2nd child of Jonathan A. & Sarah Halford -
James McCallister Bradley Halford - Born Jan. 26, 1824 in Wayne County, Tennessee - Died Dec. 17, 1906 west of the house of son Vincent's home. Bradley was living in Bingham
with Daughter Jeanette. The house was later occupied by Thomas Cole, and in 1971 by Alva Cole. Bradley, at first, lived in a log house north of the Halford Cemetery in Hurricane Township, Illinois.

Married April 24, 1845 in Wayne County, Tennessee to Nancy W. Riley - Born July 21, 1821 - Died March 6, 1868. Buried in Halford Cemetery. She was the daughter of Mrs. Sarah Hammond - Born 1785 - Died 1860. Mrs. Hammond was the first to be buried in the Halford Cemetery.
8 children: Billy, Houston, Ad, Vent, John, Martha, Sarah, and Mary. -- Audrey Probst, July, 2002

James McCallister Bradley Halford - Remarried 2nd January 22, 1871 to:
Rachel Emaline Craig - Born July 14, 1836 - Died January 3, 1889. Buried Halford Cemetery.
5 Children: Jeanette, James, Twins Elijah and Elisha, and Homer all born in Hurricane Township,Fayette County, Illinois. -- Audrey Probst, July, 2002

The above Bradley Halford, as he was called, came to Illinois with his wife Nancy and baby Billy in 1847. With them were his father Jonathan and the stepmother who was also an older sister of Nancy Halford, and their children as named previously, except the younger daughter Mary Frances not yet born. Others in the group were Bradley's sister's family, Eliphas and Angeline Davis. Martha and Nancy had another sister Barbara married to Wilson Casey, whose family is also believed to have come at this time as well as Mrs. Sarah Hammond. All these people are buried in the Halford Cemeteries in Fayette County or at Edinburg, Illinois. -- Audrey Probst, July, 2002
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J. M. B. HALFORD was born January 26, 1824, in Wayne county, Tennessee. He was married to Nancy Riley, April 24, 1845. To this union were born five sons and three daughters. Three sons and one daughter have preceded him in the spirit world. The wife of his youth departed this life December 25, 1868. January 22, 1871, he was married to Rachael E. Craig. To this union were born four sons and one daughter. One son and the mother have also preceded him. He leaves five sons, three daughters, twenty-nine grandchildren, seventeen great-grandchildren, two sisters and a host of relatives and friends to mourn their loss. In 1847 he with his family and a number of friends moved to Hurricane township, Fayette county, Illinois, where he lived until his death, December 17, 1906. In 1850 he was converted and in 1879 he was sanctified. Soon after his conversion he united with the Methodist Episcopal church. He united with the Free Methodist church in 1904 and remained a faithful member until death. About seven years previous to his death he lost his sight, but during this time he was very patient and was often heard to express a desire that the will of God be done. W.H. Lawson.
The Free Methodist
Chicago, Illinois
19 Mar 1907