Simeon Bradbury
Jan. 9, 1815-March 29, 1880
Niles (Berrien Co., MI) Republican, Thursday, April 1, 1880, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library. Same appeared in Niles Democrat, Saturday, April 3, 1880, page 3, col. 5.
Simeon S. Bradbury
Died at his residence, one mile south of Niles, at 2 o'clock Monday morning March 29th, aged sixty-five years. Mr. Bradbury was born in Butler county Ohio, Jan. 9, 1815, and came with the family to Niles in September, 1832, and the family settled on the farm the November following. Simeon was the oldest of the children, eight sons and one daughter, and to a great extent was the manager and supporter of the family for many years. He was industrious and frugal, and thus secured a comfortable home for the family in their childhood and youth, and for his parents, his sister and himself in advanced years. He was never married. His father died about fifteen years ago, and his mother died about eight years ago. The brothers are widely scattered from Canada to California. He was a good and upright citizen and his loss will be greatly felt.
The funeral services were on Wednesday, conducted by Rev. Dr. Bailey.
Niles (Berrien Co., MI) Republican, Thursday, April 1, 1880, page 3, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library
--Mr. Simeon R. Bradbury, a notice of whose death appears in another column, will be sadly missed by very many in the city, who have been accustomed to see him almost daily for many years. Thus one by one are passing away the sturdy pioneers of the county but they leave behind them a living evidence of their earnest toil in converting a wild and rugged country into productive farms and dotted with happy homes.
Niles Democrat, Saturday, April 3, 1880, page 3, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library
The many friends of Simeon R. Bradbury will be sorry to learn that he is no more, he peacefully breathed his last on Monday morning last, after an illness of some ten days, with typhoid pneumonia, in the 66th year of his age. Mr. Bradbury was one of our most industrious and enterprising farmers, and by his industry and good management he secured for himself a good home and evrything[sic[ around to make him and sister, who has been his companion, comfortable and happy. But just as one gets things in the shape to take world easy and enjoy their declining days, death calls and takes them hence. Mr. Bradbury was a much respected citizen, and an obliging and honored neighbor, he will be missed in the community.