Background
Bradley, Lydia Moss was born on July 31, 1816 in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Captain Zealy Moss and Jeanette (Glasscock) Moss.
Bradley, Lydia Moss was born on July 31, 1816 in Switzerland County, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Captain Zealy Moss and Jeanette (Glasscock) Moss.
Educated in schools of Switzerland County, Indiana.
She was an American philanthropist most noted for founding and endowing the Bradley Polytechnic Institute, now called Bradley University, in Peoria, Illinois. She was a pioneer of her day in many fields. Early in life she demonstrated qualities of determination and ability.
Married Tobias South. Bradley, May 11, 1837 (deceased).