Robert Byron Bradshaw b. 5 Jun 1874 Clover Creek, Highland Co., VA d. 18 Oct 1936 McDowell, Highland Co., VA: Meadow Bluff Meanderings

1874 - 1936 (62 years)

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Name	Robert Byron Bradshaw
Birth	5 Jun 1874	Clover Creek, Highland Co., VA [1, 2]
Gender	Male
Occupation	general store clerk [2]
Death	18 Oct 1936	McDowell, Highland Co., VA [2]
Death	Cause: cerebral hemorrhage/arteriosclerosis
Burial	19 Oct 1936	McDowell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, McDowell, Highland Co., VA [2]
Person ID	I26602	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
Last Modified	11 Jan 2020

Father	Stephen Blaine Bradshaw, b. 15 Aug 1849, Highland Co., VA d. 24 Dec 1930, Stonewall District, Highland Co., VA (Age 81 years)
Mother	Mary Jane Dianah Graham, b. 11 Nov 1850, Highland Co., VA d. 17 Oct 1938, Highland Co., VA (Age 87 years)
Marriage	14 Nov 1871	Highland Co., VA [3]
Family ID	F9858	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family	Minnie A. Ervine, b. 30 Mar 1881, Highland Co., VA d. 17 Dec 1956, Staunton, VA (Age 75 years)
Marriage	11 Nov 1908	Staunton, VA [4]
Family ID	F8188	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Jan 2020

Notes

The Highland Recorder, Monterey, VA, Friday, 23 Oct 1936, p. 3, col. C

McDOWELL

Well-Known Citizen Dead

Oct. 21 — Robert Byron Bradshaw, who had been ill for more than a month, died at his home Sunday morning, October 18th at 4 A.M.

He was bom June 5, 1874, and was 62 years of age. He was the son of the late Stephen Bradshaw and Mrs. Diana Bradshaw of Clover Creek.

Mr. Bradshaw was widely known and had many friends, having served the public for many years as a member of the school board, also chairman of the board, and assistant treasurer of the county, and an outstanding citizen. He was charitable, ready to serve his community when called upon, a good friend, and neighbor, and a loving son to his aged mother.

In 1908, he married Miss Minnie Ervine, who survives him, his mother, Mrs. Bradshaw, one brother, Charles Bradshaw of Bluefield, W. Va., two sisters, Mrs. C. P. Hicklin of Red Star, W. Va. and Mrs. Jerry Helms of Clover Creek.

Funeral servces were conducted on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m. by his pastor, Rev. C. W. Paskel, assisted by Rev. L. M. Moffett.

Mr. Bradshaw had been a faithful member of the Methodist church for many years, also a member of the Masonic Lodge.

Pall bearers, active were: Jesse Hiner, E. A. McNulty, H. F. Alexander, Wm. Helms, George Flesher, R. E. Mauzy, and Adam Stephenson.

Honorary members of the Masonic Lodge.

Hymns used were: "Nearer My God to Thee," "How Firm a Foundation," "I Will Sing You a Song of That Beautiful Land," and a solo "No Night There" by Mr. C. A. Thomas.

The floral tribute was profuse. Interment was in the cemetery near by.

Sources

[S1479] Virginia, Highland County, FCR: Highland Co., VA 1900, (http://www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004), T623, roll 1713, Stonewall, enumeration district (ED) 81, sheet 9B, p. 257, dwelling 158, family 172, Byron R. Bradshaw, accessed 8 Jan 2020 (Reliability: 3).
[S1776] Virginia Department of Health, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014, (http://www.ancestry.com :2015.), death certificate 25390 (1936), Robert Byron Bradshaw, accessed 8 Jan 2020. (Reliability: 3).
[S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 8 Jan 2020), Bradshaw-Graham, 1871, Highland County. (Reliability: 3).
[S1700] Virginia, Select Marriages, 1785-1940, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2013)), accessed 8 Jan 2020), Bradshaw-Ervine, 1908, Highland County. (Reliability: 3).