CLAXTON, Rosa Lee

1918 - 1979  (60 years)   Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

CLAXTON, Luther Martin

1883 - 1971  (87 years)

Birth	7 Dec 1883	Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Died	8 Sep 1971	Veterans Administration Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA
	Cause: Lung Cancer
	Address: Veterans Administration Hospital Kerrville, Texas USA
Buried	Roselawn Memorial Park, McAllen, Hidalgo, Texas, USA
	Address: Roselawn Memorial Park McAllen, Texas USA
Father	CLAXTON, William Henry Sr.,   b. 1855, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Mother	MOORE, Mary Ann,   b. Jul 1864, Whitley County, Kentucky, USA
Family 1	RAE, Elizabeth,   b. 6 Apr 1894, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Married	5 Nov 1912	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Divorced	5 Jul 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. CLAXTON, James Orville,   b. 13 Jan 1913, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 2. CLAXTON, Rev. Elizabeth Rae,   b. 27 Oct 1915, Luther & Elizabeth Claxton Residence, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   3. CLAXTON Miss,   b. 23 Dec 1916, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 4. CLAXTON, Rosa Lee,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Family 2	MOYNAHAN, Gladys,   b. 1900 or 1901, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Married	24 Dec 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	+ 1. CLAXTON, Martin Luther Jr.,   b. 9 Feb 1921, Jewish Hospital, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA

RAE, Elizabeth

1894 - 1925  (30 years)

Birth	6 Apr 1894	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	14 Feb 1925	Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Woodford Memorial Hospital Versailles, Kentucky USA
Buried	16 Feb 1925	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	RAE, James Gourlay,   b. 3 Oct 1863, Whitecroft Lodge, Carrutherstown, Dumfries, Scotland, UK
Mother	DOUGHTY, Rosa Lee,   b. 9 Feb 1870, Laurel County, Kentucky, USA
Family 1	CLAXTON, Luther Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Scott County, Tennessee, USA
Married	5 Nov 1912	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Divorced	5 Jul 1919	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Children	1. CLAXTON, James Orville,   b. 13 Jan 1913, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 2. CLAXTON, Rev. Elizabeth Rae,   b. 27 Oct 1915, Luther & Elizabeth Claxton Residence, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   3. CLAXTON Miss,   b. 23 Dec 1916, Somerset, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA + 4. CLAXTON, Rosa Lee,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Family 2	RABE, William Alfred Sr.,   b. 25 Oct 1881, Kentucky, USA
Married	1 Oct 1921	Paris, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA

BRADLEY, William Collins

1920 - 1992  (72 years)

Birth	24 Feb 1920	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Died	31 Dec 1992	Kings Memorial Hospital, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA
	Cause: Heart Attack
	Address: Kings Memorial Hospital Kings Daughters Dr. Frankfort, Kentucky USA
Buried	4 Jan 1993	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
Father	BRADLEY, Richard Collins
Mother	CLAY, Sally
Family 1	ALVIS, Mary
Family 2	CLAXTON, Rosa Lee,   b. 13 Sep 1918, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Married	Dec 1942

• Name	CLAXTON, Rosa Lee  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Sep 1918	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  	I am using Lexington as the location based on her delayed birth certificate rather than Woodford County per her obituary. - WW COCHRANE IV
  Gender	Female
  Education	1935	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  	Morton Junior High and Henry Clay High schools, graduating
  	She was active in debating in high school, as was her sister, Elizabeth Rae CLAXTON.
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	106614846
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106614846
  Inheritance	11 Nov 1943	Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	inheritance from her grandmother, Rosa Lee DOUGHTY RAE,
  	In the will Rosa Rae stated, " . . . vesting the residuary of my estate in my two grand daughters Elizabeth Rae Claxton Landolt and Rosa Lee Claxton Bradley, I have been prompted by the knowledge that since the early childhood of the said grand daughters I have had the care and responsibility of their direction and guidance in life and that during all these years they have been loyal and faithful to me and my love for each of them seems to me to be as great as though they were daughters of my own bosom." Rev. A. E. LANDOLT was named executor, and Rosa Rae's signature was witnessed by Rev. and Mrs. T. C. ECTON of the Calvary Baptist Church in Lexington, KY.
  Namesake	her grandmother, Rosa Lee DOUGHTY RAE  [5]
  Occupation	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [2, 6]
  	Suburban Sportswear clothing store
  Death	27 Jun 1979	St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [6]
  	Cause: Heart Attack
  	Address: St. Joseph Hospital Lexington, Kentucky USA
  Age	60 years
  Burial	29 Jun 1979	Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA   [2, 6, 7, 8]
  	Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/
  	Lexington Cemetery: Section 16, Lot 18, Part SW1/2. Funeral Director: F. H. Rogers Find A Grave website (http://www.findagrave.com/): Memorial #106614846.
  Person ID	I44	Cochrane Genealogy
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2025

  
  

  Father	CLAXTON, Luther Martin,   b. 7 Dec 1883, Scott County, Tennessee, USA d. 8 Sep 1971, Veterans Administration Hospital, Kerrville, Kerr, Texas, USA (Age 87 years)
  Mother	RAE, Elizabeth,   b. 6 Apr 1894, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Feb 1925, Woodford Memorial Hospital, Versailles, Woodford, Kentucky, USA (Age 30 years)
  Family ID	F18	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BRADLEY, William Collins,   b. 24 Feb 1920, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA d. 31 Dec 1992, Kings Memorial Hospital, Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	Dec 1942  [2, 4, 6, 9]
  Age at Marriage	She : 24 years and 3 months - He : 22 years and 10 months.
  Marriage Status	Ended with Wife's death
  Religion	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  	members of First Christian Church
  Residence	Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA   [2, 10]
  	1034 Pueblo Trail
  Family ID	F19	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2016

  
  

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  Birth - 13 Sep 1918 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Education - Morton Junior High and Henry Clay High schools, graduating - 1935 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Inheritance - inheritance from her grandmother, Rosa Lee DOUGHTY RAE, - 11 Nov 1943 - Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Occupation - Suburban Sportswear clothing store - - Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA Death - Cause: Heart Attack,Address: St. Joseph Hospital Lexington, Kentucky USA - 27 Jun 1979 - St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Burial - Address: Lexington Cemetery 833 W. Main St. Lexington, Kentucky USA 859-255-5522 https://lexcem.org/ - 29 Jun 1979 - Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA Religion - members of First Christian Church - - Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1034 Pueblo Trail - - Frankfort, Franklin, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  [S822] Commonwealth of Kentucky State Board Of Health, Birth Certificate - Delayed - KY, 27 Dec 2015, delayed birth certificate 80476 (1942), Rosa Lee Claxton. Certified Copy #2503387 by the State Registrar on 9 July 2009. Supporting evidence supplied: (1) Drivers License #377318 dated 27 July 1942; (2) Affidavit of Father dated 30 November 1942; (3) Affidavit of Mildred R. Maloney, Non-Relative, age 37, dated 30 November 1942. Delayed Birth Certificate - Rosa Lee Claxton [S928] Artifact - Unknown Newspaper Article - Original, 25 Aug 2010, "Bradley" [Rosa Lee Claxton Bradley]; Obituary, June 1979. Obit - Rosa Lee Claxton Bradley [S138] Kentucky. Lexington., Newspaper Article - Lexington Herald (Genealogy Bank), 28 Nov 2014, "Morton Junior High School Notes," 24 Mar 1935, Sec 2, p. 6, col. 6; digital images, GenealogyBank.com (htpp://www.genealogybank.com : accessed 28 November 2014), Historical Newspapers. Lexington Herald, Lexington, KY, Sec 2, P 6 [S969] Kentucky. Fayette County., Wills - KY - Fayette County, 18 Nov 2010, book 20: p 483-5, Mrs. Rosa Rae. Will - Rae, Rosa L., pg. 1 Will - Rae, Rosa L., pg 2 Will - Rae, Rosa L., pg 3 [S56] Personal Knowledge - Cochrane, William Winston IV, 8 Aug 2014. [S87] Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Death Certificate - KY, 25 Jan 2010, death certificate 116-79-15520 (1979), Rosa Lee Bradley. Death Certificate - Rosa Lee Bradley [S77] The Lexington Cemetery Co., Lexington, KY, Cemetery Records - Lexington, KY Cemetery, (htpp://www.lexcem.org, Copyright 2000-2009), 26 Jan 2010, 30 Nov 2003, database entry #48515 for Rosa Lee Claxton Bradley (1912-1979). Cemetery Record - Rosa Lee Claxton Bradlet [S141] Cemetery Records - Find A Grave, (http://www.findagrave.com: n.d.), 11 Mar 2013, accessed 11 Mar 2013<, Memorial #106614846, Rosa Lee Claxton Bradley. [S261] Kentucky. Lexington., Newspaper Article - Lexington Leader [KY], 4 Nov 2011, "To Marry This Month," 4 Dec 1942. Photo with caption. Page unknown. Wedding Announcement - Claxton, Rosa Lee [S87] Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health Services, Death Certificate - KY, 25 Jan 2010, death certificate 116-7-915520 (1979), Rosa Lee Bradley. Death Certificate - Rosa Lee Bradley