Hickory County, Missouri Biographies--William Bradshaw

History Of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade And Barton Counties, 
Missouri, 1889.  Published by Goodspeed. Page 582

William Bradshaw was born in the "Old North State" (Caldwell County), in May, 1843, and, 
when a small boy, was taken by his parents, Burton and Sarah (Kerby) Bradshaw, to Hickory 
County, Mo.  His parents were born, reared and married in their native State, and died in 
Missouri, the father many years ago, and the mother about 1881.  William Bradshaw is the 
eldest of their six children, and about the time he reached manhood the Rebellion broke 
out, and he immediately joined the Federal forces, serving three years in the Missouri 
State Militia, received his discharge at Osceola, St. Clair County, Mo.  On the 21st of 
February, 1864, he was married to Miss L. G. Poe, who was born in Hickory County, Mo., 
in 1845, and by her has a family of five children: Albert M., Henry C., Mary C., Sarah E., 
and Eliza F. Mr. Bradshaw owns a fine farm of 185 acres of land, and gives much of his 
attention to raising blooded stock, having a fine herd of short-horn cattle, and a large 
drove of Poland China hogs.  In politics Mr. Bradshaw is a Republican.  His grandfather 
was Seth Bradshaw, a native of North Carolina, who was an early resident of Hickory County, 
Mo., and there died.  His mother's maiden name was Goolsby, and she was born in Ireland.  
Hawkins Kerby, the maternal grandfather of Mr. Bradshaw, was a farmer of Caldwell County, 
N.C.  Mrs. Bradshaw's parents, Alvin and Rebecca (Harris) Poe, were born in Kentucky, in 
1811, and February 21, 1811, respectively.  They were married May 6, 1829, and the father 
is still living in Benton County, Mo., but the mother is deceased.  They were the parents 
of eight children.

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