Joel Jacob Bradshaw 1 JULY 1895 - 13 MAR 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEATH OF J. J. BRADSHAW J. J. Bradshaw, 44, died at his home on First Avenue here Tuesday night of heart attack. Mr. Bradshaw was well known as an automobile salesman throughout this section. He was the son of the late Dr. Claude J. Bradshaw and Mrs. Clara Cutchins Bradshaw of Carrsville. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mason Saunders Bradshaw; four daughters, Mrs. Clara Bell Bradshaw Whitley and Misses Margaret and Judith Ann Bradshaw, all of Franklin, and Mrs. Perkins Brett of Laurinburg, N. C.; two sons, J. J. Bradshaw, Jr, and Mason Bradshaw of Franklin; a half-brother, Claude Bradshaw, Jr, and a half-sis-ter, Miss Mollie Bradshaw, both of Carrsville, and three grandchildren, Joan Whitley of Franklin and Rodney and Mary Ann Brett of Laurinburg. Services were conducted from the residence this afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Ven[Rev]. Norman E. Taylor of Norfolk conducting. Pallbearers were Alvah Norfleet, Emmett Harrell, Linwood Ballgham, Charles Rawls, Noah Bradshaw, Jr, Hudson Conwell, Nurney Whitley and Royce Lankford. Burial was at old St. Luke’s Cemetery, Smithfield. Franklin, Virginia Tidewater News Volume 35, Number 24 15 March 1940 Page 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- J. J. Bradshaw died suddenly at his home Tuesday night of a heart attack. He was the son. of the late Dr. Claude J. Bradshaw and Clara Cutchin Bradshaw, of Carrsville, Mr. Bradshaw had been a life-long resident of Carrsville, having moved to Franklin about a year ago. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mason Saunders Bradshaw, four; daughters, Mrs. Clara M. Whitley, of Franklin. Mrs. Perkin Brett of Laurinburg. N. C., Misses Margaret and Judith Ann Bradshaw; two sons. J. J. Bradshaw, Jr., and Mason Bradshaw, of Franklin; three grandchildren, Joan Whitley, of Franklin Rodney and Mary Ann Brett, of Laurinburg; one half-brother, Claude Bradshaw, Jr. and a half-sister, Molly Bradshaw, of Carrsville. Burial will be in Old St. Luke’s cemetery Suffolk, Virginia Suffolk News-Herald Volume 17, Number 305 17 March 1940 Page 4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 1 JULY 1895 - Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA] [Death: 13 MAR 1940 - Franklin, Southampton, Virginia, USA] **Final Transcript** --- ### Narrative Summary of the Obituary Joel Jacob Bradshaw, 44, died in Franklin, Virginia, on 13 Mar 1940. He was survived by his wife, four daughters, two sons, three grandchildren, and half-siblings. --- ### Narrative Summary of Funeral Services Funeral services were held at his residence on 14 Mar 1940. Burial followed at Old St. Luke’s Cemetery, Smithfield. --- ### Edited Obituary Joel Jacob Bradshaw 1 July 1895 – 13 March 1940 Joel Jacob Bradshaw, 44, died at his home on First Avenue, Franklin, on Tuesday night, 13 March 1940, of a heart attack. Mr. Bradshaw was well known as an automobile salesman throughout this area. He was the son of the late Dr. Claude J. Bradshaw and Mrs. Clara Cutchins Bradshaw of Carrsville. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mason Saunders Bradshaw; four daughters, Mrs. Clara Bell Bradshaw Whitley, Miss Margaret Bradshaw, Miss Judith Ann Bradshaw, all of Franklin, and Mrs. Perkins Brett of Laurinburg, North Carolina; two sons, J. J. Bradshaw, Jr. and Mason Bradshaw, both of Franklin; a half-brother, Claude Bradshaw, Jr., and a half-sister, Miss Mollie Bradshaw, both of Carrsville; and three grandchildren, Joan Whitley of Franklin, Rodney Brett and Mary Ann Brett of Laurinburg. Funeral services were held at the residence on 14 March at 2:30 p.m., conducted by Rev. Norman E. Taylor of Norfolk. Pallbearers were Alvah Norfleet, Emmett Harrell, Linwood Ballgham, Charles Rawls, Noah Bradshaw, Jr., Hudson Conwell, Nurney Whitley, and Royce Lankford. Burial followed at Old St. Luke’s Cemetery, Smithfield. --- ### Vital Statistics Summary | **Name** | Joel Jacob Bradshaw | | **Age** | 44 | | **Birth** | 1 July 1895; Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA | | **Death** | 13 March 1940; Franklin, Southampton, Virginia, USA | --- ### Table of Relationships | **Name** | **Relationship** | **Residence** | |----------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------| | Joel Jacob Bradshaw | Decedent | Franklin, Virginia | | Dr. Claude J. Bradshaw | Father (predeceased) | Carrsville, Virginia | | Clara Cutchins Bradshaw | Mother | Carrsville, Virginia | | Mrs. Mason Saunders Bradshaw | Spouse | Franklin, Virginia | | Mrs. Clara Bell Bradshaw Whitley | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Miss Margaret Bradshaw | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Miss Judith Ann Bradshaw | Daughter | Franklin, Virginia | | Mrs. Perkins Brett | Daughter | Laurinburg, North Carolina | | J. J. Bradshaw, Jr. | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Mason Bradshaw | Son | Franklin, Virginia | | Joan Whitley | Grandchild | Franklin, Virginia | | Rodney Brett | Grandchild | Laurinburg, North Carolina | | Mary Ann Brett | Grandchild | Laurinburg, North Carolina | | Claude Bradshaw, Jr. | Half-brother | Carrsville, Virginia | | Miss Mollie Bradshaw | Half-sister | Carrsville, Virginia | --- ### Publication Details **Newspaper**: *Tidewater News* (Franklin, Virginia) **Date**: 15 March 1940 **Volume/Issue**: Volume 35, Number 24 **Page**: 1 --- **Additional Source**: **Newspaper**: *Suffolk News-Herald* (Suffolk, Virginia) **Date**: 17 March 1940 **Volume/Issue**: Volume 17, Number 305 **Page**: 4 --- **Burial Location**: Old St. Luke’s Cemetery, Smithfield, Virginia