Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated . father of Mr. Bradford was born inAdams county, Pa., in 1806. and moved westof the Allegheny mountains, locating atNicholsons Fall in 1818 in Armstrong coun-ty, Pa. When he reached there the Indianswere very numero
Nelson's biographical dictionary and historical reference book of Fayette County, Pennsylvania : containing a condensed history of Pennsylvania, of Fayette County, and the boroughs and townships of the county : also, portraits and biographies of the governors since 1790, and genealogies, family histories and biographies of representative men of the county : illustrated . father of Mr. Bradford was born inAdams county, Pa., in 1806. and moved westof the Allegheny mountains, locating atNicholsons Fall in 1818 in Armstrong coun-ty, Pa. When he reached there the Indianswere very numerous in that section of theState, and he remembers well seeing thempass up and down the river in the grandfather of Mr. Bradford was a mil-ler, and operated a mill. He was a native ofNew Jersey and located in Adams county,Pa., when a young man. His forefatherscame over about the time of the arrival ofthe Mayflower, and proceeded to New Jer-sey, where they located. The Bradfords areof Scotch-Irish descent. The paternal great-grandfather was a soldier in the Revolution-ary war under General Washington, and theBradfords have been identified with the his-tory of Pennsylvania for the past were four sons and two daughters bornto the grandparents of the subject of thissketch. Levi Bradford, the father of FrankB. Bradford, was married to Miss Sarah. AXD HISTORICAL, REFERENCE BOOK OF FAYETTE COCXTY. 82c Cane, of Washington county, Pa. Eightchildren were born to Levi and Sarah Brad-ford : Andrew, Mary, William, one who diedin infancy, Baldwin, Thursday, Samuel andFrank, our subject. All these children aredead except our subject. Levi, the father ofMr. Bradford, located in Fayette county nearConnellsville, was by trade a tanner andoperated the Yellow Spring tannery, knownas the Bradford tannery, and also the MillRun tannery in Springfield township, for anumber of years. He was a Presbyterian formany years. He was a leading citizen of thecounty, well known and popula
Size: 1226px × 2037px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, bookidnelsonsbiogr, bookyear1900
