to Wednesday noon they had been unsuccessful. Mrs. Bridenbaugh and the family have the most sincere sympathy of all in this great affliction, and in their grievous loss. Lyss Bridenbaugh was a model type of the complete American citizen, being a business builder, always a live wire and community booster, and in his home a companion of his boys and a sturdy champion of all that kept the home pure. He had been identified with various Coleridge business enterprises for about thirty three years starting as a clerk in the store of G. W. Jenkins, later becoming a partner in the business and controlling the majority of the trade of the community. In time he became cashier of the Coleridge National bank and was connected with this institution until about months ago when he [unreadable] stock to other stockholders, thinking[?] at that time to take off a year in which to recuperate. He was a strong factor in the bank and through his personality and unbounded energy materially assisted in bringing it up to its present prosperity. Lyss has prospered through his activities and left a considerable estate, part of which is life insurance policy to a value of $10,000. But his poor health had caused him to worry needlessly over financial matters. It is indeed sad that such a tragedy had to happen and especially is it to be regretted when the probabilities for a restoration to full health within a few weeks was confidently expected by the physician in charge Published in the Dakota County Herald , Dakota City, Nebraska on September 23, 1920 Page 1 OCR copy ~~~~ The body of an unidentified woman, about forty-five years old, was found in the Missouri river at Omaha, by a laborer who was searching the waters for the body of U. G. Bridenbaugh, Coleridge, Neb., banker, who recently committed suicide by drowning. The woman had gray eyes and hair, wore a gray suit and a black hat. Death had evidently taken place but a few hours before the discovery of the body. Published in the Moffat County Courier, Number 8, on October 7, 1920 ~~~~ Omaha Daily Bee, 18: The slightly decomposed body of U. G. Bridenbaugh, retired Coleridge banker, who leaped to his death from the Douglas street image last Monday afternoon, was found floating in the Missouri river at the foot of Mason street early yesterday morning. The body was identified by a laundry mark in the back collar of the shirt by Geo. W. Bates of Dakota City, brother-in-law to the dead banker. A cash reward of 50, offered for the recovery of the body by John Bridenbaugh, brother to the dead man, and Bates, both of Dakota City, was paid to Rudolph and Walter Hanson, 107 Wool-worth avenue, who have been dragging the river since Tuesday morning. The Hanson brothers told the police that this makes the fourteenth body they have recovered from the river. Account republished in the Dakota County Herald, Dakota City, Nebraska on Thursday, September 23, 1920 Page 1 [OCR copy] ~~~~ Ulysses Bridenbaugh farmstead. Ca. 1893, rural Dakota County. 8 contributing features. Born in Pennsylvania, Ulysses Bridenbaugh arrived in Dakota County in 1867 and founded significant general agriculture farmstead. From the Nebraska Historic Buildings Survey Reconnaissance Final Survey Report of Dixon and Dakota Counties,Nebraska June 1 1987 Biographical materials contributed by Starfishin [#48860385]

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Where is Ulysses Grant “Lyss” Bridenbaugh's memorial?
Ulysses Grant “Lyss” Bridenbaugh's memorial is located at: Coleridge Cemetery, Coleridge, Cedar County, USA.
When did Ulysses Grant “Lyss” Bridenbaugh death?
Ulysses Grant “Lyss” Bridenbaugh death on 13 Sep 1920 in Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 42.5030600
Longitude: -97.2100180

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Eva C. Bates Bridenbaugh

(1868 - 1959)

Siblings

Phillip Wertz Bridenbaugh

(1844 - 1931)

Children

John Leonard Bridenbaugh

(1893 - 1975)

Dewey G. Bridenbaugh

(1898 - 1965)

Ruth Bridenbaugh

(1900 - 1980)

Helen Bridenbaugh

(1904 - 1914)

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