Chester A. BRADFORD & Georgia K. PIERCE

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Chester A. BRADFORD
Georgia K. PIERCE

Husband: Chester A. BRADFORD
Birth: 15 Nov 1888, McMinn Co., TN
Death: 30 Jul 1929, Calhoun, McMinn Co., TN
Disposition: buried Riceville Cemetery, Riceville, McMinn Co., TN
Father: Frank Lee BRADFORD
Mother: Calliope "Nep" COPPINGER

Marriage: ca. 1919

Wife: Georgia K. PIERCE
Birth: 7 Jul 1901, TN
Death: 2 Jul 1982
Disposition: buried Riceville Cemetery, Riceville, McMinn Co., TN
Other Spouse: m2. 7 Jan 1935, McMinn Co., TN, Frank Edward RAY
Father: William / Willis Edgar PIERCE
Mother: Alice Melissa Belle KYLE

Children — born in McMinn Co., TN:

1. Helen Kyle BRADFORD, b. 28 Aug 1920; d. 29 Nov 1920, McMinn Co., TN
2. Paul Chester BRADFORD, b. 7 Jan 1923; d. 16 Jun 2007; last res., Niota, McMinn Co., TN
3. David Alan BRADFORD, b. 28 Jul 1927; d. 21 Apr 2007; last res., Chattanooga, Hamilton Co., TN

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1890 U.S. Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

3. 1900 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Chester BRADFORD (æ 11, b. Nov 1888, TN) is living in McMinn Co., TN, with his paternal grandmother, Amanda (HAWK) BRADFORD (q.v.).

4. 1910 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com): Chester BRADFORD (æ 20, b. TN) is living in McMinn Co., TN (p. 218B), with his father, Frank BRADFORD (æ 41, b. TN), stepmother Martha (æ 32?, b. TN — married 8 years), paternal grandmother Amanda BRADFORD (æ 79, b. TN), and others. Georgia K. PIERCE (æ 8, b. TN) is living in Bradley Co., TN, with her parents (q.v.).

5. 1920 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 29): "Road from Sam Sheltons to Calhoun," 6th Dist., McMinn Co., TN, Roll T625_1753, p. 250B, SN 1B, SD 3, ED 65, enumerated 3+5 Jan 1920, official enumeration date 1 Jan 1920 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1920: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 17 18 19 21 23 25 26 27 28

fm 11 11 Bradford Chester A Head O M M W 31 M Y Y TN TN TN Y Farmer home farm OA

________ Georgia Wife F W 20 M Y Y TN TN TN Y none

Listed next to Chester's father, Frank L. BRADFORD.

6. 1930 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #7 of 20): Riceville Town, Civil Dist. No. 5, McMinn Co., TN, Roll 2262, p. 273B, SN 4A, ED 54-17, SD 13, enumerated 7 Apr 1930, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1930 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1930: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

3 4 5 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 24 25 26 27 28 30 32

81 83 Kyle George W Head O Y M W 82 M 25 N Y Tennessee Germany Tennessee Y Farmer General Farm 0 Y N 16

____ Sarah Wife F W 75 M 17 N N Alabama United States United States Y None

Bradford Georgia GDau F W 27 Wd N Y Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Y None

________ Paul C GGSon M W 7 S Y Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee None

________ David A GGSon M W 2-6/12 S N Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee None

Pierce Stella M GDau F W 25 S N Y Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Y None

______ Theodore L GSon M W 18 S N Y Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Y Odd Jobs General Farm 0 Y

7. 1940 U.S. Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #2 of 26): Calhoun Road, Dist. 6, McMinn Co., TN, Roll T627_3915, p. 398B, SN 1B, SD 2, ED 54-25, enumerated 6 May 1940, official enumeration date 1 Apr 1940 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1940: for an explanation of the column headings, please see What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean.

LOC HOUSEHOLD NAME RELATION PERSONAL EDUCATION BIRTHPLACE CIT RESIDENCE in 1935 EMPLOYMENT STATUS FS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34

* 14 O 500 Y Ray Frank Head M W 50 M N 8 Tennessee same house Y Y - - - - 80 Butcher Grocery (Store) PW 52 1000 Y 4

___ Georgia Wife F W 37 M N H-2 Tennessee same house Y N N N N H 0 0 N

Bradford Paul Stepson M W 17 S Y H-3 Tennessee same house Y N N N N S 0 0 N

________ David Stepson M W 12 S Y f Tennessee same house Y

*Calhoun Road

8. Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955 (online at FamilySearch.org):

Chester has a first cousin named, Samuel P. BRADFORD (1888-1966), son of Frank Lee's brother, John C. BRADFORD (1862-1947).

9. Find-a-Grave: Entries (online at findagrave.com):

Name Chester A. Bradford Georgia K. Pierce Bradford Georgia Pierce Ray

Birth 15 Nov 1888 1901 7 Jul 1901

Death 30 Jul 1929 1982 2 Jul 1982

Note W/O FRANK (FUNERAL HOME RECORD)

Burial Riceville Cemetery
Riceville, McMinn County, Tennessee

Father Frank Lee Bradford (1869-1955) Willis Edgar Pierce

Mother Alice Kyle Pierce

Spouse Georgia K. Pierce Bradford Chester A. Bradford

Children [three listed] [three listed]

Memorial # 27336785 27336786 27337448

10. SSDI: Social Security Death Index (online at Ancestry.com):

Name SSN Last Residence Birth Death Issued

Georgia Ray 411-68-4055 Athens, McMinn, TN 37303 7 Jul 1901 Jul 1982 TN

Paul Bradford Niota, McMinn, TN 37826 7 Jan 1923 16 Jun 2007 TN

David A. Bradford Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN 37415 28 Jul 1927 21 Apr 2007 TN

11. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

12. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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