1. WILLIAM HENRY BRADFORD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born on 19 Apr 1848 in Poage's Landing (Ashland 1854), Greenup Co., Kentucky. He died in 1919/1920 in poss. WV. The cause of death was unknown.
DIRECT DESCENDANTS:
Father of Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts
Grandfather of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
Great-grandfather of LeAnn (Roberts) McRoberts
======================BIRTH: Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts gave her father's birth year as 1839 or 1841. The 1880 Census records his age as 32 which would make birth year 1848. Censuses from 1900 & 1910 also place birth year at 1848. Still would like to find birth record to confirm.
========================BIRTH PLACE HISTORY: For more than 60 years, Ashland was known as Poage's Landing. It was named for Scotch-Irish settlers, George and Robert Poage, who moved from Virginia in 1790 to settle on the Ohio River. The Pollard's Mill post office opened in 1847 and in 1854 was re-named Ashland in honor of the Lexington estate of Senator Henry Clay. Two years later, Ashland was incorporated as a town.
========================PARENTS-FATHER: The 1880 Census records William Henry's father's birthplace as unknown. However, a 1910 census records his father's birthplace as IRELAND [SEE wife Susannah's Notes for Census detailes].
NOTE: I remember Gramma (Martha Adeline Bradford) telling me when I was a child that a family member was Irish and/or from Ireland but I cannot remember of whom she spoke. This seems to be a confirmation of that and warrants further investigation. [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
==========================MILITARY SERVICE: [Source - Ancesty.com, the National Park Service & the Illinois State Archives Database of Civil War Veterans - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
Civil War - Union Army - Distinquished Service.
WILLIAM H. BRADFORD, residence Haw Creek, Illinois enlisted as a Private on August 11, 1862; enlisted in Company E, 83rd Infantry Regiment Illinois, August 21, 1862; Mustered out Company E, 83rd Infantry Regiment Illinois on June 26th 1865 in Nashville, TN.
CONFIRMATION: Per Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan, Harriet Malson sent her an original Grand Old Army of the Republic Civil War Memorial Day Ribbon from Rock Island, Illinois. [LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
NOTE: [Telephone conversation, Harriet J. Malson to LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 28, 2004.]
It was common practice at the time of the Civil War for boys as young as 12 to enlist to help their families financially. They were paid up to $200 for their years of service.
========================CHILDREN: [Notations from LeAnn McRoberts, Nov. 2003]
MALSON researcher, R. Simmons, found on a World Family Tree database 3 more children of Susannah & William H. Bradford; Anna, Charles John and Ella. He contacted source who told him he got the information from his deceased uncle and there was no documentation.
ADDENDUM: In email to me on December 5, 2003, Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan, daughter of Clark Bradford & my first cousin, confirmed father Clark's siblings; Margaret, Charles Howard, Lewis, Ella, Elizabeth and Anna. [Where was MARTHA ADELINE?]. These siblings were also recorded on Censuses of 1900 and 1910.
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1880 - West Wheeling, Belmont Co., Ohio
BRADFORD, Wm H, Self, M, M, W, 32, b. KY, Occ: Day Laborer, Fa: NOT KNOWN, Mo: KY
________ , Susannah, Wife, F, W, 22, b. WV, Occ: Keeping House, Fa: OH, Mo: WV
________ , Maggie J, Dau, F, S, W, 6, b. WV, Fa: KY, Mo: WV, Fa: KY, Mo: WV
________ , Elizabeth, Dau, F, S, W, 1, b. WV, Fa: KY, Mo: WV
Malson__ , Jno C, BroL, M, S, W, 9, b. WV, Fa: OH, Mo: WVNOTE: Jno C Malson father's birthplace incorrectly recorded as OH. Father was John Alex Malson of VA. [LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2003]
1900 - See Notes for daughter, Martha Adeline Bradford, for details.
1910 - See Notes for wife, Susannah Malson, for details.
==========================COMMENTS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 2003 & Jan 2004]
Per Harriet Malson in telephone conversation to me, William Henry Bradford wanted to "go west" and left while Susannah was pregnant with their last child. My mother, Lee Roberts, had also been told this by Gramma.
NOTE TO COMMENTS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Feb. 2004]
As of the 1910 Census, William Henry was still with his family in Ohio County, West Virginia.
DEATH: [LeAnn McRoberts, Feb 2004]
In a 1920 Census, wife, Susannah, is living with son, John Thomas and daughter, Martha Roberts, in West Alexander, PA. Her marital status is recorded as widowed.
WILLIAM married SUSANNAH SUDE MALSON 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13 daughter of JOHN ALEX MALSON and ELIZABETH H. MERRIFIELD on 10 Aug 1873 in Belmont Co., OH. SUSANNAH was born on 20 May 1859 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co., (West)VA. She died on 15 Jul 1953 in Library, Allegheny Co., PA. She was buried on 17 Jul 1953 in Highwood Cemetery, 2800 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. SUSANNAH was hospitalized for pulmonary congestion 1 Jun 1953 - 15 Jul 1953 in Peter's Creek Church Road. She resided in Bethel, Allegheny Co., PA at the time of her death..
DIRECT ANCESTRY:
MERRIFIELD
2nd Great-granddaughter of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
Great-granddaughter of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
Granddaughter of John Merrifield & Margaret Hickenbotham
Daughter of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson & John Alex MalsonMALSON
2nd Great-granddaughter of James Malson I
Great-granddaughter of Daniel Malson & Christenia
Granddaughter of George Malson & Elizabeth Courtney
Daughter of John Alex Malson & Elizabeth H. MerrifieldDIRECT DESCENDANTS:
Mother of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts
Grandmother of Barbara and William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts
Great-grandmother of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts)
=========================CENSUSES: [Source - Genalogy.com online database - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Feb 2004]
1860 - See Notes of mother, Elizabeth H. Merrifield, for details.
1870 - See Notes of mother, Elizabeth H. Merrifield, for details.
1880 - See Notes of husband, William Henry Bradford, for details.
1900 - See Notes of daughter, Martha Adeline Bradford, for details.
1910 - Triadelphia, Ohio County, WV
Dwelling #159 National Road,Bradford, WILLIAM H, head, 62, married 37 years, b. KY; Fa: IRELAND, Mo: KY; occ: laborer-odd jobs, reads & writes, rents house
________, SUSANNAH, wife, 51, married 37 years, 11 children born, 5 living, b. OH; Fa: KY; Mo: WV; occ: laborer-private family; reads, doesn't write
________, JOHN T, son, 23, single, b. WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; occ: laborer-odd jobs; doesn't read or write
________, ELLA F., daughter, 18, single, b.WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; no occ.
________, CLARK S.,son, 14, single, b.WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; no occ.
________, CHARLES H.,son, 12, single, b.WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; no occ.NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Family living next door to daughter, Martha, and her family. Speculation that William Henry Bradford rented house from son-in-law, SCHRIVER SIMMS, who owned the house next door.
1920 - See Notes of daughter, Martha Adeline Bradford, for details.
1930 - See Notes of grandson, William S. Simms, for details.
=========================BIRTH: [Source - LeAnn McRoberts]
Martha Adeline Bradford gave birth year for mother, Susannah, as 1854 and birthplace as Sistersville, Tyler Co., (West)Virginia.
However, Susannah's death certificate records her year of birth as 1856 and place as Clarkburg, Harrison Co., VA. Further, 7 censuses (70 years) all place her year of birth 1858/1859. In the 1860 census, she is recorded as 1 year old.
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1) Original 4 generation photograph taken in 1905 in Wheeling, WV (See photo above). Susannah Sude Malson Bradford sits on the right. Next to her is her mother, Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson Winesburg. On Elizabeth's lap sits her great-granddaughter, two year old Barbara Simms, daughter of Martha Adeline Bradford Simms (daughter of Susannah and granddaughter of Elizabeth) who sits on the left.
2) Original photograph of Susannah taken in 1945.
These photos were given by to me (LeAnn McRoberts) by my grandmother, Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts, and are in my possession.
3) 3 photographs of Susannah taken in West Virginia or Pennsylvania given to Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan from Bernile "Pat" Bradford Snodgrass.
Bernile's notation: I'm not sure who is on this picture with Grandma. It was taken in W VA. It might be Addie, or Ellen and Virginia. I don't know. This is the only way I remember Grandma. She was 77 when I was born.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
ADDIE probably refers to Gramma (Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts). However, none of the women in this photograph is her.
Also, if the woman in the front is Virginia, she could possibly be the Dad's cousin Virginia whom he last saw in 1978 when visiting Gramma's grave at Stone Church Cemetery. My mother took a photo of cousin Virginia and her husband, Harry Ripple, and this older woman resembles the younger woman in the above photo. Hopefully, I can verify this with Nancy and/or Bernile.
They had the following children:
2 F i MARGARET JANE BRADFORD 1, 2, 3 was born on 23 Nov 1874 in most likely Tyler Co., WV. She died ?.
BIRTH: [LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2003]
Year of birth given as 1874 by her sister, Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts. The 1880 Census records her as 6 years old making her birth year 1874. Need to get birth record to verify either.
ADDENDUM: [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 2003]
Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan, daughter of Maggie's brother, Clark Spencer, gives birthdate of November 23 1874.
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1880 CENSUS: See Notes of father, William Henry Bradford, for details.
Recorded as "Maggie J".
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MARRIAGE: Per Family Group Record of John R. Malson (given to me in Mar 2004 by 2nd wife, Harriet J. Malson), Maggie never married.3 F ii ELIZABETH BRADFORD 1, 2, 3 was born about 1879 in possibly OH. She died in 1936 in possibly WV.
MARRIAGE: Per Family Group Record of John R. Malson (given to me in Mar 2004 by 2nd wife, Harriet J. Malson) Elizabeth married James Doyle.
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CENSUSES:
1880 - See Notes of father, William Henry Bradford, for details.
1930 - Clay, Marshall Co., WV
DOYLE, James L. Head, age 56, married at 20, b. WV; Fa b. OH; Mo b. OH; occ: farmer
DOYLE, ELIZABETH, wife, age 54, married at 18, b. OH; Fa b. WV; Mo b. WV
DOYLE, Herbert S., son, age 18, single, b. WV; Fa b. WV; Mo b. OH; occ: laborer/farm
DOYLE, Wesley J., son, age 15, single, b. WV; Fa b. WV; Mo b. OH; occ: laborer/farm
DOYLE, Mae L., daughter, age 12, single, b. WV; Fa b. WV; Mo b. OH
DOYLE, Lela L., daughter, age 5, single, b. WV; Fa b. WV; Mo b. OH
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Sep 2004]
That this Elizabeth Doyle is the daughter of William Henry Bradford and Susannah Malson Bradford has not been confirmed. However, the commonalities make it highly possible, although this census has Eizabeth 3 years older than she would've been if going by the 1880 census where she is recorded as 1 year old. Nonetheless, I feel this age difference falls within an acceptable range. To date, I have not found any other censuses for this family but am continuing to search. Will also see if I can find a death certificate in West Virginia for her.
==============+ 4 F iii MARTHA ADELINE "ADDIE" BRADFORD was born on 13 May 1883. She died on 19 Nov 1971. 5 M iv LEWIS FRANKLIN BRADFORD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 was born on 19 May 1884 in Triadelphia, Ohio Co., WV. He died before 1971. He had other parents. LEWIS was employed as coal miner 1917, WV; RR section hand 1920, Triadelphia, Ohio Co, WV; farm laborer 1930, West Finley, Washington, PA. He served in the military WWI on 12 Sep 1918.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted. ]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF SISTER, MARTHA ADELINE BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1910 - SEE NOTES OF UNCLE, WILLIAM ALVIA MALSON, FOR DETAILS.
Living with uncle William Alvia Malson and his family, his grandmother Elizabeth and aunt Margaret Jane Crider (Aunt Jenny).
1920 - LIBERTY TWP., TRUMBALL CO., OH
Dwelling on Church Hill Road
BRADFORD, LEWIS, cousin, age 36, single, b: WV, Fa & Mo b: WV, occ: laborer/blast furnace
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2005]
I am 99% certain this is my grand-uncle Lewis Bradford. His age and place of birth are correct. However, he is recorded as a cousin to the head of household, George Weeks, but I have not found anyone with that surname in my 3 family lines.
1930 - WEST FINLEY, WASHINGTON, PA
Listed as what looks like "Lus" Bradford, brother of head-of-household, John Bradford. Also in this household is his aunt Marg. J. Crider and nephew, Fred Roberts. His occupation is listed as farmer - laborer on a farm.
NOTE: His age is listed as 44, though information from his nieces, Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan and Bernile Bradford Snodgrass, puts his birthdate at May 19, 1884. This would've made him 46. [SEE Notation under Residence below.]
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DEATH SPECULATION: [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 2003].
Unable to find Lewis in the Social Security Death Index which indicates that he possibily d. prior to 1937 when the Social Security Administration was implemented. However, my mother, Lee Roberts, says that Lewis and Uncle John both fought in WWII. As yet, I have not been able to confirm this and I find it unlikely because both Uncle John and Lewis would've been in their mid-50's at the start of WWII.
NOTATION: According to the Social Security Administration, if someone does not collect social security benefits, they are not listed in the Social Security Death Index.
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RESIDENCE: [LeAnn McRoberts, March 2004]
In a letter my grandmother, Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts, wrote to cousin May Malson (wife of William Alvia Malson) 12 Dec 1958, Lewis was in Pennsylvania. She further mentions that he would be 75 on May 19th confirming his birth date.
Also, in an address book belonging to May Malson (given to me by Harriet J.Malson in March 2004), there is an address of sorts for Mr. Lewis Bradford, Washington Co. home, Washington, Pa RD1.
ADDRESS SPECULATION: [LeAnn McRoberts, March 2004]
Other addresses in this book include Alice Bradford, wife of Lewis' brother, Charles Howard. Her address is given as 911 Chestnut St, Castle Shannon, PA. On Charles Howard Bradford's death certificate of 1969, this same address is given by Alice, who was the informant. Given this, I am speculating that this address for Lewis was in the 1960's.6 M v JOHN THOMAS BRADFORD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 was born on 30 Jun 1886 in Triadelphia, Ohio Co., WV. He died on 28 Sep 1969 in Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. The cause of death was pulmonary edema, cardio-vasular & renal disease. He was buried on 30 Sep 1969 in Park View Memorial Gardens, Waddle Run Road, Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. He had other parents. JOHN served in the military Private, 5th Co. Depot Brigade Jun 1917 - 1918 in World War I, France. He was employed as laborer of odd jobs in 1910 in WV, railroad laborer in 1920 in PA; truck driver in 1930 in PA in WV, PA, MI. He was hospitalized for a fractured hip from a fall in his home in West Alexander, PA 1 Jun 1969 - 28 Sep 1969 in Peterson Hospital, Wheeling, Ohio Co., WV. He resided in Maple Avenue, WA, PA at the time of hospitalization..
BIRTH-DATE-CONFLICT: [LeAnn McRoberts]
Gramma (Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts), John's sister, gave his month of birth as being June, however, the Social Security Death Index has August.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Jul 2004]
Death certificate also recorded birth month as August.
FURTHER BIRTH MONTH NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Oct 2005]
WWI Draft registration card for John Thomas Bradford has June as month of birth.
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CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF SISTER, MARTHA ADELINE BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1910 - TRIADELPHIA, OHIO CO., WV
Dwelling #159 National Road
Bradford, WILLIAM H, head, 62, married 37 years, b. KY; Fa: IRELAND, Mo: KY; occ: laborer-odd jobs, reads & writes, rents house
________, SUSANNAH, wife, 51, married 37 years, 11 children born, 5 living, b. OH; Fa: KY; Mo: WV; occ: laborer-private family; reads, doesn't write
________, JOHN T, son, 23, single, b. WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; occ: laborer-odd jobs; doesn't read or write
________, ELLA F., daughter, 18, single, b.WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; no occ.
________, CLARK S.,son, 14, single, b.WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; no occ.
________, CHARLES H.,son, 12, single, b.WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; no occ.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Family living next door to daughter, Martha, and her family. Speculation that William Henry Bradford rented house from son-in-law, SCHRIVER SIMMS, who owned the house next door.
1920 - WEST ALEXANDER, WASHINGTON CO., PA
Dwelling #56 on South Liberty Street
BRADFORD, J. WILLIAM, head, 33, single, b. WV; Fa: KY; Mo: OH; occ: laborer-steam railroad
_________, SUSANNAH, mother, 62, widow, b. WV; Fa: OH; Mo: WV; no occupation
ROBERTS_, MARTHA, daughter, 36, widow; b. WV; Fa: KY; Mo: WV, no occupation
_________, ELIZABETH, daughter, 16, single, b. WV; Fa: WV; Mo: WV, no occupation
_________, WILLIAM S., son, 11, single, b. WV; Fa: WV; Mo: WV
_________, FRED, son, 1 3/12, single, b. WV; Fa: WV; Mo: WV
NOTE: On the handwritten census image, there are asterisks after daughter for Elizabeth, and son for both William S. and Fred. However, I cannot make out what the asterisks denotes.
ERRORS & NOTATIONS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Relationships to head of household are incorrect except for Susannah. Martha should be indexed as sister, Elizabeth (Barbara) as niece, William and Fred both as nephew.
1) Head of the household J. William Bradford is actually John Thomas Bradford, son of Susannah, brother of Martha Roberts. His estimated date of birth is given as 1886. John Thomas was born in 1886 & his age is correctly listed as 33.
2) Susannah is Susannah Malson Bradford, mother of John Thomas Bradford & Martha Roberts. She was born 1859 and her age is listed as 62 and she would've been 62 in 1920.
3) Elizabeth is actually, Martha's daughter, Barbara Simms, from her marriage to Shriver Simms. Barbara's age is listed as 16 at the time of census. She was born in 1903 and died January 7, 1922 at age of 18 which would put her at age 16 in 1920. Also, both children's father's birthplace is incorrectly recorded as West Virginia. Correct birthplace is Pennsylvania.
NOTE: Per the 1910 census, Barbara's middle initial is recorded as "E", indicating that her middle name was most likely Elizabeth after her grandmother, Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson.
4) William S. is Martha's son, William Simms, from her marriage to Shriver Simms. William's age is listed as 11 at the time of the census. He turned 12 in November of 1920.
5) Fred Roberts turned 1 year old on October 26, 1919 & would've been age 1 year 3 months at the time of the census.
6) Gramma was recorded as widowed, however, she was widowed only by her first husband, Shriver Simms. She had remarried in 1917 and my Dad's father deserted them in 1919.
COMMENT: Gramma had written in a letter to me in 1971 that after she left her second husband, she, sons Bill and Fred, then Barbara lived with Uncle John (John Thomas Bradford). This would've been around 1920.
1930 - West Finley, Washington, PA
Listed as John Bradford, head of household. Also in this household is his brother Lewis Bradford, aunt Marg. J. Crider and nephew, Fred Roberts. His occupation is listed as truck driver - general hauling.
His age is listed as 42, though information from his sister, Martha, nieces, Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan and Bernile Bradford Snodgrass, and the Social Security Death Index, puts his year of birth at 1886. This would've made him 44.
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PHOTOS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
This photo was given to cousin, Nancy Lee Bradford, by John's brother, Charles Howard's daughter, Bernile Patricia Alice Bradford. Nancy sent a copy to me.
It is marked "Bradfords on bridge." I recognized my "Uncle John" on the far right holding a pick-axe in his left hand. There was a copy of a postcard with it. Handwriting on the back back appears to be J T Bradford on the left side and on the right Mol and something else that is illegible.
This is the only known photo of my grand-uncle, John Thomas Bradford, possibly taken between 1910-1930 when he worked on the railroad. Censuses for him during that period record his occupation as laborer on steam railroad.
PHOTO NOTE: William Alvia Malson may also be in this photo as he worked on the railroad as well in 1910 when the Bradfords and Malsons all lived on National Road in Triadelphia, WV. Possibly brother Lewis is also in this photo who worked on the railroad in 1910 when living with uncle, William Alvia Malson.
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COMMENTS: [LeAnn McRoberts]
Uncle John was the only one of my Gramma's siblings I knew. In fact, the only one I knew of at all. He and my Gramma were very close. When she left my grandfather, James Roberts, she, my Dad and his half-brother, Bill Simms, lived with Uncle John for several years. Uncle John also lived near Gramma when she moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, and I remember him there often. When she moved to Pennsylvania, Uncle John had already moved to West Alexander and I presume lived there until he died, though the state of Pennsylvania has no record of a death certificate for him.
In 1978, my parents, Frederick and Lee Roberts, visited the Stone Church Cemetery and Uncle John's grave, with his half-brother William Simms, cousins Bea and Virginia. At this time, Uncle John's American flag was given to my Dad.
Per my mother, Lee Roberts, both Uncle John and Lewis Frank, fought in WWI and WWII, though I have not yet been able to sustantiate this.
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RESIDENCE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Per letter that Gramma wrote to cousin, May Malson, 17 Dec 1957, Uncle John had been in West Alexander, Pa since summer of that year.
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HEALTH: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Per letter that Gramma wrote to May Malson, 30 Dec 1953, Uncle John was in the hospital having a vein in his leg taken care of.
DEATH-BURIAL: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
After not finding a death certificate in Pennsylvania (Uncle John's place of residence was West Alexander, PA), I tried West Virginia.
I received a copy of his death certificate 12 July 2004 from West Virginia Dept of Heatlh. Uncle John had fallen at home on Maple Avenue in West Alexander, PA, fractured his hip and was taken to Peterson Hospital in Wheeling, West Virginia on June 1, 1969. It appears that he remained in hospital until his death nearly 4 months later. He was attended during that time by Dr. Harold Weiler.
The primary cause of death was a pulmonary embolism. The approximate interval between onset and death was "1 hour." Cardio-vasular and renal disease are recorded as contributory.
Uncle John's sister, Mrs. Martha Roberts (my Gramma), was the informant on the death certificate, herself living in West Alexander at the time.
Uncle John received a military funeral (World War I) and was interred at Park View Memorial Gardens, Waddle Run Road, Wheeling, WV on 30 Sept 1969.7 F vi ANNA MAE BRADFORD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 was born on 22 May 1890 in Triadelphia, Ohio Co., WV. She died on 8 Dec 1978 in Crafton, Allegheny Co., PA. She was buried on 11 Dec 1978 in Jefferson Memorial Park, 401 Curry Hollow Rd., Pleasant Hills, PA. ANNA was employed as a Grocery Store Sales Lady & at dry cleaners in Sep 1930/1950 in Bellevue & Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA. She was hospitalized as an inpatient for generalized arterioschlerosis on 8 Dec 1978 in Columbia Health Center, Wilkinsburg, Allegheny Co., PA. She resided in 7041 Campania Street, P, PA at the time of her death..
CENSUSES: [Source - Ancestry.com - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
1900 - See Notes of sister, Martha Adeline Bradford, for details.
1920 - 4-WD PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY CO., PA
Dwelling #3313 on Juliet Street
ROOS, FRED T., head, age 49, married, b: PA, occ: butcher/store
____, Anna M., wife, age 40, married, b: WV, occ: none
____, Norman, son, age 19, single, b: PA, occ: clerk/store depts.
____, Anna E., daughter, age 16, single, b: PA, occ: none
____, Helen B., daughter, age 14, single, b: PA, occ: none
BRADFORD, Clarke S., brother-in-law, age 23, single, b: WV, occ: clerk office
NOTES: [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 2004]
Age for Anna M. (Bradford) Roos is incorrect. Anna would've been 30 years old:
Norman, Anna E. and Helen B. are Fred Roos' children from his first marriage to Bertha who d. in 1910.
Clarke S. Bradford is Anna's younger brother.
1930 - Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Dwelling #157 on Forest Avenue
ANNA M. ROOS, age 39, listed as wife of Frederick F. Roos, age 59, head of household, with son Norman O. Roos, aged 28. Her occupation is listed as Sales Lady in grocery store. They lived at 617 Forest Avenue. Anna's age when first married is given as 15.
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MARRIAGE-SON: [Observation by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
Norman O. Roos is not Anna's biological son, but undoubtedly, the son of Frederick Roos' first marriage. In this census, Norman is only 11 years younger than Anna.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
1910 Census for Frederick Roos gives family minus wife, Bertha, who died in 1909. SEE Notes of husband, Frederick Roos, for details.
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MARRIED NAME: [LeAnn McRoberts, Jan & Mar 2004]
Cousin, Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan, indicated that Anna is listed on mother, Susannah's death certificate as Anna Roos Hoffman. However, I obtained a copy of Susannah's death certificate in March 2004 and it is signed, "Mrs. Ben Hoffman."
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COMMENTS: [LeAnn McRoberts, Jan 2004]
My mother, Lee Roberts, remembers meeting Anna when she came from Pennsylsvania to visit Gramma (her sister, Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts) in Grand Rapids, Michigan during the fifties. Mother remembers Anna as an attractive woman and nicely dressed, that Anna mentioned she had been married previously and that her husband was a butcher (most likely Anna's second husband, Benjamin Hoffman).
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FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE: [LeAnn McRoberts, March 2004]
Per a letter than Gramma wrote to cousin, (Ida) May Malson. 30 Dec 1953, she sent Anna $5.30 a month.
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DEATH: [LeAnn McRoberts, Jan & Feb 2004]
I have found several Anna Hoffmans in the Social Security Death Index that could be my grand-aunt, Anna Bradford. I have selected the most likely based the Allegheny County, PA locality.
ANNA HOFFMAN, b. May 22, 1890, d. December 1978; localities - Crafton, Ingram, Pittsburgh, Green Tree, Parkway, Rook, Wabash, Allegheny Co., PA
I think that this is the most likely because of the Crafton death locality and because the 1900 census gives May for Anna's birth month. Also, in looking at the SSDI for Norman Roos, Anna's step-son, he, too was listed with Crafton as the death locality.
Further to this is the discovery that Anna's brother Charles Howard died in Carnegie, Allegheny Co., PA which is just south of Crafton.
I used this Social Security number in obtaining the death certificate for Anna.
CONFIRMATION: [LeAnn McRoberts, March 2004]
Death certificate confirms date of birth and day of death as 12th of December 1978. Anna is buried at Jefferson Memorial Park in Pleasant Hills, PAANNA married (1) FREDERICK THOMAS ROOS 1, 2, 3 after Apr 1910. FREDERICK was born in 1870 in PA. He died on 12 Dec 1941 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was buried on 12 Dec 1941 in Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA. FREDERICK was employed as a Grocery Store Retail Merchant in 1930 in Bellevue, Allegheny Co., PA.
CENSUSES: [Source - Ancestry.com & Genealogy.com - provided by LeAnn McRoberts, Jan & Feb 2004]
1910 - Bellevue Borough, Allegheny Co., PA
Dwelling #423 on Jackson Street
Roos, Frederick T., head, age 39, widowed, married 10 years, born PA, father & mother born in Germany, occ: butcher of own shop
____, Norman, son, male, white, aged 9, single, born PA
____, Anna E., daughter, female, white, age 6, single, born PA
____, Helen B., daughter, female, white, age 4, single, born PA
Rupp, Olga B., servant, female, white, age 15, single, born PA
King, Fair <sic> M., servant, female, white, aged 16, single, born PA
NOTE: It appears that at first, Bertha had been written after Frederick but then Norman written over it, son written over wife. Record from the Highwood Cemetery in Pittsburgh shows a Bertha Roos, buried July 28, 1909.
1930 - Bellevue, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Listed as head of household, age 59, with wife, Anna M., age 39 and son Norman O. Roos, age 28. His occupation is listed as Retail Merchant in grocery store. Frederick's father's place of birth is listed as what looks like Darmstadt or Dusseldorf, Germany, mother's birthplace Pennsylvania.
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SON:
Son Norman was born to Frederick 18 Jul 1901 in Pennsylvania. He died Nov 1984 in Crafton, Allegheny Co., PA.
In the 1930 census, NORMAN O. ROOS, age 28, is listed as the son of Frederick T. Roos, age 59, head of household, and Anna M. Roos, age 39. His occupation is listed as butcher in retail grocery store.
NOTE: Although Norman is recorded as son, he is not the biological son of Anna Roos.
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DEATH: [LeAnn McRoberts, March 2004]
Received copy of cemetery plot deed from Highwood Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA. Frederick Roos was co-owner of this plot. Also buried there is Bertha Roos, died July 28, 1909. Most likely she was his first wife,ANNA married (2) BENJAMIN HOFFMAN 1 after Dec 1941. BENJAMIN was born on 1 Mar 1887 in PA. He died in Dec 1964 in East Liberty, Allegheny Co., PA (subject to verification). + 8 F vii ELLA F. BRADFORD was born in May 1893. She died ?. + 9 M viii CLARK SPENCER BRADFORD was born on 7 Jun 1895. He died on 24 Aug 1975. + 10 M ix CHARLES HOWARD BRADFORD was born on 11 Mar 1898. He died on 13 Mar 1969.