He was married 9 Jun 1852 to Mattie Voralis McCreary, sister of Gov James Bennett McCreary, who was twice Governor of Kentucky, in non-consecutive terms.
Tom and Mattie had no children.
Outside the bonds of matrimony, Tom had 2 daughters with his mistress Maria Lakes:
~ Emma Lakes (1876–1919)
~ Tommie Lakes (1879–1912)
Earlier, Tom may have had a son with Maria's sister, Martha SUSAN Lakes:
~ Thomas BRONSTON Lakes (1875–1949)
After Tom's wife Mattie left her estate to her family and nothing to her husband, he left his 380 acre farm to his daughters, Emma and Tommie.
The Bronston family contested the bequest, but the farm went to the daughters. The 1908 suit stated "...Bronston, for more than 30 years before his death, sustained immoral relations with Maria Lakes, the mother of...Emma House and Tommie Osborn...the children of T. C. Bronston, and were so recognized by him"
He was married 9 Jun 1852 to Mattie Voralis McCreary, sister of Gov James Bennett McCreary, who was twice Governor of Kentucky, in non-consecutive terms.
Tom and Mattie had no children.
Outside the bonds of matrimony, Tom had 2 daughters with his mistress Maria Lakes:
~ Emma Lakes (1876–1919)
~ Tommie Lakes (1879–1912)
Earlier, Tom may have had a son with Maria's sister, Martha SUSAN Lakes:
~ Thomas BRONSTON Lakes (1875–1949)
After Tom's wife Mattie left her estate to her family and nothing to her husband, he left his 380 acre farm to his daughters, Emma and Tommie.
The Bronston family contested the bequest, but the farm went to the daughters. The 1908 suit stated "...Bronston, for more than 30 years before his death, sustained immoral relations with Maria Lakes, the mother of...Emma House and Tommie Osborn...the children of T. C. Bronston, and were so recognized by him"
Family Members
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Eliza Jane Bronston Dale
1815–1882
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Mary Ann Bronston Collins
1817–1884
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Paulina "Pelyna" Bronston
1819–1820
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Samira Maupin "Somiria" Bronston Baker
1821–1856
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Mrs Sally Ann Bronston Bronston
1823–1849
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Lucy Clark Bronston Best
1827–1909
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Elizabeth Carline Bronston
1829–1834
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Mrs Emily Frances "Emma" Bronston Francis
1833–1871
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Henrietta Earle "Ettie" Bronston Chenault
1835–1918
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Jacob Chenault "Jake" Bronston Sr
1838–1900
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