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Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford 1908–1969 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 July 1908

Birth Location: Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 27 October 1969

Death Location: Porterville, Tulare County, California, United States of America

Father: Curtis Bradford

Mother: Nancy Brewer

Spouse(s): Margie Bradford, Sula Engle

Children(s): Alberta Morris

Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford was born in 1908 in Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Curtis Monroe Bradford And Nancy Elizabeth Betty Brewer. In 1959, Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford resided in Tulare, California, USA. Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford married Margie Lee Briscoe Bradford, Sula Permelia Mckeehen Engle, and had children including Alberta Morris. Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford passed away in 1969 in Porterville, Tulare County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford was born in 1908 in Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA, the child of Curtis Monroe Bradford And Nancy Elizabeth Betty Brewer.
  • In 1959, Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford resided in Tulare, California, USA.
  • Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford married Margie Lee Briscoe Bradford, Sula Permelia Mckeehen Engle, and had children including Alberta Morris.
  • Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford passed away in 1969 in Porterville, Tulare County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

Jess Bradford's Ancestors

Self
Jess Bradford
1908–1969
Birth Place: Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Curtis Monroe Bradford
1871–1949
Sneedville, Handcock, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth ‘Betty’) Brewer
1876–1923
Sneedville, Hancock, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
James (‘Harmon’) Brewer
1852–1924
Sneedville, Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Mary ((Wilburn)) Brewer
1850–1911
Hancock County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Moab Brewer
1823–1902
Elizabeth Brewer
1824–1896
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nancy Hammons
1788–1850
Joab Brewer
1781–1892
Solomon Seale
1785–1858
Nancy Seale
1788–

Jess Bradford's Descendants

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Jess (Leander ‘Leon’) Bradford (23 July 1908–27 October 1969) m. Margie (Lee (Briscoe)) Bradford (5 January 1910–8 September 1955) m. Sula (Permelia (McKeehen)) Engle (26 February 1917–2 Sep 2004)
  1. 1. Alberta Morris 1941–2018

Jess Bradford's Timeline

3 Records

1908
23 July 1908
Birth of Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford in Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
1959
19 Jan 1959
Age 51
Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford resided here in Tulare, California, USA
Tulare, California, USA
1969
27 October 1969
Age 61
Death of Jess Leander ‘Leon’ Bradford in Porterville, Tulare, CA, California, USA
Porterville, Tulare, CA, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 July 1908
    Event Place: Pontotoc, Johnston, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1959
    Event Place: Tulare, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 October 1969
    Event Place: Porterville, Tulare, CA, California, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Porterville, Tulare County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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