GEORGE T. BRADLEY, farmer; P. O. North Middletown; son of William and
Mahala (Kirkpatrick) Bradley, and was born Aug. 29, 1845; his grandfather,
Thomas Bradley, was a native of Virginia, and was born March 5, 1761;
when quite young he emigrated to Kentucky and was married in Lexington,
March 5, 1788, to Philadelphia Ficklin; she was born Dec. 16, 1768. By
this marriage there were seven sons, viz: Robert, William, Henry, James,
John, Jeptha and Joseph, and two daughters, Margaret and Mary. The second
son, William Bradley, was born Feb. 24, 1793, and died Aug. 8, 1861. He
was first married in 1818, to Sallie Jenkins; she died May 25, 1819,
leaving one son, Robert. William was next married on the 18th of Feb.,
1826, to Mahala Kirkpatrick. They had born to them two sons, James W. and
George T. (subject) and seven daughters, viz: Sarah M., Eliza J., Amanda
F., Mary A., Nancy K., Miranda K. and Mahala F. The mother, Mahala
Bradley, died October 28, 1875. The subject of this sketch enlisted in the
Confederate army, in June 1862, under General Morgan. He was in several
warm engagements; was wounded three times, once pretty severely; the
evidence of which he carries to this day; he served till [sic] the close
of hostilities, and then returned to Bourbon County, Ky., where he was
married on the 25th day of June, 1867, to Susie T., daughter of George L.
Redmon. This union has been blessed with two daughters, viz: Mary M.,
born April 28, 1868, and Lutie T., born Sept. 19, 1870. In 1866, George
T. engaged in the grocery business at Dover, Mason County, Ky., and
continued there successfully for two and a half years. He next went to
Paris, Ky., and again engaged in the mercantile business. After
remaining there about three years, he concluded to remove to the country
and engage in agricultural pursuits, a vocation he still adheres to. Mr.
Bradley and wife are members of the Christian Church and he is a Democrat
in politics.
