Jefferson Davis Bradley

Brief Life History of Jefferson Davis

When Jefferson Davis Bradley was born on 8 November 1861, in Perry, Stone, Mississippi, United States, his father, Quincy Adam Bradley, was 47 and his mother, Elizabeth Merritt, was 40. He married Nacey Ellene Putt in 1879, in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He lived in Perry, Mississippi, United States in 1880 and Beat 4, Perry, Mississippi, United States for about 20 years. He died on 11 April 1930, in Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Sylvester Cemetery, Perry, Mississippi, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jefferson Davis Bradley
1861–1930
Mary Jane McDonald
1866–1942
Marriage: 16 March 1902
Susan J Bradley
1880–1953
Edward Ernest Bradley
1903–1981
Samuel Roy Bradley
1905–1984
Anna Carlotta Bradley
1907–1959
Mary Irene Bradley
1909–1968
James Madison Bradley
1911–1979
Bessie Mae Bradley
1913–1986
Bradley
1917–1917
Bradley
1919–1919

Sources (10)

  • Jefferson D Bradly in household of J William Jordan, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Jeff D Bradley, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Jefferson Davis Bradley in entry for Edward Ernest Bradley, "California, Napa and Butte Counties, Obituaries, 1866-1992"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1877 · Mississippi State Board of Health is Created

In 1877, the Mississippi State Board of Health was established to protect and advance health throughout the state. There are several different categories that fall under their watch such as disease, environment, injury, standard care, shots, keep records, and more.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of the many places throughout England named Bradley, from Old English brād ‘broad’ + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

Scottish: habitational name from Braidlie in Roxburghshire.

Irish (Ulster): adopted as an English equivalent of Gaelic Ó Brolcháin ‘descendant of Brolacháin’, a diminutive of the personal name Brólach, compare Brawley . This was a learned family.

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

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