Susannah Bale

GEDCOM Note

Marriage Notes: James R. Bradshaw and Susannah Bale.Bond 12 July 1834. WIlliam Miller on Bond.Consent by Sophia Bale.Married 12 July 1834 by William Noe.

Notes for James & Susan BALE-BRADSHAW: 1850 Green County Census:Susan Bradshaw age 35 b.Ky.-Abraham Bradshaw age 16 b.Ky.-Sarah Bradshaw age 14 b.Ky.-John Bradshaw age 12 b.Ky.-Jacob Bradshaw age 10 b.Ky.-Lewellin Bradshaw age 8 b.Ky.According to Dorothy Bradshaw-Fultz,Lewellin Bradshaw changed his name to William/Bill Bradshaw because he was made fun of because of his name, on the 1870 Green County census it shows a William BRADSHAW age 22 living with Sophia Huffman and Sarah Bradshaw.Sophia Huffman is the sister of Lewellin's mother Susan Bale Bradshaw (Sophia m. to Jacob Huffman).We can assume that he changed his name before his 22 birthday since he is shown as Lewellin in 1850 and William in 1870.There does seem to be some discrepency about Lewellin(William's) date of birth according to his tombstone he was born in 1848 which would account for him being 22 on the 1870 census, but on the 1850 census he was listed as being 8 years old which would make him born in 1842.There is a family rumour that Lewellin(Wm.) was not actually the son of James Bradshaw but of a "Traveling Salesman" by the name of "Combs".This has not been proven or disproven but might somehow account for the age.

New information proves that James Bradshaw was in prison and divorced from Susan Bale Bradshaw in 1845, I would say that this goes to prove the theory that James Bradshaw is not to natural father of our Elijah Lewellin "Willie/Bill" Bradshaw.If Lewellin was born in 1848 as his tombstone and the 1870 census seems to prove it seems very unlikely that his father is James Bradshaw.

James Bradshaw's place of birth is given as Tennessee on his daughter Sarah Bradshaw's marriage record to Fielding Vaughn.

July 18,1825-Sophia & Peter Bale and William Howks were made guardians of Solomon,William & Susannah Bale , infants of Jacob Bale.

3-16-02 - Recieved picture this week of Elijah Lewellin "William" Bradshaw . It shows him with his grandson "Colonel" as a boy of about 8 years old. Since Uncle Colonel was born in 1895 , I am guessing the picture was taken about 1903 or so. William Bradshaw died in 1907 at the age of 59. After futher research and speaking to family members and actually seeing this picture, I am left wondering if maybe the traveling salesman theory was made up. The reason for this is because the picture of Wm. Bradshaw shows him with features that could possibly be considered African-American. He has very short grey curly,curly hair and seems to have a very dark complection. The descendants of this man also are dark complection and dark curly hair. I guess we'll never know.