My Grandfather, Thomas James Brady, was born to James and Madge in August 1891 in Gordon. His mom died in 1892 and is buried in Minersville. This is about the time that my Great Great grandparents moved to Scranton, PA, The Bradleys remained living in Minersville. Most of the older Bradleys who have since passed are buried in St. Vincent de Paul's Cemetery. The same place that Madge is buried. Thanks to some websites that I found on line, I found that some of Madge's siblings married and still live in the Minersville area. I have recently located some of them by using some recent obituaries, and I am going to write to them and see what I can find out.
Back to my great grandfather, James Brady. He had a brother, John, who I know I have mentioned before. John was born in Little Falls, Herkimer County, NY on 5 Jul 1854. This was the same time that the Erie Canal was being enlarged. This was also about the same time that the family moved on to Gordon, in Schuylkill County, John was the first child born to Thomas Brady and Bridget Convey,, PA. John married Annie Butler in Schuylkill County in about 1879. John and Annie had 12 children, who all lived to adulthood. John and Annie stayed in Scranton, Annie died 4 Jul 1932 and John died 17 Nov 1938. The entire time they lived in Scranton, they were at 522 Ripple St, and their descendants still live there today. Now they are buried together in Cathedral Cemetery, in Scranton.
I was looking at John's obituary, which I found in the Scranton Times:
It lists the eight sons and two daughters who survived him. The one I'm interested in is Mrs. John Mooney, Pottsville, PA (home of the Yuengling Brewery, the oldest brewery in the USA - not to mention one of my favorite beers). These old obits don't mention the woman's first name - God forbid - and with a large family it makes it tough to figure out who is who. By process of elimination, I was able to determine that John's daughter Ann married John Joseph Mooney, and they moved back to the Brady roots in Schuylkill County. Actually, right to the County Seat - Pottsville.
Ann and John had four children, some of them married and some did not. Do you know what this means? After checking marriage records at the Schuylkill county courthouse, and finding some obituaries on line, I have found that I have relatives in Pottsville. Some of the older ones are buried in Pottsville, and the surrounding communities. So am have promised myself to write to these cousins also and cultivate the "Schuykill County Connection" of which I spoke.
I will let you know how I make out. Stay tuned.
