James K Bradshaw

Male22 May 1884–30 June 1946

Brief Life History of James K

When James K Bradshaw was born on 22 May 1884, in Southampton, Virginia, United States, his father, Murdock Bradshaw, was 38 and his mother, Martha Ann Raiford, was 37. He married Dorothy Virginia Drewry in 1925. He lived in Berlin, Southampton, Virginia, United States for about 30 years and Berlin and Ivor District, Southampton, Virginia, United States in 1940. He died on 30 June 1946, in Ivor, Southampton, Virginia, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Black Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Franklin, Southampton, Virginia, United States.

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Family Time Line

James K Bradshaw
1884–1946
Dorothy Virginia Drewry
1904–1974
Marriage: 1925

Sources (11)

  • James K Bradshaw, "United States Census, 1930"
  • James K. Bradshaw, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
  • Jimmie K Bradshaw, "Virginia, Bureau of Vital Statistics, County Marriage Registers, 1853-1935"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    1925
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 2

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument

    Age 10

    On May 30, 18944 the Confederate Soldiers and Sailors’ Monument was unveiled. It is 73 feet high and over looks Libby Hill Park. the statue represents the 13 Confederate States.

    1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

    Age 17

    President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

    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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