Tell Victor McCoy, Jr.: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Tell Victor McCoy, Jr. was born on 24 Oct 1913 in Lake Charles, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana; died on 19 Feb 1987 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.

Notes:

A military marker at his gravesite is inscribed:

Tell Victor McCoy Jr
US Navy
World War II
Oct 24, 1913 - Feb 19, 1967

His double headstone with wife Edythe instead has a death date of Mar. (sic) 19, 1987 engraved

The 19 Feb 1967 date is shown on the Texas Death Index and "Feb 1987" is listed on the US SSDI.

Tell married Edythe Evelyn McLemore on 24 Mar 1932 in Vinton, Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana. Edythe (daughter of Thomas Franklin McLemore and Nancy "Nannie" Octavene Sims) was born on 15 Oct 1915 in Erin, Jasper County, Texas; died on 17 Nov 1996 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Edythe Nan McCoy was born on 16 Jul 1933 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; died on 22 Nov 2022; was buried in Magnolia Springs Cemetery, Magnolia Springs, Jasper County, Texas.

Generation: 2