Josephine Bonaparte Bradshaw

Brief Life History of Josephine Bonaparte

When Josephine Bonaparte Bradshaw was born in 1839, in Virginia, United States, her father, William Bradshaw, was 29 and her mother, Jane Jenny Horton, was 27. She married Hugh Lafayette Riley on 18 December 1871, in Russell, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Russell, Virginia, United States in 1860 and Justice Precinct 3, Ellis, Texas, United States in 1900. She died in 1913, in Donley, Texas, United States, at the age of 74.

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Family Time Line

Hugh Lafayette Riley
1845–1894
Josephine Bonaparte Bradshaw
1839–1913
Marriage: 18 December 1871
William Thomas Riley
1873–1930
Charles Henry Riley
1874–1943
James Arthur Riley
1876–1952
Lula Ann Riley
1877–1959
Jennie Mae Riley
1879–1947
Hugh Lafayette Riley
1881–1935
Hattie Maude Riley
1885–1902

Sources (14)

  • Jacie B Rily, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Josephine Bradshaw, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
  • Josephine Riley in entry for Not Named Riley, "Virginia, Library of Virginia State Archive, Births, Marriages, and Deaths 1853-1900"

World Events (8)

1844 · Lumpkin's Jail

In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1861 · The Battle of Manassas

The Battle of Manassas is also referred to as the First Battle of Bull Run. 35,000 Union troops were headed towards Washington D.C. after 20,000 Confederate forces. The McDowell's Union troops fought with General Beauregard's Confederate troops along a little river called Bull Run. 

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the three places called Bradshaw in Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Derbyshire, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + sceaga ‘thicket’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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