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DEATH OF JAMES BRADSHAW
This well-known citizen of Lawrence county died March
31st, 1895. He was born in Russell Co., W. Va., Dec. 22nd, 1817; was
consequently 77 years, 8 months, 21 days old. He had lived in this
county over a half century, coming to this county when quite a young
man. He leaves three sons and three daughters and a wife to sorrow. No
man has more friends to mourn their loss than does James Bradshaw. He
was a member of Myrtle Tree Missionary Baptist church and had been a
standby of that church for about a half century. His house was the
home of the early ministers of this county. Many old men of our county
will call to mind the active days of James Bradshaw as a
business man. He never had a superior in the back part of Lawrence
county. He was one of the leading men of southern Ohio. He was mild
yet decisive in all his ways. He said what he would do and did that
and no more.
The last day of his life was one of his active days.
He worked all day. He hauled lumber until almost night; did his
feeding, ate his supper, felt a little bad; was aiming to pull of his
boots, but got sick so fast he had to be assisted to get his boots off
and was seized with an apoplectic fit. When Dr. D. G. Stewart was
called, he rallied, said that he would be all right directly but was
soon seized again never to recover.
He went down not to rise in this life, but rise in a
better clime where the true and brave shall meet to know no sorrow and
see no tears. His funeral took place April 1st, ‘95. Thus ends one of
the noble lives of Aid township, and one of the model men of Lawrence
county--a career of usefulness and bliss. The sympathy of all go out
to the bereaved ones.
Ironton Register, 4 April 1895, Thursday, Page 1.
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