Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries



[This is Mary R. (Grayson) Bradley b 17 Dec 1838 m 22 Sep 1859 
 w/o Lucius de Yampert Bradley, Sr. who died a year earlier on 7 Oct 1886.]
 

Source - "The Fairfield Recorder Obits Sept 25, 1885-Sept 19, 1890"
Transcribed by Ann Farnsworth.  Fairfield Geneological Society,
copyright 2003.  p. 52. Aug 26, 1887.

"Death of Mrs. Mary R. Bradley

Died at her residence in Fairfield, Texas on Wednesday, August 24th,
1887 after a illness of several months of consumption, Mrs. Mary R.
Bradley,wife of the late Judge L. D. Bradley, aged about 47.

The deceased was one of the best known ladies of our town being one of
the oldest residents.  She was a daughter of Dr. S. G. Grayson, an old
citizen of this county who died many years since.  She was born in
Wilcox County, Alabama and came with her parents to Freestone about
1853 and and been a resident of the county ever since living most of
the time in Fairfield.  Mrs. Bradley was quite an intelligent lady and
was informed on many subjects, acquired from the great fondness for
reading.  She was but little given to the pleasures of society;
preferring the quiet retirement of her home and her company of her
family to whom she was devotedly attached and for whom no service or
self denial was too great for her to make.  She was always a devoted
wife and a most affectionate mother.  About a year ago it was noticed
by some that her health was beginning to fail though she kept up until
compelled to take her bed.  Like many others she indulged in the hope
that a favorable change would restore her health and it was a long
time ere she would recognize the sad dread reality; for when the
conviction came that she could not recover, she yielded to the
inevitable and bore utmost bravely ending the ordeal of physical
suffering and pain of family seperation which the future had in store.
 The deceased leaves to mourn the irreparable loss of a mother, a
family of nine children, six daughters and three sons, the youngest
child being a little girl about seven  years old.  She leaves also
four sisters and three brothers living in this and the adjoining
counties of Leon and Limestone.  Her remains were laid to rest by the
side of her husband in Fairfield Cemetery yesterday morning at 10
o'clock, Rev. C. M. Keith officiating.  A large concourse of sorrowing
relatives and friends were in attendance on this sad occasion.  
  The deepest sympathies of our community go out to the bereaved ones who
have been made to feel in less than a year the great loss of both
father and mother."