Biographical Sketch of General R. C. Bradshaw, St. Joseph,
Buchanan County, MO

>From "History of Buchanan County, Missouri, Published 1881, St. Joseph
Steam Printing Company, Printers, Binders, Etc., St. Joseph, Missouri.
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General R. C. Bradshaw, City Assessor, was born in Platte County,
Missouri, March, 1840.  In 1848, after the death of his father, his
mother moved with her family to this city.  Here young Bradshaw re-
ceived his education, and in 1851 went to learn the blacksmith's 
trade.  In 1858, he started a shop on the corner of Seventh and
Messanie Streets, for the manufacture of wagons, which he continued
until April, 1861.  He took an active part in the election of 
Lincoln, and when the rebellion broke out, in April, 1861, he
raised a company of 103 men, subsisting them himself until they
joined different commands.  He entered the service in June, 1861,
as an enlisted man, in Company A, Peabody's Battalion, United
States Reserve Corps, and a braver man did not enlist during the 
rebellion, and the wounds he received are evidence of his active
service.  After the war, he returned and continued the wagon bus-
iness.  In 1867, 1868 and 1869, he held the office of City Register.
After this, he was appointed ticket agent of the St. Joseph and
Denver Railroad, which he held for eighteen months.  He is now City
Assessor.  He married Miss Fannie Wild, April 17, 1867, and they
have three children:  Fannie, Mary and Hero.

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