GAY LYNN "ANGEL" MALSON [Parents]
They had the following children:
M i GARY KENDALL HILL, JR F ii ANGELA GAY LYNN HILL F iii BRIONNA DENISE HILL F iv JESSIE MICHAEL HILL
JOHN BEMISS MERRIFIELD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 12 Aug 1827 in Nelson Co., KY. He died on 17 Oct 1864 in Nelson Co., KY. He was buried in Old Bloomfield Cemetery, Nelson Co., KY. He married SARAH MCDONNALL on 4 May 1853 in Nelson Co., KY.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1830, 1840, 1850 - SEE NOTES OF FATHER, FIELDING MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1860 - DISTRICT 1, NELSON CO., KY
J.B. MERRIFIELD, age 32, occ: farmer, R.E. Value $15, 500, Personal Estate $8,000, b: KY
Sarah________, age 28, b: KY
Sam_________, age 6, b: KY
Julia_________, age 3, b: KY
Eliza_________, age 1, b: KY1860 - SLAVE SCHEDULE, DISTRICT 1, NELSON CO., KY
J.B. MERRIFIELD, slave owner
1 Male, black, age 56
1 female, black, age 34
1 male, black, age 31
1 male, black age 18
1 male, black, age 17SPOUSE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2007]
OneWorld Tree on Ancestry.com has an unknown source listing Sarah McDonnell as John Bemiss Merrifield's wife. They were married 4 May 1853. She is not recorded in the 1870 census with her children who are living with their grandparents so it is possible she had died by sometime after 1862 or 1863.
CHILDREN: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2007]
John Bemiss Merrifield died sometime after 1860. Children, Julia (age 13) and Sam (age 16), are found in the household of his parents in the 1870 census in addition to 2 others, Vernon age 11 and Fielding age 8, that may be his children as well.
SARAH MCDONNALL 1, 2 was born on 6 Feb 1835 in Nelson Co., KY. She died on 31 May 1870 in Nelson Co., KY. She was buried in Old Bloomfield Cemetery, Nelson Co., KY. She married JOHN BEMISS MERRIFIELD on 4 May 1853 in Nelson Co., KY.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1860 - SEE NOTES OF HUSBAND, JOHN BEMISS MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
They had the following children:
M i SAMUEL MERRIFIELD 1, 2, 3 was born about 1855 in Nelson Co., KY.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1860 - SEE NOTES OF FATHER, JOHN BEMISS MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1870 - SEE NOTES OF GRANDFATHER, FIELDING "COLONEL" MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1870 - BLOOMFIELD, BARDSTOWN P.O., NELSON CO., KY
Reata, Walter, age 34, occ: farmer
_____, Maggie, age 4
MERRIFIELD, SAML, age 15, occ: works on farm, b: KY
_________ , JULIA, age 13, b: KY
_________ , VERNON, age 9, b: KY
_________ , FIELDING, age 6, b: KY
NOTES: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2007]
Samuel and siblings are also found in the 1870 census in the household of their grandparents, though the ages are off by a couple of years.U ii JULIA MERRIFIELD 1, 2, 3 was born about 1857 in Nelson Co., KY.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1860 - SEE NOTES OF FATHER, JOHN BEMISS MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1870 - SEE NOTES OF GRANDFATHER, FIELDING "COLONEL" MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1870 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, SAMUEL MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.F iii VERNON ELIZA MERRIFIELD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 was born on 19 Sep 1859 in Nelson Co., KY. She died on 19 Feb 1940 in Jefferson Co., KY.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1870 - SEE NOTES OF GRANDFATHER, FIELDING "COLONEL" MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1870 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, SAMUEL MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1880 - TAYLORSVILLE, SPENCER CO., KY
Russell, Elisabeth, self, age 59, b: KY
______, Julia A., age 24
______, Bettie L., age 19
______, Nathaniel, son, age 22, occ: farmer, b: KY
______, VERNON, dau-in-law, age 20, without occupation, b: KY
1900 - LOUISVILLE, WARD 6, JEFFERSON CO., KY
RUSSELL, NW, head, b: Nov 1856, age 43, married 16 years, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, occ: lumber/carpenter, reads/writes/speaks English
________, ELIZA, wife, b: Sept 1858, age 41, married 16 years, 3 born/3 surviving, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, reads/writes/speaks English
________, Carl, son, b: Apr 1882, age 18, single, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, at school, reads/writes/speaks English
________, Cleland, son, b: Jan 1885, age 15, single, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, at school, reads/writes/speaks English
________, Vernon, son, b: Jul 1888, age 11, single, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, at school, reads/writes/speaks English
Cowherd, Wm R., boarder, age 40
Smith, Well, servant, age 15
1910 - LOUISVILLE, WARD 5, JEFFERSON CO., KY
RUSSELL, Nathaniel, head, age 52, married 30 years, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, occ: wholesale/lumber
_______ , ELIZA B., wife, age 51, married 30 years, 4 born/1 surviving, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, occ: none
1920 - CHANUTE, WARD 3, NOESHO, KA
RUSSELL, Carl S., head, age 36, b: KS, Fa/Mo b: KY, occ: contractor/oil co.
_______ , Grace, wife, age 33, b: IL, Fa b: KY, Mo b: IN, occ: none
_______ , Florence, daughter, age 10, b: KS, Fa b: KS, Mo b: IL
_______ , Maxine, daughter, age 8, b: KS, Fa b: KS, Mo b: IL
_______ , Dorothy, daughter, age 5, b: KS, Fa b: KS, Mo b: IL
_______ , James E., son, age 2-4/12, b: KS, Fa b: KS, Mo b: IL
_______ , ELIZA, mother, age 62, widow, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY
_______ , Burleigh, brother, age 24, single, b: KS, occ: tool dresser/oil fields
1930 - LOUISVILLE, JEFFERSON CO., KY
Tremble, Annie R., head, age 74, widow, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, occ: none
RUSSELL, VERNON E., partner, age 70, widow, b: KY, Fa/Mo b: KY, occ: none
SPOUSE: [IGI Individual Record, FamilySearch.org]
Vernon Eliza Merrifield married Nathaniel Brown Russell 18 Sep 1879 in Spencer Co., KY.M iv FIELDING MERRIFIELD 1, 2 was born about 1863 in Nelson Co., KY.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1870 - SEE NOTES OF GRANDFATHER, FIELDING "COLONEL" MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
1870 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, SAMUEL MERRIFIELD, FOR DETAILS.
FREDERICK THOMAS ROOS 1, 2, 3, 4 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. He married ANNA MAE BRADFORD after Apr 1910. FREDERICK was employed as a Grocery Store Retail Merchant in 1930 in Bellevue, Allegheny Co., PA.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
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 PANOTE: 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 CO., PA
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 PA.
====================SON:
Son Norman was born to Frederick 18 Jul 1901 in PA. 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.
=====================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 MAE BRADFORD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 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. She married FREDERICK THOMAS ROOS after Apr 1910. 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..
Other marriages:HOFFMAN, BENJAMIN
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, LEWIS FRANK BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1920 - 4-WD PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY CO., PA
Dwelling #3313 on Juliet StreetROOS, 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 officeNOTES: [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 CO., PA
Dwelling #157 on Forest AvenueANNA 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.
=====================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.
=====================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."
=====================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).
====================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.
====================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 Co., 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, PA
They had the following children:
M i NORMAN O. ROOS 1, 2, 3 was born on 18 Jul 1901 in PA. He died in Nov 1984 in Allegheny Co., PA. NORMAN was employed as a Retail Grocery Butcher in 1930 in Bellevue, Allegheny Co., PA.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1910 - SEE NOTES OF FATHER, FREDERICK T. ROOS, FOR DETAILS.
1930 - BELLEVUE, ALLEGHENY CO., PA
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.
Other marriages:MALSON, FANNIE MAY "FRAN"
He had the following children:
M i MARTIN LEE KELLEY was born on 6 Nov 1956 in Clarkston, Asotin Co., WA. He died on 6 Nov 1956 in Clarkston, Asotin Co., WA. He had other parents.
Died 11 hours after birth.
Other marriages:Unknown
FANNIE MAY "FRAN" MALSON [Parents] 1, 2 was born on 1 Jun 1935 in Toppenish, Yakima Co., WA. She died on 28 Jul 1979 in Spokane, Spokane Co., WA. She was buried on 2 Aug 1979 in Fairmont Memorial Park, Spokane, WA. She married ORAN HANLEY KELLEY on 15 Feb 1951 in Coeur D'Alene, Kootanai Co., ID.
DIRECT MERRIFIELD ANCESTRY:
4th Great-granddaughter of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
3rd Great-granddaughter of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
2nd Great-granddaughter of John Merrifield & Margaret Hickenbotham
Great-granddaughter of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson & John Alex MalsonDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Daughter of John Rodger Malson & Fannie Jane Curtis Suddoth
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Grand-nephew of Susannah S. Malson Bradford (deceased)
1st cousin, once removed of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts (deceased)
2nd cousin of William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts (deceased)
2nd cousin, once removed of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts) (living)
====================The following information was provided by Harriet Malson to me, LeAnn McRoberts,]
~MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: [Per Harriet Jane Malson in letter and telephone conversation with me, Jan. 2004]
Fannie May married at age 15. Her husband, Oran H. Kelley, had been sterilized and allowed Fannie to have children fathered by different men.
====================NAME CHANGE:
Per Harriet Malson, Fannie changed her given name to Frances and/or Fran.
====================PHOTO: [Given to me in March 2004 by Harriet J. Malson, 2nd wife & stepmother of Fannie May "Fran" Malson]
Fran and Oran in the 1950's before they had children.
====================Harriet says she has not heard from Fran's children or their father for the past 2 years but thinks they still live in/around Spokane, WA.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
I ran a search on MyFamily.com's People Finder and found a listing for Oran H. Kelley (aged 79) and Ron A. Kelley in the state of Washington.
They had the following children:
NUTE or NEWT WESTFALL 1 was born in 1870. He died ?. He married ELLA FRANCES BRADFORD before 1914 in WV.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise notes.]
1920 - SEE NOTES OF WIFE, ELLA F. BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
ELLA FRANCES BRADFORD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born on 1 May 1892 in most likely Triadelphia, Ohio Co.,WV. She died on 21 Mar 1959 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., CA. She married NUTE or NEWT WESTFALL before 1914 in WV.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, LEWIS FRANK BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1910 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, JOHN THOMAS BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1920 - LIBERTY DISTRICT, OHIO CO., WV
Dwelling on McGraws RunWESTFALL, Nawt, head, age 50, b. WV, occ: farmer/labor
__________, Ella F., wife, age 28, b. WV, occ: none
__________, Beatrice, stepdaughter, age 17, b. PA, occ: servant/private family
__________, Virginia, daughter, age 5, b. WVNOTES: [LeAnn McRoberts, June 2004]
Indexed as Nawt Westfall. Confirmation of Ella's marriage to Nute/Newt Westfall. Born in 1893, Ella would've been 27 in 1920. It is unlikely that Beatrice is Ella's daughter. She is obviously Newt's daughter from a previous marriage and therefore Ella's stepdaughter.
I have found an SSDI for a Virginia Ripple, who died March 1981 with death localties in Wheeling & Elm Grove, Ohio Co., West Virginia. I believe she could be my Dad's cousin Virginia who was married to Harry Ripple. This SSDI recorded her year of birth as 1915. As Virginia Westfall was 5 years old in the 1920 census, it seems possible they are one and the same.
I've sent for Virgnia Ripple's death certificate hoping that it will confirm her parents to be Ella Bradford Westfall and Nute/Newt Westfall.
FURTHER NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, June 2004]
I have received the death certificate for Virginia Ripple which confirms she was the daughter of "Ella Westfall." Though her father is listed as "unknown", there is no doubt in my mind at this time, that Virginia Ripple was Ella's daughter, my Gramma's niece, and my Dad's 1st cousin.
===============RESIDENCES:
Address book of (Ida) May Malson (date unknown) has address for Ella Westfall of 330 N. Main Street, Wheeling, WV. It seems likely from the other addresses that this may have been in the 1950's.
1957
From a letter written by my grandmother, Martha Adeline Bradford Simms Roberts (Ella's sister) to May Malson (William Alvia Malson's wife) 17 Dec 1957, Ella and her family were in California with her daughter and that she also had a grand-daughter. No names were mentioned.
1958
Another letter written by my grandmother to May Malson 12 Dec 1958, further states that Ella and her family are in Burbank, California.
[Address book and letters given to me, LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004, by Harriet Jane Malson, wife of John Rodger Malson.]
===============MARRIED NAME-KINSHIP ASSUMPTION-SPECULATION: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Family Group Record of John Rodger Malson (given to me by 2nd wife, Harriet) lists Ella Bradford's spouse as "Nute Westfall."
Ella's niece, Bernile Patricia Alice Bradford, daughter of Charles Howard Bradford, sent Nancy Bradford (daughter of Clark Bradford) a photo thought to be of "Beatrice and Virginia Westfall" (Virginia was a baby) and another photo of 3 women with Susannah Malson Bradford. Bernile's note indicated she thought 2 of the women were "Ellen" and Virginia and a third might be "Addie", my grandmother, which however, is not.
I now believe it highly probable that the older woman in the photo with Susannah was indeed Ella Bradford Westfall, and the 2 younger women her daughters (there is a resemblance).
The youngest of these women looks very much like the woman my mother identified as my Dad's (Frederick Winfred Roberts) cousin, Virginia, in 1978, and of whom I have a photo of from their visit to my grandmother's grave at Stone Church Cemetery in Elm Grove, WV.
The woman identified in the old photo as Beatrice Westfall with baby Virginia looks like a much younger version of another of my Dad's cousins, Beatrice, whom I met as a child when we moved my grandmother from Grand Rapids, MI back to West Alexander, PA. This Beatrice is the same cousin who was with my parents and Virginia in 1978.
SPECULATION: I am now wondering if Beatrice/Cousin Bea is the daughter of my grand-aunt Ella and named her daughter after a sister.
QUESTION: Whether or not Beatrice and/or Virginia are Ella's daughters or are related to Ella's husband, Nute Westfall.
CONFIRMATION: [LeAnn McRoberts, June & July 2004]
From the death certificate of Virginia Ripple, I have confirmed that she was the daughter of Ella Bradford Westfall.
===============CHILDREN-GRANDCHILDREN:
Given the above-referenced information that Ella and her family came to California, and more specifically Burbank, California, I am going to check into the possibility they may still be here.
GRANDDAUGHTER: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
From an obituary for Virginia Ripple (which had been in my mother's possession), she was survived by a daughter, Frances Griffith of Sylmar, California. Frances is Ella's granddaughter.
They had the following children:
F i BEATRICE WESTFALL 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born on 12 May 1903 in possibly PA. She died about Mar 1986 in West Alexander, Washington Co., PA.
KINSHIP: [LeAnn McRoberts, June 2004]
Evidence suggests that Beatrice Westfall was Nute/Newt Westfall's daughter from a previous marriage, and therefore, the step-daughter of Ella Bradford Westfall and half-sister of Virginia Westfall.
My Dad, Frederick Winfred Roberts, always referred to Beatrice as Cousin Bea. I met her once when I was a child and once when I was a teenager. The last time Dad saw Bea was in 1978. [See the photographs on the We Are Family website on the Cousins Photo Album page.]
===================
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, July 2004]
Obituary for Virginia Ripple states she was survived by a sister, Beatrice Minor. Seeing this name Minor, stirred a vague memory of my Dad mentioning this name.
==================
SPOUSE-CHILDREN:
Beatrice married Frank R. Minor. He was born 11Dec 1895 in Wetzel Co., WV and died Apr 1970 in West Alexander, Washington Co., PA. As of 1930, they had 2 children, Junior age 4 and Mabel age 2.
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1920 - SEE NOTES OF MOTHER, ELLA F. BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1930 - LIBERTY, OHIO CO., WV
Dwelling on Valley Grove
MINOR, Frank R., head, age 34, married@29, b. WV; Fa & Mo b. WV; occ: laborer/road
_______, BEATRICE, wife, age 27, married@22, b. WV; Fa & Mo b. WV
_______, Junior, son, age 4, b. WV
_______, Mable, daughter, age 2, b. WVF ii VIRGINIA OPAL WESTFALL
BERNILE PATRICIA ALICE BRADFORD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born on 12 Nov 1929 in most likely in Allegheny Co., PA. She died on 14 Jun 2005 in Elyria, Lorain Co., OH. She married WILLIAM OTTO SNODGRASS on 27 Feb 1954 in Pittsburgh, PA.
The following information provided to me by Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan in Dec 2003.
MARRIAGE:
Bernile married William Snodgrass. There were at least 2 children, sons, Gary Louis Snodgrass and Jay Snodgrass. The marriage ended in divorce.
RESIDENCE:
Lived in Elryia, OH. May have moved to Washington state with her son, Gary.
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Harriet Malson sent me a package of letters, photos, etc. in March 2004. In this package was a wedding announcement from Mrs. Alice Bradford for daughter, Bernile Patricia Alice Bradford, to William Otto Snodgrass on 27th February 1954 at the Nativity of Our Lord Church on Franklin Road at Vinceton Street, Pittsburgh 14, PA. Reception to be held at Fireman's Hall, Park Avenue, Castle Shannon, PA.
OBITUARY: [LeAnn McRoberts, Oct 2005]
The Chronicle, Elyria, OH, 16 Jun 2005:
Bernile B. Snodgrass (nee Bradford), 75, of Elyria, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Center Ridge Health Campus in North Ridgeville, following a long illness. Born in PA, she had been a resident of Elyria since 1994. Mrs. Snodgrass was a homemaker.
Survivors include sons Gary Snodgrass of Pittsburgh and Jay Snodgrass of Elyria; and six grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles and Alice (nee Gerugutch) Bradford and a sister, Ruth Rosenfeld. There will be no funeral services. Reichlin Roberts Funeral Home, Elyria, is handling arrangements.
They had the following children:
M i GARY LOUIS SNODGRASS M ii JAY SNODGRASS
BENJAMIN HOFFMAN was born on 1 Mar 1887 in PA. He died in Dec 1964 in East Liberty, Allegheny Co., PA (subject to verification). He married ANNA MAE BRADFORD after Dec 1941.
ANNA MAE BRADFORD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 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. She married BENJAMIN HOFFMAN after Dec 1941. 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..
Other marriages:ROOS, FREDERICK THOMAS
CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, LEWIS FRANK BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1920 - 4-WD PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY CO., PA
Dwelling #3313 on Juliet StreetROOS, 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 officeNOTES: [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 CO., PA
Dwelling #157 on Forest AvenueANNA 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.
=====================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.
=====================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."
=====================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).
====================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.
====================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 Co., 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, PA
CHARLES HOWARD BRADFORD [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 was born on 11 Mar 1898 in Triadelphia, Ohio Co., WV. He died on 13 Mar 1969 in Carnegie, Allegheny Co., PA. The cause of death was lung cancer. He was buried on 17 Mar 1969 in Highwood Cemetery, 2800 Brighton Road, Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co., PA. He married ALICE GARRAGAUCH before 1925 in most likely in Allegheny Co., PA. The marriage ended in divorce. CHARLES was employed as Male Attendant, state mental hospital in Allegheny Couonty, PA. He served in the military WWI on 12 Sep 1918. He was hospitalized for lung cancer in Mercy Hospital, Allegheny Co. PA. He resided in 323 Lydia Street, Carnegie, A, PA at the time of his death..
BIRTH-CHILDREN-DEATH: [LeAnn McRoberts, Dec 2003]
Daughter, Bernile Patricia Alice, gave birth and death dates to cousin, Nancy Lee Bradford, who in turn gave them to me.
=====================CENSUSES: [Data provided by LeAnn McRoberts unless otherwise noted.]
1900 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, LEWIS FRANK BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1910 - SEE NOTES OF BROTHER, JOHN THOMAS BRADFORD, FOR DETAILS.
1920 - 2-WD PITTSBURGH, ALLEGHENY CO., PA
Dwelling on 13th StreetBRADFORD, CHARLES, roomer, age 21, single, b: WV, Fa & Mo b: OH, occ; baggage man/railroad
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2005]
Charles is living in a rooming house.
=====================OCCUPATION:
Per his daughter, Bernile (to Nancy Bradford), he worked in a PA state mental hospital.
DEATH: [LeAnn McRoberts, Mar 2004]
Birth, death dates, cause of death and occupation confirmed. Informant on death certificate was Alice Bradford; occupation recorded as Male Attendant, State Hospital. Autopsy was performed.
ALICE GARRAGAUCH 1, 2 was born on 17 Jul 1907. She died on 1 May 1979. She married CHARLES HOWARD BRADFORD before 1925 in most likely in Allegheny Co., PA. The marriage ended in divorce.
DEATH CERTIFICATE INFORMANT:
Though Alice and Charles had divorced, Alice signed Charles' death certificate.
They had the following children:
F i BERNILE PATRICIA ALICE BRADFORD F ii ANNA RUTH BRADFORD 1 was born on 25 Nov 1925. She died on 1 May 1979. The cause of death was Lung & brain cancer.
MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: [Information provided to Nancy Lee Bradford Ragan by Bernile Patricia Alice Bradford Snodgrass.]
Anna married a man named Rosenfeld and had 5 children.
CLARK SPENCER BRADFORD JR. [Parents] 1 was born on 7 Nov 1937 in San Antonio, TX. He died on 9 Jun 2004 in Ft. Worth, Tarrant Co., TX. He was buried on 25 Jun 2004 in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar Co.,TX. CLARK served in the military with 20 years service in the U.S. Air Force, Army & National Guard . He was employed as a registered nurse for 20 years.
DIRECT MERRIFIELDANCESTRY:
4th great-grandson of Samuel Merrifield I & Mary M.
3rd great-grandson of Richard Merrifield & Phoebe Tucker
2nd great-grandson of John Merrifield & Margaret Hickenbotham
Great-grandson of Elizabeth H. Merrifield Malson & John Alex MalsonDIRECT DESCENDANCY:
Son of Clark Spencer Bradford & Dorothy Ruby Rachel Patton
COLLATERAL KINSHIPS:
Nephew of Martha Adeline Bradford Roberts, John Thomas Bradford, Lewis Bradford, Anna Bradford Hoffman, Ella Bradford Westfall, Charles Howard Bradford (all deceased)
1st Cousin of William Simms & Frederick Winfred Roberts (deceased)
1st Cousin once removed of LeAnn Roberts (McRoberts) (living)OBITUARY: [Received via email from Jan Hornick from http://obits.mysanantonio.com/search/search.cfm.]
24 June 2004:
"Clark Spencer Bradford, Jr. 68, a registered nurse, died in a Fort Worth, TX hospital on June 9, 2004. He was born on November 7, 1935 in San Antonio, TX to Clark Spencer and Dorothy Patton Bradford. He served 20 years in the U.S Air Force, Army and National Guard. He also worked for 20 years as a nurse.
Services were at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, June 12, 2004 at Baum-Carlock-Bumgardner Chapel in Mineral Wells, TX with Rev. Barry Holmes and Rev. Marvin Harvey officiating. A Full Military Service for Clark will be held on Friday, June 25, 2004 at 1:00 P.M. at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, TX.
Survivors include two daughters, Jo Ellen Wallis and Debra Palmer and husband Ray; two sons, Don Vega and wife Michelle, Patrick Bradford and wife Tessica; nine grandsons, a great-granddaughter; brother, Charles Bradford; two sisters, Nancy Ragan and Patricia Donovan; several nieces and nephews. Services were under the direction of BAUM-CARLOCK-BUMGARDNER FUNERAL HOME Mineral Wells, TX."
18 June 2004:
"Clark Spencer Bradford, Jr., 68, passed away June 9, 2004 in a Fort Worth hospital. He was born November 7, 1935 in San Antonio, TX, the son of Clark Spencer Bradford, Sr. and Dorothy Patton. The Graveside Service will be 1:00 P.M., Friday, June 25, 2004 in the Fort Sam Houston Cemetery in San Antonio, TX."
NOTE: [LeAnn McRoberts, Nov 2005]
Date of birth given to me by sister, Nancy Bradford Ragan, was November 7, 1937.
He had the following children:
M i PATRICK BRADFORD F ii JO ELLEN BRADFORD F iii DEBRA BRADFORD M iv DON VEGA