Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
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WILLIAM H. BRADLEY

William H. BRADLEY, a highly respected citizen of Missouri Valley, came there on May 6, 1869, and was in the employ of Snow & Tabor, general merchandisers. He remained with them until July, 1874, at which time he went to work for Ellis & Avery, with whom he remained two years. The next six months he was in M. Holbrook's bank, and the remainder of the year followed railroading. He worked one year and one-half for A. S. Avery, and then formed a partnership with J. W. Butler, and purchased Avery's stock of goods, and operated under the name of Butler & Bradley. This co-partnership existed two and one-half years, when Butler sold to C. W. Neitzch, who remained a partner with him one year, at the end of which time C. A. Walker bought into the firm. For the next four years the firm was Walker & Bradley, and then Bradley sold his interest to Walker, and for the next three years our subject was in the employ of S. B. Shields & Co., after which he was with Boies & Anderson, until he entered the employ of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and Sioux City & Pacific Railroad Companies.

Mr. BRADLEY was born September 12, 1848, at London, Ont., and is a son of James and Mary Jane (FLYNN) BRADLEY. The parents were born in Ireland, and came to Canada in 1844. They were the parents of thirteen children, and of this number our subject was the fourth child. Of this number four sons and three daughters still survive. John is in the employ of the Union Pacific Railroad, in the general offices at Omaha; Edward lives in Missouri Valley; Joseph is news agent, running out of Kansas City; the oldest and youngest sisters live in Chicago. The former is the wife of James Henderson, and the latter the wife of Thomas P. Doran. The other sister is Mrs. T. L. TRACY, of Missouri Valley. The parents are deceased. The mother died in 1875, and was buried in London, Canada. The father died in 1887, and was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Missouri Valley, as is also our subject's brother, Harry.

Mr. BRADLEY was united in marriage May 3, 1873, at Magnolia, Iowa, to Maria J. WISLER, a native of Adams County, Pa., who came to Harrison County in 1870. Her father is still living, but the mother is deceased. Mrs. BRADLEY had a brother, W. E. WISLER, who works for the railroad company at Missouri Valley. Mr. and Mrs. BRADLEY are the parents of five daughters and two sons -- Florence, born March 20, 1874; Edward, May 4, 1875; Fannie, December 17, 1876; Blanche, May 17, 1879; Pearl, July 23, 1881; Bessie, October 4, 1883; William, May 18, 1885.

Our subject and his wife are active members of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Politically, he is a Republican. He is a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Valley Lodge, No. 232, and also to Lodge No. 160, I.O.O.F., also being in the Encampment.

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