Rensselaer Republican, Volume 26, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 February 1894 — Death of Rev. Bardin H. Bradbury. [ARTICLE]

Death of Rev. Bardin H. Bradbury.

Rev. Bardin Hooks Bradbury died at his home in DeMotte, Monday eyening, aged about 83 years. He was sick only about 24 hours. He was an old time Methodist preacher, having been in the ministry for 60 years, 40 of which in this state. He hals been a resident of this county about 16 years, most of the time in Wheatfield tp., but for two years past living in DeMotte. He was born in Goldsborough, N. C. He leaves a widow who was his second wife, and was herself the widow of Wm. Haddisks, sop of “Old John Haddiqks” of Haddick's Mill Pond f ame. His only child, a son by his first wife, djed lh California, leaving some children still, .living in that state to whom the deceased, their grandfather, wtilis a large portion of his property, he j having been quite an extensive land holder in the northern part of the county. The funeral was held yesterday afternoon!, at DeMotte M. E. church, and was conducted by Mr, Bradi bury’s old ministerial co-worker, Rev. J. L. Smith, D. D., of Valparaiso, with whom he had a long standing arrangement that the survivor should preach the other’s funeral sermon.