J B Clinton Brackens (1912 - 1987)

Born 26 Aug 1912 in Hubbard, Hill, Texas, United States

Died 8 Jun 1987 at age 74 in Harris, Texas, United States

Biography

J B Brackens is a part of US Black heritage.

JB Brackens, son of George Brackens, was born in 1912. In the 1920 census J (age 6) was the single son of George Brackin in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, United States.^[1][2]

His first wife was Jewel Faye Clough. His second wife was Jessie Mae Oliver.^[3]

He died in 1987^[4] and is buried in Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "United States Census, 1920"
   Citing Affiliate Publication Number: T625; Affiliate Film Number: 1805; Line: 51; FHL microfilm: 1821805; Record number: 851;
   FamilySearch (accessed 22 December 2021)
   FamilySearch Image Image number 00022
   J B Brackin (6), single son in household of George Brackin (54) in Fairfield, Freestone, Texas, United States.
2. ↑ "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947" National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Texas, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #19609265 (accessed 9 December 2021)
   Name: J B Brackens; Gender: Male; Race: Black; Age: 28; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Birth Date: 26 Aug 1912; Birth Place: Hubbard, Texas, USA; Residence Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Huntsville, Walker, Texas, USA; Employer: W P A; Height: 5 11; Weight: 158; Complexion: Black; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Ulysses S Clugh.
3. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90301706/jessie-mae-oliver-brackens-obit/
4. ↑ "Texas Death Index, 1903-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZF8-6Q3 : 24 May 2014), J Brackens, 08 Jun 1987; from "Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2006); citing certificate number , Harris, Texas, Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Austin.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVV4-PPNF : 6 March 2021), J B Brackens, ; Burial, Houston, Harris, Texas, United States of America, Houston National Cemetery; citing record ID 3099687, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K4Q4-3TJ : 28 August 2021), J Charlon Briellons in household of Lorenda Mills, Justice Precinct 1, Walker, Texas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 236-5, sheet 17B, line 79, family 323, 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 4157.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8BM-G74 : 5 December 2014), J B Brackens, enlisted 30 Dec 1943, Houston, Texas, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.