Bradshaw Family History
Murray Wickcliffe Bradshaw
1915 - 1978 (63 years)-
Name Murray Wickcliffe Bradshaw Born 28 Apr 1915 Brentsville, Prince William County, Virginia [1] Gender Male Died 10 Dec 1978 Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland [1] Buried Manasas Cemetary, Prince William County, Virginia [1] Person ID I1366 My Genealogy Last Modified 1 Jan 2019
Father William Combs Relationship natural Mother Nancy Lee Franklin Relationship natural Married Oct 1905 Washington, District of Columbia [2] Family ID F0449 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Father Kendrick Montague Bradshaw, b. 23 Jan 1874, Stafford County, Virginia , d. 4 Jan 1958, Purcellville, Loudoun County, Virginia (Age 83 years) Mother Mary Catherine Kerlin, b. 2 Sep 1883, Rockingham County, Virginia , d. 17 Dec 1943, Alexandria County, Virginia (Age 60 years) Married Oct 1905 Washington, District of Columbia [1] Family ID F449 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Esther Warren Pattie, b. 8 Jun 1914, Manasas, Prince William County, Virginia , d. 29 Dec 1951, Washington, District of Columbia (Age 37 years) Married 27 Mar 1937 Rockville, Montgomery County, Maryland [1] Children 1. Richard Kenrick Bradshaw 2. Anne Wickliffe Bradshaw Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 Family ID F498 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Richard Kenrick Bradshaw Children 1. Anne Wickliffe Bradshaw 2. Phillip Wesley Spencer, b. 4 Aug 1926, Rocky Mount, North Carolina , d. 19 Nov 1968, Winchester, Virginia (Age 42 years) [natural] 3. Cathy Spencer [natural] Last Modified 20 Feb 2014 Family ID F0499 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes Murray grew up in Brentsville, Virginia. He went to college at Virginia Polytechnic Institute of Virginia. After college he married Esther Warren Pattie and they moved to Rockville, Maryland where they opened a Western Auto Associate Store.
He was drafted into the army during WWII and served with the 2nd.Army div. (Indians), Co. D, 38th Infantry. The medals he received were:
Good Conduct Medal
European, African, Middle Eastern Service Ribbon
American Theater Service Ribbon
World War II Victory Ribbon
While he was in the service, his wife ran the store in Rockville. Eventually, he opened another store in Gaithersburg, Md.
His wife predeceased him.
When he died, his children sold out his remaining store in Gaithersburg.
He was a Western Auto dealer for more than 40 years
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