Biography - James J. Bradbury
JAMES J. BRADBURY. An artist, he is the son of Benjamin and Hannah A. (Stevens) Bradbury, the former of Ohio and the latter of Illinois. He was born in Knox County, Indian Point Twp, 17 Apr 1848. He was educated at Abingdon College. He married 20 Jul 1869 to Belle S. McKinnie, who have borne him one child. he has studied art from childhood and is occupied at his chosen calling now in Abingdon, where for the last few years he has been a Professor in Hedding College teaching drawing and painting. He has been very successful in enlarging pictures.
Contributed by Joan Achille, extracted from the 1878 History of Knox County, Illinois, published by Charles C. Chapman
