Obituary Record

Edgar N. Bradley
Died on 3/10/1938
Buried in Fort Calhoun Cemetery

Since the death date was not given, the newspaper obituary was used. Published in the Pilot-Tribune March 10, 1938

Former Indian Trader is Dead in California

News has been received of the death of Edgar N. Bradley, 84, one of the first Indian traders at Fort Calhoun. He died at his home in Sacramento, California.

Born in LaPorte, Indiana, in 1854, he came with his parents in 1864 to Fort Calhoun. His father was later named as one of the first Indian agents on the old reservation, and held the position for years. Edgar also became a trader.

After a long residence there, the family moved to Beatrice in 1876, where his father died. In 1879 the younger Bradley move to Blair, thence to Duluth, Minnesota. His wife was once a school teacher here.

Find a Grave Memorial # 18175179

~~~ Obituary courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair Public Library at Blair, Nebraska.~~~

Printed in the Washington County Pilot-Tribune on 3/10/1938


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