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About Leon Gaines Borden
Called "Poppy" by his grandchildren
Worked for the Greyhound Bus Lines for most of his career
Suffered from Alcoholism
Attended High School in Corbin, Kentucky
Attended the University of Tennessee but did not graduate
His name as reported on his birth certificate was actually "Gaines Leon Borden." To close his estate it required getting a signed affidavit from a former co-worker attesting that Leon Gaines Borden was the same person.
At this web address, one can see a photo of much of the Smith Borden family at the occasion of the anniversary of Smith and Lillie (circa 1926)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jneville/borden12...
Google "Neville family and friends on rootsweb" and the first heading is the site you want...hit "Neville family and friends" ...click "Come on in", then "Family pictures", and the last one listed is "Smith and Lilia Borden Anniversary...about 1926". It's on those photo panels that you'll find WG, Virgie Mae, and Leon Borden, WG's brothers Garnet and Harvey, and all the relatives.
Leon Gaines Borden's Timeline
1911 |
August 29, 1911
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Mammoth Cave, Edmonson, Kentucky, United States
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1970 |
May 8, 1970
Age 58
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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February
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Lexington, Kentucky, United States
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Greyhound Bus Lines
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Corbin, Kentucky, United States
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