Individual Details
Laura L. Johnson
(1858 - CA, 1892)
Andrew J. Johnson, 56, b. GA, father b. GA, mother b. GA
Elizabeth A., wife, 40, b. TN, father b. KY, mother b. KY
Laura, 22, daughter, b. TX, father b. GA, mother b. AR
Texas County Marriages, 1837-1977, Digital Images shows the marriage of Laura L. Johnson and J. H. Bradley, 10-1-1882 in Coryell County, Texas.
This data was taken from the Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Book D2, page 214.
Laura Bradley is mentioned as the child of Andrew Jackson Johnson and his first wife in A. J. Johnson's will.
Events
| Birth | 1858 | Lockhart, Caldwell County, Texas |  |  | |
| Marriage | OCTOBER 1, 1882 | Coryell County, Texas - Joel H. Bradley | | | |
| Death | CA, 1892 | Oglesby, Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Census | 1900 | Coryell County, Texas | | | |
| Miscellaneous | OCTOBER 8, 1934 | Affidavit-Laura Bradley family - Coryell County, Texas | | |
Families
| Spouse | Joel H. Bradley (1857 - 1911) |
| Child | Mary Gertrude Bradley (1883 - ) |
| Child | John H. Bradley (1885 - ) |
| Child | Leoti Evelyn Bradley (1886 - 1974) |
| Child | Thomas J. Bradley (1889 - ) |
| Child | Carl L. Bradley (1892 - ) |
| Father | Andrew Jackson Johnson (1825 - 1891) |
| Mother | Martha Jane "Mattie" Tuttle (1837 - 1869) |
| Sibling | Ava Johnson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Dora Johnson ( - ) |
| Sibling | Kate Johnson (1854 - 1938) |
| Sibling | Anna Johnson (1860 - 1937) |
| Sibling | Frank Johnson (1860 - 1919) |
| Sibling | John Ealy Johnson (1866 - 1931) |
| Sibling | Infant Daughter Johnson (1869 - 1869) |
Notes
Birth
The 1880 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows Laura L. Johnson, age 22, born in TX, father b. GA, mother b. AR, to be the daughter of Andrew J. Johnson and his deceased wife Mattie Tuttle.Andrew J. Johnson's second wife was born in TN.
Evelyn Johnson Lawrence's Family History shows that Laura Johnson was born in Lockhart, TX.
Marriage
Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, Digital Images shows the marriage of Laura L. Johnson and J. H. Bradley on 10-1-1882 in Coryell County, Texas.This data was taken from the Coryell County Marriage Records, Book D2, page 214.
John E. Johnson in a court affidavit on 10-18-1919 stated that Laura L. Bradley was married only once and her husband was J. H. Bradley.
Death
The 1900 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Joel H. Bradley, 43, b. Apr 1857 in AR, father b. NC, mother b. LA, married, married 18 yrs.
Mary Gertrude, daughter, b. July 1883 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
John H., son, 14, b. Apr 1885 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Leoti E., daughter, 13, b. Dec 1886 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Thomas J., son, 10, b. Oct 1889 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Carl L., son, 8, b. July 1892 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Note:
Laura L. Johnson Bradley, Joel H. Bradley's wife probably died after the birth of her last child in July 1892 and the time of the 1900 census.
John E. Johnson gives her death date as c 1892 in a court affidavit made on 10-18-1919.
Census
The 1900 Coryell County, Texas, U.S. Federal Census shows:Joel H. Bradley, 43, b. Apr 1857 in AR, father b. NC, mother b. LA, married, married 18 yrs.
Mary Gertrude, daughter, b. July 1883 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
John H., son, 14, b. Apr 1885 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Leoti E., daughter, 13, b. Dec 1886 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Thomas J., son, 10, b. Oct 1889 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
Carl L., son, 8, b. July 1892 in TX, father b. AR, mother b. TX
These appear to be the children of Joel H. and Laura L. Johnson Bradley since he apparently has not remarried.
Note: Joel H. Bradley, widower of Laura L. Johnson Bradley; Kate Johnson Green; Nora Johnson Morton, ans Elizabeth Morris Johnson are all listed consecutively in the 1900 Coryell County, Texas Census.
Miscellaneous
Vol. 122, page 97 Coryell County Deed Records:On 10-8-1934, Harry Johnson gave an affidavit stating: that he sold a 4/5 interest in 24 and 3/4 acres of the Tobias Kelley Survey and this property was apportioned to Laura L. Bradley in her father A.J. Johnson's will; Laura L. Bradley was the wife of J.H. Bradley, her only husband, and that she died intestate at birth of their son Carl L. Bradley in August 1893; the Bradleys' other children were Mary Gertrude Bradley, who married Jessie L. Wofford, Jackson H. Bradley, Thomas J. Bradley, and Leoti Bradley; about 1900 J.H. Bradley married Mattie Spencer and their only child died at birth; and J.H. Bradley died about 20 or 25 years ago.
Endnotes
1. Evelyn Johnson Lawrence, Family History, Recipient: Sherry Lawrence, Author Address: Gatesville, TX, Recipient Address: Gatesville, TX (2002), Family History Compiled by Evelyn Lawrence from personal communications, family bibles,etc..
2. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
3. "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Digital Images," Family Search, Family Search (www.familysearch.org : Accessed July 2015), Digital Images of Original Records, "Texas County Marriage Records, 1837-1977, Digital Images," .
4. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present), John E. Johnson Affidavit, Vol. 91, page 195.
5. Coryell County, Texas Marriage Records, Gatesville, Texas., Book D2, page 214.
6. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
7. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present), John E. Johnson Affidavit, Vol. 91, page 195.
8. 1900 U.S. Federal Census, Record Type: microfilm image, Ancestry.com Website, www.ancestry.com..
9. Coryell County, Texas, Deed Records (Coryell County, Texas, Gatesville, Texas, 1854-present).