Ida — Merton Nathan Stephens. Merton (son of Charles Leonidas Stephens and Mary Bradley) was born 26 Feb 1881, Butte County, CA; died 18 Dec 1946, Butte County, CA. [Group Sheet]

1. Roy Merton Stephens was born 16 May 1912, Canada; died 25 Sep 1993, Shasta County, CA.
2. Harry George Stephens was born 7 Mar 1914, Canada; died 5 Apr 1984, Butte County, CA.
3. William Charles Stephens was born 28 Nov 1915, Butte County, CA; died 6 Mar 1995, Butte County, CA.
4. Hugh B. Stephens was born 23 Sep 1918, Butte County, CA; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Ethel Stephens was born 28 Oct 1920, Butte County, CA; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Living

George married Arrenia Jane Bradley Abt 1891, CA. Arrenia (daughter of Richard Henry Bradley and Catherine Kelley) was born 23 Feb 1867, Trinity County, CA; died 14 Mar 1949, Shasta County, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

(Research):.

Arrenia developed some childhood disease and she became deaf at an early age.  On the 1880 Census, she went to the school for the deaf in Oakland, Ca and that is where she met her husband. I also believe that Catherine, the daughter,  went to that school also.  Her second husband was deaf and that family believe that they also met at the school for the deaf, but I do not know if she was deaf.  Maybe other family members could attend school there to help their sibling.  (from Jill Cochell)

1900 Census she and her husband are in Shasta County, CA and she is listed as Irene

Notes:

(Research):1860 Federal Census
Township 2, Merced County, CA
Bradley, J. H., age 20, born IL, student
not sure this is him or not, but looks likely. He was living with Theodore Phillips, age 23 born IN and M.C. Phillips, age 18.born MO.

1870 Federal Census
Napa, Napa County, CA
Bradley, Henry, age 31, born IL, farmer
Bradley, Mary, age 9, born CA
Bradley, Henry, age 8, born CA
Bradley, James, age 6, born CA
(household above this is that of H.F. Brockman, husband of Martha Woolridge.)

Richard married Catherine Kelley Abt 1860, CA. Catherine was born Abt 1844, IL; died Abt 1869, CA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Shortly after his birth the family moved to Gallatin, Sumner County, Tennessee.  On 29 September 1814, James enlisted as a private in Captain Thomas Scurr's Company, 2nd Regiment of Tennessee Volunteer Mounted Gunmen.  This regiment was commanded by Colonel Thomas Williamson and fought under General Coffee's command during the Battle of New Orleans.  James was discharged on 27 April 1815 at Nashville, Tennessee.  James received a land grant for 80 acres of land under the Act of September 1850, and located it in Jackson County, Illinois.   James moved near Shiloh Hill in Randolph County, Illinois Territory in 1817.

Like his father, James Bradley was a stone mason by trade, and for many years lived on his farm and manufactured monuments and chimney foundations.  He was the first man to do stone cutting and monument work in the southern part of the state, and was also a maker of grindstones.  He was very involved in local politics.  He was appointed numerous times to County Juries between 1825 and 1840.  He was the head of the Bradley Road District in 1827, and was appointed Fence Viewer in Gognia Township in 1830.  He served as Justice of the Peace in 1831, and in 1839 was appointed by the Illinois State Legislature as one of the commissioners to lay out a road from Belleville, via New Athens, to Brownsville.

On January 1st, 1836 several citizens of Randolph and Jackson counties, including James, met to organize a school, which became known as Shiloh School located in Randolph County.  James was among the men who donated money to purchase 80 acres for the school house on 13 April 1839.  On the 11th of November 1839 he became a Trustee of the school, and 12 days later the Trustees were charged with the incorporation of Shiloh College.  Upon the college's incorporation on 22 January 1840, he was appointed a Trustee of the College, and served until August of 1842.  
    

James married Martha Hughes 28 Nov 1820, Randolph County, IL. Martha was born 15 Oct 1804, Randolph County, Illinois Territory; died 15 Oct 1845, Jackson County, IL; was buried , Gillespie Cemetery, Randolph County, IL. [Group Sheet]