I've "rescued" a large group of photographs with most identified as members
of the BRADFORD Family and taken at studios in Manistee, Michigan. They
include:
1 - Bernice Margaret BRADFORD, taken at Conat's Riverside Gallery in
Manistee, MI, probably taken sometime in the 1880's, note on photograph says
she was born in 1868 and is the daughter of Joshua and Margaret MCLAUGHLIN
BRADFORD, looks to be in her teens or 20's at the time
2 - Bernice Margaret BRADFORD, taken at the W.E. Marshall Studio in Big
Rapids, MI, probably taken in the 1890's, again references her parents and
also notes that she is the sister of Fredrick Randolph BRADFORD, appears to
be in her teens or 20's at the time
3 - Fredrick Randolph BRADFORD, taken at the Conat's Riverside Gallery in
Manistee, MI, probably sometime in the 1880's, note states that he is the
son of Joshua & Margaret MCLAUGHLIN BRADFORD, appears to be in his teens or
20's at the time
4 - Stanley Hugh BRADFORD, no studio or location, dated 1898 and notes that
his date of birth is 29 Nov 1896, the son of Fredrick and Lillie MALLISON
BRADFORD
5 - Lillie MALLISON, taken at the Conat's Riverside Gallery in Manistee, MI,
probably taken in the 1880's with Lillie appearing to be in her teens or
20's at the time
6 - unidentified female, appears to be Lillie MALLISON or a close relative,
no studio or location, taken in the 1880's, female appears to be in her 20's
7 - unidentified female, appears to be Lillie MALLISON or a close relative,
taken at Conat's Riverside Gallery in Manistee, MI, note on back "To Fred
with my regards", probably taken in the 1880's or 1890's with female
appearing to be in her 20's at the time
8 - unidentified female, appears to be Lillie MALLISON or a close relative,
taken at Conat's Riverside Gallery in Manistee, MI, name "Ed" appears on
back of photo, probably taken in the 1880's with female appearing to be in
her teens' at the time
9 - Lillie M. MALLISON, taken at Conat's Riverside Gallery in Manistee, MI,
probably taken in the 1870's or 1880's with Lillie appearing to be in her
50's at the time, note on the back of the photograph says "not BRADFORD"
confirming that this is a different "Lillie MALLISON" than the person
photographed above and married into the BRADFORD Family
10 thru 16 - unidentified photographs of what appear to be sibling groups,
young men, young women, and one older man most including the reference of
"Lillie M" or "Lillie MALLISON" or "Property of Lillie
MALLISON" on the back
of the photographs suggesting that they were once all in Lillie's
possession, all taken at the Conat's Riverside Gallery in Manistee, MI,
probably all between 1870's and 1890's
17 - Howard D. and Amelia CHAPIN BRADFORD, taken at the Conat's Riverside
Gallery in Manistee, MI, probably during the 1880's with the couple
appearing to be in their 30's at the time
18 - unidentified female with baby appears to be Amelia CHAPIN BRADFORD
pictured above or a close relative, taken at the Conat's Riverside Gallery
in Manistee, MI, probably taken in the 1870's with the women appearing to be
in her 20's and the child 1-2 years of age
19 - unidentified family, parents and 2 children, looks to be Howard D.
BRADFORD and maybe Amelia with an older son and infant child, taken at
Conat's Studio in Manistee, MI, probably taken in the 1880's or 1890's with
parents looking to be in their 40's with the son in his teens and the baby
1-2 years old, teenage son could be the same as the baby shown in the
photograph above
20 - Tony ALDEN, taken at a studio in Sycamore, IL, taken in the early
1900's, with the young boy appearing to be about 8 years old at the time,
note on the back is "Merry Christmas Ralph & Hugh" and also notes that Tony
is the "adopted son of Eliza BRADFORD ALDEN"
21 - Clark C. ALDEN & Eliza "Lyda" BRADFORD ALDEN, taken at the J.K.
Stevens
& Son Co. in Chicago, IL, probably taken in the 1890's with the couple
appearing to be in their 40's at the time
22 - Couple identified only as Fred & Bell, no studio or location, probably
taken in the early 1900's, both look to be in their 20's or 30's at the time
23 - unidentified female, appears to be "Bell" pictured above or a close
relative, probably taken in the early 1900's with subject looking to be in
her 40's at the time
24 thru 42 - unidentified photographs of female group, young women,
children, young men, families, old man, older women, father and son, taken
between 1880's and early 1900's at studios in Manistee, MI; Milwaukee, WI;
Frankfurt, MI; St. Ignace, MI; and Bear Lake, MI;
Based on limited research I do find record of Bernice BRADFORD b. 4 Oct 1868
at Pierpont, MI to parents Joshua BRADFORD and Margaret MCLAUGHLIN. The
family was living in Arcadia, MI during the 1880 census including Joshua age
58 b. in New Brunswick and his wife Margaret age 57 also born in New
Brunswick. Four children were living with them at the time including,
Ensign age 28 b. in WI, Daniel age 21, Fred age 14, and Bernice age 12, the
youngest three all born in MI.
I also find Lilly M. MALLISON age 14 b. in WI the daughter of Lafayette &
Josephene MALLISON included in the 1880 census living in Onekama, MI.
Lafayette is age 43 b. in NY and his wife Josephene age 35 b. in MI. In
addition to Lilly another daughter Ida G. age 11 b. in MI is also living
with the family in 1880.
I also find evidence of Howard Douglas BRADFORD married to Mary Arilla
CHAPIN on 5 April 1876 at Manistee, MI. Howard was 22 years old at that
time and Mary was just 17 years of age. Howard's place of birth was
recorded as WI. The two were living in Arcadia, MI during the 1880 census
with Mary's name noted as "Orilla" BRADFORD age 22 b. in WI. The couple
had
a son Ray BRADFORD age 2 b. in MI. Howard listed his father as born in New
Brunswick suggesting that he was also connected to the Joshua BRADFORD
Family, as either a son or nephew possibly.
I'm hoping to locate someone from this family so that these wonderful old
family photographs can be returned to their rightful place with family. If
you are a member of this family or know someone who might be, please contact
me.
Thanks,
Shelley