W.C. Bradshaw
History of Montana, 1894
US Genweb Montana Archives

W.C. Bradshaw, one of the representative businessmen of 
Phillipsburg Montana has been identified with the interests 
of the town for the past seventeen years.

Mr. Bradshaw is a native of Indiana, born October 27, 1849, 
descended from English ancestors who were early settlers of 
the South and prominently connected with its early history.  
His father, Thomas Bradshaw was born in Mercer County, 
Kentucky and his mother, who maiden name was Nancy Daly, 
was born in Tennessee.  They had three sons and two daughters, 
W.C. being the third bon in the family.

W.C. was reared on a farm in Indiana, received a district-
school education and when he was nineteen years of age began 
the battle of life on his own.  His first occupation was that 
of stock dealer.  He bought and sold stock in Illinois during 
the war, selling large numbers of horses and mules to the 
Government and carrying on his operations successfully.  He 
continued in the stock business until 1870 at which time he 
came to Montana, making the journey by rail to Sioux City 
and thence up the Missouri River to Ft. Benton.  Upon his 
arrival in Montana, he first located at Pioneer, where he 
mined and did fairly well.  He purchased the Square Gulch 
claim, used the hydraulic process and in two sessions took 
out about $7,500 above expenses, after which he sold his 
claim for $5,500.  In 1874 he went to Alaska in search of 
gold, but was unsuccessful and from there directed his 
course to California, where he spent the winter, in the 
spring returning to Montana.  He again mined at Pioneer 
for about a year.  Then in the fall of 1871 he came to 
Phillipsburg.  Here he formed a partnership with Mr. Angus 
McDonel in a meat market and butcher business and they 
conducted the same up to 1880 doing a successful business.  
They then dissolved and Colonel George W. Morse became 
associated with Mr. Bradshaw, the two continuing in 
business successfully for ten years longer, after which 
they sold out.  Mr. Bradshaw has since speculated in 
real estate and mines and at this writing owns some 
valuable property in Phillipsburg.

He was married in January 1878 to Miss Margaret Sullivan, a 
native of Ireland and they have two children, Joseph C. and 
Arthur L.

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