Abstracts of Obituaries, Death Notices, Etc

ABSTRACTS OF OBITUARIES, DEATH NOTICES, ETC. OF LAWRENCE COUNTY (OHIO) PEOPLE AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES

Compiled by: Sharon Milich Kouns

I.R. = IRONTON REGISTER SWI = SEMI WEEKLY IRONTONIAN IDR = IRONTON DAILY REGISTER IT =IRONTON TRIBUNE MI = MORNING IRONTONIAN IET = IRONTON EVENING TRIBUNE IJRN = IRONTON JOURNAL

Remember, obituaries are charged half a cent a word, cash to accompany the order. Watch this. Also, remember that all anonymous communications will be thrown in the waste basket. I.R. Sept. 29, 1887 Also note: Some of these obituaries are quite long in their actual form and have been condensed for this publication. Thank you, Sharon Kouns.

BRADSHAW, JAMES----- I.R. APR. 04, 1895 James Bradshaw died March 32, 1895. He was born in Russell Co., W. Va., Dec. 22nd, 1817; was consequently 77 years 8 months and 21 days old. Came to this county when quite a young man. He leaves three sons and three daughters and a wife to sorrow.

BRADSHAW, JAMES M.----- SWI FEB. 16, 1917 Died Feb. 11 at Marion, Ohio. He was born in Athens Co., OH, May 22, 1837. He married in that county on May 20, 1858 to Miss Phoebe Jane Wallace, who died Jan. 08, 1884. The family moved to Lawrence Co., about 35-40 years ago, and he resided here until he moved to Marion four years before. He married in 1885 to Mrs. Nancy A. Brown. To the first marriage were born: Rev. L. P. Bradshaw, who died in 1886; Rev. W. S. Bradshaw of Logan, WV; Edward Bradshaw of West Tampa, FL, Emerson O. Bradshaw of Chicago, Ella Bradshaw of Chicago, and Mrs. Bertha Shafer of Ironton. To the second marriage, Mrs. Emma White of Marion, Ohio, Mrs. Essie Russell of Marion, Miss Odra Bradshaw at home, Leonard Bradshaw at home and Luther Bradshaw, a farmer in Marion County. He was also survived by step-son, Charles Brown of San Antonio, TX. He was a veteran of the Civil War serving in Co. D. 140th OVI.

BRADSHAW, JESSIE----- I.R. SEP. 18, 1890 I.R. Oct. 2, 1890 - The Broken Wheel - On the casket that held the remains of Jessie Bradshaw was a wheel of lovely flowers, the gift of her class in the High School. But the wheel was broken and a portion of it gone, so it was fitfully termed "The Broken Wheel" (Poem)