Amos Bradley (1837 - 1894)

Born 1837 in Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 9 Jun 1894 at about age 57 in Spokane, Washington, United States

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Biography

Amos is the son of John and Elizabeth Unknown Bradley, born in 1837. He served in the Union Navy during the Civil War and for his heroic actions, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Amos moved out west and drove a stagecoach. He married Mary Unknown. He died in Washington in 1894.

Name

Amos Bradley ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]}

Birth

1837 in Dansville, Livingston, New York, USA. Although nothing seems to say where Amos was born, it would be sensible to believe he was born in Dansville, New York where his father lived and was so involved in building a town and business. ^{[1][2][3][4][5][7][10][11]}

Marriage

Sometime between 1870 and 1880, Amos married Mary Unknown. ^[4][5]

Note: It has been suggested that she is the daughter of Benjamin and Rose Lysbet Hipes.

Military Service

Amos enlisted in the Union Navy in Boston, MA in 1861, his rank being Landsman. This is the rank for all new members of the US Navy, at that time. Amos was among the first members of the Navy to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor. His CMOH was General Order 11, dated April 3, 1863. "Served on board the USS Varuna in one of the most responsible positions, during the attacks on Forts Jackson and St. Philip, and while in action against the rebel ship Morgan 24 April 1862. Although guns were raking the decks from behind him, Bradley remained steadfast at the wheel throughout the thickest of the fight, continuing at his station and rendering service with the greatest courage until his ship, repeatedly holed and twice rammed by the rebel ship Morgan, was beached and sunk." ^[8]

Residence

1850 North Dansville, Livingston, New York, USA ^[1]

1861 Boston, Suffolk, Pennsylvania. USA ^[8]

1864 Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA ^[8]

1870 Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana Territory, USA ^[3]

1880 French Gulch, Shasta, California, USA ^[4]

1885 Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington, USA ^[5]

1889 Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington, USA ^[9]

1890 Ross Parks, Spokane, Washington, USA ^[6][9]

Occupation

Sailor in the Union Navy, rank Landsman ^[8]

Stagecoach driver ^[3][5]

Clerk ^[9]

Death

9 June 1894 in Ross Parks(not sure where that is), Spokane, Washington, USA. Amos died from Emphysema ^[10][11]

Burial

Amos is buried at Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane, Washington, USA ^[11]

Sources

• 1850 United States Federal Census

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Age, 15; Birth Year, abt 1835; Birthplace, New York; Home in 1850, North Dansville, Livingston, New York; Gender, Male; Family Number, 735; Household Members: Chester Bradley, 45; Eliza Bradley, 39; Henry Bradley, 21; Lucius Bradley, 16; Amos Bradley, 15; John M Bradley, 13; Susanna Bradley, 12; Chester Bradley, 8; Ann Flickener, 45; Maria Ryan, 19; Helen Philips, 51.

• Ancestry.com. New York, State Census, 1855 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.

Original data: Census of the state of New York, for 1855. Microfilm. New York State Archives, Albany, New York.

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Birth Year, abt 1836; Age, 19; Gender, Male; Relation to Head, Child; Residence, North Dansville, Livingston, New York, USA; Household number, 182; Line Number, 15; Sheet Number, 21; Household Members, Eliza Bradley, 43; Rosetta Bradley, 17; Chester Bradley, 13; Eliza Wells, 12; Amos Bradley, 19.

• 1870 United States Federal Census

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Age in 1870, 35, Birth Year, abt 1835, Birthplace, New York, Home in 1870, Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana Territory, Race, White, Gender, Male, Post Office, Helena.

• 1880 United States Federal Census

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Age, 45; Birth Year, abt 1835; Birthplace, New York; Home in 1880, Township 2, Shasta, California; Race, White; Gender, Male; Marital Status, Married; Father's Birthplace, New York; Mother's Birthplace, New York; Occupation, Stage Driver; Next person on the census is Mary Bradley.

• Ancestry.com, Washington State and Territorial Censuses, 1857-1892; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

Original data: Washington. Washington Territorial Census Rolls, 1857-1892. Olympia, Washington: Washington State Archives. M1, 20 rolls.

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Date, 21 May 1885; Residence County, Spokane; Residence State, Washington; Locality, Spokane; Birth Location, New York; Marital Status, Married; Gender, Male; Estimated Birth Year, abt 1835; Race, White; Line, 5; Roll, V228_15. The next person on the census is Mollie (Mary) Bradley.

• 1890 United States Federal Census Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Text: Veteran's Name, Amos Bradley; Home in 1890, Spokane Falls, Spokane, Washington; Year enlisted, 1861; Year discharged, 1864; Rank, Seaman.

• California State Library, California, Voter Registers, 1866-1898; California History Section; Great Registers, 1866-1898; Collection Number: 4 - 2A; CSL Roll Number: 128; FHL Roll Number: 978582

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Residence Year, 1880; Residence Place, Shasta, California; Age, 45; Birth Year, abt 1835.

• The Adjutant General, Massachusetts Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the Civil War, Compiled and Published by The Adjutant General, Norwood, Mass., Printed at the Norwood Press, 1931, 6 volumes

Text from page Page 624: Bradley, Amos — 24; occu. —; enl. July 13, 1861, at Boston, for 3 yrs., as Landsman, credit Boston. Served on Recg. Ship Ohio, U.S.S. Sabine, and Richmond. Disch. Sept. 9, 1864, from Recg. Ship at Philadelphia, Penna., as Quarter Gunner. Medal of Honor man: Landsman on board the U. S. S. VARINA in the attack upon Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 24. 1862. "Stood at the wheel the whole time, although guns were raking the decks from behind him.” "His position was one of the most responsible on the ship, and he did his duty to the utmost."

• Ancestry.com, 1890 U.S. City Directories, 1822-1989, [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

Text: Bradley Amos, Porter at the A. P. Hotaling Co, res block 19, Riverside addition.

• Ancestry.com, Washington, Deaths, 1883-1960; [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.

Original data: Various county death registers. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington.

Text: Name, Amos Bradley; Gender, Male; Race, White; Birth Date, abt 1834; Birth Place, New York; Death Date, 9 Jun 1894; Age at Death, 60; Married, yes; Death Location, Ross Parks, Spokane, Washington; Cause of death, Emphysema, Residence, Ross Parks.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 May 2020), memorial page for Amos Bradley (1837–9 Jun 1894), Find A Grave: Memorial #9354311, citing Greenwood Memorial Terrace, Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

Name: Amos Bradley

Birth Date: 1837

Birth Place: Dansville, Livingston County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 9 Jun 1894

Death Place: Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America

Cemetery: Greenwood Memorial Terrace

Burial or Cremation Place: Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States of America

Has Bio?: Y

See also:

• US Civil War Veterans in Washington State

Acknowledgments

Bradley-5258 was created on 24 Sep 2015 by Robert S. Elmore.

Footnotes

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} 1850 Census
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} 1855 Census
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3} 1870 Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} 1880 Census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4} WSTC1885
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} 1890 Census
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} CVR
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4} MSSMCW
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3} USCD
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} WD
11. ↑ ^{11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3} USFAG