John Arthur Brady Sr.

      John Arthur Brady Sr. was also known as Jock Brady.¹ He was born on 15 August 1849 at Harthill, Lanarkshire, Scotland.²
John Arthur Brady Sr. married Isabella McCormick, daughter of Bernard McCormick and Ellen O'Hara, on 24 October 1872 at St. Rose Catholic Church, Hickory Corners, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, other participants were Jeanette Harrigan and John McCormick.^3,4

John is head of household on the census of 5 June 1880 at Mineral Twp, Cherokee County, Kansas, as John Brady. John is a white male indicated as 28 years old. He has been employed 4 months of the current year and works as a coal miner. He was born in Scotland and both parents were born in Ireland. Enumerated with him were Catherine Brady, Thomas Brady, Bernard A. Brady, Isabella McCormick, Hugh Harrigan and Daniel McCormick.⁵ John Arthur Brady Sr. was the godparent at the baptism of Hugh Harrigan on 5 February 1883 at St. Bridget's Catholic Church, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas.⁶

John is head of household on the census of 1 March 1885 at Mineral Twp., Cherokee County, Kansas, as John Brady. He is a 32 year married white male born in Scotland. He came from Pennsylvania to Kansas. He is a coal miner. Enumerated with him were Catherine Brady, Thomas Brady, John Arthur Brady, Bernard A. Brady, Teresa Brady and Isabella McCormick.⁷ In September 1895 John Arthur Brady Sr. and Isabella McCormick lived at Fleming, Crawford County, Kansas.⁸

John is head of household on the census of 1 June 1900 at Mineral Twp, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as John Brady. John is a white male 49 years of age. He was born August of 1850 and has been married for 27 years. He was born in Scotland and both parents were born in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1871 and has been resident for 29 years. He works as a coal miner and rents his home. Enumerated with him were Isabella McCormick, Bernard A. Brady, Catherine Brady, Teresa Brady, John Arthur Brady, William Brady, Annie Celia Brady and Barbara Brady.⁹

John is head of household on the census of 1 March 1905 at Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as John Brady. He is a 54 year old white male born in Scotland. He came from Pennsylvania to Kansas and works as a coal miner. Enumerated with him were Isabella McCormick, Thomas Brady, Bernard A. Brady, Catherine Brady, Teresa Brady, John Arthur Brady, William Brady, Annie Celia Brady and Barbara Brady.¹⁰

John is head of household on the census of 1 June 1910 at Mineral Twp, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as John A Brady. John Is a white male 59 years of age and has been married for 38 years. He was born in Scotland and both of his parents were born in Ireland. He immigrated to the United States in 1871 and is naturalized. He can read and write and works as a coal miner. Enumerated with him were Annie Celia Brady, Thomas Brady, Barbara Brady, Teresa Brady, Isabella McCormick, William Brady and Mary A. Brady.¹¹

John is head of household on the census of 1 March 1915 at Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as John Brady. He is a 65 year white male born in Scotland and he came from Pennsylvania to Kansas. He works as a gardner. Enumerated with him were Isabella McCormick, Thomas Brady, Annie Celia Brady, Barbara Brady, William Brady and Jeneeva Greer.¹²

John is head of household on the census of 1 June 1920 at Mineral Twp, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, as John Brady. John is a married white male 70 years of age. He was born in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1871. Both of his parents were born in Ireland and he works as a coal miner. Enumerated with him were Isabella McCormick, Thomas Brady, William Brady and Annie Celia Brady.¹³

John Arthur Brady Sr. died on 20 November 1927 at Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas, at age 78.^2,14,15 He was buried on 22 November 1927 at St. Bridget's Cemetery, Scammon, Cherokee County, Kansas.^2,14
An obituary was in the Scammon newspaper: John Arthur Brady, 78-3-5, a pioneer resident of Scammon and this distict, died at his home here at 7:30 Sunday morning after a short sickness. Mr. Brady was born August 15, 1849, in Scotland, coming to this country in 1875, moving to Scammon shortly afterward, residing here the pst 50 years. He is survived by his wife; three sons, Barney Brady of Scammon, Wm. Brady of Pittsburg and Patrick Brady of Scammon; three daughters, Mrs Tressa Fleming of Kansas City, Mrs. Anna Masterson here in Scammon and Mrs Barbara Hanson of Cincinnati; and three sisters, two in Scotland and one in New York. Funeral services were held at 9:00 o'clock Tuesday morning from St. Brigid's Catholic Church of which he was a member. Burial was in the Catholic cemetery.¹⁶