Hi David, Can you tell us more about your John Bradford? Who did he marry? Where there any children? Did John Bradford have any brothers/sisters? Do you know of any aunts/uncles or cousins? If so, where did they live? (etc.) Thanks! Deborah > > From: "David E. Cann" <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/04/12 Thu AM 10:34:16 CDT > To: "Sumner Co., TN List Posting" <[email protected]>, > "Davidson Co., TN List Posting" <[email protected]> > Subject: [TNDAVIDS] John Bradford's (1798-aft 1870) parents > > I am a new subscriber to this list, and am looking for the parents of John > Bradford who was born in Tennessee on 25 July 1798. I do not know what > county he was born in, but I am told by a reliable friend "it was most > likely Sumner or Davidson County." A group of Bradford folks migrated from > Tennessee to Franklin County, IN around 1805, at which time John (my > 4G-grandfather) would have been about 7 years old so his name would not have > appeared on any documentation or census figures of the time, even if they > were available. I assume John and his parents were among these folks > though, since John is shown to have married in Franklin County, IN in 1817, > though I cannot find him in either the 1820 or 1830 Census. > > This John Bradford has been a major brick wall for me for nearly two > decades, and while I do continue to "nibble away" at the brick wall with > little tidbits of information, I have yet to find so much as a word on who > his parents might be. If this sounds at all remotely familiar to anyone, I > would be eternally grateful to anyone who can give me some direction or > guidance on pushing this line back another generation or two. > > My thanks to anyone responding. No lead, guidance, or fragment of > information is too small. I welcome anything and everything, even a wild > guess. :-) > > > David E. Cann > [email protected] > [email protected] (alternate) > > * * * * * * > > 1. John Bradford was born on 25 Jul 1798 in Tennessee. He owned $1,000.00 > worth of real estate on 1 Jun 1850 in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew > County, Indiana. On 1 Jun 1850 he was a farmer in Sand Creek Township, > Bartholomew County, Indiana. He lived with his son Jonathan and daughter > Sarah in Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1860. He > appeared in the census in 1860 in Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, > Indiana. He is shown as a widower and able to read and write. On 1 Jun > 1870 he was a wheelwright in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana. He > owned personal property valued at $200 on 1 Jun 1870. > > > > John Bradford and Sarah Blades were married on 20 Jan 1817 in Franklin > County, Indiana. The ceremony was performed by a Rev. John Blades, a > Baptist minister serving Franklin, Rush, and Bartholomew Counties, and > thought to be Sarah's uncle. They appeared in the census in 1840 in Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. They lived in Sand Creek > Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana in 1840. They lived on their farm in > Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1850. They > appeared in the census in 1850 in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, > Indiana. The census entry indicates that she could not read or write. > Sarah Blades (daughter of Isaac Blades and Sarah Higgs) was born on 27 Jun > 1800/1 in South Carolina. She is thought to have been born in Abbeville > County, but this is undocumented. She died before 1860 in Bartholomew > County, Indiana. She was buried before 1860 in Section (now Harmony) > Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana. One source states her gravesite has > no marker. John Bradford and Sarah Blades had the following children: > > > > 2 i. Isaac Bradford, born on 19 Sep 1827, Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married Sarah Jane Bickerton, > on 18 May 1848, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; died on 30 > Nov 1908. > > 3 ii. Harvey Bradford, born on 16 Nov 1828, Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married Merium; died on 21 May > 1900. > > 4 iii. Emaline Mary (Emily) Bradford, born on 18 > Dec 1830, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married John > Carney, on 10 Jan 1850. > > iv. John Herod Bradford was born on 23 Apr 1832 > in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He appeared in the > census in 1840 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He lived with his parents in > Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1850. He appeared > in the census in 1850 in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. > He is shown as a student in school. He appeared in the census in 1860 in > Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He is shown on the census > as living with his brother Isaac and his family. In 1860 he was a > carpenter. He lived in Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana in 1870. > He politically a Republican and stated his faith simply as a "Christian" > about 1874 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He died on 25 Jan 1904. He was > buried after 25 Jan 1904 in Springer Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana. > > v. Sarah Ann Bradford was born on 19 Apr 1833 > in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. She appeared in the > census in 1840 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. She lived with her parents > in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1850. She > appeared in the census in 1850 in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, > Indiana. She is indicated as a student in school. She lived with her > father and brother Jonathan in Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, > Indiana on 1 Jun 1860. She appeared in the census in 1860 in Columbus > Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. She is shown as able to read and > write. She died on 12 Nov 1900. > > 5 vi. Jonathan William Bradford, born on 1 Jan > 1838, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married [name > unknown]; died on 16 Jun 1903. > > > > John Bradford and Susan were married after 1860. They appeared in the > census on 1 Jun 1870 in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana. > According to census figures, he was head of household and an American > citizen over 21 years of age. They lived with his son Harvey and his wife > in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1870. Susan was born > about 1806 in New York. On 1 Jun 1870 she was keeping house in Geneva > Township, Jennings County, Indiana. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Deborah, As I noted in my original post, I have nothing whatever on his parents, and thus his siblings as well. This is the information I am trying to locate for that reason. :-) As also noted, he married twice and the two wives are listed in my information along with whatever information that I have. He had six children, and all six are also listed in my original information below as well. David E. Cann [email protected] [email protected] (alternate) -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Deborah Maddox Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNDAVIDS] John Bradford's (1798-aft 1870) parents Hi David, Can you tell us more about your John Bradford? Who did he marry? Where there any children? Did John Bradford have any brothers/sisters? Do you know of any aunts/uncles or cousins? If so, where did they live? (etc.) Thanks! Deborah > > From: "David E. Cann" <[email protected]> > Date: 2007/04/12 Thu AM 10:34:16 CDT > To: "Sumner Co., TN List Posting" <[email protected]>, > "Davidson Co., TN List Posting" <[email protected]> > Subject: [TNDAVIDS] John Bradford's (1798-aft 1870) parents > > I am a new subscriber to this list, and am looking for the parents of > John Bradford who was born in Tennessee on 25 July 1798. I do not > know what county he was born in, but I am told by a reliable friend > "it was most likely Sumner or Davidson County." A group of Bradford > folks migrated from Tennessee to Franklin County, IN around 1805, at > which time John (my > 4G-grandfather) would have been about 7 years old so his name would > not have appeared on any documentation or census figures of the time, > even if they were available. I assume John and his parents were among > these folks though, since John is shown to have married in Franklin > County, IN in 1817, though I cannot find him in either the 1820 or 1830 Census. > > This John Bradford has been a major brick wall for me for nearly two > decades, and while I do continue to "nibble away" at the brick wall > with little tidbits of information, I have yet to find so much as a > word on who his parents might be. If this sounds at all remotely > familiar to anyone, I would be eternally grateful to anyone who can > give me some direction or guidance on pushing this line back another generation or two. > > My thanks to anyone responding. No lead, guidance, or fragment of > information is too small. I welcome anything and everything, even a > wild guess. :-) > > > David E. Cann > [email protected] > [email protected] (alternate) > > * * * * * * > > 1. John Bradford was born on 25 Jul 1798 in Tennessee. He owned > $1,000.00 worth of real estate on 1 Jun 1850 in Sand Creek Township, > Bartholomew County, Indiana. On 1 Jun 1850 he was a farmer in Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He lived with his son > Jonathan and daughter Sarah in Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, > Indiana on 1 Jun 1860. He appeared in the census in 1860 in Columbus > Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He is shown as a widower and > able to read and write. On 1 Jun 1870 he was a wheelwright in Geneva > Township, Jennings County, Indiana. He owned personal property valued at $200 on 1 Jun 1870. > > > > John Bradford and Sarah Blades were married on 20 Jan 1817 in Franklin > County, Indiana. The ceremony was performed by a Rev. John Blades, a > Baptist minister serving Franklin, Rush, and Bartholomew Counties, and > thought to be Sarah's uncle. They appeared in the census in 1840 in > Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. They lived in Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana in 1840. They lived on > their farm in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 > Jun 1850. They appeared in the census in 1850 in Sand Creek Township, > Bartholomew County, Indiana. The census entry indicates that she could not read or write. > Sarah Blades (daughter of Isaac Blades and Sarah Higgs) was born on 27 > Jun > 1800/1 in South Carolina. She is thought to have been born in > Abbeville County, but this is undocumented. She died before 1860 in > Bartholomew County, Indiana. She was buried before 1860 in Section > (now Harmony) Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana. One source > states her gravesite has no marker. John Bradford and Sarah Blades had the following children: > > > > 2 i. Isaac Bradford, born on 19 Sep 1827, Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married Sarah Jane > Bickerton, on 18 May 1848, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, > Indiana; died on 30 Nov 1908. > > 3 ii. Harvey Bradford, born on 16 Nov 1828, Sand > Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married Merium; died on > 21 May 1900. > > 4 iii. Emaline Mary (Emily) Bradford, born on 18 > Dec 1830, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married > John Carney, on 10 Jan 1850. > > iv. John Herod Bradford was born on 23 Apr 1832 > in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He appeared in > the census in 1840 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He lived with his > parents in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun > 1850. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. > He is shown as a student in school. He appeared in the census in 1860 > in Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. He is shown on the > census as living with his brother Isaac and his family. In 1860 he > was a carpenter. He lived in Elizabethtown, Bartholomew County, Indiana in 1870. > He politically a Republican and stated his faith simply as a "Christian" > about 1874 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. He died on 25 Jan 1904. > He was buried after 25 Jan 1904 in Springer Cemetery, Bartholomew County, Indiana. > > v. Sarah Ann Bradford was born on 19 Apr 1833 > in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. She appeared in > the census in 1840 in Bartholomew County, Indiana. She lived with her > parents in Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun > 1850. She appeared in the census in 1850 in Sand Creek Township, > Bartholomew County, Indiana. She is indicated as a student in school. > She lived with her father and brother Jonathan in Columbus Township, > Bartholomew County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1860. She appeared in the census > in 1860 in Columbus Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana. She is > shown as able to read and write. She died on 12 Nov 1900. > > 5 vi. Jonathan William Bradford, born on 1 Jan > 1838, Sand Creek Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana; married [name > unknown]; died on 16 Jun 1903. > > > > John Bradford and Susan were married after 1860. They appeared in the > census on 1 Jun 1870 in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana. > According to census figures, he was head of household and an American > citizen over 21 years of age. They lived with his son Harvey and his > wife in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana on 1 Jun 1870. > Susan was born about 1806 in New York. On 1 Jun 1870 she was keeping > house in Geneva Township, Jennings County, Indiana. > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message