 bradford family bradford family ray tue 9272011 1830 stephen bradford stephen bradford was the progenitor of the bradford family of biloxi and ocean springs mississipi he was born in connecticut and was decended from william bradford 15901657 the first governor of the plymouth colony 1621 and alice hansen bradford they were the first bradfords to settle in the new world  mississippi the stephen bradford family homesteaded on the eastside of the pascagoula river north of moss point jackson county mississippi in 1837 and 1841 james fitch bradford patented lot 2 and lot 3 in section 32 and lot 3 in section 33 both in t7sr8w by 1887 the heirs of lyman bradford the brother of james fitch bradford who had acquired lands here in 1848 were selling tracts of land here anecdotal information from fred bradford relates that the old lyman bradford home was located at ocean springs on east beach just east of san souci a small bradford family cemetery also existed here stephen bradford and were the parents of lyman bradford 18041858 m cynthia ward 18131887 james fitch bradford 18061850 m margaret davis burissa bradford b 1808 m benjamin holley b 1810 and j ohn bradford 18171898 m burissa jane elder 18301917 the following information was provided by else nygaard martin of hurley mississippi  bradford ben   1900 census bt 3 jco ms ben bradford  40 nm b 1860 nc m 22 yrs  teamster annie bradford wife 31 nf b 1868 al 10 born 6 liv joseph bradford son 19 nm attended school mos eveline bradford dau 14 nf attended school 4 mos elenora bradford dau 12 nf b ms julia bradford dau 6 nf b ms davis bradford dau 4 nm b ms  bradford burisee elder   1850 census jackson co ms elder ferry burissee bradford 20 wf b ms living in the household of mary elder picket widow of 1 st samuel elder and 2 nd daniel pickett she must be the daughter of samuel mary elder married to john bradford is the schooner burissa named after her    bradford cynthia davis evergreen cemetery  ocean springs cynthia davis bradford 18131887 b jco ms dau of samuel davis b 1769 nc sarah west lyman bradford sr 18041858 husband bradford davis see parents ben annie bradford bradford eleanor see parents ben annie bradford bradford elizabeth dau of lyman cynthia bradford bradford eveline see parents ben annie bradford  bradford james f   new orleans port registers  1821 james f bradford listed as owner of  sloop burissa  4410 x 142 x 3 built on pascagoula river 1819  louisiana state gazette  nov 18 1825 new orleans la schooner  burissa  capt bradford arrived at the basin port of new orleans from pascagoula loaded with a cargo of lime  louisiana state gazette may 8 1826 new orleans la schooner  burissa  capt bradford arrived at the basin new orleans from pascagoula with 63 bales of cotton and 6000 ft of lumber also 2 passengers  louisiana advertiser june 7 1827 new orleans la schooner  burissa  master holley cleared for pascagoula  1827 tax roll jco ms james f bradford  white polls 2 slaves 800 value 25 cattle 125 value 1 horse 50 total 975 tax 175  new orleans argus july 15 1828 new orleans la the sloop  burissa  master bradford from pascagoula arrived port of new orleans with a cargo of lumber for b clapp co  new orleans port registers  1828 james f bradford listed as sailing master and half owner of  schooner transport  half owned by wm starks both of pascagoula river  transport  was one deck two masts a round stern center board fiddlehead 597 x 1911 x 5  1828 tax roll jco ms james bradford 800 acres c4 2 nd quality 2400 value 1 poll 2 slaves tax 655  1829 tax roll jco ms james bradford 840 acres c4 3 qual 1680 value  polls 2 slaves due 545  1830 census jco ms james bradford household of 10 1 white male 3040 b 17901800 1 white male 2030 b 18001810 2 white females 2030 b 18001810 1 white male 1015 b 18151820 1 white female 1015 b 18151820 2 white females 5 b 18251830 1 male slave 3655 b 17751794 1 female slave 2436 b 17941806 schooner  transport  1835 was owned by lyman bradford wm starks james f bradford of east pascagoula with lyman bradford the sailing master  transport  was built on the pascagoula or escatawpa river  new orleans port registers 1840 a large  schooner james f bradford  was built in jackson co miss in 1849 she was 739 x 221 x 59 had one deck two masts square stern and billet head the owner until 1855 was john bradford in april 1852 in may 1852 wm blackeney was ¼ owner with john bradford in 1854 john bradford was owner with sailing master john burns  1840 census   jco ms james bradford household of 12 1 male age 3040 1 female age 3040 2 males age 2030 1 female age 1015 2 males age 5 3 females age 510 2 females age 5  1841 land  jan 5  bureau of land mgmt  jco ms james f bradford cash purchase 80 acres lot tract 4 section 13 t7s r6w 1842  new orleans port registers the  schooner experiment  built at pascagoula in 1842 645 x 205 x 45 a one deck two mast square stern vessel was owned by james f bradford and lyman bradford of east pascagoula sailing master was james f bradford sold 1846 samuel russ covington la bradford john married burissa elder bradford joseph see parents ben annie bradford bradford julia see parents ben annie bradford  bradford lyman evergreen cemetery  ocean springs lyman bradford sr 18041858 lyman bradford b dec 31 1803 montville conn cynthia davis bradford 18131887 wife b jco ms  1819 jackson co ms officials lyman bradford justice of the quorum court  1827 tax roll  jco ms lyman bradford 1 white poll  slaves tax 50 schooner transport  1835 was owned by lyman bradford wm starks james f bradford of east pascagoula with lyman bradford the sailing master  transport  was built on the pascagoula or escatawpa river  marriage  aug 4 1836 jackson co miss lyman bradford married cynthia davis daughter of samuel and sarah b davis  1840 census  jco ms lived on the escatawpa river lyman bradford 6 in household no slaves 1 male age 3040 lyman bradford 1 female age 2030 wife cynthia 1 male age 2030 1 male age 5 sherwood born 1838 1 female age 5 burissa born 1839 died 1848 1 female age 5 elizabeth born 1840  new orleans port registers  1842 wpa transcribed schooner  experiment  built at pascagoula was a one deck two mast square stern schooner 645 x 205 x 45 the owners were james f bradford and lyman bradford with james f bradford sailing master sold in 1846 to samuel russ covington la  griffin cemetery  bradford lot moss point burissa bradford  died july 1 1848 11 yrs 2 mos daughter of lyman and cynthia bradford  benjamin bradford  died july 5 1848 3 yrs 11 mos son of lyman cynthia bradford  1850 census  jco ms mossy point escatawpa river lyman bradford 46 wm 2500 re b conn  farmer cynthia bradford wife 37 wf b ms nee davis sherwood bradford son 11 wm b ms attended school elizabeth bradford dau 10 wf b ms attended school martha ann bradford dau 8 wf b ms attended school sarah bradford dau 1 month wf b ms  1850 no agricultural census bradford was burning shells for lime boat builder commercial mariner and sailing master 1 850 slave census  lyman bradford 17 slaves 2 blk m age 55 1 blk f age 30 1 blk m age 33 1 blk f age 19 1 blk m age 35 1 muf age 13 1 blk m age 22 1 blk f age 5 1 blk m age 18 1 blk f age 1 1 blk m age 16 1 blk m age 7 1 blk m age 12 1 blk m age 7 1 blk m age 9 1 blk m age 5  move   185152 lyman bradford to davis bayou w jco  ship records enrollments of new orleans  1855 barge kate  built in 1855 on bayou volvitear davis bayou 64 x 184 x 37 one deck two masts square stern and a stern bow the owner was lyman bradford of jackson co ms and the sailing master was his son sherwood bradford bu 1960 kate had been sold  bradford martha evergreen cemetery ocean springs  martha bradford 18421887 dau of lyman cynthia bradford  bradford sherwood evergreen cemetery ocean springs  sherwood bradford 18381922 csa  co a steede s bat 9 th miss cavalry son of lyman cynthia bradford marriage nov 10 1870 jackson co ms eleanora davis bradford 18511938 wife  bradford stephen 1810 land claim  pascagoula river stephen bradford 820 acres sect38 t4s r6w  1820 census  jco ms escatawpa river mossy point 14 free white no slaves 1 foreigner not naturalized 2 engaged in agriculture 1 engaged in commerce 1 white male 45 up 5 white males 25 to 45 2 white males 16 to 26 1 white female 26 to 45 1 white male 16 to 18 1 white female 10 to 16 2 white males 10 to 16 1 white female under 10  1825 census miss state jco ms  stephen bradford 6 males 2 females 2 died in 1824  lyman bradford lyman bradford 18041858 a native of montville new london county connecticut and settled in jackson county mississippi probably in the late 1820s he married cynthia ward 18131887 in 1836 after residing in the pascagoula area he moved his family to western jackson county acquiring land on east beach at ocean springs here bradford built a large home in the vicinity of present day san souci avenue it is believed that when the newer field lodge was built here it incorporated a portion of the old bradford homestead this structure later was known as the tuttle home lyman bradford and cynthia ward were the parents of martha a bradford 18421887 sarah bradford 18481926 m reuben turner and enoch n ramsay 18321916 lyman bradford 18511894 m eugenia thomas 18581917 sherwood bradford 18381922 m eleanora davis 18511938 margaret bradford 18461920 m george w davis 18421914 and mary l ramsay 1860c 1946 m andrew w ramsay 18361916 sherwood bradford was one of the first school teachers in the county he also served with nathan bedford forrest in the csa cavalry during the civil war his son fred was named for a war time friend frederick semmes sherwood bradford and family later went to the vancleave area were he was the postmaster 18821888 and farmer he also built the vancleave academy one of the first schools in the region as well as the ezell lodge and the methodist church      john bradford and burissa j elder j ohn bradford 18171898 was born at ocean springs mississippi on may 20 1817 he married burissa jane elder 18301917 a native of moss point mississippi there children were james fitch bradford 18511853 margaret bradford 18521954 m daniel d smith 18481927 john comstock bradford 18551928 m sarah elizabeth howard 18661904 and nina emma smith 18731928 sherwood bradford 18571937 and lyman bradford 18631944 m pearl roberts 18691928  biloxi lands john bradford acquired land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract from louis a caillavet and margaret fayard caillavet for 200 this parcel was 180 feet wide and ran south from back bay for 1847 feet to the lands of adelle delauney augustine fayard was to the west and james w elder to the east harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420  nola john bradford moved burissa to new orleans in 1850 james fitch bradford their first son was born here in january 1851 by the fall of 1853 the broadford family had relocated to biloxi mississippi  elder bradford   1893 hurricane the october 1893 hurricane sometimes called the cheniere caminada hurricane struck biloxi with vengeance the elder bradford operation like so many local piers homes sailing vessels and businesses situated along the shoreline suffered major damage a posthurricane survey of the elder bradford s back bay sawmill estimated that losses and damages in the range of 4000 the mill lost thousands of board feet of lumber and many logs all washed out to sea by the hurricane s high water machinery utilized to process timber and lumber was also severely damaged  the biloxi herald october 6 1893 p 1    children of john bradford and burissa elder   james fitch bradford tombstonebiloxi city cemetery   james f bradford james fitch bradford 18511853 was born at new orleans on january 25 1851 he expired at biloxi mississippi on september 24 1853 no further information tombstonebiloxi city cemetery  margaret bradford margaret bradford smith and daniel dupree smith courtesy of susan dupree smith woodoctober 2011  margaret maggie bradford  18521954 was born june 10 1852 at new orleans louisiana she married daniel dupree smith 18481927 a texan in harrison county mississippi on february 27 1878 by 1880 they were residents of fannin county texas where daniel d smith was farming with john comstock bradford her brother maggie would birth three children and lose one before 1900 marianita nita smith 18781960 m jacob jake rosewell spain 18781957 calvin smith 18841885 and howard dupree smith 18871963 m merle magdaline ingram 18891989 work of louise spain penning harrison co mississippi circuit court mrb 7 p 1 and fannin co texas 1880 federal census r 1303 p 35 ed 30  daniel dupree smith family  lr howard dupree smith 18871963 margaret maggie bradford smith 18521954 nita smith spain 18781960 and john lyman spain 19011975 courtesy of susan dupree smith woodnovember 2011 circa 1895 maggie bradford smith and daniel d smith relocated from bonham texas to farm near mesa maricopa county arizona they later moved to gila arizona and for a time were in turlock california maggie expired on june 7 1954 at tuscon pima county arizona her corporal remains were interred in the south lawn memorial cemetery at tuscon susan dupree smith wood and 1900 maricopa co arizona territory federal census t62346 p 5a ed 32  john comstock bradford john c bradford  john comstock bradford 18551928 was born january 23 1855 at biloxi mississippi the son of john bradford 18171898 and burissa jane elder 18301917 in 1853 john and burissa elder bradford had relocated to biloxi mississippi from jackson county mississippi and remained here except for four years during the civil war when the family relocated to black creek in jackson county mississippi their other known children were margaret bradford smith 18531928 m daniel d smith sherwood bradford 18571937 and lyman bradford 18631944 m pearl roberts 18691928 john bradford began acquiring land at biloxi mississippi as early as august 1847 when he bought a large tract on the back bay of biloxi from louis a caillavet 17901860 and spouse margaret fayard caillavet 17871863 the parcel was described as having 180feet on back bay and 20 arpents 3840 feet deep augustine fayard was to the west the lands of adele delauney to the south and james w elder to the east the consideration was 200 for this approximate 16 acre lot harrison co mississippi land deed bk 3 p 420 the northern portion of the large bradford tract ie that area of biloxi north of division street east of reynoir street south of the back back of biloxi and west of lameuse street became the loci of the following late 19 th and 20 th century developments bradford street elder street back bay fire company back bay community center and park gorenflo public school ra fayard seafood harrison county health center bayview theatrebayview lanes a bowling alley and bay view drugs john c bradford married sarah elizabeth howard 18661904 in harrison county mississippi on february 26 1884 their children were  burissa o bradford  18851906 m ernest hamilton  john howard bradford  18861920 m bertha bradford 18921920  james sherwood bradford  18881967 m frances morgan 18921945  mary v bradford  1898  edwin russell bradford  1896 m bertha vasbinder 18921920  ernest pelham bradford  1897 m estella lottie rose thelma bradford 19001930 and lyman chandler bradford  19021977 m beryl morgan 19071988  1893 hurricane the october 1893 hurricane sometimes called the cheniere caminada hurricane struck biloxi with vengeance the elder bradford operation like so many local piers homes sailing vessels and businesses situated along the shoreline suffered major damage a posthurricane survey of the elder bradford s back bay sawmill estimated that losses and damages in the range of 4000 the mill lost thousands of board feet of lumber and many logs all washed out to sea by the hurricane s high water machinery utilized to process timber and lumber was also severely damaged  the biloxi herald october 6 1893 p 1    texas john c bradford and family left biloxi in 1888 for west texas settled near del rio in val verde county j howard bradford employed with the del rio telephone company and is providing telephone service to the ranchers in this region sherwood bradford married frances morgan on july 14 1912 and made their home  marriage john c bradford married nina emma smith 18731928 in 1906 she was the daughter of ira b smith and emeline brasher and a native of mt vernon alabama mrs bradford had been struck by an auto in el paso texas approximately six months before her demise in biloxi she had resided on the old bradford property on lameuse street where the gorenflo elementary school had been erected in 19 nina s bradford s corporal remains were interred in the biloxi city cemetery she was survived by fannie emeline s wolcott 18671957 a sister who was domiciled at 531 porter avenue  the daily herald september 7 1928 p 2    mississippi a m college john c bradford was elected a member of the board of trustees of mississippi a m college in september 1908 he was called to jackson mississippi for a board meeting on the agenda was the letting of a contract to build a new chapel and other improvements at the starkville campus of approximately 100000  the biloxi daily herald september 29 1908 p 8    bradford homestead and the gorenflo public school the john comstock bradford 18551928 approximate 65 acres homestead was situated on the west side of lameuse street between bradford and elder streets he acquired this parcel from his mother burrisa jane elder bradford 18301917 for 200 in february 1898 harco ms land deed bk 37 p 475 in june 1923 jc bradford conveyed his large lameuse street tract to the trustees of the biloxi city schools wf gorenflo 18441932 wj grant 18751932 elbert l dukate susan snell tonsmeire 18791953 and lille bourdon devitt 18841951 for 10000 harco ms land deed bk 138 pp 466467 here in 19231924 a school building designed by architect carl e matthes 18961972 was erected initially called the back bay elementary school its area of educational responsibility included all neighborhoods north of the l n railroad from caillavet to lee street including the east side of caillavet and the west side of lee street and those areas north of division street bounded by caillavet and seal avenue  the first school year when classes commenced in early september 1924 the faculty consisted of miss alma ritch principal and 1st grade miss evelyn mcshane 1st grade miss pricilla ritch 2nd and 3rd grades miss lizette mackie 3rd and 4th grades miss irma l harvey 18981965 4th and 5th grades miss veronica lacaze english geography spelling 6th 7th and 8th grades miss inez rich arithmetic history writing 6th 7th and 8th grades  the daily herald september 9 1924 p 3    mayor of biloxi   19051906 john comstock bradford 18551928 ran with no opposition for the 19051906 mayoral term biloxi city elections were held in december 1904 with the following results  mayor  john c bradford  aldermen  1 st ward edward s balthrope 18731939 and harry edwards 2 nd ward joseph w swetman 18631937 and charles redding 18571926 3 rd ward tj rossell 18611923 and cm buckingham 4 th ward henry latimer 18551941 and judson c batton 18691943 aldermanatlarge edward glennan 18541933 city clerk orcenith g swetman treasurerpercy l elmer 18731949 tax collectorhenry j meaut marshalja mckinley street commissioner henry j guiterrez 18691953  board appointments  police justicejudge thomas h gleason 18571935 fire chief louis e gill 18511919 superintendent of water works joseph o laska 18631911 water rent collector edward l suter 18661943 health officerdr walter j greaves 18681910 city attorneywh maybin  demise john c bradford expired at biloxi mississippi on december 31 1928 his funeral was held from 119 east howard avenue the residence of his brother lyman bradford reverend ben ingram of the first baptist church led the funeral service at the bradford home after which the mason of magnolia lodge no 120 took charge of the bradford rites with a knight templar escort and the elks club in the funeral body only two of his children thelma bradford of globe arizona and russell bradford of new orleans attended their father s funeral his other four sons resided in west texas and he had another daughter in arizona and one in texas  the daily herald january 4 1929 p 3 and january 5 1929 p 2   sherwood bradford sherwood bradford  18571937 from  along the gulf   1895  sherwood bradford  18571937 was born at biloxi mississippi on he was educated at the mississippi deaf and dumb institute in jackson mississippi sherwood left biloxi to work in lake charles louisiana abd southeast texas he returned to biloxi in 1887 and in july 1888 he built a blacksmith and machine shop on the nw c of jackson street and main street the biloxi herald july 28 1888 p 8 and t he daily herald july 17 1937 p 6 sherwood bradford expired on july 16 1937 at biloxi mississippi his corporal remains were interred in john bradford family burial plot the biloxi cemetery the daily herald july 17 1937 p 6  sherwood bradford machine and blacksmith shop main street and jackson street from along the gulf  1895  lyman bradford lyman bradford lyman bradford 18631944 was born at black creek jackson county mississippi on october 27 1863 his parents had left biloxi mississippi to live here during the civil war lyman married pearl roberts 18691928 the daughter of joseph m roberts and sallie a glover in december 1887 children lyman c bradford 18881920 m maud foxworth james floyd bradford 18901963 m margaret krohn and paul s bradford 18941983 m ruth gates 18991986 opened a general merchandising store sellling dry goods and groceries on back bay in late november 1894 bradford s business was situated on the corner of lameuse street and back bay road the biloxi herald august 14 1897 p 5 lyman bradford expired at biloxi mississippi november 21 1944 pearl roberts preceded him in death passing on august 27 1928 their corporal remains were interred in the biloxi cemetery  bradford   bradfordo keefe  pearl roberts bradford expired at biloxi mississippi on august 27 1928 died in late november 1944 corporal remains enterred southern memorial park cemetery at biloxi mississipi   lyman c bradford  lieutenant lyman comstock bradford 18881920 former biloxi resident who died at the walter reed hospital in washington dc friday afternoon at 2 o clock draped in the american flag was brought to the home of his parents in this city this morning arriving on train no 37 shortly after 8 o clock from the national capital the remains were accompanied home by lieutenant bradford s mother his wife and brother paul all of whom went to washington to be at his bedside when he became seriously ill impressive services were held previous to the departure of the body from washington by military officials the funeral of the deceased will take place tomorrow afternoon at 4 o clock the masons of which lieutenant bradford was a member with mr tolle will have charge of the services mr bradford belonged to the masonic lodge no 120 f am he was also a scottish rite mason and a shriner lieutenant bradford was was a member of biloxi lodge of elks members of which organization will attend the funeral in a body he was a member of the baptist church members of which congregation will attend the last rites lieutenant bradford has seen three years of service in the united states army he first enlisted as a member of the first officers training camp at camp pike from there he graduated with honors and was later sent to camp dix new jersey where he embarked for overseas duty remaining overseas four months lieutenant bradford was connected with the 87th division and emploted as first assistant regiment adjutant and adjutant of his own battalion lieutenant bradford was engaged in numerous tours of inspection while overseas returning to the states he was placed in special service and has traveled about the country extensively when taken ill he was sent to the walter reed hospital for treatment an operation was found necessary and death occurred some weeks later at a time when his condition was reported to be improved lieutenant lyman c bradford was a native biloxian 32 years of age and was married to the former maud foxworth he is survived by his wife and other relatives lyman bradford 18631944 and pearl roberts bradford 18691928 his parents brothers james floyd bradford 18901963 and paul s bradford 18941983 all biloxi residents the death of lieutenant bradford was received in biloxi with regret and the family have the sympathy of the entire community  james f bradford james floyd bradford 18901963 was born 1890 he married margaret jane krohn children bradford m we mcdonald alfred j richter 19 mary pearl bradford sarah jane bradford and james f bradford ii 19391949  paul s bradford honored in late december 1964 by magnolia lodge no 120 f am with lifetime membership in the masonic order the daily herald december 29 1964 p 10  nathaniel c bradford nathaniel comstock bradford 18351935 was born april 1 1835 near biloxi mississippi to james fitch bradford and margaret davis he left the mississippi gulf coast with his family before 1850 as they settled in upshur county texas where james f bradford farmed james f bradford and margaret davis bradford had at least nine children of which six were girls known daughters cynthia w bradford b 1832 m john r russell in august 1854 mary a bradford m joseph c preston in august 1855 sophie bradford m na birge in september 1856 their sons were nathaniel c bradford 18351935 george bradford 18401850 and joseph bradford 18481860 nathaniel c bradford made his livelihood as a merchant and fire insurance agent during his lifetime he and francis bradford 18401910 his alabama born spouse and their children jennie bradford b 1863 claude bradford 18661880 alice bradford b 1872 and nathaniel c bradford ii 18791939 lived in upshur county texas 1860 jefferson marion county texas 1870 weatherford parker county texas 1880 and bonham fannin county texas 1900 in his old age nathaniel c bradford lived with mrs john andrew mattox his daughter at greenville hunt county texas he expired there on april 8 1935 at the home his daughter the daily herald july 7 1935 p 2  references  the biloxi daily herald business and professional men  the biloxi daily herald biloxi mississippi1902 p 53 cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula history story and legend of the pascagoula river country  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983  the history of jackson county mississippi    william bradford   jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 139140 th glenn  the mexican gulf coast on mobile bay mississippi sound illustrated  delchamps mobile alabama1893  chancery court harrison county mississippi chancery court cause no 965   the estate of john bradford   january 1898 journals the biloxi herald    the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 23 1894 the biloxi herald   terrific gale   october 6 1893 the biloxi herald   local happenings   june 23 1894 the biloxi herald   local happenings   november 24 1894  the biloxi herald   latest city news   january 8 1898 the biloxi herald   death of john bradford   january 8 1898 the biloxi daily herald   necrologicalmrs sarah elizabeth bradford   january 4 1904 the biloxi daily herald   the city election   december 14 1904 the biloxi daily herald   the new board   january 14 1905 the biloxi daily herald   officers were appointed   january 3 1906 the biloxi daily herald   bond issue agreed upon   february 14 1906 the biloxi daily herald   marriages bradfordsmith    april 24 1906 the biloxi daily herald   personals   april 28 1906 the biloxi daily herald   hamiltonbradford   august 9 1906 the daily herald   biloxi society and personal items   april 12 1911 the daily herald   bradford boys prospering   july 29 1912 the daily herald   estimable lady taken by death   january 10 1917 the daily herald   mrs howard bradford dead   february 26 1920 the daily herald   the death of lieut lc bradford jr   may 29 1920 the daily herald   lieut bradford s funeral yesterday   may 31 1920 the daily herald   bradford funeral held today   june 1 1920 the daily herald   public school assignments   september 9 1924 the daily herald    school work begins again   august 31 1925 the daily herald    biloxi has new school   august 28 1926 the daily herald   mrs jc bradford dead   september 7 1928 the daily herald   john c bradford died last night   january 1 1929 the daily herald   here to attend funeral   january 4 1929 the daily herald   bradford funeral   january 5 1929 the daily herald   nc bradford dead   july 7 1935 the daily herald   jimmie bradford dies   january 26 1949 the daily herald    fs bradford dies   january 10 1951 the daily herald   bradford made life member of masonic order    december 29 1964 the daily herald    mrs lc bradford   may 29 1968 the daily herald    mrs ruth bradford   august 10 1986 the gulf coast times    the bradford family  september 16 1949 and september 23 1949 the jackson county times    death of mrs eugenia bradford   september 22 1917 the pascagoula democratstar    obituary  lc bradford jr     october 26 1894 this information provided by russell barnes mr biloxi schooner  1855  barge kate   of new orleans official no 14175  built on bayou volvitear valvatin jackson county miss 1855  description 30 7695 tons 64 ft x 18 ft 4 in x 3 ft 7 in one deck two masts square stern square bow 1 previously enrolled no 1 feb 9 1856 at shieldsborough miss bay st louis 2 registered temporary no 74 may 9 1857  owner lyman bradford jackson co miss  master sherwood bradford jackson co miss  3 enrolled no 199 dec 13 1860 at port of new orleans la owner joseph kaiser new orleans master name not given 1 enrolled no 272 dec 7 1861 owner henry thomas neal of livingston parish la master henry thomas neal cs 2 enrolled no 24 may 4 1865 having been altered in tonnage and dimensions description 3044 tons 646 ft x 184 ft x 28 ft owner henry thomas neal master s fradenberg 3 enrolled no 58 oct 14 1867 having been altered from a barge to a schooner barge description 3215 tons 643 ft x 185 ft x 31 ft owner henry thomas neal master j m white  ship records enrollments of new orleans louisiana vol v vi 18611870 wpa  lyman bradford family cemetery east beachocean springs location   lot 2 section 32 t7sr8w history  lyman bradford 18041858 a native of montville new london county connecticut settled at jackson county mississippi probably in the late 1820s he married cynthia davis 18131887 the daughter of samuel davis and sarah b in 1836 after residing in the pascagoula area he moved his family to western jackson county acquiring land on east beach at ocean springs here bradford built a large home in the vicinity of present day san souci avenue it is believed that when the newer field lodge was built here it incorporated a portion of the old bradford homestead this structure later was known as the tuttle home after lyman bradford died in 1858 on december 21 1887 cynthia bradford 18131887 martha a bradford 18421887 sarah bradford b 1850 lyman bradford b 1851 sherwood bradford 18381922 margaret b davis 18461920 and mary l ramsay b 1860c 1946 conveyed the following tract to agnes w salisbury  those certain tracts pieces or parcels of land situated in fractional section 32 t7sr8w in jackson county state of mississippi and more particularly described as a certain tract piece or parcel of land containing a half acre front on a bayou at the eastern part of the bay of biloxi and bounded east by lands of the grantors west by lands of the grantors and north by the pine woods and more particularly designated as a part of said fractional section no 32 being the same tract conveyed by george d davis and wife to lyman bradford on the 8th day february 1848 it is hereby agreed that the grantors reserve a lot twelve 12 by twenty 20 feet containing the graves of two family with the right to improve protect and visit the graves and agree not to bury but one more and if they should so desire to remove the same from the premises they can do so  jackson county mississippi land deed book 8 pp 426427  register lyman bradford sr 18041858 cynthia davis bradford 18131887 james fitch bradford received patents on lots 2 nw 4 and sw 4 of ne 4 and 3 ne 4 and se 4 of nw 4 in section 32 t7sr8w on 221837 lot 2 nw 4 and sw 4 of ne 4 section 33 t7sr8w 151841 jackson county mississippi chancery court cause no 743 aw sullivan v eula bradford may 28 1897  references  cyril e cain  four centuries on the pascagoula  the reprint company spartanburg south carolina1983 pp 109110 and p 134 the history of jackson county mississippi  william bradford jackson county genealogical society pascagoula mississippi1989 pp 139140 the gulf coast times    the bradford family  september 16 1949 1178 views  