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Leon Preston Bobo

Male 1923 - 1984  (60 years)


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  • Name Leon Preston Bobo  [1, 2
    Born 29 Oct 1923  Queen City, Cass, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5
    Bobo, Leon P - Birth Certificate - Texas, 1923, certificate 59900
    Bobo, Leon P - Birth Certificate - Texas, 1923, certificate 59900
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930  Police Jury Ward 9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Enumeration District 9-74 
    Residence 1930  Police Jury Ward 9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    With mother Lena (Head) Bobo and grandfather F M Head 
    Residence 1935  Ward 9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    In the same house as in 1940 
    Census 1940  Ward 9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Enumeration District 9-103A 
    Occupation 1940  Ward 9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 1940  Ward 9, Caddo Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    In a rural area.

    With stepfather Grady Wynn, mother Lena (Head Bobo) Wynn, and two stepbrothers 
    Occupation 30 Jun 1942  Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Employed by M M Taylor 
    Residence 30 Jun 1942  Ida, Caddo, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    World War II Veteran 26 Feb 1943  [2
    Enlistment, US Army 
    World War II Veteran 5 Dec 1945 
    Released on this date as a Private, First Class 
    Residence 1948  Gladewater, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Died 24 May 1984  Shreveport, Caddo, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    Buried 27 May 1984  Gladewater, Upshur, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5
    • Gladewater Memorial Park [2, 5]
    Leon Preston Bobo (1923 - 1984) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Leon Preston Bobo (1923 - 1984) - Find A Grave Memorial
    Includes headstone photo.

    Maintained by: Find a Grave
    Originally Created by: Michael Parsons
    Added: 7 Dec 2009
    Find a Grave Memorial 45214007
    Notes 
    • By April of 1940 he had completed one year of high school but was no longer attending [7]
    Person ID I4341  Wm L Gann Ancestors
    Last Modified 4 Dec 2020 

    Family Una Evelyn Gann,   b. 13 May 1930, Hamilton, Marion, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 2014, Gladewater, Gregg, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage License 12 May 1950  Gregg County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Married 13 May 1950  Gregg County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Officiated by S. C. Rundell, JP [1]
    Last Modified 12 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F1992  Group Sheet

  • Sources 
    1. [S235] Texas, Select County Marriage Records, 1837-1965, Ancestry.com, (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Gregg County Clerk's Office; Longview, Texas; Gregg County Marriage Records, 1949-1950; pg. 449 (Reliability: 3), 11 Nov 2020.

    2. [S14603] Longview, Texas News-Journal, Saturday, 26 May 1984, pg. 36, col. 1 (Reliability: 2), 3 Dec 2020.

    3. [S40200] Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1934, Texas Department of Health, Austin, Texas, (index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org)), Cass County, cert. num. 59900 (Reliability: 3), 15 Nov 2020.

    4. [S236] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, (Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), National Archives Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Name Range: Blount, Earl-Boeshans, Frank George; serial num. N287 (Reliability: 3), 15 Nov 2020.

    5. [S40191] Find a Grave, Jim Tipton, founder, (http://www.findagrave.com), Memorial 45214007 (Reliability: 2), 15 Nov 2020.

    6. [S40174] 1930 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census, (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930), fam. 173, pg. 10B, ED 9-74, Ward 9, Caddo, Louisiana (Reliability: 2), 15 Nov 2020.

    7. [S40214] 1940 United States Federal Census, United States, Bureau of the Census, (National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), household 470, pg. 22B, ED 9-103A, Ward 9, Caddo, Louisiana (Reliability: 2), 15 Nov 2020.