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In answer to your letter of January 28, 1979 and the re-location of graves in the Gainesville area, they were re-lacation under the direction of the U.S. Corps of Engineers for the NASA test site. They graves were located ?to any area for burial that the next of kinvequested. The Corps, of Engineers has donated to our society a complete record of the relocation including all maps of before and after, where the graves were located and the present burial, the Corps has rsferred all their requests back te eur society as they have had many requests like youre.
In researching the Gainsville Cemetery burials located in the record No. 188 Gabriel Bradford Color W? b, 1795* <*? 19 Dec, 1867. Type casket-unknown, Kortumen^-Milled Stone, Next of kin-unknown, Relationship-unknown, Interrment Site-Spring Branch Missionary Baptist Site A. Located in the easement area of the Mississippi Test Siti Facility in Community of Napoleon Miss, This cemetery is owned and maintained1 by trustee of said church, being under the Central of Baord of Deacons of the Churth,
Also located in the Spring	3rench Cemetery	Mary	Bradford	C, W,,
b, 180$, d, 19 Sept, 1867,	Casket unknown,	Mon,	Milled Stone, Nex
of kin - unknown,
Census records of 1820 no^Bradford found in Hancock County, 1830 n^ searched, 181*0 Census of Hancock County Gabriel Bradford,
Males 3* under ? years - Fomnles 1, ? to 10 years -Females 1,
10 to 15 years, - Males-'1,	30 to UO yrs, -	Females 1, 30	to Uo yrs,
Males UO to ?0 1, - 1 Male',	in Agriculture.
Pension redord of War of 1812 (this record a copy from Dept, of Archives and History Jackson) Gabriel Bradford War 1812 Pension
You can check with DAR, Daughters of American Revolution for more.
M. records]B53-lfi?0 Klise Bradford Married Arthur Wise 18 April 18?$, Hancock CoBnty,
We do not have a written record of the Say St, Louis Cemeteries / however will search the two cemeteries when the weather clears /' up. At our meeting of Bebruary 19, will ask a member to do this.
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