1880 W. R. Knickerbocker Census

So, here’s the first census I can find W.R. Knickerbocker in with my Grandfather Clarence. Clarence is listed as 1 yrs old at this time and is at home with his sisters Irene and Nellie and his mom Helen (Helene).

SOURCE: 1880 U.S. Census, Somerset, Steele, Minnesota, population schedule,, enumeration district (ED) 246, sheet 10-B, dwelling 92, family 92, William Knickerbocker; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 16 May 2008); citing National Archives microfilm publication T9, roll T9_635.

T.D. Bradley

I guess if you look hard enough, you can find just about anything. In my previous post I said I didn’t have any information about Timothy D. Bradley who was married to Charlotta Knickerbocker. Well, if you look at the 1880 History of Morrow County and Ohio web page, you will find this:

T. D. BRADLEY, farmer; P.O., Cardington; was born in Chenango Co. N. Y., Dec. 15, 1818. He is the son of David and Sarah (Ketchum) Bradley, both natives of New England. They were the parents of six children, five of whom are now living. The father died in 1872, and the mother in 1877. T. D. Bradley remained at home until about 33 years of age, when he was united in marriage with Charlotta M. Knickerbocker, a native of New York, and a descendent of one of the oldest and most respected families in the State. There was one child by this union, who died in infancy. in 1858 Mr. Bradley came to Cardington, where he has since resided. He owns 45 acres of land which is nicely improved. He is a republican and a much respected citizen.

I’d be interested in being contacted by a direct descendant of David Bradley. I have some old documents that would be properly in their keeping instead of mine.

Telegram

W. R. Knickerbocker and Prudence Beadle has a daughter Charlotte. She married Timothy D. Bradley or (T.D. Bradley) While I was looking for the Knickerbocker family bible, I came across a couple of telegrams to and from some Bradley relatives. Here’s a scan of one of them. I wish I knew a little more about the Bradley family, but have very little to go on right now.

Great Expectations

So, if you’ve been at the genealogy thing for a certain amount of time you get to wondering if any of your ancestors are, well, famous. It would be nice, for instance, to be related to Thomas Jefferson. ( I am not)

I am related, distantly, to President Hayes but it might be cooler to be related to this Hayes. You can check out the genealogy of President Hayes here.

Anyway, one of the more interesting ancestors you can have, if you’re in the U.S., is a Mayflower ancestor. It’s such an interesting ancestor to have that there exists a Mayflower ancestor society. It’s a pretty interesting web site. I have hopes that I am related to the Mayflower passenger: Stephen Hopkins who was, quite an interesting person. Interestingly enough, Stephen Hopkins wasn’t a Pilgrim, but a stranger. It turns out that Pilgrims may not have been the nice, happy people that, in elementary school, we were led to believe they were. Hopefully, I’ll be able to close the last remaining questions about a few people in my ancestry and be able to ‘prove’ that Stephen Hopkins was an ancestor of mine.