Floyd Co. birth report to the Kentucky state auditor for 1859 lists the birth of Alexander Bradley on 21 Oct 1859, father Elias Bradley, mother’s maiden name Luanna Prater.

His death certificate records Elick Bradley, age 77 years 10 months 4 days, born 12 Feb 1857 in Kentucky, died 16 Dec 1934 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, married, husband of Lue Bradley, father Elicha Bradley, mother’s maiden name Luna Prator, both born in Ky, cause of death nephritis, informant Lue Bradley, Morehead, Ky, burial in Bradley Cemetery.

His gravestone (Bradley Cemetery is currently known as Clearfield Cemetery) has the birthdate 2 March 1858, and spells his given name as Alex.

So there are three birthdates to choose from, all in different months! I am entering the one from the birth report.

According to the “previous marriage” counts on his marriages recorded in Rowan Co., Aleck married five times, but his third and fifth marriages were both to Lou Crosthwait.

Her death certicate records Lou Bradley, age 70 years 9 months 8 days, born 18 Dec 1869 in Kentucky, widowed, died 25 Sep 1940 in Morehead, Rowan Co., Ky, father Isaac Crosthwaite, mother’s maiden name Mary Donohew, both born in Ky, cause of death paralysis, informant Anna Click, Morehead, Ky, burial in Bradley Cemetery.

Her gravestone, as surveyed by the Rowan Co Historical Society, lists her name as Louise Bradley and has the dates 18 Dec 1868 to 25 Sep 1946, although the year of death may be a mistranscription in the survey.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 3, p. 364, records a license issued for the marriage on 23 Oct 1899 of Alex Bradley, age 38, 3rd marriage, residence Morehead, born in and mother born in Floyd Co., Ky, father born in Virgina, to Lou Crosthwait, age 34 (should be 30 or 29), 2nd marriage, residence Morehead, to be at Elias Bradley’s. No return recorded.

This marriage was apparently very brief, because Alex remarried to Mary Watkins less than 6 months later. That marriage also ended in divorce, and then he remarried Lou.