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Bradford Legacy in Hayward Ties to Civil War to Public Service
The Bradford family, long linked with Hayward history, traces its roots to Alonzo Bradford who moved to California in 1873 and built a life in farming and contracting. His son Harry A. Bradford became postmaster, librarian, and noted historian, shaping local civic duties and regional Civil War memory.
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Tang
Hayward
Bradford
Harry A. Bradford
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
Army of the West
U.S. Grant
Vicksburg
Mississippi
Cumberland
Thomas
Sheridan
Cumsland Valley
Iowa
Alonzo Bradford
Missouri
Mary Clascock
West Virginia
Calfornia
Hie Mehr Brothers
Mr. Eden
Ab -Varique Tandits
Livermore
San Joaquin
Banis
Abraham Lincoln
Apd
Laurel
Public Library Board
Benjamin Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Alcar Bradford
Woodrow Wilson
Eucalyptus Lodge of Masons
Lookout Mountain
Grand Old Army
Methodist
Church of Hayward
Harry Alonzo Bradford
Harry
Arizona
Henry Bradford
Pancho Villa
Mexico
Harding
Roosevelt
Civil Service
California
American Legion and Veteran Affairs
Masonic Lodge of