Hermie Lee Bradford (1897 - 1980)

Born 17 Jun 1897 in DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Ecil Opal (Conaway) Bradford — married 10 Jul 1916 in Gallatin, Daviess, Missouri, USA

Descendants

Died 27 Dec 1980 at age 83 in Missouri, USA

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Biography

Hermie Bradford was born 17 June 1897 in DeKalb Co., Missouri. He is the son of Joseph Bradford and Hattie Chafen.

1900 census -- Adams Twnp., DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA

Joseph B Bradford, head, white, male, born Oct 1871, age 27, married 5 years, born Missouri, father born Tennessee, mother born Ohio, farmer, own mortgaged farm; Hattie C Bradford, wife, white, female, born Nov 1880, age 19, married 5 years, 2 children / 2 living, born Missouri, father born Indiana, mother born North Carolina; Hermie L Bradford, son, white, male, born June 1897, age 2, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Herbert N Bradford, son, white, male, born Dec 1898, age 1, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri;^[1]

1910 census -- Adams Twnp., DeKalb Co., Missouri, USA

Joseph B Bradford, head, white, male, age 38, married 15 years, born Missouri, father born Tennessee, mother born Ohio, farmer, own mortgaged farm; Hattie C Bradford, wife, white, female, age 29, married 15 years, 4 children / 3 living, born Missouri, father born Indiana, mother born North Carolina; Hermie L Bradford, son, white, male, age 12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, attended school; Herbert N Bradford, son, white, male, age 11, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, attended school; Clyde B Bradford, son, white, male, age 7, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, attended school;^[2]

He married Ecil O Conaway on 10 July 1916 in Gallatin, Missouri.^[3]

He registered for World War I in Aug 1918 in St Joseph, Missouri.^[4]

1920 census -- St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, USA

Hermie L Bradford, head, rent, white, male, age 22, married, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, butcher packing house; Ecil O Bradford, wife, white, female, age 21, married, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Ecil F Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 2 9/12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Lee I Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 1 8/12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Cordelia M Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 1/12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; William P Tunnel, boarder, white, male, age 27, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, butcher packing house^[5]

1930 census -- St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, USA

Hermie L Bradford, head, rent $15, white, male, age 33, married, first married @ 19, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, laborer odd jobs; Ecil O Bradford, wife, white, female, age 31, married, first married @ 17, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri; Ecil F Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 13, single, born Kansas, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, attended school; Lee I Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, attended school; Cordelia M Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 10, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri, attended school; Hermie L Bradford, son, white, male, age 3 5/12, single, born Missouri, father born Missouri, mother born Missouri;^[6]

1940 census -- St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, USA

Hermie Bradford, head, rent $15, white, male, age 42, married, 1 year high school education, born Missouri, same place 1935, butcher meat packing plant; Ecil Bradford, wife, informant, white, female, age 38, married, 1 year high school education, born Missouri, same place 1935 Hermie L Bradford, son, white, male, age 13, single, attended school, 7th grade education, born Missouri, same place 1935; Marsha Nell Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 5, single, born Missouri, same place 1935^[7]

1950 census -- St Joseph, Buchanan Co., Missouri, USA

Hermie L Bradford, head, white, male, age 52, married, born Missouri, WK 40 hrs butcher meat packing plant; Ecil O Bradford, wife, white, female, age 51, married, born Missouri, H; Hermie L Bradford Jr, son, white, male, age 23, single, born Missouri, WK 48 hrs attendant filling station; Marsha N Bradford, daughter, white, female, age 15, single, born Missouri, OT^[8]

He died 27 Dec 1980 in Missouri.^[9]He is buried in Christian Chapel Cemetery in Weatherby, Missouri.^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M3CD-NX5 : accessed 16 December 2017), Hermie L Bradford in household of Joseph B Bradford, Adams Township Weatherby village, DeKalb, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64, sheet 3B, family 69, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,852.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M2TT-5MB : accessed 16 December 2017), Hermie L Bradford in household of Joseph B Bradford, Adams, DeKalb, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 65, sheet 5B, family 106, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 779; FHL microfilm 1,374,792.
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007.
4. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3R5-PC5 : 12 December 2014), Hermie Lee Bradford, 1917-1918; citing St. Joseph City no 3, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,691.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M843-3PT : accessed 16 December 2017), Hermie L Bradford, St Joseph Ward 8, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing ED 120, sheet 2B, line 76, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 907; FHL microfilm 1,820,907.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHXH-4VF : accessed 13 May 2023), Hermie L Bradford, St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 39, sheet 19A, line 21, family 489, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1178; FHL microfilm 2,340,913.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K73K-ZBG : 8 January 2021), Hermie Bradford, Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 11-67, sheet 4B, line 61, family 74, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2089.
8. ↑ "United States 1950 Census", database, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:6FM2-Z66M : Sun Jan 29 17:58:57 UTC 2023), Entry for Hermie L Bradford and Ecil O Bradford, 1 April 1950.
9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/V9K2-VP1 : 20 May 2014), Hermie Bradford, Dec 1980; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
10. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39817599/hermie-lee-bradford: accessed 13 May 2023), memorial page for Hermie Lee “Pop” Bradford (17 Jun 1897–27 Dec 1980), Find A Grave: Memorial #39817599, citing Christian Chapel Cemetery, Weatherby, DeKalb County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Kelly (contributor 47050188).