Booker T. Harding Brabson

1921 - 1997  (76 years)

• Name	Booker T. Harding Brabson
  Born	22 Jan 1921	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	District 13, Knox County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 13, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Military Service	18 Sep 1942	Camp Forrest, Tennessee   [3]
  	Enlistment
  Died	17 May 1997	Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [4, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I349342	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	Vanderbilt Brabson,   b. 17 Mar 1889, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Aug 1955, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Pearl Miller,   b. Abt 1904, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 17 May 1997  (Age ~ 93 years)
  Family ID	F55587	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Charlotte
  Family ID	F129628	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 22 Jan 1921 - Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Harding Brabson Event Type: Census Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 13, Knox, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 9 Marital Status: Single Race: Negro Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1921 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Son Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee District: 0088 Household ID: 161 Sheet Number and Letter: 8B Line Number: 82 Affiliate Publication Number: T626, roll 2260 GS Film number: 2341994 Digital Folder Number: 4548174 Image Number: 00309 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Van Brabson M 41 Tennessee Wife Pearl Brabson F 26 Tennessee Son Harding Brabson M 9 Tennessee Daughter Edna Brabson F 8 Tennessee Daughter Dellamae Brabson F 6 Tennessee Son Alvin Brabson M 4 Tennessee Son Vanderbilt Brabson M 2 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Harding Brabson Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 13, Knox, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 19 Marital Status: Single Race (Original): Race (Standardized): Negro Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1921 Residence in 1935: Rural, Knox, Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 47-36 Family Number: 21 Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Line Number: 16 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 3910 Digital Folder Number: 005461352 Image Number: 00569 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Van Brabson M 50 Tennessee Wife Pearl Brabson F 36 Tennessee Son Harding Brabson M 19 Tennessee Daughter Edna Brabson F 17 Tennessee Daughter Della Mae Brabson F 16 Tennessee Son Alvin Brabson M 14 Tennessee Son Van Brabson M 12 Tennessee Daughter Rosa Lee Brabson F 9 Tennessee Son Claude Brabson M 5 Tennessee Son Hobert Brabson M 3 Tennessee [S136] Millitary Record. Name: Booker T H Brabson Name (Original): BRABSON BOOKER T H Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 18 Sep 1942 Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Event Place: Cp Forrest, Tennessee, United States Residence Place: Race: Negro Citizenship Status: citizen Birth Year: 1921 Birthplace: TENNESSEE Education Level: 2 years of high school Civilian Occupation: Semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading, and related occupations, n.e.c. Marital Status: Single, with dependents Military Rank: Private Army Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Army Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source Reference: Civil Life Serial Number: 34326378 Affiliate Publication Title: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946 Affiliate ARC Identifier: 1263923 Box Film Number: 07833.205 [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index, 414-16-7422. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee [S87] Death Certificate. Name Date of Death / Age County of Death County / State of Residence Marital Status Gender Race File # BRABSON BOOKER T 05-17-1997 / 76 KNOX KNOX / TN MARRIED M BLACK 19345 [S142] Newspaper Article, 17 May 1997. BRABSON, B.T. HARDING - of Knoxville, went home to be with Jesus on Saturday, May 17, 1997, at Baptist Hospital. He was a member of the First African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. He retired from the Alcoa Aluminum Co. and was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army. Preceded in death by mother and father, Vanderbilt and Pearl Miller Brabson; brothers, Dee Claude, Vanderbilt Jr., and Ronnie Brabson; sister, Edna Johnson. He leaves to cherish fond memories: devoted wife, Charlotte Brabson; stepchildren, Crystal Bell, Tonya (Tyrone) Patterson, Dione (Robert) Rodgers; six grandchildren; mother-in-law, Mae Omie Nuckles; brothers, Alvin (Ruby) Brabson, Hobert (Wilma) Brabson; sisters, Della Mae Harris and Rosa Lee Carcro; sister-in-law, Laura Gene and Linda Brabson; brothers-in-law, Johnnie Earls, Charlotte, N.C., Edgar Johnson, Knoxville; aunts, Kathleen Miller, Cleveland, Ohio, Lydia Miller, Knoxville and Ruth Miller, Sevierville, Tenn.; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be Wednesday, May 21, 1997, at 12 noon at First A.M.E. Zion Church. Rev. Dr. E. Eugene Parker officiating. Interment at Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery. Arrangements by Unity Mortuary.