Bradford Surname in the Tennessee Census, 1800-1930

1850 Census - McMinn County, TN

Free inhabitants of the 23rd Subdivision E of Gem in the County of McMinn State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the * day of * 1850
* pg 259=Sept 18th, 264=Sept 12th, 274=Sept 15th, 330=Oct 4th
Dwelling
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Family
#
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real
estate
value
Place
Born
Married
w/in
year
In
school
Illiterate deaf
dumb
blind
Page
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842587George C. Bradford44M Farmer1800Tenn 264
Margaret W.39F "
E.B.15M Student " /
Sarah R.10F " /
Rachel J.8F " /
759422Charles Bradford20M Merchant Tenn 259
1059718P. A. Bradford30M Farmer3000Tenn 274
Mary J.27F "
James10M " /
Saml8M " /
Wm. F.6M "
Alex3M "
Sarah4/12F "
21601483James Bradford68M Lawyer5000Tenn 330
Nancy37F Va
Chas K.17M Shadow?? Tenn /
Mary16F " /
Cornelia14F " /
James12M " /
William8M " /
John6M " /
Franklin4M "
Henry3M "
infant1M "
Gemima Kinder(?)68F Va

1850 Census - Monroe County, TN

Free inhabitants of the 8th Civil District in the County of Monroe State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 24th day of Oct 1850
Dwelling
#
Family
#
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Real
estate
value
Place
Born
Married
w/in
year
In
school
Illiterate deaf
dumb
blind
Page
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12591259Mary Bradford70F 100 SC / 178
Nancy "40F " "
Marion "17M TN /
Malvina "13F " " /
Caroline "10F " "
Rachaell "9F " "
Sarah "8F " "
Margarett "6F " "
12601260Samuel Bradford46M Mechanic NC 178
Mahala "40F VA /
Naldoreon(?) "14F TN /
Napoleon "11M Tenn. / 179
Harriett "8F " " /
Not Named "7/12F " "

1860 Census - Bradley County, TN

Free inhabitants of the Tenth District in the county of Bradley State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 12th day of July 1860
Post Office: Cleveland *note, no race is listed, but all the females have a check mark under the "color" column.
Pg Dwe-
lling
Fam-
ily
Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real
Value
Personal
Value
Birth
Place
Married
In
Year
School Can't
read/
write
Deaf/
Dumb/
Blind/
Idiotic
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16010531053J. S. Bradford36M Farmer90001800Ten
M(e?)ary A.24F/ "
Dortholia A.6F/ "
Francis R.4F/ " //
Nancy E.3F/ "
Sarah A.7?/12F/ "
Free inhabitants of the Eleventh District in the county of Bradley State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 5th day of July 1860
Post Office: Cleveland *note, no race is listed, but all the females have a check mark under the "color" column.
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John W. Ber(?)48M Farmer2000500Tenn
Jane48F/
Edmund W.20M
Louisa E.15F//
N.B. Bradford21M/

1860 Census - McMinn County, TN

Free inhabitants of the 10th Civil District in the county of McMinn State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 27th day of June 1860
Post Office: R??ceville *note, no race is listed, but there seems to be a random check mark under the "color" column.
Pg Dwe-
lling
Fam-
ily
Name Age Sex Color Occupation Real
Value
Personal
Value
Birth
Place
Married
In
Year
School Can't
read/
write
Deaf/
Dumb/
Blind/
Idiotic
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52380380Samuel Bradford56M/Carpenter 50NC
Mahala45FVA
Angeline23FTN
Harriet18F"
53388388A.P. Bradford35M/R.R. Conductor50004500TN
Susan A.24FGA
John6MTN
G?. C. Bradford54M/Rail Road AgentTN
Free inhabitants of the 12th Civil District in the county of McMinn State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 9th day of July 1860
Post Office: Athens *note, no race is listed, but there seems to be a random check mark under the "color" column.
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81592592C.K. Bradford26M NC
Levi Atwood14M "
Taylor "12M GA
Wesley "10M "
Jane "4F TN
Eliza "33F/Seamstress NC
Free inhabitants of the 15th Civil District in the county of McMinn State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 24th day of July 1860
Post Office: Cog Hill*note, no race is listed, but there is a check mark for the head of thehousehold under the "color" column.
Census taker checked column #11 for all those in school, not sure why because they definitely weren't married, must have been a mistake
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120875875David Bradford53M/Farmer1600300NC
Sarah48F VA
Julia A.15F TN//
Mary Jane14F "//
Sarah C.13F "//
George S.11M "//
Hannah9F "//
Lucinda6F "
Elizabeth4F "
Free inhabitants of the 15th Civil District in the county of McMinn State of Tennessee enumerated by me on the 30th day of July 1860
Post Office: Cog Hill *note, no race is listed, but there is a check mark for the head of the household under the "color" column.
Census taker checked column #11 for all those in school, not sure why because they definitely weren't married, must have been a mistake
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13910191019P. A. Bradford48M/Farmer40005000TN
James I(?)19M "//
Samuel W.17M "//
William P.13M "//
Alexander C.11M "//
Mary E.9F "//
Sarah R. 7F "//
Henry C.6/12M "

1860 Census-Monroe County, TN

Free inhabitants of the 2 & Others Districts in the county of Monroe State of Tenn enumerated by me on the day of June 1860
Post Office: Sweetwater
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lling
#
Fam-
ily
#
NameAgeSexColorOccupationReal
Value
Personal
Value
Birth
Place
Married
In
Year
SchoolCan't
read/
write
Deaf/
Dumb/
Blind/
Idiotic
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23168173Marion Bradford27M Farmer400200Tenn
M. J. Bradford25F " 0
H. E. Bradford3F "
McA Bradford1F "
24169174Nancy Bradford57F Laborer Tenn
M. Bradford23F " "/
C. Bradford22F""
Rosline Bradford18F""
Margaret Bradford16F""

1870 Census - Bradley County, TN

Inhabitants in Eighth Civil District in the County of Bradley, State of Tennessee, enumerated by me on the ** day of August 1870
Post Office: Cleveland, Tennessee *=page 7 on Aug 2, pg 10 and 11 on Aug 3
PgDwe-
lling
Fam-
ily
NameAgeSexColorOccupationReal ValuePersonal ValuePlace of BirthFather foreignMother foreignborn in yearmar. in yearschoolcan't readcan't writedeaf,
dumb,
blind,
idiotic
male over 21male over 21 & cannot vote
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75757Bradford Henry C10MWAt HomeTN/
Margaret28FMDomestic ServantTN//
Amanda13FMDomestic ServantTN//
Martha7FMTN
107878Bradford Napoleon31MWBridge WitchmanTN/
Mary L.24FWKeeping HouseTN
Laura G.(?)7FWTN
John W.6MWTN
William E.2MWTN
Napoleon1/12MWTNyes
118686Bradford Eliza25FBKeeping HouseTN//
Samuel30MBFarm LaborerTN///
Margaret1FBTN
Inhabitants in Tenth Civil District in the County of Bradley, State of Tennessee, enumerated by me on the 17 day of August 1870
Post Office: Cleveland, Tennessee
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13102102Bradford Mary A.34FWKeeping HouseTN
Frances R.13FWTN/
Nancy E12FWTN/
Sarah A.11FWTN/
James S.10MWAt HomeTN/
Thomas C.5MWTN