John I Bourne, Jr

1935 - 2021  (85 years)

• Name	John I Bourne  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	3 Mar 1935	Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Lois and John Sr
  Census	1950	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA   [6]
  	Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son of Lois and John Bourne; Marital Status: Never Married
  Elected	1976	Robertson County, Tennessee, USA
  	County Court Magistrate
  Residence	1988	Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [3]
  Death	14 Jan 2021	Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  Burial	Bellwood Cemetery, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  		Bellwood Cemetery Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #9155
  Person ID	I23239	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Evelyn Smith,   b. 6 May 1934, Woodlawn, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA d. 7 Nov 1976, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	9 Jun 1954	Port Royal Methodist Church, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [7, 8, 9]
  Marriage End	Nov 1976  [1, 10]
  	Death of Ruth
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living
  Family ID	F9278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family 2	Sue K Kimbrough,   b. 1935
  Marriage	24 Mar 1981	Christian County, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F9279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Mar 1935 - Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son of Lois and John Sr - 1940 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Census - Age: 16; Relation to Head: Son of Lois and John Bourne; Marital Status: Never Married - 1950 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Elected - County Court Magistrate - 1976 - Robertson County, Tennessee, USA Marriage - 24 Mar 1981 - Christian County, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1988 - Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Death - 14 Jan 2021 - Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Burial - - Bellwood Cemetery, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		News-BOURNE Ruth and John (Marriage) Marriage of Ruth Evelyn Smith and John I Bourne Jr -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 9 Jun 1954 - Page 8

  
  

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• Sources

  [S4771] Newspapers.com: Obituary of Ruth Bourne • Nashville Tennessean - 9 Nov 1976, Ruth Evelyn Smith Bourne -- The Tennessean; Publication Date: 9/ Nov/ 1976; Publication Place: Nashville, Tennessee. https://www.newspapers.com/image/111719229/?article=6f4d37e2-8af6-40bd-88f3-c478e443bb5c&focus=0.13666609,0.26959243,0.36638567,0.53419 [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03930; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 74-27. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Robertson, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03930; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 74-27 [S39] Ancestry.com, U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;). [S322] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Marriage Index, 1973-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S6811] Find a Grave: BOURNE John Jr 1935-2021, John I Bourne Jr. John I. Bourne, Jr., age 85, of Adams, passed away Sunday, February 14, 2021 at NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield. Funeral services will be held Saturday, February 20, 2021 at 1pm in the chapel of the Austin & Bell Funeral Home in Springfield with Brother Issac Bourne and Brother Tyler Estep officiating. Burial will follow in the Bellwood Cemetery. Honorary pallbearers will be nieces & nephews, and honorary kids & honorary grandkids. Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Friday, February 19, 2021 from 2-6pm and again on Saturday from 11am until the hour of service at 1pm. Mr. Bourne was born March 3, 1935 in Adams, TN to the late John and Lois McNeil Bourne, Sr. He was a farmer and member of the Center Point Baptist Church where he was the Music Director for many years. Before attending Center Point Baptist Church he was a Deacon and Music Director at Tiny Town Baptist Church for several years. He served as Robertson County Commissioner, Director of the Farm Credit Board, Board member and President of Planters Grain and Board member of Elmhurst Nursing Home. Mr. Bourne loved to sing and was a member of the The Messengers Quartet for 15 years and was a member of the Woodard Brothers Quartet for 10 years. In addition to his parents, Mr. Bourne is preceded in death by his wife of 22 years, Ruth Smith Bourne; sisters, Margaret Downing and Jean Poor; brothers, Donald Bourne, Wayne Bourne and Buford Bourne; son-in-law, Vernon Woodard; and granddaughter, Candice Carter. Mr. Bourne is survived by his son and daughter-in-law; daughters and sons-in-law; 15 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. [S11596] Ancestry.com, 1950 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2022;), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Robertson, Tennessee. 1950 United States Federal Census United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Robertson, Tennessee [S4252] New, Kay Parker, Grandchildren Directory of Annie and Willie Smith, (Location: Huntsville AL; Date: 2020;), Annie Ethel Shrader and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory - Email dated 20 April 2020 from Kay Parker New listing the living grandchildren of Ethel and Willie Smith. Bio-SMITH Ethel and Willie (Descendants)) Annie Ethel Smith and Willie Cleveland Smith Grandchildren Directory [S2408] Newspapers.com: Marriage of Evelyn and John Bourne • Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle - 9 Jun 1954 - Page 8, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 9 Jun 1954;), Evelyn Ruth Smith and John I Bourne Jr Marriage -- 9 Jun 1954. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/49444870/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637 News-BOURNE Ruth and John (Marriage) Marriage of Ruth Evelyn Smith and John I Bourne Jr -- Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 9 Jun 1954 - Page 8 [S8] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2015;). [S700] Newspapers.com: Death (Homicide) of SKAGGS John • St Louis Post-Dispatch - Aug 1969, (Name: Post-Dispatch; Location: St Louis MO; Date: 10 Aug 1969;), Fatally Wounded. John Preston Skaggs, 27 years old, 3131 Iowa Street, was fatally wounded yesterday in a quarrel with Michael Guill, 6925 Vermont Avenue, over Guilt's wife, Mrs. Mary Guill. Skaggs, a laborer, was dead on arrival at City Hospital. Guill was booked suspected of murder. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/40286738/st_louis_postdispatch/?xid=637 News (Fatality)-SKAGGS John (Murdered by Michael Guille) Fatally Wounded -- Newspapers.com - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10 Aug 1969 - Page 30