Individual Details
Earl Blaine Bradford
(21 Mar 1884 - 3 Nov 1918)
RESIDENCE: The 1910 census shows Earl as a roomer on Keeler Avenue in Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma.
His 12 September 1918 W. W. I draft registration card lists his name as Earl Blain Bradford (he also signed the card with this name), address: Box 608, Maricopa, Kern, California. His occupation is listed as drilling for H. P. Payne. Nearest relative: William P. Bradford (father) of Marion, Indiana. Physical description: tall, slender, blue eyes, light hair.
His obituary in the Marion Leader-Tribune of 5 November 1918 states that Earl died on 3 November 1918 and that his brothers and sisters had arrived in Marion as they gathered for his funeral. His obituary in the Marion, Indiana Chronicle of 9 November 1918 says that he was the first to die of sixteen children in the family. It states that his body arrived in Marion from Bakersfield, California on November 9, 1918 and that his funeral would be on 11 November 1918. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias of Marion. Funeral was at the First M. E. Church in Marion.
His 12 September 1918 W. W. I draft registration card lists his name as Earl Blain Bradford (he also signed the card with this name), address: Box 608, Maricopa, Kern, California. His occupation is listed as drilling for H. P. Payne. Nearest relative: William P. Bradford (father) of Marion, Indiana. Physical description: tall, slender, blue eyes, light hair.
His obituary in the Marion Leader-Tribune of 5 November 1918 states that Earl died on 3 November 1918 and that his brothers and sisters had arrived in Marion as they gathered for his funeral. His obituary in the Marion, Indiana Chronicle of 9 November 1918 says that he was the first to die of sixteen children in the family. It states that his body arrived in Marion from Bakersfield, California on November 9, 1918 and that his funeral would be on 11 November 1918. He was a member of the Knights of Pythias of Marion. Funeral was at the First M. E. Church in Marion.
Events
| Birth | 21 Mar 1884 | Grant County, Indiana |  | ||
| Census | 22 Jun 1900 | Washington Twp., Grant, Indiana | | ||
| Census | 6 May 1910 | Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma | | ||
| Occupation | 6 May 1910 | tool dresser in an oilfield - Bartlesville, Washington, Oklahoma | | ||
| Occupation | 12 Sep 1918 | driller - Maricopa, Kern, California | | ||
| Death | 3 Nov 1918 | Bakersfield, Kern, California | | ||
| Burial | 11 Nov 1918 | Historic Estates of Serenity, Marion, Grant, Indiana | |
Families
| Father | William Penn Bradford (1853 - 1929) |
| Mother | Ida Alice Armstrong (1857 - 1886) |
| Sibling | Nora Mae Bradford (1876 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Louella "Ella" Bradford (1877 - 1957) |
| Sibling | Charles Jack Bradford (1878 - 1962) |
| Sibling | Albert E. Bradford (1880 - 1953) |
| Sibling | Carrie Dell Bradford (1882 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Vernon Eber Bradford (1886 - 1969) |
Endnotes
1. One World Tree, MyFamily.com online [http://www.ancestry.com], accessed.
2. , 1900 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..
3. , 1910 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..
4. , 1910 U. S. Census,,; MyFamily.com http://www.ancestry.com..
5. World War I Draft Registration Card, (: http://www.ancestry.com),.
6. Obituary of Earl B. Bradford, Marion Leader-Tribune, Marion, Grant, Indiana, 5 November 1918.
7. Find-A-Grave.com, online [http://www.find-a-grave.com], accessed.