Tuesday, September 2, 2014

(John) Richmond Reed Carradine


John Carradine (born Richmond Reed Carradine) was the son of Genevieve Richmond and *William Reed Carradine.  See a brief bio in Wikipedia.  The Richmond lineage:  (Genevieve  9, Horace 8, Killian V. 7, Benjamin 6, Cyrus 5, Cyrus 4, John 3, Edward 2, John 1).

Carradine as a young man (age 9) in 1915:

Event Type: Census 1915
Kingston, Ulster, New York
Gender: Male
Age: 9
Relationship to Head of Household: Student
Years in United States: 9

His first marriage:

California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
Name: Richmond Reed Carradine
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 31 Dec 1935
Event Place: Los Angeles, California
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Father's Name: Wm Reid Carradine
Mother's Name: Genevieve Winifred Richmond
Spouse's Name: Ardanelle Mccool Cosner
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1911
Spouse's Father's Name: Ambrose R Mccool
Spouse's Mother's Name: Edith Foster

Son David (John Arthur Carradine) born to (John) and Ardanelle Carradine.  Ardanelle's son, Bruce, was adopted by John.

Census 1940
Los Angeles, California
Last Place of Residence: Same Place
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Richmond R Carradine Head M 34 New York
Ardanelle M Carradine Wife F 29 Colorado
Bruce J Carradine Son M 7 California
John A Carradine Son M 3 California
Glenn H Anderson Servant M 30 Nebraska
Doris E Anderson Wife F 29 Nebraska


California, County Marriages, 1850-1952
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 25 Mar 1945
Event Place: Los Angeles, California
Birth Year (Estimated): 1906
Father's Name: Wm Reed Carradine
Mother's Name: Genevieve Winifred Richmond
Spouse's Name: Sonia Henius
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1922
Spouse's Father's Name: Henry Robert Henius
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lillian Dorothy Fuess

Sons Christopher, Keith and Robert were born to (John) and Sonia Carradine.


  • In 1957 Carradine married Doris Irving Rich Grimshaw.
  • John Carradine married 4th, Emily Cisneros in 1975.


*William Reed Carradine was the son of Beverly Francis Carradine and Laura Green Reid:

Census 1880
Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Beverly Carradine Self M 32 Mississippi
Laura R Carradine Wife F 29 District of Columbia
Reed Carradine Son M 8 Georgia
Maude Carradine Daughter F 6 Mississippi
Guy Carradine Son M 2 Mississippi
Lula Carradine Daughter F 0 Mississippi
Mary C Carradine Mother F 62 District of Columbia
Mary E Carradine Niece F 12 Mississippi



No comments: