Hobert Sulfridge (1900 - 1945)

Born 28 Dec 1900 in Tazewell, Claiborne, Tennessee, United States

Died 26 Dec 1945 at age 44 in Fourmile, Bell, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

Hobert was born in 1900, the son of Clinton Sulfridge and Susan Brooks. (His death certificate erroneously listed the year as 1899.)

He worked as a coal miner. In Dec. 1945, he was involved in the Belva #1 mine disaster. He was entombed in the mine with many of the other miners.

Sources

• "Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909", database with images, Original data: Tennessee Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2282 #1211512, Hobert Sulfridge born on 28 Dec 1900, son of Clinton Sulfridge & Susie Wilborn, in Tazewell, Claiborne.

• "Tennessee, U.S., Marriage Records, 1780-2002", database with images, Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, TN, USA; Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1169 #1346007, Hobert Sulfridge marriage to Minnie Green on 8 Jul 1923 in Claiborne, Tennessee, USA.

• "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947", database with images, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Kentucky, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 624, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #37756839, Hair Color: Brown; Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942; Weight: 158; Name: Hobert Sulfridge; Household Members (Name) Relationship: Hobert Sulfridge Self (Head); Birth Place: Claiborne, Tennessee; Residence Place: Fourmile, Bell, Kentucky, USA; Complexion: Ruddy; Height: 5 9; Next of Kin: Minnie Sulfridge; Registration Place: Kentucky, USA; Gender: Male; Eye Color: Brown; Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head); Employer: W E Lewis; Race: White; Birth Date: 28 Dec 1900; Age: 41.

• "Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965", database with images, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1222 #1671622, Hobert Sulfridge death 26 Dec 1945 (born 28 Dec 1899), son of Clinton Sulfridge & Susie Brooks, in Bell, Kentucky, USA.

See also:

• Kentucky Straight Creek Coal Company Belva No. 1 Mine Explosion

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