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... [William Hervey Bradbury's] grandfather, David Bradbury, was born near Elizabethtown, N.J., and after the war of the Revolution, in which as a youth he took part, married Susanna Craig, of his native town, in 1782. He engaged in farming a few years, in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, locating in Warren county, Ohio, in 1797, and in 1804, removing to Butler county, in the same State, where he lived a number of years, and finally coming to Wayne county, Indiana, where he died on his farm, near Green's Fork, in 1824. Abner Marshall Bradbury, the fourth son of David and Susanna, was born in 1798, on his father's Warren county (Ohio) farm, on which the Shaker town, Union Village was afterward located. His youth was spent on the Butler county (Ohio) farm, and he attended school in a log school-house, one and one-half miles distant, where a three-month's term was held each winter. In 1815 his father purchased a quarter-section of land on Morgan's Creek, in Wayne county, Indiana, on which he constructed a fulling mill, with the purpose in view of establishing some of his sons in business. Here, for three years, Abner worked with two of his brothers during the fulling season, returning to his home each spring for the summer's work. This land and mill, together with other possessions of the father in Ohio, were sold in 1818, and an effort was made to settle the family on a large tract of land near Terre Haute. This proved a most unfortunate venture. After enduring many hardships and the loss of mother, two sisters and a sister-in-law, the family abandoned the enterprise and returned, much impoverished, some of them to Butler county, Ohio, and some to Wayne county, Indiana. Thrown upon his own resources, Abner found employment at various pursuits, beginning as clerk in a drygoods store in Richmond, Ind., in the summer of 1819, and ending with a short term of service as deputy sheriff of Wayne county. In 1821 he purchased a tannery, which his brother Josiah had previously established at Jacksonburg. This he conducted for a number of years, afterward engaging in merchandising and farming, until on account of advanced age and ill health he retired, in 1869. He sold his farm and moved to Cambridge City, where he remained until he died in 1885. He took an active interest in public affairs, supporting first the Whig and afterward the Republican party. He served three terms in the State legislature, two of which were as a member of the State Senate, and for three years served as associate judge under the old regime. In 1848 he was a delegate to the Whig National Convention that nominated Zachary Taylor and Millard Fillmore, held at Philadelphia, Pa. In March, 1821, he was married to Miss Mary Boyd, daughter of Rev. Samuel Boyd, and with her lived happily for more than sixty-four years. She survived him and passed away in 1890. They became the parents of a large family, seven sons and five daughters reaching maturity. Of these,
- the eldest son is William H. Bradbury, the subject of this review;
- James died on his farm in Henry county, Indiana ;
- Samuel B. resided at Van Wert, Ohio, and is now deceased ;
- Daniel M. is a retired lawyer at Indianapolis, Ind. ;
- Robert B. resides in Muncie, Ind. ;
- Albert W. lives in Cambridge City ;
- Allison B., a physician, of Muncie, Ind., was killed there a number of years ago while crossing a railroad ;
- Caroline married James Russell and died at Anderson, Ind. ;
- Isabella married James Leeson and died some years ago from injuries received in a runaway accident ;
- Elizabeth is the widow of Isaac Harned and resides in Richmond ;
- Martha married Josephus Mundell, whom she survives, now living at Cambridge City, Ind. ; and
- Emma resides in Indianapolis, Ind. ...
