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Charles Roberts Bradbury was born on June 15, 1852 in Newton, England to Joseph and Sarah Standring Simpson Bradbury. Charles is a Pioneer of Richmond.
History
History
Before Charles was born, his parents converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Soon after, the Bradbury family began to make plans to cross the Atlantic and join the other Saints in the United States of America. To ensure the whole family could move west, the family split. Charles' mother and sister left first in 1866 with plans for Charles and his father to come later. When the time came, Charles' father became dissatisfied with the Church and left Charles to go west alone.
At age 16, Charles left Liverpool on the Emerald Isle on June 20, 1868, arriving in New York City, New York on Aug 14. Charles joined the Edward T. Mumford Company, and via the uncompleted Transcontinental Railroad, they traveled to Benton, Wyoming, arriving on Aug 25. They left Benton on Sep 1, traveling via wagon company, and arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on Sep 24. He met with his mother and sister the same day.
Charles found work in a brickyard, receiving a receipt from Church President Brigham Young for $156. In 1870, Charles moved to Richmond to live with his mother and sister. He walked the whole distance, taking him three days.
Charles married Emma Bradbury on Feb 16, 1887 in Logan, Utah. They soon moved to Cove. Charles began working for the railroad for some years.
Epilogue
Epilogue
In April 1921, the Bradbury family moved to Logan, Utah. Charles Roberts Bradbury died April 12, 1940 in Brigham City, Utah. He was buried in the Brigham City, Utah Cemetery.
A TRIBUTE TO BROTHER AND SISTER BRADBURY by Arba Glenn
Among my earliest memories,
Is a couple kind and grand,
Who lived in a little village
Far away from their native land.
They came to seek this land of freedom,
for the sake of their belief,
And settled on a little farm
Where they toiled to make ends meet.
Heaven sent them sons and daughters
to make their lives complete,
And for these and for each other
They marched on without defeat.
In looking back on all the years
'tis then I understand
Just what they meant to our little ward,
With the knowledge and talents they had.
An understanding of music
That came from the organ there
As she sat and played those lovely hymns
That filled my soal with prayer.
Source
Source
Emerald Isle, June 20 1868 to Aug 14 1868, BMR, Book #1048, pp. 322-332,370 (FHL #025,692); Customs (FHL #175,654), Saints By Sea: Latter-Day Saint Immigration to America. https://saintsbysea.lib.byu.edu/mii/voyage/129
Lavenia Bradbury. (Year made Unknown) BIOGRAPHY of CHARLES ROBERTS BRADBURY, Uploaded to FamilySearch.org by bryancolebradbury1, Nov 11, 2013. https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/memory/3381931?cid=mem_copy
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