This is my latest attempt to get over or around one of my longest standing "brick walls." This John Bradford was my 4g-grandfather, and I have absolutely nothing on his parents or siblings, not even a name. Following is his vital information: JOHN BRADFORD b. 25 Jul 1798 (in most likely PA or TN) m. Sarah Blades 20 Jan 1817 in Franklin Co., IN d. unknown, but last found in the census in 1860 Children: Isaac (1827-1908) Harvey (1828-1900) Emaline Mary (1830- ) John Herod (1832-1904) Sarah Ann (1833-1900) Jonathan William (1838-1903( I have found places of birth of "Tenn" on one census and "Penn" on another census, but the difference may well just be poor handwriting. However, I have also found some folks who believe he could have been born in MD, VA, or NC so this only adds to the confusion. He married Sarah in Franklin Co., IN and was last found there in the 1860 census as a widower living with his children, so I am surmising he died between 1860 and 1870. If anyone out there thinks this sounds familiar, or possibly has some parents and siblings for this John Bradford, I would be extatic. He has been my one major brick almost as long as I have been doing genealogy, and I would sure like to find him. I do not want to think that he stepped off of a space ship in Tennessee or Pennsylvania in 1798 and has never had any siblings or parents, but I am to the point where that is the only thing that fits the details I have been able to piece together. David E. Cann [email protected] [email protected] (alternate)

Hi, David: Could this be your John Bradford in 1870? Year: 1870; Census Place: Geneva, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: M593_329; Page: 93; Image: 186. Scipio P.O. 6/30/1870 Bradford, John - 71 - m - w - wheel wright - $---/200 - TN --- Susan - 64 - f - w - keeping house - keeping house - NY next household: Bradford, Harvy - 41 - m - w - farming - $3,000/439 - IN --- Marium - 37 - f - w - keeping house - IN --- John W. - 18 - m - w - at home - IN - attended school within year --- Emily - 16 - f - w - at home - IN- attended school within year --- Sidney - 14 - f - w - at home - IN- attended school within year --- Sarah C. - 11 - f - w - at home - IN- attended school within year --- Harvy - 6 - m - w - IN- attended school within year --- Mary E. - 2 - f - w - IN- attended school within year Good luck with your search! Debra On Dec 1, 2006, at 9:30 PM, David E. Cann wrote: > This is my latest attempt to get over or around one of my longest > standing > "brick walls." This John Bradford was my 4g-grandfather, and I have > absolutely nothing on his parents or siblings, not even a name. > Following > is his vital information: > > JOHN BRADFORD > b. 25 Jul 1798 (in most likely PA or TN) > m. Sarah Blades 20 Jan 1817 in Franklin Co., IN > d. unknown, but last found in the census in 1860 > > Children: > Isaac (1827-1908) > Harvey (1828-1900) > Emaline Mary (1830- ) > John Herod (1832-1904) > Sarah Ann (1833-1900) > Jonathan William (1838-1903( > > I have found places of birth of "Tenn" on one census and "Penn" on > another > census, but the difference may well just be poor handwriting. > However, I > have also found some folks who believe he could have been born in > MD, VA, or > NC so this only adds to the confusion. He married Sarah in > Franklin Co., IN > and was last found there in the 1860 census as a widower living > with his > children, so I am surmising he died between 1860 and 1870. > > If anyone out there thinks this sounds familiar, or possibly has some > parents and siblings for this John Bradford, I would be extatic. > He has > been my one major brick almost as long as I have been doing > genealogy, and I > would sure like to find him. I do not want to think that he > stepped off of > a space ship in Tennessee or Pennsylvania in 1798 and has never had > any > siblings or parents, but I am to the point where that is the only > thing that > fits the details I have been able to piece together. > > > David E. Cann > [email protected] > [email protected] (alternate) > > > > > ********* > Visit the threaded archives of this list: http:// > archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/PENNSYLVANIA > ********* > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PENNSYLVANIA- > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message