BRIDGEWATER, Miller

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Last Name
 
BRIDGEWATER
Given Names
 
Miller
AKA's
 
Better known as
 
Date of Birth
 
2/11/1908
Age at Death
 
70
Place of Birth
 
Hill County, Texas
Race
 
Black
Gender
 
Male
Religion
 
Family Tree
 
Birth Mother
 
Birth Father
 
Siblings
 
Mae Reece (cousin)
Partner
 
Evelyn B. Bridgewater
Children
 
Non-Temple Relatives
 
Body Identification Number
 
Burial Location
 
Evergreen Cemetery, Oakland, CA
Source of Death Information
 
House Foreign Affairs Committee report; FBI document 89-4286-1302 (prepared 12/78)
Entry into Guyana
 
8/7/1977
Residence (US)
 
Palo Alto, California 94306
Residence (JT)
 
Cottage 19
Occupation in U.S./Skills, Talents & Interests
 
farmer (RYMUR 89-4286-X-5-a-26d); Cook, tailor (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1bbbb)
Occupation in Jonestown (Temple Records)
 
Butcher (RYMUR 89-4286-X-4-l-4b); Cook (RYMUR 89-4286-E-2-A-1bbbb)
Jonestown Roles (FBI Records)
 
Government Income
 
SSA (JT)
Discrepancies
 
Remembrances
 
“Miller Bridgewater had a beautiful, deep voice and used to sing "He Touched Me" and other solos in services. In Jonestown, he worked in the central kitchen as a butcher, and was also a vegetable worker there. Edith Roller called Miller "Brother Bridgewater" once they were in Jonestown. ” - Kathryn Barbour

“I worked at Macy's when Miller was a custodian there back in the '60s and early '70s. A nicer gentleman you'd be hard pressed to meet. I still remember how thrilled he was when he first started attending Jones' marathon weekend church services. For the first time in his life, he really felt like he'd been touched by the spirit of God. So sad...RIP...” - Pat Dowling