'Share on Twitter' Bradley homestead in Wapello County, IowaWidow Patty Smith Swett and six children by two husbands were among the first settlers who staked claims in Wapello County near Ottumwa in May 1843 Bradley homestead in Wapello County, IowaWidow Patty Smith Swett and six children by two husbands were among the first settlers who staked claims in Wapello County near Ottumwa in May 1843 Bradley homestead in Wapello County, IowaWidow Patty Smith Swett and six children by two husbands were among the first settlers who staked claims in Wapello County near Ottumwa in May 1843 Setting Facts Categories When: 1843 - 1890 Where: Blakesburg, Iowa Family Branch: Bradley, Smith Family Member: Patty Smith Theme: frontier life