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John Carl Bradshaw

Birth	:	27 Jun 1874 Salina, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	7 Dec 1940 Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.0138600, -91.9562100
Plot	:	2nd Addition.253
Description	:	JOHN CARL BRADSHAW "One of the well conducted mercantile enterprises of Fairfield is the furniture and undertaking business owned by John Carl Bradshaw. He has applied himself closely to the management of his business and carrying a well selected stock, has gained a liberal and merited patronage. Moreover, Jefferson county numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Salina, June 27, 1874. His parents were Dr. A. C. D. and Mary A. (McCulley) Bradshaw, and the family is one of the oldest of the county, his grandparents, John Carroll and Anna (Whitney) Bradshaw, having settled here in... Read More	JOHN CARL BRADSHAW "One of the well conducted mercantile enterprises of Fairfield is the furniture and undertaking business owned by John Carl Bradshaw. He has applied himself closely to the management of his business and carrying a well selected stock, has gained a liberal and merited patronage. Moreover, Jefferson county numbers him among her native sons, his birth having occurred in Salina, June 27, 1874. His parents were Dr. A. C. D. and Mary A. (McCulley) Bradshaw, and the family is one of the oldest of the county, his grandparents, John Carroll and Anna (Whitney) Bradshaw, having settled here in early pioneer times. They removed from Kentucky to Iowa in 1839, long before the admission of the state into the Union and entered land from the government, four and a half miles southeast of Fairfield. John C. Bradshaw afterward transformed his tract of wild prairie land into richly cultivated fields and continued to engage in farming until his life's labors were ended in death. Both he and his wife spent their last days in this county and in their passing Fairfield lost two of its most honored, worthy and respected pioneer citizens. Their family numbered three sons and a daughter. Dr. Bradshaw was born in this county in 1848 and spent his youthful days upon the home farm, early becoming familiar with all the duties and labors that fall to the lot of the agriculturist. Determining to engage in the practice of medicine he entered Rush Medical College, from which in due time he was graduated. He then practiced in Salina until 1876, when he came to Fairfield and opened an office, continuing in practice here until he sustained injuries which made it impossible for him any longer to take the rides necessary for visiting his patients. He then turned his attention to the drug business, becoming a member of the firm of Huford & Bradshaw, and following the withdrawal of the senior partner he was joined by Louis Thoma under the firm name of Bradshaw & Thoma. Together they built the Bradshaw & Thoma block, one of the attractive modern structures of the city and for a number of years successfully conducted a drug store. At the same time Dr. Bradshaw extended the scope of his labors to include furniture manufacture, becoming manager of the Fairfield Furniture Factory. Indolence and idleness are utterly foreign to his nature and his energy and perseverance enabled him to surmount all difficulties and carry his different projects forward to successful completion. In early manhood he married Mary A. McCulley, who was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1847, and came to Jefferson county with her brother Robert. Six children blessed the marriage of Dr. and Mrs. Bradshaw: Claudius, who died in 1896, at the age of twenty-one years; Miss A. R. Bradshaw, who is living with her mother; L. S., a druggist of Fairfield; John Carl, of this review; Una, the wife of Dr. Tullman, of Fairfield; and Ethel, the wife of Ernest Jericho, of Moline, Illinois. John C. Bradshaw, whose name introduces this record, has spent his entire life in Jefferson county and has lived in Fairfield from the age of two years. When a lad of six summers he entered the public schools and after mastering the branches of learning therein taught, continued his education in Parsons College. For five or six years he was engaged in the grocery business and then turned his attention to furniture and undertaking, conducting throughout the intervening years one of the well appointed mercantile establishments of the city. In June, 1899, he entered into partnership with F. D. Kerrick, under the firm style of F. D. Kerrick & Company. They carry an attractive line of goods so as to meet the varied tastes of all classes and their straightforward dealing and reasonable prices have constituted the strongest elements in their growing success. On the 14th of June, 1899, Mr. Bradshaw was married to Miss Grace Wilson, who was born in Fairfield and is a daughter of J. E. Wilson of this city. They now have two interesting children, Carl Wilson and Ruth. Mr. Bradshaw belongs to the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and is loyal to the teachings of these organizations. He is also an interested member of the Commercial Club and is in entire sympathy with its purposes, promoting the business development of the city. In a new environment and under different conditions he has carried forward the work that was instituted by his grandfather and continued by his father for the upbuilding and development of Jefferson county, so that the name of Bradshaw has been inseparably associated with its history for seventy-two years." From the History of Jefferson County - 1912, Volume II, Pages 328-330. --------- "The Fairfield (Ia.) Daily Ledger" Saturday, December 7, 1940 Page 6, Column 7 J. C. BRADSHAW DIES AT HOME EARLY TODAY Prominent merchant succumbs following prolonged illness J. C. BRADSHAW, 65, prominent local citizen and widely-known furniture merchant, passed away early this morning at his home, 113 Iowa Avenue. Mr. BRADSHAW had been in failing health for the past year, having retired from active association with the Bradshaw Furniture during the winter of 1939. He had been in serious condition for some time, and lapsed into a coma earlier this week, from which he failed to regain consciousness. Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, from the First Methodist church, in charge of Rev. M. A. Gable. Interment will be in Evergreen cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 2 p.m. Arrangements are in charge of Hoskins funeral directors. Mr. BRADSHAW was born in Salina on June 27, 1875, the son of Dr. and Mrs. A. C. D. BRADSHAW. Dr. BRADSHAW was a practicing physician there, and rode horseback over the county, ministering to the sick and afflicted. The family moved to Fairfield when J. C. BRADSHAW was a young child, and he grew up here, attending the public schools and a private school taught by the late Mrs. Julia STEVER. He continued his education at Parsons college. In 1897, Mr. BRADSHAW became the manager of a grocery store in New Chicago. This store was owned by Dr. BRADSHAW, and managed by J. C. BRADSHAW for two years. On June 10, 1899, he and the late Frank D. Kerrick went into partnership in the undertaking and furniture business in the room formerly occupied by Maxwell's Grocery. They continued in business together until March, 1915, when they dissolved partnership. Mr. Kerrick assumed the undertaking business, and Mr. BRADSHAW the furniture business. About 1906, Mr. BRADSHAW moved from the south side of the dquare to the room on Burlington St. now occupied by the A & P store. The present building was erected for him in 1930, and was opened in March of that year. Mr. BRADSHAW was married on June 14, 1899, to Miss Grace Jane WILSON. She survives him, as do two children. Carroll, associated with his father in business, and Mrs. Mary Margaret SMITH of Des Moines. Another daughter, Ruth, died in 1922. Also surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ethel JERICHO of Moline, Ill., and Mrs. Una TALLMAN of Fresno, Calif., and one granddaughter Miss Joan BRADSHAW. Probably no other man in Fairfield has been so able to watch the rise in the standard of living for the city from the turn of the century. As family fortunes increase, so do the furnishings of homes improve. Through this manner Mr. BRADSHAW kept his finger on the pulse of progress in the city. In his day he was able to see a day's labor double and treble its purchasing power, and the people spend that dollar to better purpose. Mr. BRADSHAW came from pioneer Jefferson county stock. Not only was his father Dr. A. C. D. BRADSHAW, an active figure in the county's history, but also his grandfather and great-grandfather. The first BRADSHAW to come to this county was Joel, who came from Kentucky to Iowa in 1839. Thus the BRADSHAW name is one of the first to be recorded in the annals of the county. Coming with Joel was his son, John Carroll BRADSHAW, grandfather to J. C. BRADSHAW. A number of civic and fraternal organizations included Mr. BRADSHAW's name on their rosters. Among these were the Masonic Orders, Elks and Rotary. He was an active member of the First Methodist church.

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John Carl Bradshaw's memorial is located at: Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA.
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John Carl Bradshaw death on 7 Dec 1940 in Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.0138600
Longitude: -91.9562100

Family Members:

Parent

Augustus C Dodge Bradshaw

(1846 - 1905)

Mary Ann McCulley Bradshaw

(1845 - 1932)

Spouse

Grace Jane Wilson Bradshaw

(1877 - 1951)

Siblings

Claudius “Claude” Bradshaw

(1870 - 1896)

Anna Roberta “Alice” Bradshaw

(1874 - 1934)

Children

Carroll Wilson Bradshaw

(1901 - 1982)

Ruth Roberta Bradshaw

(1903 - 1922)

Mary Margaret Bradshaw Smith

(1914 - 2003)

Flowers:

Nearby Cemetories:

1. Evergreen Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0138600, -91.9562100

2. Old Fairfield Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0148000, -91.9598000

3. Memorial Lawn Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0068000, -91.9805000

4. Switzer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0368996, -91.9096985

5. Bradshaw Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9766998, -91.9032974

6. Roth Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9589005, -91.9574966

7. Bethesda Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0019000, -91.8796000

8. Smith Family Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9972416, -92.0362857

9. Wheeler Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0797000, -91.9185500

10. Galliher Cemetery
Glasgow, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9666892, -91.8835038

11. Upper Richwoods Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0602989, -91.8807983

12. Jefferson County Poor Farm Cemetery
Libertyville, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9416900, -91.9996200

13. Perlee Cemetery
Perlee, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0805750, -91.8993380

14. Pattison Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9444008, -91.9049988

15. Moorman Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0452995, -92.0622025

16. Wright Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9524000, -91.8728000

17. Antioch Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1002998, -91.9147034

18. Moyer Cemetery
Fairfield, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.1046982, -91.9330978

19. Cumberland Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9248000, -91.9903000

20. Gregg Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0078011, -92.0811005

21. Salina Cemetery
Salina, Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0419006, -91.8330994

22. McCleary Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9892006, -92.0805969

23. Brooks Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 41.0635986, -92.0693970

24. Thompson Cemetery
Jefferson County, USA
Coordinate: 40.9155998, -91.9772034