Brief Life History of Samuel Leander
When Samuel Leander Bradley was born on 6 January 1882, in Swain, North Carolina, United States, his father, Andrew G Bradley, was 30 and his mother, Minerva J. Conner, was 23. He married Forida Huskey on 23 August 1903, in Swain, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Oconalufty Township, Swain, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 12 August 1925, in Swain, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 43, and was buried in Cherokee, Swain, North Carolina, United States.
Photos and Memories (0)
Do you know Samuel Leander? Do you have a story about him that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
Family Time Line
Sources (21)
- Leonder Brodley in household of Andrew Brodley, "United States Census, 1920"
- Legacy NFS Source: Samuel Leander Bradley - Government record: Census record: birth-name: Samuel Leander Bradley
- S L Bradley, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
Spouse and Children
Parents and Siblings
World Events (8)
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
1886 · Giving Working Men a Union
The largest union group in the United States during the first half of the 20th century. It still exists today but merged with The Congress of Industrial Organization.
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
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.
Possible Related Names
Discover Even More
As a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.