Bradley, John J. died 1886

BRADLEY, BRADLY

Posted By: S. Ferrall - IAGenWeb volunteer
Date: 10/5/2019 at 13:48:58

The sad news was received in this city yesterday of the death of John J. Bradly [sic], a prominent farmer residing in Taylor township, three miles south of Epworth.

He died from the effects of a cold contracted while serving as a juryman in this city. He remained at the house of his friend, ex-Ald. Clancy of the First ward, until recently, when he was removed to his home where he died Sunday last.

The funeral will occur this morning at 9 o'clock and interment will be in the Monastery cemetery.

Deceased is survived by his parents, by a brother and a sister. He was 42 years of age. He served through the war in Co. C, 21st Iowa, of which the late Capt. Jesse Harrison, of Dubuque, was in command.

Mr. Bradly was one of those genial, whole-souled men who made friends on every side. His death causes great regret to his friends in this city.

~Dubuque Daily Herald, February 10, 1886

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During the past week John J. Bradley, of Taylor township, has died. He was a leading man in his section of Dubuque county, and his loss is greatly regretted by all who knew him, both in the city and in the vicinity where he resided.

He served during the war, and was a brave and gallant soldier who did his duty faithfully and well.

Since the war he has resided upon the ancestral acres south of Epworth, taking an intelligent and lively interest in public affairs. He was a strong democrat in his political beliefs, and on several occasions was a member of the county central committee. He was never an aspirant for office of any kind, but was well satisfied when he could behold the triumph of the principles in which he had such an abiding faith.

It is a loss to the sturdy citizenship of Dubuque county when such men as Mr. Bradley die.

~Dubuque Daily Herald, February 16, 1886

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Independence, Feb. 16 - To the Editor:
The late John J. Bradley, of Dubuque county, had some warm friends in this city, who had known him for years, and who had learned to love and admire him, for his many noble and manly qualities.

He was but a boy when the tocsin of war sounded in 1861, and against the entreaties of those nearest and dearest to him, he enlisted under the banner of the union and fought bravely throughout the war. One of the prominent traits of his character was his unswerving loyalty to his friends. When they were assailed, either in social or political life, he never deserted them, but on the contrary, warmed to them with increased ardor.

He was connected for several years with the school board of the district in which his parents reside, and was at one time elected assessor of Taylor township, on the democratic ticket, when the majority in the township was over 100 against his party. It is safe to say that no man in Taylor township was better or more favorably known than was John J. Bradley. He was a man of generous impulses and would go as far and make as many sacrifices, to save a friend, as any man in Iowa.

"Peace to his ashes and immortality to his soul."
"F"

~Dubuque Daily Herald, February 16, 1886

Note: His surname is spelled Bradley (rather than Bradly as in the first obit) on his gravestone in the Holy Family Catholic cemetery and in other records.