"FRANCIS BRADLEY"

BRADLEY, DOWNEY

Posted By: Mary E. Lanigan (email)
Date: 9/13/2003 at 09:36:39

History of Wapello County, Iowa; 1878
Western Historical Company.

Francis BRADLEY; superintendent of County Poor Farm, sec, 33; Center Twp; contains 149 acres; born Oct 26, 1817 in Ireland; in 1836 came to Butler County, Penn; in 1837 to Ind; in 1840 to Ohio and kept a dairy in vicinity of Cincinnati for about 15 years; in 1865 came to Jefferson County Iowa; the following year removed to Wapello County.

Owns 90 acres of land in Richmond twp; 15 acres in Center twp; also 5 acres in Hammonds Addition of Ottumwa. Married Julia Downey Oct. 13, 1856; she was born Feb 14, 1830 in Ireland. Catholic; Democrat.

*St. Mary's Catholic church records has marriage, Oct 13, 1856.

Witnesses were John and Jane DOWNEY. Officiated by father John KRECKEL.

*I am not related.