Irma Lee Sandifer: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Irma Lee Sandifer was born about 1904 in Mississippi (daughter of John L. Sandifer and Edna L Gerald); and died.

Generation: 2

John L. Sandifer was born on 14 May 1880 in Mississippi (son of James K. Sandifer and Nancy Emeline Reed); died on 19 Feb 1961; was buried in Easthaven Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi.

Notes:

On the 1950 Census, he was shown as a logging superintendant at a saw mill.

Find A Grave, Memorial ID 54708446, shows him as a son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Sandifer. He appears to have been married twice, first to Edna L Gerald (1883-1917) and later to Vernon Gupton (1890-1973).

John married Edna L Gerald before 1899. Edna was born on 18 Jan 1883 in Mississippi; died on 20 Aug 1917 in Mississippi; was buried in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Wesson, Lincoln County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Edna L Gerald was born on 18 Jan 1883 in Mississippi; died on 20 Aug 1917 in Mississippi; was buried in Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery, Wesson, Lincoln County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Linked on FindAGrave to her mother, Marandy Belk Gerald. (1860-1938). She and John were shown as the parents of six children on this same website:

Charlie E (1899-1970)
Milford H (1901-1969)
Irma (1903-1988 m. a FOSTER)
Jewel (1906-1995, m. a NEVELS)
John D. (1908-1925)
Eddie (1917-1990)

FamilySearch also links John and Edna to a daughter, Beatrice (1910-1986, m. a PRITCHARD)

Children:

Charlie Sandifer was born about 1900 in Mississippi; and died.
Milford Sandifer was born about 1902 in Mississippi; and died.
1. Irma Lee Sandifer was born about 1904 in Mississippi; and died.
Jewel Sandifer was born about 1907 in Mississippi; and died.
J. D. Sandifer was born in abouit 1909 in Mississippi; and died.
Beatrice Sandifer was born about 1911 in Mississippi; and died.
Eddie Sandifer was born on 17 Aug 1917 in Mississippi; died on 2 Feb 1990 in Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi; was buried in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi.

Generation: 3

James K. Sandifer was born about 1837 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died about 1921.

Notes:

A contributor to FamilySearch shows that James was in 36th MS Inf. Co. A per MS Confederate records. In www.civil-war.net I found a J.K. Sandifer in 1st Regement Miss. Inf. State Troops (King's) in company B as a Private.

He is also shown on this website as a son of Jesse William Sandifer (1809-1878) and Missouri Mariah Bishop (1814-1889).

James married Nancy Emeline Reed on 7 Nov 1880 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Nancy was born between 1853 and 1856 in Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi; died in Aug 1841 in Silver Creek, Lawrence County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy Emeline Reed was born between 1853 and 1856 in Wesson, Copiah County, Mississippi; died in Aug 1841 in Silver Creek, Lawrence County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Sandifer Rites Held Thursday
Wife of Late Confederate Soldier Was Mother of McComb Resident

Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Sandifer, 89-year-old mother of Bob Sandifer of McComb and wife of a late officer in the Confederat army, were held at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Hartman funeral home chapel in Brookhaven.

Burial was in Hollywood cemetery at McComb where Mr. Sandifer has been buried since his death about 20 years ago.

Mrs. Sandifer died about 7 p.m. Wednesday at the home of a son Norse Sandifer, at Silver Creek, Miss.

She had been in fair health during a visit in McComb about six weeks ago but about a week ago her condition began to decline.

Officiating at the last rites were the Rev. J. B. Hunt, assisted by the Rev. W. S. Cameron and the Rev. Charles Daniels.

Formerly Nancy Reed, Mrs. Sandifer was born at Wesson, Miss., and about 60 years ago was married to James Sandifer.

Surviving besides the sons at McComb and Silver Creek are one other son John of Quinton, Miss.; one daughter, Mrs. Jessie Cunningham of Annison, N.C.; three sisters, Mrs. Mollie McCullough of Los Angeles. Calif, Mrs. Belle Davis and Mrs. McCollum of Trout, La.

Also, 23 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren survive.

McComb Daily Journal 8 August 1941, Friday Page 5

Family Search shows her parents as George Washington Reed and Margaret J Ferguson.

Children:

2. John L. Sandifer was born on 14 May 1880 in Mississippi; died on 19 Feb 1961; was buried in Easthaven Cemetery, Brookhaven, Lincoln, Mississippi.
Robert Henry Sandifer was born on 3 Jul 1884 in Mississippi; died on 27 May 1961.