William Hughes "Bill" Bronston Sr was the son of Charles Jacob Bronston, noted Lexington attorney, and his wife Susie Wallace Hughes. Susie died when Bill was two years old and he was reared by his father with help from his elder sisters Sallie and Kate.
Bill was married in 1917 to Nadine Snyder. They had two children, Betty Taylor in 1919 and Bill, Jr in 1923.
Bill graduated from Peekskill Academy and Northwestern University as a Lawyer. He practiced law for several years in Lexington and then quit the practice - family lore says Bill found it unconscionable when he successfully defended a murderer who admitted to being guilty.
Around 1920 he became involved in the fire insurance business, a field in which he worked for the remainder of his life.
William Hughes "Bill" Bronston Sr was the son of Charles Jacob Bronston, noted Lexington attorney, and his wife Susie Wallace Hughes. Susie died when Bill was two years old and he was reared by his father with help from his elder sisters Sallie and Kate.
Bill was married in 1917 to Nadine Snyder. They had two children, Betty Taylor in 1919 and Bill, Jr in 1923.
Bill graduated from Peekskill Academy and Northwestern University as a Lawyer. He practiced law for several years in Lexington and then quit the practice - family lore says Bill found it unconscionable when he successfully defended a murderer who admitted to being guilty.
Around 1920 he became involved in the fire insurance business, a field in which he worked for the remainder of his life.
Inscription
Betty Bronston remembered her family on her own headstone in the Lexington Cemetery (I-1, 16, E1/2), although all but she were cremated.
In Memory of the Bronston Family
William Hughes, Father 1889-1957
Nadine Snyder, Mother 1894-1978
William Hughes Jr, son 1923-1978
Betty Taylor, Daughter 1919-2004
Family Members
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Sallie Aurelia Bronston
1875–1948
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Mrs Katherine McCreary Bronston Warren
1878–1909
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Thomas Hughes Bronston
1878–1912
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Henrietta Aurelia "Nettie" Bronston
1879–1880
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Charles Jacob "Charlie" Bronston Jr
1884–1961
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Henri Cooper Bronston
1884–1884
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Louise Bronston
1888–1888
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Susan Cromwell Bronston Buford
1888–1967
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