Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/26/1940

Mrs. Lucy A. Bradley, town of
Wilson, who died Dec. 23, left the
life use of an estate listed as $2000
realty and $1000 personal property
to her husband. Alfred H. Bradley,
under a will admitted to probate by
Surrogate Raymond A. Knowles.
Mrs. Bradley provided that after
her husband s death, 8600 should be
paid to a daughtet Mabel B. Austin,
town of Porter. The residue is
to be divided equally among the
daughter and twe sons, Raymond
Bradley, Wilson and Frank H.
Bradley, Porter, Letters testamentary
were issued to the sons.

ALSO

Niagara Gazette - 12/27/1939

NORTH RIDGE. Dec. 27-Funer- '
al services for Mrs. Lucy Bradley.
80, wife of Fred Bradley, who died
at her home in Ransomville on Saturday,
were held from the home of
her son, Frank M. Bradley, Ransomville,
on Monday afternoon.
December 25, at 2:30 o'clock, with
Rev. J. A. Mann, pastor of the
Ransomville Methodist church, of-
ficiating.
Beautiful flowers and the large
attendance of sorrowing relatives,,
neighbors and friends were evid-
ence of the esteem in which she
was held.
Burial was in the family plot in
the North Ridge cemetery.
The bearers were five grandsons
and a grand nephew; Melvillle Aus-
tin,, Lawrence Ausstin, William Aus-
tin, Jr. and Miles Bradlley, all of
Ransomville; Clifford Bradley, of
the Town of Wilson,, and Byron
Belknap, of Buffalo.
Mrs. Bradley is survived by her
husband, Alfred H.,, one daughter
Mrs. Mabel Austin both of Ran-
somvlle; two sons, Raymond Bradley,
of the Town Line road. Town
of Wilson* and Frank M. Bradley,
of Ransomville; 15 grandchildren
and eight great grandchildren.
Lucy Belknap Bradley was born
in the North Ridge road, Town of
Cambria,, 80 years ago last June,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. Al-
mon Belknap. She was married
to Fred Bradley, of Warren's Cor-
ners,, in the North Ridge Methodist
Episcopal church 58 years ago last
March by Rev. Charles McCartney,
the resident pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley resided at
North Ridge until 1910,, when they
sold their farm, moving to Wilson
and from there to Lewiston,, resid-
ing in each town but a short time
and finally they purchased a home
in Ransomville.
Mrs. Bradley had one brother,
Elmer Belknap, who died several
years ago.

Lucy married BRADLEY, Alfred H on 23 Mar 1881 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Alfred (son of BRADLEY, Alanson and Nancy) was born in Jun 1857 in New York; died on 7 Dec 1943 in Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/2/1957

BRADLEY - A. Raymond Bradley,
husband of Fay Palmer Bradley,
7 West Ave., Newfane. entered
into rest at his home Tues
day. Jan. 1, 1957. Besides
he leaves two daughters and one
son. Miss Garnet Bradley of Newfane;
Mrs. Clarence Blake Jr. of
Ransomvilie: Clifford Bradley of
Barker; four grandchildren; also
one brother, Frank H. Bradley of
Ransomville; and several nieces
and nephews. Friends may call at
the Glenn H. Corwin Funeral
Home, 27 North Main St., Newfane,
where services will be held
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Burial in North Ridge Cemetery.

Alfred married PALMER, Laura Fay about 1909. Laura was born about 1888 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/16/1950

AUSTIN-In this city. September 15.
1950. Mabel Austin of Ransomville
Age 67. Wife of Will H . mother of
Melvin. t his city. Lawrence, Fred.
William, Jr . Harold, all of Ransomville.
sister of Raymond Bradley, of
Wilson. Frank B r a dley . of Ransom -
ville. She is also survived by 14
g r a n d c h i i d r e n Funeral Sunday at. 2
p m. at Gentle Funeral Parlors. Ran-
somville. Red E A Sergel officiating,
I n t e r m e n t in North Ridge cemetery.

Mabel married AUSTIN, William H about 1907. William was born about 1881 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frank married LAFLER, Theda B on 12 Jan 1910 in Olcott, Niagara County, NY. Theda (daughter of LAFLER, Edward and MILES, Jessie) was born on 23 Jul 1890 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died in Apr 1980 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

BLAKE - Laura A. 8/23/01 Of Zephyrhills, FL, formerly of Ransomville, NY,
Sunday, August 19, 2001, age 89; wife of the late Clarence Blake; mother of Gary
Blake, Sharon Strasburg and the late Claudia Blake; sister of Clifford Bradley
and the late Garnet Bradley; also survived by seven grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren; predeceased by a grandson, William G. Blake. Friends may
call at the HARDISON FUNERAL HOMES, INC., 3648 Ransomville Rd., Ransomville,
Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM. Funeral service Saturday at 11 AM from the
Ransomville United Methodist Church, Ransomville. Burial in North Ridge
Cemetery. Memorials to the Ransomville United Methodist Church or the
Ransomville Historical Preservation Project.

Laura married BLAKE, Clarence G on 29 Feb 1936 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Clarence was born on 20 May 1911 in New York; died on 6 Sep 1999 in Zephyrhills, Pasco County, FL. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FENN, Frances. Frances (daughter of FENN, Frank) was born on 4 Sep 1922 in IA; died on 1 Jun 1994 in Barker, Town of Somerset, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/10/1972

Melvin H. Austin, of 2729
Cleveland Ave., died Saturday
(April 8, 1972).
He was born in Ransomville
and lived in Niagara Falls for
32 years.
Mr. Austin worked at the
Carborundum Co. for 38 years.
He was a member of the
Carborundum Co. 25 Year Club
and Niagara Frontier Lodge
132, F and AM.
Survivors include his wife,
Janette; three sons, James,
Michael, and Paul, all at
home; four daughters, Susan
and Jo°n, at home; Mrs.
Charles (Sharon) Guarino, this
city, and Mrs. John (Joyce)
Commons, Fountain Valley,
Cal., and four grandchildren.
Private funeral services will
be held Tuesday at the Otto
Redanz Funeral Home. Burial
will be in Riverdale Cemetery.
Friends may call at the:
funeral home from 3-5 and 7-9
p.m. today.

Melvin married MOROWSKI, Jeanette about 1938. Jeanette was born on 23 May 1917; died in Dec 1987 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: DRINKWATER, Marjorie. Marjorie (daughter of DRINKWATER, Victor and Mildred) was born on 1 Apr 1917 in Town of Wilson, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Oct 1970 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BOWLER, Rebecca Sue. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Miles married BRADLEY, Viola H on 26 Feb 1938 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Viola (daughter of BRADLEY, Harry P and Caroline S) was born on 28 Mar 1920 in New York; died on 27 Sep 2000 in Cattaraugus, Cattaraugus County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marion married SHIPPY, Seward on 18 Jul 1936 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mrs. Nettie Bradley Martin, formerly of Youngstown and wife of the late Grant W. Martin, passed away Sunday October 23, 2016 at her home in Walterboro, SC. She was 100.

Nettie was born in Lockport, NY March 17, 1916, the daughter of the late Frank and Theda (Lafler) Bradley. She and her late husband owned and operated Martin's Dry Goods Store in Youngstown for many years. She was a member of the Youngstown Study Club, the Tatler Bridge Club, and the First Presbyterian Church of Youngstown. After moving to Walterboro over twenty years ago to be near her daughter, she became a member of Bedon Baptist Church.

She is survived by her daughter, Lynn M. Anderson of Walterboro, and by two sisters, Esther Hardison and Mildred Hillman both of Ransomville; three grandchildren, Meagan A. Marvin of Walterboro, and Elspeth C. Dyal and Jeffrey M. Anderson of Lexington, SC; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Jane Martin McCormick; two sisters, Marion Shippy and Dora Chestnut; and two brothers, Miles and Harvey Bradley.

Funeral services will be held at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, 3648 Ransomville Rd., Ransomville on Saturday, November 5, at 11:00 am with the Rev. Charles Lamb officiating. There will be no prior visitation. Burial will follow in North Ridge Cemetery, Church Rd. Town of Cambria. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Bedon Baptist Church Family Life Center, 2370 Cottageville Highway, Walterboro, SC 29488.

Nettie married MARTIN, Grant W in Nov 1935 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Grant (son of MARTIN, Leon V) was born on 24 Oct 1912 in New York; died in Jul 1987 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harvey married BRADLEY, Agnes Gene about Aug 1951 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Agnes (daughter of BRADLEY, Raymond and PERRY, Mabel) was born on 18 Jun 1930 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 3 Jul 2016 in Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dora married CHESTNUT, James R about Nov 1947 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. James (son of CHESTNUT, William) was born on 31 Dec 1924; died on 13 Nov 1994 in Youngstown, Town of Porter, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Esther Nancy Hardison
On January 20, 2021, Esther Nancy Bradley Hardison passed away peacefully at home in the care of her family and of Niagara Hospice. She was 94. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Theda Bradley. Esther lived her whole life in Ransomville, New York, beginning with having been born on Halloween day, 1926, on the Bradley farm. She worked along with her parents and siblings raising and selling a great variety of fruits and vegetables. Esther was an excellent student and loved to read and was even spelling bee champion of her class one year. She graduated from Wilson High School at the age of 16 in 1942. She was a frequent patron of the Ransomville library, and often traded books with her sister Millie in their adult years.After high school, Esther continued to work on the Bradley farm, and also worked for a few years at Carborundum in Lockport. Esther married Denton Edson Hardison on January 18, 1951 at the Porter Center United Methodist Church, shortly before Denton was enlisted in the Air Force. During his time of service, the couple moved to San Juan, Puerto Rico, where Esther gave birth to their first child, Jan. Soon after, the young family returned to Ransomville to move into the house which they have occupied for 65 years. Esther’s most important and longest held job was that of homemaker and mother to Jan, Brad, and Paige. While raising her three children, Esther found time to be active in community groups. She served in the Ransomville Fire Company Ladies Auxiliary; she was a founding member of the Ransomville Garden Club; she was a member of the Ransomville United Methodist Church; and she participated in the Kiwanis Peach Festival by serving on Peach Queen Committee and by in the Peach Shortcake tent. Esther enjoyed snowmobiling and attending social events with Denton and their friends. The Hardison family vacationed on various lakes in Ontario, Canada, where they enjoyed fishing and boating. In later years, Esther enjoyed traveling with Denton, visiting famous places throughout the United States; they also spent time in Myrtle Beach, SC. In addition to reading, Esther enjoyed watching “The Wheel of Fortune”; listening to Swing and Vocal Jazz music. In later years, she enjoyed birdwatching and looking out the picture window. Mostly, she enjoyed spending time with her family. She is survived by her loving children, son Bradley and daughter Paige, grandsons Evan and Ian Hardison; sister Mildred “Millie” (late Robert) Hillman; numerous nieces and nephews; and many good neighbors and friends that she had made over her long life. Esther was pre-deceased by her oldest daughter Jan Hardison; her husband of nearly 65 years, Denton Hardison; brothers Loren Bradley; Miles (late Viola) Bradley; and Harvey (late Jean) Bradley; sisters Marion (late Seward) Shippy; Dora (late Jim) Chestnut; and Nettie (late Grant) Martin; brother-in-law Gerald (late Marion) Hardison and sister-in-law Joyce Campbell (late Roy, Sr.) Just 2 days before Esther passed, she remembered what would have been Denton and Esther's 70th wedding anniversary on January 18th.Services will be privately held with her family. Memorials may be made to the Ransomville Free Library 3733 Ransomville Rd. Ransomville, NY 14131 or the Ransomville United Methodist Church PO Box 250 Ransomville, NY 14131. Arrangements entrusted to HARDISON FUNERAL HOMES INC. Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online registry.

Esther married HARDISON, Denton E on 18 Jan 1951 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. Denton (son of HARDISON, Dayton E and BENEDICT, Mabel I) was born on 13 Apr 1929 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 26 Nov 2015 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GLENN, Everette C. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Mildred L. Hillman
Mildred L. “ Millie" Hillman, age 92, of Ransomville died Thursday, July 7, 2022, at OLP in Lewiston, NY. Mrs. Hillman was born on January 22, 1930, in Town of Porter, NY. She is the daughter of the late Frank and the late Theda (Lafler) Bradley. She married Robert B. “Frenchy” Hillman on May 1, 1948, he predeceased her on June 6, 2005. Millie graduated from Wilson CSD in 1947, she was a homemaker all of her life. Millie was the local historian for 25 years, a member of the Ransomville UMC and the Ransomville Fire Co. Ladies Aux.Surviving are her children; Roxy Berry, Scott (Cindy) Hillman, Steven (Susan) Hillman, Leigh (Nancy) Hillman, Sue (Daniel) Harbison and Sheila (Mark) Jaskula; 13 grandchildren; 12 great grandchildren, also many nieces and nephews and her sister in-law Joanne (Paul) Mangan.She is predeceased by her 6 siblings: Miles Bradley, Marion Shippy, Nettie Martin, Harvey Bradley, Dora Chestnut, and Esther Hardison.
Calling hours will be held at the HARDISON FUNERAL HOMES INC. 3648 Ransomville Rd. Ransomville, NY 14131 on SUNDAY from 1-7 PM.The funeral will be held at the Ransomville United Methodist Church, 2573 Youngstown Lockport Rd., Ransomville, NY on MONDAY (7/11) at 10:00 AM. Burial will be in North Ridge Cemetery.In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Ransomville United Methodist Church, 2573 Youngstown Lockport Rd., Ransomville, NY 14131 or the Ransomville Vol. Fire Co. Antique Fire Truck Fund PO Box 239, Ransomville, NY 14131. Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com

Mildred married HILLMAN, Robert B on 1 May 1948 in Ransomville, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]