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John A Leadford Jr. 1919 - 2010

John Austin Leadford Jr. of Huntington Woods, Oakland County, MI was born on March 14, 1919 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma United States, and died at age 91 years old on September 3, 2010 in Huntington Woods, Oakland County, MI. John Leadford was buried at Roseland Park Cemetery 29001 Woodward Ave, in Berkley.
John Austin Leadford Jr.
Huntington Woods, Oakland County, MI 48070
March 14, 1919
Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, 74501, United States
September 3, 2010
Huntington Woods, Oakland County, Michigan, United States
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  • Introduction

    John Austin Leadford Jr was born on March 14, 1919 in Featherston, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA to parents John Austin Leadford (1893-1926) and Lillie Bell Ladd (1893-1980). He had siblings Leven Harold (1915-1989), Alice Mae (1917-1945), and Edd Monroe Leadford (1923-2008). He also had half siblings Helen R Johnson (1920-2018) and Charles Howard Johnson (1930-2008). He grew up in Beaver, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA and Hatfield, Polk, Arkansas, USA. John enlisted in the US Air Corps on July 2, 1941. On October 22, 1945 John married Leni J Benson (1912-2006) in Scott, Arkansas, United States. Together they had children Kenneth A, John, and James B Leadford.
  • 03/14
    1919

    Birthday

    March 14, 1919
    Birthdate
    Pittsburg County, Oklahoma 74501, United States
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    He was white. His father was born in Near Selmer, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA and his mother was born in Kentucky, USA.
  • Nationality & Locations

    John Leadford was born in Featherston, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, USA and grew up in the 1920's in Beaver, Haskell, Oklahoma, USA and then in Hatfield, Polk, Arkansas, USA during the 1930's. He then moved to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA with his wife and kids in the 1950's. John lived in Huntington Woods, Michigan, USA from about 1993 until his death in 2010.
  • Early Life & Education

    John was a high school graduate, completing 4 years of high school.
  • Military Service

    John Austin Leadford Jr enlisted into the US Air Corps on July 2, 1941 (Military serial#: 17021467).
  • Professional Career

    John worked as a pipe fitter for a gas company in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA.
  • 09/3
    2010

    Death

    September 3, 2010
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Huntington Woods, Oakland County, Michigan United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Roseland Park Cemetery 29001 Woodward Ave, in Berkley, Oakland County, Michigan 48072, United States
    Burial location
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Obituary photo of John Austin Leadford Jr published in the Detroit Free Press (Detroit, Michigan) on Sunday Sep 5, 2010.
Date & Place: in Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan United States
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