John Burton Puckett (1916 - 1969)

Born 11 Dec 1916 in Davidson, Tennessee, United States

Husband of Christine L. (Uselton) Puckett — married 17 Aug 1940 in Moore, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John was born on December 11, 1916, in Davidson County, Tennessee. He was the son of John Frank Puckett and Nellie Mai Williams.

He was raised by his grandparents after his father married Ella Mae Adcock in 1919.

John appears in the 1930 census with his grandparents and older sister, living in the area around Fairfield and Shelbyville roads in rural Bedford County, Tennessee.^[1]

After the death of his grandfather, John and his grandmother moved in with the family of his aunt, Virginia Hamilton. There, he worked as a laborer for his uncle's farm.^[2]

John married Christine Uselton on August 17, 1940, in Moore County, Tennessee.^[3] Together, they had six children: George, Francis, Nellie, Betty, Shirley, and Mary.

On October 16, 1940, John was registered in the World War II United States draft. He was described as being 5'6" and 140 lbs, with a light brown complexion, brown hair, and blue eyes.^[4]

He passed away on December 19, 1969, and was buried in the Willow Mount Cemetery.^[5]

Notes

• John's WW2 draft card and headstone indicates that he was born in 1917. However, this cannot be the case with Nellie's death on May 10, 1917.
  • His projected age in census records, if born in December, would indicate that he was born in 1916.

Sources

1. ↑ Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Bedford, Tennessee; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2341967; Description: CIVIL DISTRICT 4 EXCLUDING BELLBUCKLE TOWN; Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.
2. ↑ Year: 1940; Census Place: Bedford, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03872; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 2-15; Description: CIVIL DISTRICT 7 OUTSIDE SHELBYVILLE TOWN; Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
3. ↑ Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002; Year: 1938-1966; Ancestry.com. Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008.
4. ↑ National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 237; Name Range: Pritchett, William Jacob-Pulliams, Mose; Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112148269/john-burton-puckett : accessed 15 January 2022), memorial page for John Burton Puckett (11 Dec 1917–19 Dec 1969), Find A Grave: Memorial #112148269, citing Willow Mount Cemetery, Shelbyville, Bedford County, Tennessee, USA ; Maintained by Diona Dickerson (contributor 46857758).