"Mus'n, Co. E, 119 Ohio Infantry"

No dates or family connections were available with this record from Beverly Yount's book about Wayne County, Indiana cemeteries. The closest Civil War record that could apply to this Joseph is the following. Until other information surfaces, this profile will be based on it.

1. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865
Name: Joseph Bradford
Age at enlistment: 33
Enlistment Date: 20 Aug 1862
Rank at enlistment: Musician
State Served: Ohio
Survived the War?: Yes
Service Record: Enlisted in Company E, Ohio 118th Infantry Regiment on 12 Sep 1862.
Mustered out on 24 Jun 1865 at Salisbury, NC.
Birth Date: abt 1829
Sources: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of OhioResearch by Mark Davis
Source Information: Historical Data Systems, comp. U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009.

**I am guessing that these notes came from: Created by: DSON1492.**
MEMORIAL #105646978 Created by: DSON1492 IS A 2ND MEMORIAL.
ACCORDING TO THE DEATH CERT: THIS IS THE CORRECT CEMETERY.
MEMORIAL #53815084 Created by: Craig Moore IS THE 1ST MEMORIAL; IS WAY CLOSER TO THE CORRECT Y.O.B. AND APPEARS TO BE IN THE WRONG CEMETERY

~I do believe that this is the Headstone for Joseph Bradford Born Closer to 1829; son of THOMAS AND SARAH CUMMINS/CUMMINGS BRADFORD. However, he was not born anywhere near 1839.
~Even if you look at the Enlistment year of 1862 at age 33, that would put his year of birth at 1829.
**
Sept 14, 1850 Census in Moulton Township, Auglaize County, Ohio DWELLING NUMBER 1020

BRADFORD:
Thomas 43
Jane 42
Joseph 21
James 20
Lovina 16
Marietta 11
Peter 9
Seaborn 4
Minerva 2
*NOTE THAT ON PAGE 7 OF THE SEPT 14, 1850 CENSUS IN MOULTON TOWNSHIP, YOU CAN FIND THOMAS'S BROTHER JOSEPH BRADFORD AND HIS FAMILY ON IN DWELLING NUMBER 1016 AND IN DWELLING NUMBER 1017 YOU CAN SARAH BRADFORD CONKRIGHT ENBODY ALLEY WRIGHT AS WELL AS THEIR MOTHER ELIZABETH DIXSON BRADFORD. DAVID AND HANNAH BRADFORD BIGELOW CAN BE FOUND IN DWELLING 1018 AND JONATHAN AND ELIZABETH BRADFORD HARRIS CAN BE FOUND IN DWELLING 1019. All Siblings Of Joseph's Father Thomas Bradford

Joseph Bradford Abt. 1829 Married his 1st wife: CANNARISSA WRIGHT on Aug 1, 1859. They had at least 4 children:
Filmore 1860-1917*DNA LINE FOR SILVIA
Charles Edward 1863-1923
Sylvia L. Bradford Williams 1867-1926*DNA LINE FOR SILVIA
Cora Belle Bradford Norris 1873-1940*DNA LINE FOR SILVIA
**SILVIA'S 3RD GREAT GRANDMOTHER WOULD HAVE BEEN SARAH BRADFORD CONKRIGHT ALLEY WRIGHT.
***Please note that some of Cannarissa's Children Have Been Connected To Joseph's 2nd Wife Margaret Snavely McDaniel Bradford. ISSUES WITH THE MARRIED NAME IS IT COMING UP WITH AT LEAST 4 SPELLINGS. And Her Daughter Anna MCDANIELS, MCDANIEL, MCDANIAL, MCDANAL, MCDONELL, AND MCDONALD Scheppert Collins POSSIBLY A 3RD MARRIAGE AS Miller Is Showing In Trees As The Daughter Of Joseph. *I CAN ONLY FOCUS ON ONE GENERATION AT A TIME. :)
This creates Utter Chaos When Sorting Through DNA. :)

June 17, 1860 Census in Brown Township, Franklin County, Ohio

BRADFORD:
Joseph 30
Camarusa 30*Cannarissa

LAPPIN:
Robison 6*CHILD WOULD BE THE CHILD OF CANNARISSA WITH HER FIRST HUSBAND ROBBESON LAPPIN
Filmore 4*CHILD WOULD ACTUALLY BE THE CHILD OF JOSEPH AND CANNARISSA; BECAUSE, HER FIRST HUSBAND DIED IN 1853.

Aug 26 1870 Census in Logan Township, Auglaize County, Ohio

BRADFORD:

Joseph 42*Y.O.B. CHANGES A BIT, BUT NOT BY 10 OR 12 YEARS
Cauarina 43*SHOULD BE CANNARISSA
Filmore 11
Charles E. 7
Silvia 3

LAPPIN:
Robison 17

NOTE: CANNARISSA WRIGHT LAPPIN BRADFORD IS SHOWING IN TREES WITH THE D.O.D. AS OCT 10 1876 IN AUGLAIZE COUNTY. I HAVE NOT LOCATED ANY DEATH INFORMATION FOR HER AND SHE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE A FIND A GRAVE MEMORIAL. ALSO, IT DOES APPEAR THAT CANNARISSA'S FATHER WILLIAM WAS THE 3RD HUSBAND OF WILLIAM WRIGHT. HER MOTHER WAS ACTUALLY SARAH VANSKITE. AND CANNARISSA IS SHOWING IN TREES AS THE DAUGHTER OF SARAH BRADFORD CONKRIGHT ALLEY WRIGHT. ONE MORE THING: THERE IS A JOSEPH BRADFORD SHOWING ON THE 1850 CENSUS FOR CANNARISSA'S DAD AND HER MOTHER. HE IS SHOWING AS 23 YEARS OF AGE. AND THIS JOSEPH BRADFORD IS ON THE CENSUS WITH HIS FAMILY AGE 21 AND NOT IN THE SAME TOWN.??? ALSO, THE MARRIAGE RECORD FOR CANNARISSA AND HER FIRST HUSBAND IS DATED SEPT 19 1850; YET THEY ARE BOTH SHOWING ON THE SEPT 21, 1850, CENSUS. YES, I AM ULTRA ANAL; HOWEVER, I AM SORTING THROUGH A TON OF DNA FOR 9 OF US AND MANY OF THESE MATCHES CROSS OVER TO OTHER LINES. AND IT IS BEST THAT I BE EXTRA CLEAR ABOUT MY FINDINGS, SO SOMEONE DOES NOT FEEL THE NEED TO COME IN AND DISCONNECT PEOPLE FROM THE CORRECT PARENT AND CONNECT THEM TO THE WRONG PARENT AGAIN. SORRY.

Joseph Bradford Born Abt. 1829 Married His 2nd Wife MARGARET SNAVELY MCDANIEL, MCDANIELS, MCDANIAL, MCDANAL, MCDONNELL, OR MCDONALD ON Dec 13, 1876; in Shelby County, Ohio
*MARRIAGE RECORD HAS MCDANIEL1870 CENSUS HAS HER, HER HUSBAND, AND THEIR SON JACOB AS MCDANIELS AND JACOB'S DEATH RECORD IS AS MCDANIAL AND SOME RECORDS AS MCDANAL

June 11, 1880 Census in Piqua, Miami County, Ohio, USA

BRADFORD:

Joseph 56
Margaret 46
Silvia 12
Cora B. 8*CHILD IS SOMETIMES SHOWING AS THE CHILD OF MARGARET. ?

MCDANIELS:

Jacob 19*LISTED AS STEPSON
Anna 9*LISTED AS STEPDAUGHTER AND BORN LONG BEFORE 1876. SHE DOES SHOW IN SOME TREES AS THE DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH.

GILLEM:

Louis H. 23
Martha J. 21
William H. 2
Cyrus 1

*NOTES: JOSEPH'S Y.O.B. IS 5 YEARS OFF HERE. WE KNOW THAT HE IS THE SAME JOSEPH BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTERS ARE LISTED WITH HIM. I HAVE NOT FIGURED OUT HOW THE GILLEM FAMILY IS CONNECTED.

June 1890 Veteran's Schedule DOES NOT LIST AN AGE FOR JOSEPH. THE INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND AT THE TOP OF THIS BIO.

June 30, 1900 Census in Green Township, Wayne County, Indiana

WILLIAMS:

James 32
Sivico 32*INDEXED AS GEVICO AND IS SHOWING IN SOME TREES AS ANOTHER CHILD*SHOULD BE SILVIA
Edith 8*INDEXED AS 16
Ethel 8*DNA LINE FOR SILVIA
Thomas E. 7

BRADFORD:

JOSEPH 72*JOSEPH SAID HIS D.O.B. WAS FEB 1828; BORN IN INDIANA. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WAS A WIDOW AND HIS SECOND WIFE MARGARET IS SHOWING ON THE 1900 CENSUS WITH HER DAUGHTER ANNA AND SHE SAYS THAT SHE IS MARRIED.

ALL MONTHS AND YEARS OF BIRTH WERE INCLUDED. JAMES AND SILVIA HAVE BEEN MARRIED 10 YEARS AND THEY HAVE HAD 5 CHILDREN WITH 3 OF THEM STILL LIVING.

NOTE: THE DEATH CERT FOR JOSEPH BRADFORD DOES HAVE HIS AGE AS 74Y8M0D. YET, IT DOES HAVE THE Y.O.B. AS 1837. 1902-74=1828. IF HE IS TURNING 75 IN 4 MONTHS THAT WOULD PUT HIS MONTH OF BIRTH AT FEB. DEC 9M, JAN 10M, FEB 11M, 12M. THERE WAS A SMALL MISTAKE ON THE DEATH CERT WHICH IS A PRETTY BIG ISSUE IF WE ARE NOT LOOKING AT THAT. :)

DEATH CERT FOR JOSEPH BRADFORD:

PLACE OF DEATH: CENTER TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY, INDIANA
D.O.B. APR 11 1837*IF HIS BIRTHDAY WAS IN APRIL HE COULD NOT HAVE BEEN 74Y8M0D
AGE: 74 YEARS 8 MONTHS AND 0 DAYS*8+4=12. APRIL WOULD BE 5 MONTHS OUT FROM NOV.
BIRTHPLACE: OHIO
PLACE OF DEATH: CENTER TOWNSHIP
FATHER: THOMAS BRADFORD*SAYS HE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA*HE WAS BORN IN OHIO
MOTHER: SARAH CUMMINGS*SAYS SHE WAS BORN IN OHIO*SHE WAS BORN IN VIRGINIA*SHE IS ALSO LISTED AS CUMMINS IN SOME TREES
INFORMANT: SILVIA L. WILLIAMS*THIS WOULD BE THE DAUGHTER OF JOSEPH AND CANNARISSA WRIGHT LAPPIN BRADFORD
BURIAL DATE: NOV 26, 1902
BURIAL PLACE: CHESTER INDIANA
*Research Done By Me: Christina Wickens and I am looking forward to working with ANYONE THAT SHARES DNA WITH MY FRIEND SILVIA.