Ephraim Hester McLemore

1903 - 1973  (69 years)

• Name	Ephraim Hester McLemore  [1]
  Born	20 Dec 1903	Franklin County, Mississippi   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Nov 1973	Fort Royal, Warren County, Virginia   [1]
  Buried	Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
  Notes	1Rev. William P. McLemore, in a section on his website devoted to notable McLemore's (Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3476/mclem1.htm), has the following biography: Ephraim Hester McLemore was born December 20, 1903 on the farm of his father, Tilghman Richard McLemore, west of Meadville, Mississippi. When he graduated from High School, he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He graduated on June 9, 1928 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Field Artillery. "Mac", as he was known by his army friends, soon arrived in the San Antonio area serving with the Field Artillery School at Fort Sam Houston. Here, he met Edith Adeline "Peggy" Pearman and they married November 10, 1931. June 1, 1937, Mac and Peggy moved to West Point, New York, where he became an Instructor in Mathematics at the United States Military Academy. It was here that their three children were born: William Pearman, Ann Schindler, and Tilghman Richard, October 21, 1940. During World War II, McLemore fought in the Pacific as an artillery officer for which he received several commendations including the Bronze Star Award. In July of 1948, he became the Assistant G-4 for the United States Armed Forces in Japan under General Douglas MacArthur. His military career ended with a medical retirement at Fort Monroe, Virginia, in 1955. His first wife had died and he remarried a Betty Sue Lindsay. After years of retirement in Front Royal, Virginia, he died November 19, 1973 and was buried in Arlington Cemetery.
  Person ID	I26057	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Tilghman Richard "Finn" McLemore,   b. 3 Feb 1870, Franklin County, Mississippi ,   d. 9 Nov 1930, Kirby, Franklin County, Mississippi  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Zula Elizabeth Higdon,   b. 10 Jun 1872, Mississippi ,   d. 17 Mar 1962  (Age 89 years)
  Married	21 Dec 1892	Adams County, Mississippi   [1]
  Family ID	F8652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Edith Adeline "Peggy" Pearman,   b. 9 Jul 1912, Warrensburg, Johnson County, Missouri ,   d. 29 May 1952, Fort Monroe, Hampton (Independent City), Virginia  (Age 39 years)
  Married	10 Nov 1931	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas   [1]
  	Rev. Bill writes that they were married in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in San Antonio
  Children	1. Living   2. Anne Schindler McLemore,   b. 12 Sep 1939, West Point, Orange County, New York ,   d. 2 Sep 1991, San Francisco County, California  (Age 51 years)   3. Tilghman "Tim" Richard McLemore,   b. 21 Oct 1940, West Point, Orange County, New York ,   d. 6 May 1968, Hue, Republic Of Vietnam  (Age 27 years)
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2009
  Family ID	F8656	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Betty Sue Lindsay,   b. 1 Feb 1925,   d. 17 Apr 2009  (Age 84 years)
  Married	20 Dec 1952
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006
  Family ID	F8657	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Dec 1903 - Franklin County, Mississippi Married - 10 Nov 1931 - San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Died - 19 Nov 1973 - Fort Royal, Warren County, Virginia Buried - - Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S524] McLemore, Rev. William Pearman--Family Archivist, 5116 W Malibu Court McHenry, IL 60050.