Bradshaw Family History
David Smyre
1. David Smyre (son of Eva Caroline Link and William Albert Clay). David married Elizabeth Poovey 21 Feb 1878. [Group Sheet]
Children:- David Eli Link was born 28 Jan 1858, Conover, Catawba County, North Carolina.
- Spencer Cale Bradshaw
David married Elizabeth Poovey. [Group Sheet]
Children:- Eliza Filecta Smyre was born 9 Jul 1831; died 17 Mar 1912; was buried , Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, at St. Stephens Luthern Church Cemtery.
2. Eva Caroline Link (daughter of Lawson Henry Link and Sarah Elizabeth Gilliam, daughter of Walter Melville Turner and Estelle Coffey). Eva married William Albert Clay 9 Jun 1851. [Group Sheet]
3. William Albert Clay (son of Winfield Gilliam and Rachel Pentha Martin). Children:
- 1. David Smyre
Generation: 3
4. Lawson Henry Link was born 27 Mar 1829, Lincoln County, North Carolina (son of Clarissa Link and Levi Sides, son of Jacob Link and Sarah Elizabeth Shuford); died 29 Apr 1893, North Carolina; was buried , North Carolina. Lawson married Sarah Elizabeth Gilliam 2 Jan 1851. Sarah (daughter of Winfield Gilliam and Rachel Pentha Martin) was born 31 May 1834, Fairfield, South Carolina; died 21 Sep 1921, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried , North Carolina. [Group Sheet]
5. Sarah Elizabeth Gilliam was born 31 May 1834, Fairfield, South Carolina (daughter of Winfield Gilliam and Rachel Pentha Martin); died 21 Sep 1921, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried , North Carolina. Children:
- Henry Goodman Link was born 1862, North Carolina, United States; died 22 Feb 1928, Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina; was buried , Charlotte Mecklenburg North Carolina.
- 2. Eva Caroline Link
6. Winfield Gilliam Winfield married Rachel Pentha Martin. [Group Sheet]
7. Rachel Pentha Martin Children:
Generation: 4
8. Jacob Link was born 1 Apr 1793, Lincoln, North Carolina, United States (son of Jacob Link and Catherine Rudisill); died 9 May 1863, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried , Long View, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA. Jacob married Sarah Elizabeth Shuford 9 Feb 1819, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Sarah (daughter of Ivor D "Bud" Stiles and David Caldwell Link, daughter of Jacob Shuford and Mary Blair) was born 16 Jun 1788, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 8 Oct 1863, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried , Link Cemetery. [Group Sheet]
9. Sarah Elizabeth Shuford was born 16 Jun 1788, Lincoln County, North Carolina (daughter of Ivor D "Bud" Stiles and David Caldwell Link, daughter of Jacob Shuford and Mary Blair); died 8 Oct 1863, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried , Link Cemetery. Children:
- David Caldwell Link was born 10 Apr 1820, Caldwell, North Carolina, United States; died Abt 1901, Catawba, North Carolina, United States.
- Johannes Link was born 26 Apr 1822.
- Anna Link was born 5 May 1824.
- Clarissa Link was born 18 Jun 1826.
- 4. Lawson Henry Link was born 27 Mar 1829, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 29 Apr 1893, North Carolina; was buried , North Carolina.
- Ephriam Michael Link was born 17 Feb 1832, Lincoln County, North Carolina; died 3 Jul 1863, Gettysburg.
- Barbara Lovina Link was born 7 Nov 1834; died 12 Apr 1868; was buried , Link Cemetery.
10. Winfield Gilliam Winfield married Rachel Pentha Martin. [Group Sheet]
11. Rachel Pentha Martin Children:
- 5. Sarah Elizabeth Gilliam was born 31 May 1834, Fairfield, South Carolina; died 21 Sep 1921, Caldwell County, North Carolina; was buried , North Carolina.