"FRANCIS BRADLEY"

BRADLEY, DOWNEY

Posted By: Mary E. Lanigan (email)
Date: 9/13/2003 at 12:43:37

History of Wapello County Iowa
Western Historical Company 1878
*Jefferson County connection

Francis BRADLEY; Superintendent of County Poor Farm, sec 33; Center two, Ottumwa, Iowa; 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 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 in Ottumwa.

Married Julia DOWNEY Oct 13, 1856; she was born Feb 14, 1830 in Ireland. Catholic; Democrat

*Wapello County records: Marriage pg. 141 /1851-1866 book B.

*Visit Wapello County page for additional church records on this family.

St. Mary's Catholic Church