Alexander Bradford "A B" Girdley

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parents:  Alexander Waggoner Girdley and Jane Sargent

this entire page updated July 2022

 

Birth:  14 Aug 1875  Martin Co, IN
Death:  07 Apr 1963  Loogootee, Martin, IN
Burial:  Old Salem Cemetery, Martin Co, IN

Marriage #1

Julia Ann Scott

02 Jun 1897  Martin Co, IN; marriage record

Children

Snowden Landorph Girdley 13 Jan 1898
Lillie Bradie Girdley 05 Mar 1900
Peggy Geraldine Girdley 25 Apr 1902
Alexander Wayne Girdley 14 Apr 1904
Julia Pauline Girdley 26 Apr 1906
Ruth Blanche Girdley 19 Jul 1908

children of Alexander Bradford "A B" Girdley and Julia Ann (Scott) Girdley

 

Sources
1880 Federal census  McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - age 4 (view census information)
1900 Federal census McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - 11 Jun 1900 - age 24 (view census information)
1910 Federal census McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - 02 May 1910 - age 34 (view census information)
1920 Federal census McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - 07 Jan 1920 - age 44 (view census information)
1930 Federal census McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - 18 Apr 1930 - age 54 (view census information)
1940 Federal census McCameron Twp, Martin, IN - age 64 (view census information)
Ancestry.com WWI and WWII draft registration cards; 
Family Search Indiana Marriages
Martin County Courthouse, Shoals, IN Marriage records; birth records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Martin County Health Department, Shoals, IN Death records (personally viewed and copied or transcribed)
Cemetery Index Cemeteries on the Crane Naval Depot, Martin County, IN (book)
Burns City Cemetery, Burns City, Martin Co, IN Viewed and photographed tombstones
Old Salem Cemetery, Martin Co, IN Viewed and photographed tombstones
Find a Grave volunteers Wendy Cranfill and Melody Mosier Tombstone photos - Mt Union Cemetery, Martin Co, IN
Find a Grave volunteers Jackie and Ralph Tombstone photos - North Shore Memory Gardens, Coloma, Berrien, MI
Family records Records and photos belonging to Eldon and Jacqueline (Girdley) Vickers
Family research Research belonging to Valerie Boman and Debra Branigan


Miscellaneous Information
1) Julia and Alexander's marriage application.

2) Alexander's WWI draft registration card.

3) Alexander's Social Security application;

4) Alexander's obituary and death certificate; cause of death: arteriosclerotic CVR disease, general arteriosclerosis, prostate cancer.

 

Photos and/or signatures

thanks to Jacqueline (Girdley) Vickers for for all personal photos

 

The Girdley Home

per Jacqueline Girdley:  Alexander Waggoner Girdley built the front part of the family home in 1858, which was the year he married Jane Sargent.  It was a log house with a tin roof.  As the family grew to include seven children, he built two additional rooms on the back side.  In 1927, I was the last child to be born in this house.  The photo was taken in 1939 - shortly before my grandparents (Alexander Bradford Girdley and Julia Ann (Scott) Girdley moved out.

1939

 

Alexander Bradford Girdley and his wife
Julia Ann (Scott) Girdley

c. 1900-1910

Alexander Bradford Girdley and his wife
Julia Ann (Scott) Girdley

unknown date

 

photo taken by Valerie Boman

Alexander Bradford "A B" Girdley and his wife, Julia Ann (Scott) Girdley

Old Salem Cemetery
Martin, Indiana

photo taken by Valerie Boman

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