Margaret Elizabeth BRADFORD

HAIRSTON.org ID#9268, b. May 1854, d. 1 May 1912
Father*Hosea BRADFORD b. a 1803
Birth*Margaret Elizabeth BRADFORD was born in May 1854 in North Carolina. The 1860 census shows her age as 17, born 1843, however she is not listed in the 1850 census. The 1870 and 1900 census shows birth date 1854. The 1910 census says she is 50 or 1860. Her 1912 cemetery marker shows she was 70 at death, born 1842. Her 1879 marriage certificate says she is 23, born in 1856.1,2,3,4 
She was the daughter of Hosea BRADFORD. 
Census 1860Margaret Elizabeth BRADFORD appeared on the 1860 census of Hosea BRADFORD on 15 June 1860 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina; H. Bradford 57 (blacksmith, parents born in VA), Mary 60, M. E. 17, William 16.2 
Census 1870Margaret Elizabeth 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 24.5 
Marriage*Margaret Elizabeth BRADFORD married John Wesley Kincaid on 13 February 1879 in Lenoir, Caldwell, North Carolina.6 
Death*Margaret Elizabeth BRADFORD died on 1 May 1912.1 
Burial*She was buried in Mt. Pleasant Methodist Church Cemetery, Burke, North Carolina. MARGRET ELIZABETH - WIFE OF J W KINCAID - DIED MAY 1, 1912 - AGE 70 YRS.1 

Family

John Wesley Kincaid

Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S48] Photo of Grave Marker - only photos of grave markers that are contemporary to the deceased individuals death are acceptable for genealogical proof. Find-a-Grave, personal photos and other sources.
  2. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  4. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  5. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S3523] North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1741-1868 - State of North Carolina. An Index to Marriage Bonds Filed in the North Carolina State Archives. Raleigh, NC, USA: North Carolina Division of Archives and History, 1977, Ancestry.com.
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