The following is a copy of a post that I placed on the Jennings Co., IN
message board yesterday with intention of letting it come to this list via
the gateway, since the board indicates the gateway is open. The List Admin
is apparently blocking gateway post though, because it still has yet to make
it through, so I am pasting this directly to the list myself. If the board
post later comes through and is posted as a duplicate post, then I apologize
to all. The below information is a very major important to me though, so if
anyone can help me find John Bradford's parents or any other information on
him, I would be very grateful.
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I am seeking information on on of my longest standing genealogy "brick
walls," and following is a brief overview of the basic information I have on
him:
John Bradford
Born: Tennessee, 25 July 1798
Married: Sarah Blades in Franklin Co., IN 20 Jan 1817
Married: Susan (surname unknown) after 1860
Shown in the 1870 Census living with his son Harvey in Geneva Township,
Jennings Co., IN, and then married to Susan, his second wife. He has also
been found living in Bartholomew and Franklin Counties. The 1870 Census
shows his occupation as a wheelwright.
I am desperately in need of locating his parents, so that I can connect his
ancestors to a long line of Bradfords that I already have. Early Tennessee
records are at best very poor, and I am hoping I can find a death
certificate for him but record of some sorts for him that might list his
parents. He was 71 in the 1870 Census, so I am speculating he died in
Jennings County but this is not documented. I am further guessing that he
would have died in the 1870s because of his age in the 1870 census and the
fact I cannot find him in the 1880 census, but again this is not documented.
If anyone out there has any suggestions or even the slightest fragment of
information not mentioned above on his parents (and siblings?) I would be
eternally grateful. I have been trying to get over, around, or through this
brick wall for more than 15 years, and no fragment of information is too
small. I thank you in advance for any help.
David E. Cann
decann(a)infionline.net
davidecann(a)gmail.com (alternate)