Alexander Brady (1862 - 1932)

Born 21 Apr 1862 in Monroe, Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Margaret Jane Ginn — married 8 Nov 1897 in Weston, Umatilla, Oregon, USA

Descendants

Died 28 Sep 1932 at age 70 in Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, USA

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Biography

Birth

Date: 21 APR 1862 Monroe, Ohio, USA^[1]

1862 Ohio ^[2][3][4][5]

April 1862 Ohio ^[6]

1864 Ohio ^[7]

21 April 1860 Ohio ^[8]

Death

Death: Age: 72

Date: 28 SEP 1932 Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, USA^[8]

Cause: Starved himself

Death: Exact date and location from family sources.

Occupation

Occupation: Minister/Carpenter/Farmer

Place: Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, USA

Burial

Burial:

Date: 1932

Place: Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, USA

Census

Census:

Date: 12 JUN 1880

Place: Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA

Residence

Residence: 1870 census. Living with William L. Norris family.

Date: 1870 Green, Monroe, Ohio, USA^[2]

Residence: 1880 census. Living with Robert McKelvey family on a farm. Occupation not specified.

Date: 1880 Mead, Belmont, Ohio, USA^[3]

Residence: Relocated from Oregon to California to study for a church ministry.Mentioned in 1886 letter from cousin Jacob Archer "Arch" Brady to his bro. John Tolbert "Tol" Brady about a trip to Seward, Nebraska and a visit with Alexander's sister Sarah Shipley.; Mentioned in father Daniel's obituary. See Daniel Brady, DEATH, obituary sourced. The reference to "Car Valley" Oregon in the obituary is obviously a reference to Corvallis.

Date: 14 APR 1886

Place: Corvallis, Benton, Oregon, USA^[1]

Residence: "Head of a missionary reform training school" according to sister Sarah Brady Shipley's obituary published in Seward, Nebraska.

Date: 11 FEB 1891^[1]

Marriage

Husband: Alexander Brady

Wife: Margaret Jane Ginn

Date: 08 NOV 1897

Place: Weston, Umatilla, Oregon, USA

1898 ^[6]

Notes

Moved From Ohio to the Oregon Territory, then to Marysville Washington in 1877 in Marysville, Snohomish, Washington, USA.

Of the 7 kids, 4 ended up as suicides like him (including my father), 1 was a drunk (that's Jack), 1 demented (the youngest, called Maggie after her mother). The eldest, Esther, Alexander's favorite, lived and died more or less normally. -Joan Brady, 12-14-2008

Alexander was sold into slavery at the age of 4 (appx 1868) for by Daniel Brady. [sold into servitude by unknown person for unknown amount]

I remember Charlene from July 4 celebrations at our Aunt Hopes' house. Aunt Hope was weird, but I liked Charlene. She

was naughty. Gale was always so good. But nobody was as naughty as your uncle Johnny. I'm so glad to hear she pulled

through though. Charlene that is. If it's any consolation to you, I don't think there's one of us who've had a life without a

large dose of nastiness in it. What happened to your great grandfather plays an important role still. At least that's what I

think.

The family starts abruptly with a man called Daniel Brady sometime before the Civil War. My father used to insist that

he'd been shangheighed (I haven't spelled that right, have I?) into the British merchant marine. A nice tale. I can't deny it,

but I do think conditions in Ireland were pretty tough at the time. Anyhow, he came to the US, joined the Union Army

and served with the rare distinction of not rising above the rank of Private in the entire 4 years. Somewhere along the line,

he started having children. Alexander Brady, your great grandfather, was born in 1862. Daniel was certain he was a

bastard and bound him out after the war to a tobacco farmer.

The details of this deal are murky, but the agreement--which wasn't at all uncommon at the time (no more black slaves, no

farm machinery, too many white kids born to widows and veterans with no money and no prospects)--allowed either a

pleasant child/parent relationship or virtual slavery. Alexander was unlucky. The details are not nice, and they left a

profoundly damaged man.

He escaped when he was 16, worked on the railroads for years, became a Methodist preacher, married a woman called

Margaret Ginn probably in 1897. They had 7 children, 5 girls and 2 boys. Your grandfather was the younger boy and the

youngest but one of the children. He was born April 17, 1908. Margaret died of cancer in 1924. Alexander starved

himself to death in 1932 (not an easy way to go). Of the 7 kids, 4 ended up as suicides like him (including my father), 1

was a drunk (that's Jack), 1 demented (the youngest, called Maggie after her mother). The eldest, Esther, Alexander's

favorite, lived and died more or less normally.

I used the bare the outlines of Alexander's story in Theory of War because I couldn't find enough material for a memoir; if

you decide to read the book, the character Atlas is an amalgam of my father and Jack, and many of the anecdotes come

from the two of them. But this already may be more than you want to know. If not, I'm happy to tell you more.

Best,

Joan

Civil War Period 1861 through 1864

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Census Notes

1870 Census: Green Township, Monroe County, Ohio^[2]

William L Norris Male 27 Ohio

Cordelia A Norris Female 22 Ohio

George W Norris Male 2 Ohio

Martha B Norris Female 0 Ohio

Alexander Brady Male 8 Ohio

1880 Census: Belmont County, Ohio^[3]

Robert McKelvey Self Male 35 Ohio, United States

Mary McKelvey Wife Female 26 Ohio, United States

Icy D. McKelvey Daughter Female 4 Ohio, United States

Hovey McKelvey Son Male 2 Ohio, United States

Joseph McKabe Other Male 7 Ohio, United States

Alexander Brady Other Male 18 Ohio, United States

Nancy Stein Other Female 17 Ohio, United States

1900 Census: Cathlamet, Eureka, Skamokawa Precincts, Wahkiakum County, Washington ^[6]

Alexander Brady Head Male 38 Ohio

Martha A Brady Wife Female 28 Oregon

Ester E Brady Daughter Female 2 Oregon

Brady Unnamed Daughter Female 1 Washington

1910 Census: Union, Snohomish County, Washington ^[4]

A Brady Head Male 48 Ohio

Maggie Brady Wife Female 37 Oregon

Esther Brady Daughter Female 12 Oregon

Ruth Brady Daughter Female 10 Washington

Robert Brady Son Male 8 Washington

Hope Brady Daughter Female 6 Washington

Morrison Brady Son Male 2 Washington

1920 Census: Snohomish County, Washington ^[7]

Alexander Brady Head Male 56 Ohio

Maggie G Brady Wife Female 45 Oregon

Ruth Brady Daughter Female 20 Washington

Robert Brady Son Male 18 Washington

Hope Brady Daughter Female 17 Washington

Morrison Brady Son Male 11 Washington

Maggie Brady Daughter Female 8 Washington

Gwendolyn Brady Daughter Female 5 Washington

1930 Census: Union, Snohomish County, Washington ^[5]

Alexander Brady Head Male 68 Ohio

Ruth Brady Daughter Female 30 Washington

Maggie Brady Daughter Female 19 Washington

Gwendolyn Brady Daughter Female 16 Washington

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Ancestry Tree, no id.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VP-XV2 : 18 March 2020), Alexander Brady in entry for William L Norris, Green Township, Monroe, Ohio, 1870.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1Z-VWY : 13 November 2020), Alexander Brady in household of Robert McKelvey, Belmont, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 21, sheet 94B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,994.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGJG-ZHC : accessed 13 December 2020), A Brady, Union, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 305, sheet 6A, family 115, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1669; FHL microfilm 1,375,682.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQD-SRX : accessed 13 December 2020), Alexander Brady, Union, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 133, sheet 10A, line 46, family 256, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2520; FHL microfilm 2,342,254.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMP1-J51 : accessed 13 December 2020), Alexander Brady, Cathlamet, Eureka, and Skamokawa Precincts, Wahkiakum, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 230, sheet 11A, family 218, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,752.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHN8-92R : accessed 13 December 2020), Alexander Brady, Snohomish, Washington, United States; citing ED 183, sheet 2A, line 41, family 37, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1939; FHL microfilm 1,821,939.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HV4R-3K2M : 29 January 2020), Alexander Brady, 1932.

Acknowledgments

• Brady-1152 was started by Ky Rogers through the import of Gedcom 2.0.ged on Mar 12, 2014.