-- [ From: Bradford E. Carter * EMC.Ver #2.5.3 ] -- Ken, The earliest occurrence of the name Bradford in my family is my grandfather: Francis Bradford CARTER, b 1904 Grundy Co, TN I don't know if he was named after someone or not. I have been unable to find any Carter ancestors other than his father, A. Lexington "Leck" CARTER,b 1857 TN, d 1927 Warren Co, TN. I don't see any connection with your family but it is possible your Bradford S. Carter could have been related. Do you have the names of all of his children & siblings and where they resided? Is it possible he or his brothers passed through Tennessee on his way to Mississippi? > Bradford, > Ken Carter here in Saratoga CA. My gggrandfather was Bradford S. Carter and the > name Bradford has travelled down in our family. I was wondering if there might > be some connection. > > Bradford S. Carter, b. Henry Co. GA, 1816 > John Thomas Carter, b. Chickasaw Co.(now Calhoun Co) MS, 1847 > Thomas Bradford Carter, b. Calhoun County MS, 1878 > Nathan Bradford Carter, b. Shelby Co. TN, 1912 > Nathan Bradford Carter, Jr., b. Shelby Co.1937 (current MS state senator) > Nathan Bradford III > Nathan Bradford IV