Fourteenth Generation

372. Stephanie Blair "Stephie" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) was born on 15 August 1969 in Detroit, Wayne County, MI.²³¹ She was baptized on 17 October 1969 in West Allis, Milwaukee County, WI.^414,528 at Nain Evangelical Lutheran Church. Her godparents are Gail (Reisenauer) Christensen and Ronald Vandervort.

As she was growing up, she lived in Southgate, MI; Eau Claire, WI; Auburn, AL; and Columbia, SC. She attended grade school at Christ the King Lutheran School in Southgate and Epiphany Lutheran School in Eau Claire; junior high school in Auburn; and high school in Columbia, SC. She attended the University of South Carolina and Midlands Technical Collage. She graduated in June 1987 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ from Spring Valley High School. Between July 1998 and June 2009 Stephie was a licensed REALTOR with Coldwell Banker Tom Jenkins Realty and other companies in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁵²⁸ In addition, she was very active in the church and nursery school activities of Incarnation Lutheran Church, and served as president of the women's WELCA organization. She also was very active in volunteer activities for local and state Autism organizations. Between August 2006 and November 2012, she was the Coordinator for the Physicians Education Awareness Program for Family Connection of South Carolina. Concurrently, from August 2005 until March 2013, she served as a Family Partner. She also served as a Parent Mentor with the South Carolina Autism Society between September 2011 and October 2012. Beginning in November 2012 she served as the Regional Parent Partner Coordinator for Family Connections of SC. Between 2016 and 2022 she was in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ She and her husband opened their own business, The Local Buzz, a neighborhood coffee shop and lunch business in the Rosewood area of Columbia. In 2019, they moved the business to the Five Points area. They sold the business in October 2022, and she continues to operate a catering business from her home. She graduated in May 2022 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ She received an Associate's Degree from Midlands Technical College.

Stephanie Blair "Stephie" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and David L. WILLIAMSON were married on 16 October 1991 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.^306,533 They^{^306,533} were divorced about 1994 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ David L. WILLIAMSON, son of Fred WILLIAMSON and Inge SEUSS, was born on 21 September 1962 in Anchorage, Anchorage Municipality, AK.⁹⁸

Stephanie Blair "Stephie" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and David L. WILLIAMSON had the following children:

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David Alexander "Alex" WILLIAMSON (*) (~) (+) (^) was born on 28 May 1992 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ He weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces.

He was very active in his church youth activities at Incarnation Lutheran Church, serving as a member of the bell chimers and the youth choir. He was also involved in cub scouts, the youth art program at the University of South Carolina, local theater groups, and in the advanced mathematics program at his school.

In June 2001, he received the award for Best Creative Writer for his 3rd grade class at Rosewood Elementary School and the Best Reader award in his Language Arts class.

In May 2003 he graduated from Rosewood Elementary School, and he began to attend Hand Middle School in August.

Between August 2012 and February 2013, he worked on a cooperative farm in Hawaii.

Stephanie Blair "Stephie" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and Michael William BRIDGERS (:) were married on 6 February 1999 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.^60,306 Newspaper Article, 27 Dec 1988: "Mr. and Mrs. Gary L. Griggs of Columbia announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Blair Grigs, and Mr. Michael William Bridgers of Columbia, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence A/ Bridgers, Jr., of Savannah.

The wedding is planned for February 6, 1999, at Incarnation Lutheran Church, Columbia.

The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mrs. Bernice Griggs and the late LaVerne J. Griggs of Tomah, Wis., and Mrs. Katherine Serp and the late John J. Serp, Sr., of Easton, MD. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Carrie Louise Williams and the late Jack R. Williams of Orangeburg and the late Clarence A. Sr., and the late Theresa Bridgers of Savannah.

The bride-elect attended the University of South Carolina and is a licensed Realtor with Coldwell Banker Tom Jenkins Realty in Columbia. The bridegroom received his undergraduate degree from Clemson University and a Master's degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of South Carolina. He is employed by Union Camp in Eastover." Michael William BRIDGERS (:), son of Clarence Alvin BRIDGERS and Caroline Virginia WILLIAMS, was born on 18 January 1970 in Savannah, Chatham County, GA.⁹⁸ He graduated in 1994 in Clemson, Pickens County, SC.⁹⁸ from Clemson University with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering. He graduated in December 1998 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ from the University of South Carolina with a Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering. He is employed with the International Paper Corporation as the Manager of Environmental Engineering at its plant in Eastover, SC (later, a part of Sylvamo Corporation).

Michael was very active in Boy Scouts and other activities at Incarnation Lutheran Church and served on the Finance Committee. When he and his family joined Shandon United Methodist Church, he became active in church and youth activities, including scouting.

Stephanie Blair "Stephie" GRIGGS (*) (~) (+) (*+) (^) and Michael William BRIDGERS (:) had the following children:

500	i.	*Samuel Jack "Sam" BRIDGERS () (~) (+) (^) (:)** was born on 17 August 2000 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ He graduated in 2017 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁶⁴⁶ He graduated from Dreher High School, attended Midlands Technical College and received his Associates Degree. He graduated in May 2023 in Newberry, Newberry County, SC. from Newberry College with a Bachelor's Degree in History. In June 2024, he bagan to pursue a Master's Degree in Library Science at the University of South Carolina.
501	ii.	*Elijah John "Eli" BRIDGERS () (~) (+) (^) (:)**⁶⁴⁷ was born on 19 September 2002 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.^98,526 He was born at Palmetto Baptist Hospital at 9:02 A.M. He weighed 7 pounds, 5 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. He had a beautiful complexion and light wisps of dark hair. He graduated in 2019 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁶⁴⁶ He graduated from Dreher High School. He received an Associate's Degree at Midlands Tech and then enrolled at Clemson University for one semester to pursue an Engineering Degree. In June 2022, he returned to Midlands Tech. He graduated in May 2023 in Columbia, Richland County, SC. from Midlands Technical College. In January 2026 he received his certification in Phlebotomy and began serving as a Nursing Assistant at an assisted living facility in Camden, SC. He was born at 9:02 A.M. at Palmetto Baptist Hospital.
502	iii.	*Noah Michael BRIDGERS () (~) (+) (^) (:)** was born on 24 May 2005 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ He was born at 4:46 p.m., weighed seven pounds, nine ounces and was 20 1/2" long. He was born with a light crest of dark blonde hair. He was baptized on 21 August 2005 in Pawleys Island, Georgetown County, SC.⁹⁸ at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. He graduated in May 2023 in Columbia, Richland County, SC.⁹⁸ from Dreher High School. He scored 31 out a possible 35 points on his ACT exam. In August 2023 he enrolled at Furman University in Greenville, SC to pursue a Bachelor's degree in Economics and English.