Orville F. Bradfield b. 24 MAR 1851 , Licking, Ohio, United States d. 22 MAY 1919 Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States: Jacob Strong Family

1851 - 1919

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Birth 24 Mar 1851 , Licking, Ohio, United States [3, 4, 5, 6]

Gender Male

Died 22 May 1919 Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States [7]

Buried Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States [8]

Person ID I2643 Jacob Strong and Sarah Hill

Last Modified 26 Apr 2013

Father Adolphus Bradfield, b. 28 Feb 1824, Loudoun, Virginia, United States , d. 4 Dec 1888, Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, United States

Mother Maria Stevens, b. 19 Aug 1824, , , Ohio, United States , d. 10 Jul 1867, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, United States

Married 3 Sep 1845 Union, Knox, Ohio, United States

Family ID F1170 Group Sheet

Family Edith Mae Jennings, b. 9 Jan 1875, South Dakota, United States , d. 12 Nov 1954, Miami, Gila, Arizona, United States

Married Nov 1899 Of Colorado, United States

Children

	1. Edward Vasco Bradfield, b. 16 Aug 1901, Silverton, San Juan, Colorado, United States , d. 22 Nov 1985, Miami, Gila, Arizona, United States
	2. Walter LeRoy Bradfield, b. 11 Feb 1906, d. 21 Feb 1906

Family ID F989 Group Sheet

Notes	Silverton Standard Silverton, San Juan County, Colorado Date: 1891 Feb 28, Pg. 3 "Orval Bradfield arrived in town on Wednesday evening from the Syracuse Pride and brought the first authentic news we have received from the upper country. He left the mine on Thursday of last week and remained at Mineral point until Sunday when he started down by the way of the Old Lout mine for the Uncompahgre bridge. On Tuesday, the 17th mst. at four o'clock in the afternoon a small slide, which ran only about thirty feet, mashed the bunk house upon the Old Lout against a tree. There were five men in the building at the time. Two got out alive and three were killed, the bodies being badly mutilated. Orval did not learn the names of the men killed. Two dogs that were in the building were dug out alive after being covered up twenty-four hours. At the time he was there the men upon the mine had taken the three bodies down as far as Woodcock's cabin on their way to Ouray. He says there is no foundation for the rumor that seven men were killed upon the Polar Star as everything was all right there when he left Mineral Point. He was up to the mine the day before he left Syracuse and all the snow had blown off around the Polar Star. When he left, Mineral Point had received no mail for six days. From the bridge he came up to Ironton. The Riverside slide was down bigger than ever. The snow is from 75 to 100 feet deep upon the road and it will be necessary to tunnel it. He says the reports received here of the slide below the Saratoga mill are incorrect. Three men were in the cabin at the time, one escaped, but with the limb broken and considerably bruised. The slide came down at night, and the injured man was six hours in the snow. Orval did not learn the names of any of the men, but saw the injured one and said he thought he would pull through all right. He was able to talk and was feeling much better. The first letter mail for ten days was received in Red Mountain on Wednesday, the day he left there and they were two weeks behind on paper mail. A big slide is down in Mill gulch and the cabin which was formerly owned by a man named Parks, about a mile up the gulch, was carried away. The cabin has stood there since 1873. Brandfield says that everyting in the country that could slide has done so." 1898 Apr 30, Pg. 1 "Orville Bradfield & Co., have completed the last contract taken by them for the driving of 100 feet of tunnel on the Lucy in Ice Lake basin. The tunnel is now in 350 feet and the property is showing up well. With the exception of the contract work on the Lucy, nothing has been done in the basin since last fall. It is probable that the Golden Horn Mining and Milling company, which is esteemed the strongest of the basin, so far as financial backing is concerned will commence operations next month. The mining properties are good and we believe that the mill worked satisfactorily last season." 1903 Sept 5, #42 - Score 23 "Last Saturday an operation was performed upon Orville Bradfield for the removal of an abdominal growth. The patient is improving and the chances for his recovery are said to be excellent." 1906 Sep 15 "Town Board Doings Orville Bradfield, fireman" 1909 Aug 28 #13 - Score 24 "Mrs. Henry Saberson is visiting with her two daughters at the home of her brother, Orville Bradfield. She visited at Dolores with F. L. Bradfield and family before coming to Silverton. 1915 May 22, Pag. 3 "While walking with her uncle, Mr. Orville Bradfield, Monday, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Lugg met with a serious accident and narrowly escaped a sudden death. Mr. Bradfield was leading a spirited horse which became frightened at a dog and making a sudden plunge knocked him and the little girl violently to the ground breaking the child's collar bone. Mr. Bradfield escaped injury." 1919 May 24, Pg. 3 "Obituary Died, in our city, Thursday morning, May 22nd, Orville Bradfield, age 65 years." [rest of obit in death sources] Buried in Hillside Cemetery

Sources

[S406] Census: 1900 Colorado, San Juan, Silverton Tsp 4-PCT, Series: T623 Roll: 129 Pg: 186 ED 119.
[line number] 39, [street] Green, [house no.], [1-dwelling no.] 293, [2-family no.] 293, [3-name of each person whose place of abode on June1, 1900, was in this family]

Bradfield Orville, [4-relationship to head] Head, [5-color or race] W, [6-sex] M, [7- month and year of birth] Mar 1854, [8-age, last birthday] 46, [9-marital status] M, [10-years of present married] 0, [13-birthplace of person] Ohio, [14-father’s birthplace] Virginia, [15-mother’s birthplace] Ohio, [19-occupation] day laborer, [20-months not employed] 0, [22-can read] Yes, [23-can write] Yes, [24-can speak English] Yes, [25-own/rent] O, [26-free/mortgaged] F, [27-farm/house] H

__________ Eda, [4-relationship to head] Wife, [5-color or race] W, [6-sex] F, [7- month and year of birth] Jan 1875, [8-age, last birthday] 25, [9-marital status] M, [10-years of present married] 0, [11-children born] 0, [12-children living] 0, [13-birthplace of person] Iowa, [14-father’s birthplace] Ohio, [15-mother’s birthplace] Pennsylvania, [22-can read] Yes, [23-can write] Yes, [24-can speak English] Yes
Date: 14 June 1900
[S407] Census: 1910, Colorado, San Juan County, Silverton,1-PCT, Series: T624 Roll: 125 Page:87.
[line number] 1, [street] Green St, [house number] 740, [1-dwelling number] 353, [2-family visit number] 355, [3-name of each person whose place of abode on April 15, 1910 was in this family]

Bradfield Orville, [4-relation to head of family] Head, [5-sex] M, [6-color or race] W, [7-age] 56, [8-marital status] M1, [9-number of years married] 10, [12-place of birth] Ohio, [13-father’s place of birth] Virginia, [14-mother’s place of birth] Ohio, [17-language spoken] English, [18-occupation] Watchman, [19-business] Mine, [20-employer, worker, or own account] W, [21-unemployed] NA, [22-no. of weeks not employed 1909] 0, [23-able to read] Yes, [24-able to write] Yes, [26-owned or rented] O, [27-owned free or mortgaged] F, [28-farm or house] H

__________ Edith May, [4-relation to head of family] Wife, [5-sex] F, [6-color or race] W, [7-age] 35, [8-marital status] M, [9-number of years married] 10, [10-mother of how many children] 2, [11-no. of these children living] 1, [12-place of birth] Iowa, [13-father’s place of birth] Ohio, [14-mother’s place of birth] Illinois, [17-language spoken] English, [18-occupation] None, [23-able to read] Yes, [24-able to write] Yes

__________ Edward V, [4-relation to head of family] Son, [5-sex] M, [6-color or race] W, [7-age] 8, [8-marital status] S, [12-place of birth] Colorado, [13-father’s place of birth] Ohio, [14-mother’s place of birth] Iowa, [18-occupation] None, [25-attended school since Sept. 1, 1909] Yes

Olenbaugh Walter, [4-relation to head of family] Boarder, [5-sex] M, [6-color or race] W, [7-age] 28, [8-marital status] M1, [9-number of years married] 8, [12-place of birth] Kansas, [13-father’s place of birth] Pennsylvania, [14-mother’s place of birth] Mchigan, [17-language spoken] English, [18-occupation] Boiler Maker, [19-business] R R Shup, [20-employer, worker, or own account] W, [21-unemployed] No, [22-no. of weeks not employed 1909] 0, [23-able to read] Yes, [24-able to write] Yes

__________ Tressa [4-relation to head of family] Boarder, [5-sex] F, [6-color or race] W, [7-age], 28 [8-marital status] M1, [9-number of years married] 8, [10-mother of how many children] 0, [11-no. of these children living] 0, [12-place of birth] Illinois, [13-father’s place of birth] Fr Franch, [14-mother’s place of birth] Illionis, [17-language spoken] English, [18-occupation] None, [23-able to read] Yes, [24-able to write] Yes

Wetzel Lena [4-relation to head of family] Boarder, [5-sex] F, [6-color or race] W, [7-age] 22, [8-marital status] M1, [9-number of years married] 0, [10-mother of how many children] 0, [11-no. of these children living] 0, [12-place of birth] Colorado, [13-father’s place of birth] Eng English, [14-mother’s place of birth] Wisconsin, [17-language spoken] English, [18-occupation] None, [23-able to read] Yes, [24-able to write] Yes
Date: 13 May 1910
[S403] Family Group Record, Ancestry.com..
Adolphus Bradfield
Born: 28 Feb 1824
[city], Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Died: 4 Dec 1888
Elk, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA

Family Groups View alternate family members
Spouse 1
Maria Stevens
Born: 19 Aug 1824 in [city], [county], Ohio, USA
Died: 10 Jul 1867 in Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA
Marriage: 3 Sep 1845 in Union, Knox, Ohio, USA
Children Sex Birth
Adolphus Bradfield M 2 Jun 1846 in Mount Vernon, Knox, Ohio, USA
Howard Bradfield M 29 Apr 1848 in [city], Licking, Ohio, USA
Clara Bradfield F 6 Aug 1849 in Danville, Knox, Ohio, USA
Orville Bradfield M 24 Mar 1851 in [city], Licking, Ohio, USA
Rollin Bradfield M 16 Dec 1853 in [city], Licking, Ohio, USA
India Bradfield F 19 Dec 1854 in [city], Coshocton, Ohio, USA
Sumner Bradfield M 25 Oct 1856 in [city], Coshocton, Ohio, USA
Vasco Bradfield M 1 Jan 1858 in West Bedford, Licking, Ohio, USA
Etta Bradfield F 29 Jul 1860 in West Bedford, Licking, Ohio, USA
Maria Bradfield F 1863

Spouse 2
Sarah Jane Harlan
Born: 24 Jul 1838 in [city], Fulton, Illinois, USA
Died: 17 Feb 1917 in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
Marriage: 4 Jul 1868 in [city], Madison, Iowa, USA
Children Sex Birth
Zeno Bradfield M 13 Jun 1871 in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
Floyd Bradfield M 13 Aug 1876 in Alta, Buena Vista, Iowa, USA
[S404] Census: 1860, Ohio, Licking County, Fallsbury Twp. Series M653, Roll 999, Page 298.
Orville age 9 in 1860 Census

Date: 8 August 1860
[S405] Census: Iowa, Buena Vista County, Nokomis Twp, Series M593, Roll 379, Page 601.
Orville age 19 in 1870 Census

Date: 21 July 1870
[S346] Cemetery: Colorado, San Juan, Hillside Cemetery, Silverton, http://www.silvertonhillside.com.
BRADFIELD, ORVILLE - Husband of Edith Jennings; Father of Edward "Ted" and Walter LeRoy Bradfield; Brother of Floyd L. and Ves Bradfield - Mar 24, 1854 - May 22, 1919
Orville's obituary and headstone give his birth as 1854, yet, The early census records of 1860 and 1870 give his birth as 1851. According to the Census, Orville was born before his brother, Rollin--whose headstone says 1852 (Rollin's 1900 Census says dec 1853).
[S342] Obituary: Colorado, Silverton Standard (Silverton, San Juan County.
DIED, in our city, Thursday morning, May 22nd, Orville Bradfield, age 65 years.
Another name is stricken from the ever lessening roll of our old settlers. A lonely home, a bereaved wife and son are left to attest how sadly they will miss him. For the past few years Orville Bradfield has been failing in health and when his weakness forced him to his bed a few weeks ago, it was known but few hours were left before the limit of life for Mr. Bradfield would be reached.

Orville Bradfield was born in Bedford, Ohio, in the year 1854. When a young man he came to the San Juan and located in Silverton, devoting his time to mining. Nearly twenty years ago he married Edith Jennings. To their union was born one son, Edward. besides a wife and son, relatives in this city are Mrs. Jennie Turner, Mrs. Bert Lugg, William Burke, Harry and Johnny Turner, a sister in Ohio and a brother in Dolores, Colorado.
The funeral will be held from the Congregational church Sunday afternoon. All Woodmen, of which organization the deceased was a member, are requested to attend the services.
It might be said of Orville Bradfield that he was strictly honest in the services he rendered, he was an honorable gentleman and commanded the respect of all sects and classes of people. We did not truly appreciate his true worth until after the thread of life was severed.
Date: 24 May 1919
[S346] Cemetery: Colorado, San Juan, Hillside Cemetery, Silverton, http://www.silvertonhillside.com.
BRADFIELD, ORVILLE - Husband of Edith Jennings; Father of Edward "Ted" and Walter LeRoy Bradfield; Brother of Floyd L. and Ves Bradfield - Mar 24, 1854 - May 22, 1919