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Subject: SURNAME BRADFORD
Date: Sun, 30 Nov 1997 21:16:22 -0500 (EST)

If any of this outline information looks familiar to anybody, please let me
know. This is all I have at this time, and would like to be able to connect
this line to ancestors. Thank you, Karen

Descendants of William T. Bradford

1 William T. Bradfordb: June 1839 in Illinois
..+Grissela Ann Parkinsonb: March 22, 1836 in Curran Township, Sangamon
County, Illinois
.........2 Thomas P. Bradfordb: March 1867 in Illinois or Missouri
.............+Rosina Wheelerb: August 1867 in Illinoism: March 30, 1896
in Sangamon County, Illinois
....................3 Isabelle/Isabella Bradfordb: December 25, 1898 in
probably, Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinoisd: November 08, 1976 in
Springfield, Sangamon Co., Illinois
.........2 William A. Bradfordb: August 1875 in Illinois
.........2 Martha L. Bradfordb: February 1878 in England
.............+Mr. Laurence

THE STATE JOURNAL-REGISTER, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10,
1976
P60, col 1
OBITUARIES

"Isabella Bradford -- Miss Isabella Bradford, 77, of 1440 W. Laurel St., died
at 7:00 p.m., Monday (Nov 8) at Memorial Medical Center.

She was the daughter of the late Thomas P. (Bradford) and Rosina Wheeler,
early settlers of Sangamon County, for which the settlement of Bradfordton
was named. She was a graduate of Springfield High School and attended
Christian College in Columbia, MO.

For five years, Miss Bradford was employed by Child and Family Service and
then served for 21 years as Executive Secretary of the Sangamon County
Chapter of the American Red Cross, resigning in 1951. After her resignation
as Executive Secretary she served as Disaster Worker in several locations.
Her particular interest was in the historical development of Sangamon
County. She served as President of the Sangamon County Historical Society,
1969 to 1970, after having been active in its founding and one of its
membership chairmen. Miss Bradford was a member of First Congregational
Church, Zonta, YWCA, Springfield Garden Club and founder of the Rose Bradford
Guild.

Surviving are three cousins, Waldo L. Wheeler of New Albany, Ind., Helen B.
Jenison and Virginia D. DeLong, both of Phoenix, Ariz.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Boardman-Smith Funeral Chapel with
Rev. Arthur Koch officiating. Burial will be in Oak Ridge Cemetery."

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