Ida Reed

Syon married Susan "Susie" "Jim Ann" "Granny Mack" Byram before 1885. Susan was born on 9 Sep 1867 in Alba, Wood County, Texas; died on 20 Aug 1947 in Fresno County, California; was buried in Belmont Memorial Park, Fresno, Fresno County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Dolores McLemore McKee says that her Granny Mac was nicknamed "Jim Ann" because she always worked like a man. She was orphaned at around nine years of age, and raised by a lady that Dolores believes was a maternal aunt.

Susan's first husband is listed as Syon Beason "S. B." REED on Find A Grave, a son of William Harvey Reed and Elizabeth Southern Reed. Said to have been born 14 Feb 1866 in Alba and died 8 Dec 1908 in Howard County, TX. Burial place not known. Find A Grave Memorial# 136528894

Dolores McLemore McKee believes her maiden name was BYRUM, though it has instead been cited as BYRAM, BARNES, and BALDWIN. She was said by descendants to have been born in Indian Territory, of Cherokee heritage. Three of her daughters from a prior marriage were living with she and Elisha McLemore as of the 1900 census, listed as his "daughters-in-law" [sic-s/b step-daughters]

When her eldest McLemore daughter, Lillie Mae, applied for a social security account in 1944, she listed her mother as Amer. Baldwin.

On the California Death Index, Susan's maiden name was shown as BARNES

MCLEMORE SUSIE ANN 09/09/1867 SWEDEN BARNES F TEXAS FRESNO 08/20/1947 79 yrs

And this is a transcription of her actual death certificate:

SUSIE ANN MC LEMORE
Place of Death County FRESNO City of Town FRESNO-Rural
Address Route 10, Box 557, Fresno
In this community 6 years, In California 6 years
Female White Widowed
Name of Husband ELISHA McLEMORE
Birthdate September 9, 1867
Age 79 Years, 11 Months, 11 Days
Birthplace Alba, Texas
Occupation Housewife
Father John Barnes [Note: Contradicted on other document per Dolores McLemore McKee]
His birthplace Unknown
Mother Susan Swe(e)den
Her birthplace Unknown
Informant Mrs. Monzell (sic) Carter
Address Fresno, CA
Burial August 25, 1947
Belmont Memorial Park
Don F. Gates, Embalmer License 2429
Lisle Funeral Home
Fresno, CA
By Darwin W. Johnson
Filed 8/22/47

Date of Death August 20, 1947 1:50 a.m.
Attended by Physician from May 1947 to August 19, 1947
Last seen alive August 19, 1947
Cause of Death Acute Dilitation of heart due to Chronic Myocarditis
AA Calaway MD
1060 Fulton, Fresno 8/20/1947

At least two of her daughters also believed her last name to be BARNES, Mozelle, who was the informant for her death certificate, and Fallie, who showed BARNES on her application for a Social Security Number. It is interesting to note, however, that Fallie's application was printed in all capital letters, with only the Mother's Maiden name and the signature in cursive, as if there may have been some hesitation regarding the mother's maiden name.

Dolores McLemore Mckee adds that Susan's mother, Susan Sweeden, was a daughter of Ellen Simpkins, Elen Simpkins is the daugher of Joseph Simpkins and Nancy Stephens of North Carolina and Alabama.

Joseph SIMPKINS Nancy STEPHENS 07 Jun 1824 Cumberland NC USA

http://genealinks.com/records/records067.htm

I am looking for information on Nancy Stephens, born in 1802 in N.C. and married Joseph Simpkins in 1824 in Cumberland North Carolina. They came to Texas about 1840.
Saundra Burge

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(Research):
Census Information:

1930 Census
Texas, Rains County, Precinct 5
Enumerated April 7, 1930
ED 190-7 SD 11 Sheet 5A
92-93
McLemore, Annie Hd M (sic) W 60 Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Angelo Son M W 27 Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Robert Son M W 19 Tx Tx Tx
McLemore (sic), Rosey Dtr F W 38 Tx Tx Tx