Marriage Note

James and Maria settled at the place called Macks's Mills, Stanstead County, Quebec.. James built a grist mill which he later sold and left the country. On Oct 27, 1796 James was among the original organizers of the Universal Church in Barre, Vt. In 1815, James moved to Clarendon, Ny. (<i>Glidden Genealogy, p. 96</i>)

<b>Children of James and Maria (Glidden) Bodwell
</b> Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place
1. Charlotte 11 Apr 1791 Me 7 Jun 1871 West Nissouri, Ont
2. Euseba ABT 1793 2 Sep 1866
3. Tryphena ABT 1794 AFT 1881 Dereham, Ont
4. <u><James794.htm></u> ABT 1795 Me 4 Dec1874 Dereham, Ont
5. Agnes ABT 1797 Barre, Vt.
6. Mariah <i>10 Sep</i> 1799 Barre, Vt 25 Apr 1855 West Nissouri, Ont
7 <u><Hiram800.htm></u> ABT 1800 Barre, Vt. 30 Jan 1876 Kansas City, Mo
8 Sarah 1801 27 Feb 1848 Dereham, Ont.
9 Hannah 1804 2 Apr 1895 Ingersoll, Ont
10. Elizabeth 8 Jul 1806 14 Mar 1873 Genesee Co., Mi
12. Martha ABT 1807 BEF 1821
12 <u><Eliphalet808.htm></u> ABT 1808 Que 20 Dec 1878 Ingersoll, Ont
13. <u><Andrew810.htm></u> 1810 Que 23 Dec 1893 West Oxford, Ont

Mary quit public school at an early age to care for her ill mother. She came to the United States when she was about 15 years old. She didn't take out first papers. She took out 2nd papers after her marriage to Ed. She has two daughters, Judy and Janet. Both daughters have two children. Mary worked most of her adult life as a waitress. She retired from the Dearborn Inn where she was feted with a large party for her many years of service.

Oswald was born on July 6, 1883, in Ingersoll, Ontario. He grew up in a 13-room stone country house, Bleak House, named after a fictional property that Charles Dickens invented. For many of his adult years, he worked in his family's dairy there. His wife, Ruby, who he married in 1906, also helped at the dairy. For many years, some 200 pounds of butter a week and cream were produced there. Ruby later recalled that she moved 18 times with her family. The most memorable was a 1927 journey in a Star touring car from Canada to Brownsville, Texas. The party, with 2 parents and 7 children, took 14 days going and 12 coming back. In between, they discovered that the Texas land would not irrigate well enough to grow grapefruit, as planned, so they returned in 6 weeks, to their farm in Norwich, Ontario. The next year, Oswald became one of the farm overseers at Wildwood Farms, William E. Scripps' country estate near Lake Orion, Michigan. The family weathered the worst of the Depression years, until 1933, there. There were famous visitors, including major league baseball players and Amelia Earhart, who flew an experimental glider . The three Bodwell sons struggled in ropes and harness to propel her glider into the air to start her flight over the farm. Oswald's daughter, Margaret Lila Bodwell Armstrong, recalled being taught in the estate school with the Scripps children. She remembered Oswald encouraging family singing and lengthy storytelling, in the Celtic tradition. One summer there Oswald endured quarantine for a month to escape an epidemic of spinal meningitis. In 1977, during a reunion at son Graham Bodwell's farm in Metamora, Michigan, family members revisited the estate. The house they'd lived in was gone, but a row of other worker's houses had been nicely maintained as an Antique Village. The Scripps mansion had become a health facility. Oswald and Ruby celebrated their 58th wedding anniversary in 1964 with a dinner and an interview for the local newspaper. Oswald died on May 5, 1966, in Norwich, Ontario. Biography written by Mary Jo Armstrong, Oswald's granddaughter.
Born Died Married Spouse
6 Jul 1883 5 May 1966 12 Dec 1906 Ruby Belle Smith
Ingersoll, Ont Norwich, Ont Dereham, Ont. b. 12 Jun 1884

Marriage Note

Name Birth Date Birth Place Death Date Death Place
1. Jean Evelyn 22 Mar 1907 Salford, Ont 10 Jul 1989 Schenectady, NY
2. Graham Smith 27 Oct 1911 Salford, Ont
3. Howard Harvey 17 May 1913 Salford, Ont 30 Jun 2000 Albany, NY
4. Margaret Lila 19 Oct 1915 Ingersoll, Ont Feb 1997 Arlington, VA
5. Reuben James 3 Nov 1916 Ingersoll, Ont
6. Mary Isabelle 8 Jul 1918 Brampton, Ont
7. Jessie Alexandra 17 Jan 1920 Norwich, Ont 5 Feb 2001 obt Tigard, OR
8. Goldie Josephine 30 Jun 1922 Norwich, Ont 18 Mar 1996 Clackamas, OR

Marriage Note

Lee Pappas has DOM as: 18 Mar 1996.

He never married. Anthony died before 1923 due to an accident. He was 6Ɗ".

Franklin married and had one daughter. He was 6ƌ"

Burial - [place: Detroit, Wayne Co, MI at Mt Olivet Cemetery]

She was a marvelous cook. She catered big affairs. Later in her life, about 1925, she founded the Del-Mar Beauty School - made a fortune but spent it just as easily. Nellie owned the largest school in Michigan & her graduates were all over the world - even with Pere Westmore in Hollywood. She married Al Burr after James died.

Married after James' death

There were 2 other girls that died as small child.

All the children were married. Margaret has used piano, Raymond used
the drums,
piano & a wind instrument. Katherine - I don't know. Edwin used violin
and was
a printer by trade.

Divorce - [date: MAR 1993]

There are other children

Marriage Note

There were no children from first marriage.

Valerie Brock, 10190 E. St. Rd. 8, Knox, IN 465334 e-mail (kbgrinder@skynet.net) is the gr/dau of Epp Joseph and Susie Bradley. She was checking our Wireman book and found that we had Susie's mother listed as Catherine "Katie" Wireman married to Arzanus Bradley, son of Buck. She writes that she always thought Susie's father was James Bradley and it would appear that she is correct.
The 1900 Knott Co. census has James Bradley b. 1870, wife Katie b. 1873 with children: Liberty Bradley b. 1891, Margaret Bradley b. 1892, Susannah Bradley b. 1893, Preston Bradley b. 1896, and Landen Bradley b. 1896. The 1910 Knott Co. census has Anderson Bradley at age 46 with wife Katie (her 2nd marriage). She was the mother of 12 children and 8 were living. In the household were Selden age 7, George Jr. age 3 and Suel age 7/12. Anderson and Katie had been married 9 years. I don't know James Bradley's parents.
The 1900 Breathitt Co. census lists James Buck Bradley b. 1859. He married in 1880 to Martha Manns b. 1865 (his 2nd wife). He was married first to Malinda Howard. The children were Arzanus Bradley b. 1878, Solomon Bradley b. 1885, Chester Bradley b. 1893, and Charlie Bradley b. 1900.
The above James Buchanon Bradley was the son of James Bradley b. 1812 and Elizabeth Howard b. 1814 and the above James was the son of George Bradley and Elizabeth Briggs.
Perhaps someone can tell us the parents of James Bradley b. 1870. (Information from Todd Preston's column of the November 19, 1998 issue of the SALYERSVILLE INDEPENDENT newspaper.)

1850 Breathitt county census # 109-109
1860 Breathitt county census # 704/704
1880 Breathitt county census # 59

Son of Henry

Burial - [place: Royalton, Magoffin Co, KY at Harris Arnett Cemetery]

Marriage Note

This couple had no children.

Ms. Betty Bloomer, 669 Odle Creek Rd., W. Portsmouth, OH 45663 needs proof from a Bible record or other source for the mother of Mary "Polly" Brenton who married John Prater at Bethel, Nicholas Co. KY "at the home of her parents." This marriage took place 28 Nov 1806.
If the marriage record told the names of her parents that document may still be found in that county. Ms. Bloomer went on to say MaryŪs parents were Robert (Henry?) Brenton and Elizabeth Steele who were married in Washington Co. PA 10 Apr 1781. She also asked for a death record showing Mary Brenton died 2 Mar 1866. The answer to this is we do not. Her tombstone reads born 1783 d. 1866 or thatŪs what I copied in 1978. -- Magoffin County Historical Society

Burial - [date: AFT 2 MAR 1866] [place: Salyersville, Magoffin Co, KY at Prater Cemetery Burning Fork Rd.]

Marriage Note

This couple has not been proven as the parents of Mary.

01-06-1999: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Jan 6, 1999, Internal Ref. #1.111.6.29174.43] Individual: Brescia, Anthony SS#: 114-18-6252 Issued in: NY; Birth date: Jan 1, 1898 Death date: Jan 1985; Last known residence: Rochester, NY 14609

Death Note

He was abt 87 yrs old.

Divorce - [date: 24 FEB 1977]

Died as 16 month old infant.

11-29-1998: [Broderbund Family Archive #110, Vol. 1 A-L, Ed. 6, Social Security Death Index: U.S., Date of Import: Nov 29, 1998, InternalRef.#1.111.6.30599.109] Individual: Brooks, Fred Social Security #: 074-05-6560; Issued in: NY; Birth date: Oct 30, 1910 Death date: Apr 1981; Residence code: New York ZIP Code of last known residence: 13219; ZIP Code of address where death benefit payment was sent: Syracuse, New York 13208

Birth Note

Magoffin Co. Vital Records--birth of her son Martin in 1861--gives her birthplace as Virginia.

Census - [date: 1860] [place: Magoffin Co, KY]

42 Brown, David 38 Male Kentucky
Izana 34 Female North Carolina
Lorena 17 Female Kentucky
Jasper Mann 15 Male Kentucky
George A 14 Male Kentucky
Sarah 12 Female Kentucky
Henry C 10 Male Kentucky
Green A 8 Male Kentucky
Lucina 6 Female Kentucky
Rhoda Jane 4 Female Kentucky
David F 2 Male Kentucky

Death Note

David Brown (1823-1907) and his wife Izana Pitts (1827-1906)along with Dave Fair Brown (1856-1938)and his wife Victoria Allen (d. 1945 at age 83)and other family members are buried at the Brown Cemetery at the Mouth of Salt Lick on Route 7 about 7 miles south of Royalton, KY in Magoffin County. Camillis Whitaker (1875-1947) and his second wife Juda are buried on the Carpenter Hill Cem. 2 miles south of Royalton in Magoffin Co. KY. (Connie Wireman - Magoffin Co Queries site - 12 Oct 1999)

Probably the "Preston Brown" age 4 on 1870 census, living with parents. Age 15 on 1880 census.

Marriage Note

This marriage also ended in divorce - several years later.

Marriage Note

Camillis Whitaker (1875-1947) and his second wife Juda are buried on the Carpenter Hill Cem. 2 miles south of Royalton in Magoffin Co. KY. (Connie Wireman - Magoffin Co Queries site - 12 Oct 1999)

Marriage Note

Rosana and George had 12 children who died as infants.

Marriage Note

1870 Census: Kentucky/Magoffin Co./Precinct No. 6/House #74. Marian Brown, 25, male, white, farmer, born KY. Usley Brown, 22, female, white, keeping house, born KY. Preston Brown, 4, male, at home, born KY. Rosella Brown, 3, female, at home, born KY. Eliza Brown, 1, female, at home, born KY.

Birth Note

Could Louisa's name have been Eliza? Or, did Eliza die as a child?

Divorce - [date: 23 OCT 1889]

Marriage Note

Nelson Joseph married Malinda Brown on 18 February 1878. Witnesses Thomas G. Holbrook and Jason Brown. B. M. Holbrook, Minister of Gospel.

From the records of the Magoffin Circuit Court: Order book 7, page 607, September 30, 1889. Commonwealth vs. Nelson Joseph and Mary Sizemore. Ordered that this cause be continued and that subpoena issued for John Joseph, Mary Sizemore, Reuben Arnett and Jack Arnett for plaintiff. Order book 8, page 564, October 23, 1889. Nelson Joseph, plaintiff vs. Malinda Joseph, defendant. Judgement. This cause being submitted -- the ----- and the court advised. It is adjudged by the ---- that the plaintiff Nelson Joseph be and he is ---- divorced from the defendant Malinda Joseph and restored to all the rights and privileges of an unmarried man. It is further adjudged by the court that A. T. (?) Patrick attorney for the resident defendant be and he is allowed ($5.00) five dollars for his services to --- by the plaintiff and for which he ---- ----execution and this cause is filed --- ----.