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Fairy Bell McLemore

Female 1926 - 2012  (85 years)


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  • Name Fairy Bell McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Born 19 Dec 1926  Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Jan 2012  Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Buried Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • Fairy Bell McLemore Edwards, loving wife, mother and grandmother, age 85, passed away January 7, 2012 in Canyon Lake, Texas. She was born December 19, 1926, in Trenton, Tennessee to James and Thurzer (Barker) McLemore. She entered nursing school in September 1946 at St. Joseph's in Memphis, Tennessee and graduated in 1949. She was a registered nurse at Metropolitan Methodist Hospital in San Antonio. Fairy Bell was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and several other historical organizations and a longtime member of Lake Canyon Yacht Club. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Parks Edwards, Jr. and son, James Perry Edwards. She is survived by her son, Richard P. Edwards, III of Austin; daughter, Evelyn Ann Edwards Stuckey and husband Victor of San Antonio; grandchildren, Rachel Edwards, Richard P. Edwards, IV, Aaron Stuckey and James Lee Edwards; and brother, Eugene McLemore of Trenton, Tennessee. The family will receive friends from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. on Monday, January 16, 2012, at Porter Loring Mortuary North. Service Monday, January 16, 2012, 10:00 a.m. Porter Loring North Chapel. Pastor Rusty Rice will officiate. Interment will follow in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. You are invited to sign the Guestbook at www.porterloring. com Arrangements with Porter Loring Mortuary North. 2102 North Loop 1604 East. San Antonio, TX 78232 - (210) 495-8221
      Published in Austin American-Statesman on January 13, 2012
    Person ID I26291  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Jul 2015 

    Father James Perry McLemore,   b. 27 Feb 1894, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Aug 1973, Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Thurzer Barker,   b. 31 Jul 1897, Gibson Wells, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1979, Crown Point, Lake County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 14 Feb 1915  Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • A Transcription of the Rachel Dodd McLemore Bible, originally owned by Mrs. Rachel P. (Dodd) McLemore, Route 3, Humboldt, Tenn., is now in possession of her granddaughter, Fairy Bell (McLemore) Edwards, Canyon Lake, Tex., who has contributed a copy of the records to TGS.

      James Perry McLemore was married to Thurger
      Barker Feb. 14th, 1915

      (International Series, The Holy Bible containing the Old and New
      Testaments translated out of the original tongues: and with the former
      translations diligently compared and revised. International. Small Pica
      Octavo. Clear Type Edition. The John C. Winston Co., Publishers of the
      International Series.)

      http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

      Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 89.
    Family ID F8708  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard Parks Edwards,   b. 29 Oct 1926,   d. 30 Nov 2007  (Age 81 years) 
    Married Abt 1949  Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    • Name: Richard Parks Edwards Spouse: Fairy Bell McLemore Marriage Date: 1949 Marriage County: Gibson Marriage State: Tennessee
    Last Modified 20 Aug 2011 
    Family ID F1287  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Dec 1926 - Trenton, Gibson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Abt 1949 - Gibson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jan 2012 - Canyon Lake, Comal County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, Bexar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Tennessee, Gibson County, 7th Civil District Enumerated Apr 18, 1930 ED 27-13 SD 2nd Sheet 9A (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 83216419 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Year: 1940; Census Place: Trenton, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3892; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 27-14 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1096] Markel, Barbara (Campbell) Compiler "Gibson County TN - Marriages", (http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/gibson/vitals/marriages/mca-mcle.txt).

    5. [S56] Ancestry.com - Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database online].