John William Breedlove Sr. (1907 - 1968)

Born 3 Apr 1907 in Trenton, Dade, Georgia

Ancestors

Husband of Maude Zelma (Sabin) Breedlove — married 13 Apr 1929 in Hamilton, Georgia

Descendants

Died 21 Sep 1968 at age 61 in Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee

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Biography

John William "Willie" Breedlove, Sr. was born in 1907 in Trenton, Dade County, Georgia, the son of Jordan Pinkerton "Jerd" Breedlove (1881–1959) and Clara Minerva Sills (1889–1939).

Willie married Maude Zelma Sabin (1912–1970) on 13 Apr 1929 in Hamilton County, Georgia.^[1] Their children were:

1. John William Breedlove, Jr. (1930–2008)
2. Valjean (Breedlove) Berry (1932- )
3. James "Jimmy" Breedlove (1934–2020)
4. Robert William Breedlove, Sr. (1942- )
5. Patricia Ann (Breedlove) Kemp (1944–2019)

John William Breedlove enlisted for WWII at age 33 on 16 Oct 1940 at Tenn, Walker County, Georgia.

Willie passed away at age 61 in 1968 in Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee, and was buried in Forest Hills Cemetery in Chattanooga.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KH6S-LF7 : 22 December 2016), William Breedlove and Maude Sabin, 13 Apr 1929; citing Hamilton, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 2,048,170.
2. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK15-LKZ1 : 4 July 2020), John W. Breedlove, ; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLKH-5HZ : accessed 14 October 2020), Willie Breedlove in household of Jurd Breedlove, Trenton, Dade, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 52, sheet 3A, family 49, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 181; FHL microfilm 1,374,194.

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MN5W-2YX : accessed 14 October 2020), Willie Breadlove in household of Jordan Breadlove, Wauhatchie, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing ED 197, sheet 3B, line 46, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1743; FHL microfilm 1,821,743.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP4C-YK8 : accessed 14 October 2020), John W Breedlove, District 3, Hamilton, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 82, sheet 4B, line 96, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2253; FHL microfilm 2,341,987.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K75M-JXJ : 28 November 2019), Will Breedlove, Militia District 1501, Walker, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 146-14B, sheet 8B, line 64, family 44, 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 718.