Richard Aubrey McLemore

1903 - 1976  (73 years)

• Name	Richard Aubrey McLemore  [1, 2]
  Born	6 Jun 1903	Perry County, Mississippi   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	31 Aug 1976  [2]
  Buried	Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi   [2]
  Notes	Richard Aubrey McLemore was born June 6, 1903 in Perry County, Mississippi, the son of Hezekiah McLemore. Very early, Richard excelled in the field of education and rose to the rank of administrator in several schools. He married Nannie Pitts in 1927 and they had one son, Harry Kimbrell. In 1937, Mr. McLemore accepted a position with Judson College in Marion, Alabama. One year later, he was elected head of the Department of History at Mississipi State Teacher's College. In 1956, he was named curator of the History Department at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. In 1957 Dr. Richard Aubrey McLemore left a position as professor of history and Dean of the University of Mississippi Southern to become President of Mississippi College. Dr. McLemore undertook a decentralization of top administration by setting up the positions of Dean of the College, Business Manager, and Dean of Students. Many libraries contain the definitive History of Mississippi written by Dr. McLemore. He died August 31, 1976 and is buried in Clinton, Mississippi (sic).
  Person ID	I31686	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018

  
  

  Father	Hezekiah K. McLemore,   b. 22 Aug 1874, Mississippi ,   d. 2 Sep 1957, Forrest County, Mississippi  (Age 83 years)
  Mother	Tabitha Jane Small,   b. Abt 1874, Mississippi ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	Abt 1902
  Family ID	F10177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nannie Davis Pitts,   b. 21 Sep 1900, Harvest, Madison County, Alabama ,   d. 24 Jan 1980, Hattiesburg, Forrest County, Mississippi  (Age 79 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1927	Madison County, Alabama
  	Email from Marty Ratliff on 9 Oct 2018: Nannie Davis Pitts McLemore died on Jan 24, 1980, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and is buried next to her husband in Highland Cemetery, Hattiesburg. She married Richard Aubrey McLemore on June 2, 1927, in Madison County, Alabama.
  Children	1. Harry Kimbrell McLemore,   b. 23 Jun 1929, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Jun 2017, Mississippi  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	11 Oct 2018
  Family ID	F10188	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 6 Jun 1903 - Perry County, Mississippi Married - 2 Jun 1927 - Madison County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S524] McLemore, Rev. William Pearman--Family Archivist, 5116 W Malibu Court McHenry, IL 60050. [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.), Memorial ID 49542648 (Reliability: 3).