John Ledford Neighbors - (1907 - 2001)

  
 

When John Ledford Neighbors was born on March 20, 1907, in Sparks, Oklahoma, his father, James, was 25 and his mother, Iva, was 15. He was married three times and had five sons and two daughters. He died on December 27, 2001, in Lake Charles, Louisiana, at the age of 94, and was buried in Selma, California.

John (Upper left) with his parents, James L. and Iva Mae Neighbors and brother, Millard Neighbors about 1910

This photo is a shot of the 5 oldest children, all boys, of James and Iva Mae Neighbors. From right to left, John Ledford , Millard, George, Floyd and baby Raymond. The photo was taken in 1916 so John was 9 years old.

John's WWII Draft card, Oct 16, 1940 (front and back)

John and Juanita Neighbors, Payson, OK, 1940

23 Dec 1948

Conejo, CA

John and Juanita Neighbors purchase a home and 3 acres of land near Conejo, Fresno County, CA.

John and Juanita Neighbors and family move to their home in Conejo, CA in september, 1949. The family lived there for about 4 years.

John Ledford Neighbors and his Mother, Iva Mae Faughn Neighbors on her 50th wedding anniversary, April 1956, Lincoln County, Oklahoma 

John Ledford Neighbors and Juanita Fay Austian Neighbors, about 1952 at their home on Chestnut ave near Monmouth, Fresno Country, CA

John with all 7 of his children, spouses, children and grandchildren, Nov 1956, Visalia, CA (note: this was the day of Juanita Fay Austian Neighbors funeral.