William H.H. Bridwell was the son of Fielding Bridwell and Martha "Patsy" Briscoe Bridwell Jewell. Fielding Bridwell died in 1847 in Bullitt County KY.

Bill Bridwell married Sarah Elizabeth Thornberry 21 Oct 1860 in one of the first marriages in the new county of Webster and they became the parents of eleven children, some of whom are buried in this cemetery.