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Canie Lee McLemore

Male 1908 - 1960  (52 years)


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  • Name Canie Lee McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Born 5 Mar 1908  Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Died 15 May 1960  Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Buried Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • The Alabama Deaths and Burial Index shows he was married to Beatrice McLemore.

      A scan of his obituary has been posted to his FindAGrave Memorial page, created by David Woody, and is transcribed below:

      McLemore Rites

      Fayett-Double funeral services for Clarence Billy McLemore, 29, of Rock City, Ala, and his father, Cannie Lee McLemore, 52, of Eldridge, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Fayett County, directed by Vessey's Funeral Home.

      The two men were electrocuted Sunday afternoon in Eldridge on top of the older McLemore's tin-roofed house adjusting an aerial when it toppled into a nearby power line carrying 7,800 volts.

      Services for Cannie Lee McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Simmons with burial in the church cemetery. Serving as active pallbeares will be Odd Fellows.

      Cannie Lee McLemore, born in Walker County, was an insurance salesman and a member of the Church of Christ. He was married to the former Beatrice McClesky.

      Surviving are his wife, four brothers, Carl, Henry, Joe and Bill McLemore, and three grandchildren.

      Services for Clarence Bill McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Tucker with burial in the Gregg Cemetery.

      Born in Walker County, he was the son of Mrs. Beatrice McLemore and the late Cannie Lee McLemore. A coal miner, he was married to the former Charlotte Norris.

      Suriving are his wife, mother, and three children.
    Person ID I32555  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2019 

    Father William N. McLemore,   b. 4 May 1873, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Dec 1947, Carbon Hill, Fayette County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Leona P. Bridges,   b. 5 Jan 1876, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 May 1940  (Age 64 years) 
    Married Abt 1900  Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F10418  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Beatrice McCluskey,   b. 25 May 1913, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1974, Jasper, Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married Abt 1930 
    Children 
     1. Clarence Billy McLemore,   b. Abt 1931, Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 May 1960, Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 29 years)
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2019 
    Family ID F13950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 5 Mar 1908 - Walker county, Alabama Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S481] 1910 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1910. T624, 1,178 rolls. This database is an index to the head of households enumerated in the 1910 United States Federal Census, the Thirteenth Census of the United States. In addition, each indexed name is linked to actual images of the 1910 Federal Census. The information recorded in the census includes: name, relationship to head of family, age at last birthday, sex, color or race, whether single, married, widowed, or divorced, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, and more.), Alabama, Walker County, Pr. 5 Enumerated 29 April 1910 SD ? ED 175 Sheet 25A 514-527 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.), Alabama, Walker County, Precinct 26 Kansas Enumerated April 22, 1930 111-114 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1566] Ancestry.com - Alabama, Deaths and Burials, 1881-1974 [database online].

    4. [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.), # 45754881 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Alabama, Walker County, Twp 12 R 9 Beat 6 Carbon Hill (Reliability: 3).