Family: John F. "Finn" McLemore / Rutha Triphene White (F51)

• Male John F. "Finn" McLemore

  
  

  Birth	28 Dec 1853	Decatur County, Georgia
  Death	12 Feb 1924	Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Marriage	11 Dec 1883  [1, 2, 3, 4]	Sabine County, Texas  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Other Spouse	Lucinda Wigley | F62
  Marriage	20 Dec 1878	Jasper, Jasper County, Texas
  Other Spouse	Annie Irene Boyett | F63
  Marriage	23 Dec 1880	Sabine County, Texas
  Father	John M. McLemore | F64 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sarah Morgan | F64 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Rutha Triphene White

  
  

  Birth	27 Dec 1859	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	11 Jun 1939	Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Father	Henry Strickland White, Sr | F65 Group Sheet
  Mother	Mary Etta "Polly" Vardeman | F65 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male Vessie Eugene McLemore

  
  

  Birth	1 Feb 1885	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	21 Jan 1952	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Burial		Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Nina Ophelia Fuller | F11
  Marriage	7 Nov 1907	Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana

  
  

  Male Rufus Finerel McLemore

  
  

  Birth	11 Jul 1886	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	3 Oct 1912	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Male Ernest Edward McLemore

  
  

  Birth	20 May 1889	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	7 Oct 1963	San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Mary Florence Boyd | F196
  Marriage	21 Dec 1913

  
  

  Female Mary Melvine "Mellie" McLemore

  
  

  Birth	10 Feb 1891	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	16 Sep 1970	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial

  
  

  Female Rutha Elvie McLemore

  
  

  Birth	4 Dec 1893	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	19 Mar 1980	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Mermond Leon Speights | F197
  Marriage	22 Dec 1913

  
  

  Male Ira Henry Strickland White McLemore

  
  

  Birth	29 Jan 1896	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	18 Jul 1970	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Alma Clara Bragg | F198
  Marriage	26 Nov 1922

  
  

  Female Henrietta McLemore

  
  

  Birth	28 Jan 1899	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	27 Mar 1899	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas

  
  

  Female Emma Lelee McLemore

  
  

  Birth	22 Jul 1900	Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas
  Death	12 Dec 1981	Harris County, Texas
  Burial		Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas
  Spouse	Herman Bailey "Jack" Cammack | F199
  Marriage	29 Mar 1930

  
  

• Documents

  McLemore, Finn 1883 marriage to Ruth White When Finn married Ruth White in 1883, he had already been twice widowed, his previous wives both dying in childbirth. He has one daughter by his first wife, who was raised by her maternal grandparents after her mother died. Finn and Ruth went on to have a large family.

  
  

• Sources

  [S341] Sabine County, Texas, Marriage License. [S434] Toole, Blanche "Sabine County Marriages 1875-1900 1900-1910 Prior to 1875" c. 1983. [S416] Casagranda, Kathy "Sabine Parish The 1850 Census with added Family Information" (May, 1999: P.O. Box 2195, Palmer, Alaska 99645), p 95 (Reliability: 3). [S1305] Clark, John W. "Some Descendants of William Clark of Sabine County, Texas" (American Reference Publishing Co., Ste. 262-250, Ridgleas Bank Building, Fort Worth, Texas 76116, c. 1971), (This book was complied by John William Clark, 1023 Harris Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73107 in honor of William Clark...information was obtained from family records and interviews with relatives having first hand knowledge of the facts; census records of South Carolina, Mississippi, and Texas; cemetery records and tombstone inscriptions; library books in Oklahoma City, Dallas, Austin, Hemphill, Lufkin and Nacogdoches, and letters from many interested people all over the country willing to help and be helped. A copy of this book was found by Trudy Cox at the Abilene Christina Unversity Brown Library and xeroxed by her, and a copy sent to Melinda McLemore Strong in San Antonio, Texas.), p. 45 (Reliability: 3).