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Hosea BRADFORD

HAIRSTON.org ID#9264, b. about 1803

Birth*

Hosea BRADFORD was born about 1803 in North Carolina.¹

Census 1850*

He appeared on the census of 4 November 1850 in Lower Creek District, Caldwell, North Carolina; Hosea Bradford 47 (blacksmith), Polly 48, Craton 24, James 21, Mira 19, Susan 17, Lipton 15, Louisa 13, Jasper 12 and John 10.²

Census 1860*

He was Head of Household on 15 June 1860 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina. H. Bradford 57 (blacksmith, parents born in VA), Mary 60, M. E. 17, William 16.³

Census 1870*

He was Head of Household on 20 August 1870 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, Hoseo Bradford 66 (farmer and blacksmith), Susan 30 and Elizabeth 24.⁴

Census 1880*

He appeared on the census of 7 June 1880 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina, Hosea Bradford 76 (farmer), wife Martha J. 48 and daughter Susan M. 46.¹

Family

Children

Sarah Mariah BRADFORD⁵ b. 23 Sep 1831, d. 23 Mar 1917
Susan Malissa BRADFORD² b. a 1833
Mary Louisa BRADFORD+ b. 5 Jun 1835, d. 25 Apr 1900
Margaret Elizabeth BRADFORD b. May 1854, d. 1 May 1912

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

[S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
[S51] Death Certificate.

Last Edited

25 Aug 2025