Living
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Living
2. BRASSFIELD, James Dennis Sr was born on 20 Jan 1956 in Tarrant, Texas (son of BRASSFIELD, Joseph Oscar Jr and ADAMS, Clara Bow); died on 21 Nov 2013. James married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Living Children:
- 1. Living
Generation: 3
4. BRASSFIELD, Joseph Oscar Jr was born on 20 Mar 1923 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Joseph Oscar and CONSTANT, Octavia Lucinda); died on 29 Sep 1998 in Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA; was buried on 5 Oct 1998 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma. Notes:
Buried:
Fort Gibson National CemeteryJoseph married ADAMS, Clara Bow on 1 Dec 1949 in Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA. Clara (daughter of ADAMS, Odious Lee and KEENER, Alberta B) was born on 23 Apr 1932 in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America; died on 9 Sep 2007 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. ADAMS, Clara Bow was born on 23 Apr 1932 in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America (daughter of ADAMS, Odious Lee and KEENER, Alberta B); died on 9 Sep 2007 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America. Notes:
::National Cemetery--Fort Gibson OK BRASSFIELD - Clara Bow, 75, died Sunday, September 9, 2007. Clara was born April 23, 1932 in Caddo, OK to her parents Odious Lee and Alberta Bow (Keener) Adams. She married December 1, 1949 Joseph Oscar Brassfield, who predeceased her in 1998. In a generation where the working woman met with many challenges Clara spent forty-one years as a paralegal finishing her career with the prestigious firm of Gable & Gotwals. Yet she excelled even more at home as she is remembered being a hard working mother of three who sacrificed for the sake of her family. The investment she made in them will live on throughout their lifetimes. Clara is survived by: her 3 sons, Joseph Daniel Brassfield of Winterville, GA, David Eugene Brassfield of Kansas City, MO, and James Dennis Brassfield of Tulsa, OK; her brother Donald Joe Adams of Madill, OK; 2 grandchildren James Dennis Brassfield, Jr. and Jasmine Parks. Graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 12, 2007 at the National Cemetery in Fort Gibson, OK. Ninde Brookside, www.ninde.com, 918-742-5556 Published in the Tulsa World on 9/12/2007.
Children:
- BRASSFIELD, Joseph Daniel was born on 22 Jul 1950 in McAlester, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, USA; died on 3 May 2021 in Winterville, Clarke, Georgia, USA.
- Living
- 2. BRASSFIELD, James Dennis Sr was born on 20 Jan 1956 in Tarrant, Texas; died on 21 Nov 2013.
Generation: 4
8. BRASSFIELD, Joseph Oscar was born on 30 Jan 1889 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA (son of BRASSFIELD, Joseph Ellsworth and ALLEN, Nancy Ellen); died on 22 Aug 1955 in Garden City, Cherokee, Kansas, USA; was buried in Grundy County, Missouri (Galt West Cemetery). Notes:
He was adopted by his uncle, Reuben Charles Thomas Brassfield, when his father died. For a short time he lived with his mother and her second husband, Nicholas Dennis.
Joseph married CONSTANT, Octavia Lucinda about 1910. Octavia (daughter of CONSTANT, John Martin and HURST, Margaret Louise) was born on 13 Dec 1889 in Humphreys, Sullivan, Missouri, USA; died on 11 Jun 1971 in Grundy, Missouri, USA; was buried in Grundy County, Missouri (Galt West Cemetery). [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. CONSTANT, Octavia Lucinda was born on 13 Dec 1889 in Humphreys, Sullivan, Missouri, USA (daughter of CONSTANT, John Martin and HURST, Margaret Louise); died on 11 Jun 1971 in Grundy, Missouri, USA; was buried in Grundy County, Missouri (Galt West Cemetery). Notes:
Michael, I was searching for record of my great grandmother winning the Miss Missouri beauty pageant and your site came up. Her name was Octavia Lucinda Brassfield. My grandmother's name is Ellen Frances Hodges. I was wondering if you are related to my family? Thanks for your time. Pamela Hodges Larson
Children:
- BRASSFIELD, Terecca Fay was born on 7 Jun 1921 in Missouri, USA; died in Apr 1974 in Spirit Lake, Dickinson, Iowa, USA.
- 4. BRASSFIELD, Joseph Oscar Jr was born on 20 Mar 1923 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died on 29 Sep 1998 in Catoosa, Rogers, Oklahoma, USA; was buried on 5 Oct 1998 in Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
- BRASSFIELD, John A. was born on 25 Sep 1919 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died on 12 Sep 2004 in El Monte, Los Angeles, California, USA.
- BRASSFIELD, Ellen Frances was born on 6 Nov 1918 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA.
- BRASSFIELD, Doris Eileene was born on 25 Jun 1912 in Galt, Grundy, Missouri, USA; died on 7 Jan 2004 in Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, United States; was buried on 10 Jan 2004 in Rock Rapids, Lyon County, Iowa, United States of America.
- BRASSFIELD, Jo was born about 1911; died before 2001.
- BRASSFIELD, Granville Elsworth was born on 15 Feb 1914 in Gait, MO.; died on 15 Feb 1960 in Gait, MO.; was buried in Grundy, Missouri, USA.
10. ADAMS, Odious Lee was born on 27 May 1901 in Bonham, Texas, USA (son of ADAMS, John H and ISOM, Hanna); died on 26 Mar 1963; was buried in Desert, Collin County, Texas, United States of America. Odious married KEENER, Alberta B on 23 Aug 1930 in Bryan, Oklahoma, USA. Alberta (daughter of KEENER, James William and YOUNG, Mary Minerva Alberta) was born on 26 Jan 1913; died on 1 Aug 1980. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. KEENER, Alberta B was born on 26 Jan 1913 (daughter of KEENER, James William and YOUNG, Mary Minerva Alberta); died on 1 Aug 1980. Children:
- 5. ADAMS, Clara Bow was born on 23 Apr 1932 in Caddo, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America; died on 9 Sep 2007 in Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA; was buried in Fort Gibson, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States of America.
- ADAMS, James William was born on 26 Nov 1936 in Oklahoma, USA; died on 17 Nov 1979 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, USA.
- ADAMS, John Harvey was born on 26 Nov 1935 in Caddo Atoka, Oklahoma; died on 24 Aug 1994.