Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brady, James Edward October 21, 1888
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Norfolk Landmark October 23, 1888
Mr. James E. Brady, well known in this city as a real estate dealer and rental 
agent, died at his home in Howard street at a late hour Sunday afternoon. He had 
been out for a drive in the country in the afternoon and was suddenly taken 
sick. Shortly after returning to his home, he expired. When found, he was on his 
knees and death is thought to have been from heart disease. Mr. Brady served 
gallantly under Gen. William Mahone in the Confederate army throughout the late 
war and was imprisoned in our city jail sixty days for his refusal to take the 
iron-clad oath. He never married and after his return from the war, lived a very 
secluded life and, though impoverished at the time, amassed a fortune variously 
estimated from $75,000 to $100,000. His remains, encased in a handsome metallic 
casket, were forwarded yesterday to the family cemetery, Bower’s Hill, Norfolk 
county, accompanied by four stalwart colored men who acted as pallbearers. The 
funeral services, which were impressive, were conducted by the Rev. Joshua S. 
Hunter, pastor of Queen street Methodist Episcopal Church. Mr. Brady was, at the 
time of his death, fifty years old.

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He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery.

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