CHARLES BRADSHAW came to this township (Wrights Township) from Morgan county, in 1831, and settled down upon a farm on section 4. Here he resided until called to "that land from whose bourne no traveler ever returns."

PERRY BRADSHAW, a native of White county, Tenn., was born May 17, 1828, and is a son of Charles and Mary A. (Baker) Bradshaw, natives of South Carolina. The former was born March 26, 1795, and the latter Jan. 26, 1801. They were married in 1820, in Tennessee, where they had previously removed, and become acquainted. They removed to Morgan county, Ill., in 1828, where they remained until the spring of 1831, when they came to this county, settling on section 4, Wrights township. They were the parents of 16 children - Elvira, deceased; John; Joel, deceased; Mary, deceased; William M.; Perry; Vance, deceased; Charles, deceased; Nancy; Francis M.; Mary J.; Frances, deceased; Drusilla, deceased; Lucinda; Andrew J., deceased; and George W., deceased. Mr. B. was one of the early settlers of this township, and resided here until his death, Dec. 23, 1869. He was county commissioner during the years 1846-7-8, and also served his township in various official capacities. His wife still survives him, at an advanced age, and resides at the old homestead. Perry was about three years old when his parents came to this county, and was reared upon a farm within a mile of where he now resides, and obtained his education at the district schools of the neighborhood. He was married, March 28, 1849, to Phoebe Wise, a native of this state, and a daughter of Joseph and Sarah (Barrow) Wise, the former a native of Virginia, and the latter of Kentucky. By this union there were four children, all of whom are dead - Minerva E., Ann M., George M., and Nahome. Mrs. Bradshaw died Nov. 15, 1856. Mr. Bradshaw was again married, March 18, 1860, to Elizabeth J. Wells, born in this county, March 6, 1844. She was a daughter of James F. and Eliza C. (Ford) Wells, the latter afterward becoming the wife of James Baird. Mrs. Bradshaw's father was born March 6, 1822, and died in 1850; her mother was born June 13, 1823, and died Jan. 30, 1878. They were married, sept. 8, 1842. Mr. and Mrs. Bradshaw are the parents of 12 children - Laura J., born July 3, 1861; Oliver P., born Jan. 19, 1863; Albert J., born Oct. 23, 1864; Charles F., born March 14, 1867; Lewis A., born Nov. 28, 1868; William R., born April 18, 1871, died Oct. 28, 1873; John E., born Jan. 6, 1873; Shannon O., born April 20, 1875; Miner D., born Aug. 1, 1877, died May 29, 1879; Edith E., born Jan. 24, 1879; Mary C., born March 25, 1881; and Bernice A., born Feb. 16, 1883. Mr. Bradshaw has 373 acres of land, all well improved except 40 acres. He has served as school director almost constantly for the past 30 years, and in politics is a republican. He is a member of the Christian church, and is noted for his honesty and integrity.