Hunter Enos Bradley, Franklin Parish, Louisiana

Submitted by Mike Miller Sept, 2001





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Hunter Enos Bradley.  Born one-half mile from his present 

plantation, Hunter Enos Bradley has spent his entire 

career in Franklin Parish, and is now accounted one of 

the substantial planters and prominent citizens of his 

community.  In addition to his planting interests he is

also identified with several prominent business enterprises 

of Winnsboro, and has had his share of participation in 

politics as secretary of the Democratic Executive Committee 

for Franklin Parish during the past eight years.



Mr. Bradley was born on the plantation of his maternal 

grandfather, Enos Mackey, one-half mile from his present 

home, on rural route 1, Winnsboro, December 23, 1873, 

and is a son of John and Margaret J. (Mackey) Bradley, 

the latter family probably being from-ms Mississippi.  

John Bradley was left an orphan in boyhood, but worked 

his way to the management of the plantation of Enos Mackey, 

the latter of whom was twice married.  All the children of 

his first marriage died young, and Margaret J., born to his 

second marriage, is the only survivor thereof.  Enos Mackey 

died at the age of fifty-six years.  During the war between 

the states John Bradley was not allowed to enlist, being 

detailed to remain on the farm and produce food.  He 

became a successful planter and added considerably to the 

family holdings, leaving 3,000 acres on Bayou Mason, six 

miles east of Winnsboro.  His death occurred July 4, 1895, 

when he was seventy-four years of age, survived by Mrs.Bradley, 

who has reached the same age.  She is a Methodist in

her religious belief and has been the mother of nine children: 

Caroline, the wife of W. H. Adams; John, engaged in merchandising 

at Delhi; Hunter E.; Zoe, the wife of Caleb L. Snyder, 

president of the police jury of Franklin Parish; Mack, 

engaged in merchandising at Winnsboro; Bessie, who lives with 

her mother at the old home place; Ava, who died when 

about reaching maturity; and two children who died young.



Hunter Enos Bradley attended the local schools and Mississippi 

College, Clinton, Mississippi, and at the time of his father's 

death took charge of the home plantation, of which he has since

been the manager.  This tract now amounts to 1,200 acres and has 

modern improvements of every character, Mr. Bradley having 

developed it into one of the n-most beautiful estates to be found 

in Franklin Parish.  In addition he is president of the firm of 

A. D. Meyer & Company of Winnsboro, and a member of the Board of 

Directors of the Winnsboro Bank and Trust Company.  

He has been a raiser of livestock for some years, and this forms 

a large part of his business.

Mr. Bradley is fond of a good horse and a good dog, and his 

principal hobby is that of bird-hunting.  For eight years he has 

been secretary of the Democratic Executive Committee of 

Franklin Parish, but has not been an aspirant for public 

honors, although he was a member of the police jury, representing 

Ward Three, from 1912 to 1916.



Mr. Bradley married Miss Irma Cordell, a daughter of Stephen and 

Kate (Snyder) Cordell a graduate of the Woman's College,

Salem, North Carolina, and a member and active worker in the 

Methodist Church.  

To this union there have been born two daughters: Katharine Alice, who

attended the local high school at Winnsboro, the Meriden (Mississippi) 

College and also Breneau College at Atlanta, Georgia;

and Margaret Cordell, who is attending the local schools at Winnsboro.



A History of Louisiana, (vol. 2), p. 392, by Henry E. Chambers.  

Published by The American Historical Society, Inc., Chicago and New York, 1925.