Rodney Leon Brasfield (1910 - 1958)

Born 22 Aug 1910 in Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA

Ancestors

Died 12 Sep 1958 at age 48 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Rodney Brasfield is Notable.

Rodney became one of the premiere country comedians. He performed from his teens with Bisbee's Comedians, a Memphis based troupe. After ten years with them, he served a year in the military during World War ll before being discharged because of a childhood back injury. He returned briefly to the Bisbee Comedians and was hired by Judge George D. Hay to work the Grand Ole Opry in July 1944. From 1947 he appeared on the nationally broadcast network portion. He appeared frequently with Minnie Pearl. He died of a heart attack on September 12, 1958. Minnie Pearl championed Brasfield's nominations for the Hall of Fame, which resulted in his election in 1987.

Rodney Leon Brasfield was born in Smithville, Monroe County, Mississipp on August 22, 1910. ^[1]

He was the son of James Calvin Braswell and Nonnie Cornelia Cowley Brasfield. ^[2]

Rodney passed away on September 12, 1959 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, and was buried at the Pearce Chapel Cemetery in his hometown f Smithville, Monroe County, Mississippi, USA. ^[1]

Acknowledgments

Bio by: Welch

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVQ-NH8T : 26 July 2019), Rodney Leon Brasfield, 1958; Burial, Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States of America, Pearce Chapel Cemetery; citing record ID 6368596, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com. Index Notes:

   Name Rodney Leon Brasfield

   Death or Burial Date 1958

   Death or Burial Place Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States of America

   Cemetery Pearce Chapel Cemetery

   Death Date 12 Sep 1958

   Birth Date 22 Aug 1910

   Photograph Included Y

   Gravestone Inscription:

   RODNEY L BRASFIELD

   AUG 22, 1910

   SEPT 12, 1958

   URL: Find A Grave Memorial for Rodney Leon Brasfield
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNT9-WR5 : 2 February 2021), Rodney L Brasfield in entry for James C Brasfield, 1920. Index Notes:

   Name Rodney L Brasfield

   Sex Male

   Age 9

   Event Date 1920

   Event Place Smithville, Monroe, Mississippi, United States

   Event Place (Original) Smithville, ED 55, Monroe, Mississippi, United States

   Birth Year (Estimated) 1911

   Birthplace Mississippi

   Marital Status Single

   Race White

   Relationship to Head of Household Son

   Father's Birthplace Mississippi

   Mother's Birthplace Mississippi

   Event Type Census:Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   James C Brasfield Head Male 47 Mississippi

   Nonie C Brasfield Wife Female 40 Mississippi

   Paul J Brasfield Son Male 13 Mississippi

   Rodney L Brasfield Son Male 9 Mississippi