Mary Etta Cunningham

Notes:

A U. S. Sons of the American Revolution Membership Application shows her as a daughter of Thompson Cunningham and Bethenia Bennett, born on October 8, 1843. Her grandparents were shown as Dr. George Bennett and Anna Dabney. Her Tennessee death certificate shows her as Mrs. Etta C. McLemore, and also lists her parents as Thompson Cunningham and Bathenia Bennett. The informant was B. P McLemore.

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Census Listings:

1880 Federal Census
Tennessee, Williamson County, 3rd District
Pg 14B SD 3 ED 230
Enumerated 22 June 1880
112-116
McLemore, Etta W F 36 Keeping House Tenn Ga Tenn
McLemore, Bettie W F 12 Dtr Miss Miss Tenn
McLemore, Bethenia W F 10 Dtr Tenn Tenn Tenn
McLemore, Price P W M 8 Son Tenn Miss Tenn
Maucheum Tim W M 27 Laborer Tenn Tenn Tenn
Nolen Mary B F 25 Domestic Servant Tenn Tenn Tenn
Nolen, Bettie B F 6 Dtr Tenn Tenn Tenn
Nolen, Thomas B M 3 Son Tenn Tenn Tenn
Nolen, Sophie B F 1 Dtr Tenn Tenn Tenn

Mary married Price Perkins McLemore on 26 Nov 1865. Price (son of John Dabney McLemore and Elizabeth S. Marr) was born on 28 Aug 1839 in Mississippi; died on 16 Jun 1876 in Tennessee; was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Franklin County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The obituary of her brother, Price P. McLemore, refers to her as Mrs. Smith S. House.

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Name: Bettie Mclemore House
Event: Death
Event Date: 09 Aug 1935
Event Place: Franklin, Williamson, Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Widowed
Race or Color: White
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year:
Birth Date: Jun 1867
Birthplace: Wmson., Tn
Spouse:
Father: Price Mclemore
Father's Birthplace: Ms
Mother: Etta Cunningham
Mother's Birthplace: Wmson Co., Tn
Occupation: Domestic
Street Address:
Residence: Franklin, TN
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Franklin, Tn
Burial Date: 11 Aug 1935
Informant:
Additional Relatives: X
Digital Folder Number: 4184437
Image Number: 1672
Film Number: 1876829
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 19154
Collection: Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955

Notes:

Some sources, including the records of Rev. William P McLemore, show her name as Bethenia. Her brother's obituary instead listed her as Birdine, and her death record shows her simply as Birdie.

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Name: Birdie E. Mclemore
Event: Death
Event Date: 02 Jan 1934
Event Place: Williamson Co., Tennessee
Gender: Female
Marital Status: Single
Race or Color: White
Age: 62
Estimated Birth Year: 1872
Birth Date:
Birthplace: Franklin, Tenn
Spouse:
Father: Price P. Mclemore
Father's Birthplace: Miss
Mother: Etta Cunningham Mclemore
Mother's Birthplace: Franklin
Occupation: Domestic
Street Address:
Residence: City
Cemetery: Franklin
Burial Place:
Burial Date: 03 Jan 1934
Informant:
Additional Relatives:
Digital Folder Number: 4184152
Image Number: 2044
Film Number: 1876809
Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 2030
Collection: Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955

Notes:

Rev. William McLemore copied the following obituary from Santa (3-199):

"Death of Price P. McLemore native and member of one of Williamson Co.'s oldest families occurred Apr 27 1941] at his home in Greenwood MS. He was born in Williamson Co, son of Capt. Price and Mrs. Etta Cunningham McLemore. He was educated in Franklin schools and at Battle Ground Academy. He went to LeFlore County, Mississippi in 1898 and became one of the leading planters. He retired several years ago and moved to Greenwood. he married Miss Mary Anthony Young of Columbus, MD who died several years ago. His two sisters, Mrs. Smith S. House and Miss Birdine McLemore died a few years ago. Surviving are two sons: Price P. Jr., levy construction engineer of Elaine, Ark., and Basckervill McLemore of New Haven, Conn., also two grandchildren."

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
Mississippi, Leflore County, Beat One
Enumerated 8 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 50 Sheet 6A Stamped 27
111-113
McLeMore, Price Head W M Aug 1873 26 S Tenn Miss Tenn Planter
Davis, Nancy Servant B F 1874 26 S Miss Miss Miss Cook

1910 Census
Mississippi, Leflore County, Beat 1
Enumerated 23 Apr 1910
SD 3 ED 66 Sheet 5A Stamped 68
84-84
McLemore, C. G. Head M W 56 WEd Miss NC NC Farmer
86-86
McLemore, P. P. Head M W 37 M6 Tenn Miss Tenn Farmer
McLemore, Mary Wf F W 27 M6 2/2 Miss Miss Va
McLemore, Price Son M W 4 S Miss Tenn Miss
McLemore, Baskell Son m W 3 S Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Etta Lee Mother F W 65 Wd 4/3 Tenn Ga Tenn

Price married Mary Anthony Young on 2 Nov 1904 in Mississippi. Mary was born on 26 Nov 1882 in Mississippi; died on 29 Jul 1938 in Mississippi; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Rev. William P. McLemore shows that he attended Mississippi A & M College from 1926-1927, and later received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1928 from Sewanee (source: Sewanee Alumni directory).

At the time of the 1930 Federal census, a Price McLemore, age 25, Single, born in Mississippi with parents born in Tennessee and Mississippi, was the Manager of a General farm, and living alone in Beat 4 of Washington County, Mississippi (ED 76-16, SD 4, Sheet 13B). His father's 1941 obituary indicated he was a levy construction engineer of Elaine, Arkansas.

Rev. William P. McLemore also wrote that the 1944 Naval Reserve Reporter showed Price as LTJG commissioned in 1942. He married Vivian Hunter Loggins on 4 Apr 1946. He was at one-time the construction superintendent for H. N Rogers and Sons, Memphis, TN. Said to have died ca. October 1951 in Lake Charles, LA.

His grave marker is engraved "Lieutenant CEC USNR, World War II."

Price married Vivian Hunter Loggins on 4 Apr 1946. Vivian was born on 30 Mar 1907 in Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi; died on 8 Mar 2000; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Greenwood, Leflore County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A Baskerville McLemore was listed as an Omicron Deuteron Brother, Phi Sigma Kappa, Class of '30. He also was listed as a member of the class of 1931 at the University of Alabama, from Greenwood, Mississippi, majoring in Electrical Engineering.

New York Times (23 August 1941, p. 13)

"Vice-President of the Elm City Rubber company (dateline New Haven, CT) died of a heart attack in his office...Former University of Kentucky football player, later moved to the University of Alabama where he graduated."

1940 City Directory, New Haven, CT: B. Y. (Edna O.) Vice-President,
Elm City Rubber Co., 73 Wallace Street, home: 39 Mather Street.

(Courtesy of Rev. William P. McLemore)

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Census Listings:

1940 Census
Arkansas, Craighead County, Jonesboro
Enumerated April 3, 1940
SD 9 ED 16-22 Sheert 2B
W. Mathews St
927-43-R-35
McLemore, Vaskerville Head M W 33 M No College/ 4 Year Miss Res 1935 New Haven, CT Salesman, Machinery
McLemore, Edna Wf F W 32 M No College/4 Year Miss Res 1935 New Haven CT
McLemore, Bonnie F W 4 Miss SIngle

Baskerville married Edna C. Ormond on 5 Aug 1933 in Manhattan, New York County, New York. Edna was born about 1908 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Col. Richard D. Hooker, Sr.. Richard was born on 5 May 1934 in Pass Christian, Harrison County, Mississippi; died on 24 Oct 2014 in Preston, Caroline County, Maryland; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]