Vicinity of Bradbury Settlement

One of the earliest communities in Kimble County was opened by frontiersman James Bradbury, Sr. Between 1850 and 1864, after the death of his wife, he moved there from Williamson County with six children. He built several picket or log structures and operated a blacksmith shop that repaired guns and tools. Ranching was the main business, and the diet included fish, game, honey, and bear meat cured as bacon. Five other men, some with families, lived nearby. Bradbury was killed in 1872 in an Indian fight, and in 1875 his land was bought and occupied by Dr. E.K. Kountz and family.

Junction, Texas · United States