His death certificate gives a birth date of Oct 1855. There is a birth record showing his birth to be Apr 7, 1858. The 1860 census has him as age 1 and the 1870 census has him as age 12. The 1900 census has his birth as Oct 1854 and age 45. His parents, Clayborn Bradshaw and Permelia Violett married on Sept 15, 1857 in Marion County. So it would seem that the April 7, 1858 birth date is the correct one. Why the 1900 census and his wife on his death certificate give a 1854-1855 date is unknown.
His death certificate gives a birth date of Oct 1855. There is a birth record showing his birth to be Apr 7, 1858. The 1860 census has him as age 1 and the 1870 census has him as age 12. The 1900 census has his birth as Oct 1854 and age 45. His parents, Clayborn Bradshaw and Permelia Violett married on Sept 15, 1857 in Marion County. So it would seem that the April 7, 1858 birth date is the correct one. Why the 1900 census and his wife on his death certificate give a 1854-1855 date is unknown.
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