Bradshaw Family History
Robert L Spindle
1840 - 1924 (83 years)-
Name Robert L Spindle Born 30 Nov 1840 Prince William County, Virginia 
[1] Gender Male Died 13 Jan 1924 [1] Buried St. John's Episcopal Church Cemetery in Centerville, Virginia [1] Person ID I1065 My Genealogy Last Modified 1 Jan 2019
Family 1 George W Bradshaw, b. 7 Nov 1843, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 3 Apr 1923, Loudoun County, Virginia (Age 79 years) Married 28 Feb 1854 Lincoln County, North Carolina [2] Last Modified 20 Feb 2014 Family ID F0394 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Priscilla S Bradshaw, b. 21 Sep 1840, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 3 Dec 1909, Centerville, Fairfax County, Virginia (Age 69 years) Married 12 Sep 1903 Leesburg, Loundoun County, Virginia [1] Notes [larrybadshaw1.FTW]
newspaper article "The Daily Star" dated September 18, 1903:
Mr. Robert L. SPINDLE, a native of Prince William County, and Miss Priscilla S. BRADSHAW, of Fairfax County, were married Tuesday at the home of Elder E. V. WHITE, in Leesburg. The groom is sixty-two and the bride is sixty-one years old.
Listing from cited marriage source:
Bradshaw, Pricilla S. 61 Loudoun d/o Walter/Lydia P. to Robert L. Spindle 62 Wid. Pr. Wm. s/o Addison/Sarah 12 Sep 1903 Loud.
Last Modified 1 Jan 2019 Family ID F392 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes He voted for succession in Centerville, Virginia on April 23, 1861. He enlisted in Mosby's Rangers, Company B, 43rd. Virginia Batallion on October 1, 1863. On June 10, 1864 he was captured by the Union forces in Loudon County, Virginia and sent to Camp Chase, Ohio on June 17, 1864 with the note: "a guerrilla bushwacker and horse thief." Robert was paroled for exchange, March 2, 1865, but was not released until he took the Oath of Allegiance to the stars and stripes on June 6, 1865.
After the war he lived in Centerville, Virginia and was a member of the John Q. Marr Camp U. C. V. He was also a member of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors from 1901-1904.
A street in Centerville is named after him.
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