Susan Malissa BRADFORD1

HAIRSTON.org ID#9266, b. about 1833
Father*Hosea BRADFORD1 b. a 1803
Birth*Susan Malissa BRADFORD was born about 1833 in North Carolina.1 
She was the daughter of Hosea BRADFORD.1 
Census 1850Susan Malissa BRADFORD appeared on the 1850 census of Hosea BRADFORD on 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 10.1 
Census 1870Susan Malissa BRADFORD appeared on the 1870 census of Hosea BRADFORD on 20 August 1870 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina; Hoseo Bradford 66 (farmer and blacksmith), Susan 30 and Elizabeth 24.2 
Census 1880Susan Malissa BRADFORD appeared on the 1880 census of Hosea BRADFORD on 7 June 1880 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina; Hosea Bradford 76 (farmer), wife Martha J. 48 and daughter Susan M. 46.3 
Obituary*DIED at the residence of G. H. Harstin, Esq., in Lenoir, Miss Susan Malissa Bradford, aged 49 years. The deceased was daughter of Col. Hosea Bradford and a worthy member of the Methodist Church. Her death will be deplored by many sorrowing friends. - The Lenoir Topic, Wednesday, Jnuary 4, 1882, page 3. 

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1850] 1850 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited25 Aug 2025