Wells Family - Person Sheet
Wells Family - Person Sheet
NameMary Ann Bradrick
Birth2 Jul 1822, Ohio
Census28 Aug 1850, Gilead Twp, Morrow Co, OH
Memoroll#716, pg 500
Census20 Jun 1860, Bennington Twp, Morrow Co, OH
Memoroll#1017, pg 134
Census16 Jul 1870, German Twp, Fulton Co, OH
Memoroll#1202, pg 135
Census11 Jun 1880, Madison Twp, Williams Co, OH
Memoroll#1077, pg 468
Death29 Jan 1884, Ohio
FatherPaul Bradrick (1792-1870)
MotherSarah Howell (1795-1860)
Misc. Notes
Daughter of Paul Bradrick and Sarah Howell
Married Chauncy L. Culver (1822-1852) on 14 Dec 1843.
Listed in 1850 as Mary Culver (27, OH), wife of Chauncy Culver (28, OH) a blacksmith. With children Eliza Jane (5), Alvira E. (1847-1939), and Watson Burs (1).
Following Chauncy’s death in 1852, she was remarried to William Gaddis in 1854, and started a second family with him.
They are indexed in 1860 as Gadleus. The family consisted of Wm (34, OH) wife Mary A (35, OH) and children Mary E (4, IA), Sarah S. (3, OH), Ruth A (1, OH) and Chancy L (1 mo, OH). Also included are two daughters from her former marriage, Eliza J Culver (15, OH) and Elmira E. Culver (13, OH).
Spouses
Birth24 Feb 1822, Mansfield, Richland Co, OH
Death18 Jun 1852, Ohio
OccupationBlacksmith
Marriage14 Dec 1843, Richland Co, OH
ChildrenElizabeth Jane (1844-)
 Alvira E. (1847-1939)
 Watson Burs (1849-)
 Walter Scott (1851-1928)
 Hannah Lodema (1851-1926)
Birth23 Dec 1825, Ohio
Death11 Mar 1901, Pulaski, Davis Co, IA
BurialPulaski Cem, Pulaski, Davis Co, IA
Memoaka Knights Pythias Lodge Cemetery
OccupationFarmer
FatherHenry Gaddis (1783-1858)
MotherMary Kinney Carr (1783-1857)
Misc. Notes
Henry and Mary apparently had a second son after arriving in Ohio. Wm. Gaddis (27, OH) is listed in the 1850 census with them, which matches the 1830 & 1840 census data for Henry.
His marriage record to Mary Ann Culver is listed under William Geddes in 1854.
They are indexed in 1860 as Gadleus. The family consisted of Wm (34, OH) wife Mary A (35, OH) and children Mary E (4, IA), Sarah S. (3, OH), Ruth A (1, OH) and Chancy L (1 mo, OH). Also included are two daughters from her former marriage, Eliza J Culver (15, OH) and Elmira E. Culver (13, OH).
He is listed in Morrow Co in 1863 when he registered for the Civil War Draft, age 37, a farmer born in Ohio.

Wm Gaddis is listed in Fulton Co, OH in 1870, listed as a farmer (43, OH) with wife Mary (45, OH) and children Mary E. (14), Sarah (12), Ruth (10), and Chancy (10).
By 1880 they had moved to Williams county, and are listed as William Gaddis (54, OH) with wife Mary A. (57, OH) with her parents born in NJ and VA. Only son Chancy L. (20, OH) is still living with them. It appears that Mary’s health is listed as poor - rheum.
After Mary’s death, he is listed in the 1885 Iowa census living with the family of his daughter, Mary E. Lantz (28, OH), where he is widowed (57, OH).
In 1900 he is listed as a day laborer, widowed (May 1926, OH) and a boarder living with the Reese family.
The GAR burial record the next year lists him as having been a Private in Co. C, 85th Regiment of the Ohio Infantry (4 July 1862-23 Sept 1862)
Marriage2 Jul 1854, Richland Co, OH
ChildrenMary Elizabeth (1856-1925)
 Sarah Samantha (1857-1922)
 Ruth Ann (1858-1921)
 Chancy Leander (1860-1904)
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