Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Bradshaw, Adolphus G., 1927 

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ADOLPHUS GILLIAM BRADSHAW

   Adolphus G. Bradshaw was the son of Edwin and Mary Ann White Bradshaw and 
was born near old Vicksville November 13, 1846. He was one of a family of six 
children, two of whom are still living, Charles E. Bradshaw of Norfolk and 
Robert M. Bradshaw of the Black Creek community.  He was married January 6, 
1870, to Victoria Wills and to this union two children were born.  On June 7, 
1874, his home was bereft of the wife and mother and in after years he was 
married to Mary Alice Wills, a sister of his former wife.  She preceded him in 
death December 31, 1909.  They were the parents of eleven children, six of 
whom are living: Mrs. W.L. Vick of Dendron, Mrs. W.D. Joyner of Windsor, W.R. 
Bradshaw of Norfolk, Mrs. O.J. High, M.E. and A.M. Bradshaw of Sedley.  He is 
also survived by a son of his first marriage, Clarence Bradshaw, of Suffolk.

   He professed conversion and united with Black Creek Church when a young man 
and was of such pronounced character that he was ordained as a deacon in the 
church at the early age of 23.  He was a leader in the Sunday school and 
active in all work of the church until his home was broken by the death of his 
wife.  He removed to Sedley eight years ago and made his home with his 
daughter Mrs. O.J. High.  He became a charter member and deacon in the Sedley 
Baptist church when it was organized recently.  He was elected Justice of the 
Peace in 1904 and faithfully and impartially administered the responsibilities 
of that office during the remainder of his life.  At the age of 22 he joined 
the Masons being a member of the Masonic Lodge No. 42 at Berlin.  After this 
lodge was disbanded he joined the Courtland Lodge and was a member there at 
the time of his death.  He had held every office in the Blue Lodge and some of 
them several times.  He was a man of few words and admonished his children to 
observe his motto, which was "Look up and Live for Higher Things."

   On February 5, he sustained a painful accident and as a result of it passed 
away March 4, 1927, aged eighty years.  Funeral services were conducted from 
Grace Memorial Church by Rev. Nathan Pickett, Rev. R.P. Welch and Rev. C.C. 
Jones. Interment was made in the family cemetery near Sedley.  The Masonic 
Lodge was in charge of the burial services and its members were the active and 
honorary body bearers.


Adolphus Gilliam BRADSHAW, farmer & Justice of the Peace, 
b. 13 Nov 1846, near old Vicksville, d. 4 Mar 1927, 
interred in the BRADSHAW family cemetery (unmarked)*, Drake Rd., near Sedley, 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Mar. 11, 1927, p. 6 

*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 4 (IV-27): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol4.txt 

Additional information: 

Adolphus Bradshaw, 23, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   sn/o Edwin & Mary, Farming 
Victoria A. Wills, 22, Single, b. & res. Southampton Co., 
   dt/o Matthew & Mary A. Wills 
m.lic. 3 Jan 1870, by Dy. clerk L.R. Edwards; 
     cert. signed by Orris Charles for Adolphous Bradshaw 
m. 6 Jan 1870, Southampton Co., by M.A. Barrett 
(MB1A:349; M.Reg. 1853-72, p. 34) 
 [M.Reg. gives "Adolphus B. Bradshaw" in error] 

A.G. Bradshaw, 29, Widowed, b. & res. Southampton County, 
   sn/o Edwin & Mary, Farming 
Mary A. Wills, 23, Single, b. & res. Southampton County, 
   dt/o Matthew & Mary A. Wills 
m.lic. 19 Jul 1875, by clerk L.R. Edwards; 
     cert. signed by A.G. Bradshaw 
m. 20 Jul 1875, Southampton Co., by Jno:N. Jones 
(MB2:429) 


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