1. | James Henry Bradley was born 13 Jun 1797, Concord, Cabarrus County, NC (son of Joshua Bradley and Nancy "Ann" Gardner); died 15 Mar 1866, Jackson County, IL; was buried , Gillespie Cemetery, Randolph County, IL. 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]
Children:
- Judge James Hughes Bradley was born 22 Aug 1821, Randolph County, IL; died 29 Aug 1888, Jackson County, IL; was buried , Desoto Cemetery, Desoto, Jackson County, IL.
- Joshua Bradley was born 10 Oct 1823, Jackson County, IL; died 1 Mar 1893, Effingham, Effingham County, IL; was buried , Oak Ridge Cemetery, Effingham, Effingham County, IL.
- Mary Ann Bradley was born Abt 1825, Jackson County, IL; died 20 Dec 1898, Lakeport, Lake County, CA.
- Rachel Bradley was born 8 Jun 1827, Jackson County, IL; died 6 Jul 1828, Jackson County, IL.
- Martha M. Bradley was born 10 Aug 1830, Jackson County, IL; died 13 Sep 1841, Jackson County, IL.
- John Franklin Bradley was born Abt 1831, Jackson County, IL; died 25 Nov 1866, Ava, Jackson County, IL.
- Nancy Bradley was born 26 Aug 1832, Jackson County, IL; died 7 Nov 1913, Jackson County, IL.
- William Curthburt Bradley was born 10 May 1835, Jackson County, IL; died 29 Mar 1917, Effingham County, IL; was buried , Watson Cemetery, Watson, Effingham County, IL.
- Samuel G. Bradley was born 9 Dec 1838, Jackson County, IL; died 10 Jan 1846, Jackson County, IL.
- Richard Henry Bradley was born Abt 1839, Jackson County, IL; died Aft 1870, CA.
- Elizabeth C. Bradley was born Oct 1840, Jackson County, IL; died Jan 1841, Jackson County, IL.
James married Sarah W. 14 Oct 1846, Jackson County, IL. Sarah was born Abt 1816; died Abt 1856. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- Louisa C. Bradley was born Abt 1849, Jackson County, IL; died Yes, date unknown.
- Isaac A. Bradley was born Abt 1851, IL; died Yes, date unknown.
James married Margaret Jordan 22 Oct 1857, Jackson County, IL. Margaret was born Abt 1807, KY; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]
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