Victor Tye Emerson: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Victor Tye Emerson was born on 14 Jun 1870 in Biloxi, Harrison County, Mississippi; died on 29 Nov 1933 in Harris County, Texas; was buried in Eden Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Son of Robert Moore Emerson and Mary Elizabeth Tye Emerson both born North Carolina. Moved to Henderson County, Texas. His siblings were: George Leroy Emerson 1867-1942,Ella Moore Emerson Vinson 1869-1939, Victor Tye Emerson 1870-1933, Nancy Cornelia Emerson Robertson 1875-1924, sloan Allen Emerson 1879-1945, Bertha Logan Emerson Yates (Mississippi) 1883-1948 and Ruth Emerson Kiel 1897-1962. He met and married Fanny V. Connor April 4, 1894 Angelina County, Texas.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JFFW-33T
name: V.T Emerson
death date: 29 Nov 1933
death place: Houston, Harrison, Texas
gender: Male
race: w
death age: 53 years 5 months 15 days
estimated birth date: 1880
birth date: 14 Jun 1870
birthplace:
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: DK
father's birthplace:
mother's name: DK
mother's birthplace:
occupation: Contractor Trucking
place of residence:
cemetery:
burial place: Noacordoches Tex
burial date:
Informant G C Emerson, Houston, Texas
additional relatives:
film number: 2115871
digital film number: 4166784
image number: 1196
reference number: 50890
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," V.T Emerson, 1933

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Angelina County, Pr. 3
Enumerated 27 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 3 Sheet 19B
(Image on Ancestry.com very faint)
343-368
Emerson, Victor Head W M Jun 1870 29 M 6 Born Mississippi NCarolina NCarolina Logging
Emerson, Fannie Wf W F Nov 1876 23 M 6 3/3 Tx Fl Fl
Emerson, Lonnie Son W M Apr 1896 4 S Tx Miss Tx
Emerson, Frank Son (sic) W M (sic) Nov 1897 2 W Tx Miss Tx
Emerson, Robert Son W M Jny 1900 6/12 S Tx Miss Tx

1910 Census
Texas, San Augustine Co7unty, JP 4
Enumerated 20 Apr 1910
SD ? ED 141 Sheet 9A
163-122
Emerson, Victor T Head m W 39 M1 16 Miss NC NC Labor Saw Mill
Emerson, Fannie Wf F W 33 m 16 6/6 Tx Fl Tx
Emerson, Lonie Son M W 15 S Tx Miss Tx Labor Saw Mill
Emerson, Frank Dtr F W 12 S Tx Miss Tx
Emerson, Robert Son M W 10 S Tx Miss Tx
Emerson, Bronson Son m W 7 S Tx Miss Tx
Emerson, Gover (Ancestry transcribed as Squire) Son M W 2 S Tx Miss Tx
Emerson, Sloney Son M W 2 S Tx Miss Tx

Victor married Fannie V. Conner on 4 Apr 1894 in Angelina County, Texas. Fannie (daughter of Alfred Horton "Bubba" Conner and Sarah Ann Williams) was born on 16 Dec 1876 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 14 Apr 1949 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Eden Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Lonnie Lee Emerson was born in Apr 1896 in Texas; and died.
3. Franke Conner Emerson was born on 7 Nov 1897 in Texas; died on 27 Apr 1952 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried in Eden Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas.
4. Robert Emerson was born in Jan 1900 in Texas; and died.
5. Bronson Emerson was born about 1903 in Texas; and died.
6. Gover Conner "Ox" Emerson was born on 18 Dec 1907 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 26 Nov 1998 in Travis County, Texas; was buried in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas.
7. Sloan "Sloney" Alfred Emerson was born on 18 Dec 1907 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1917 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Eden Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Generation: 2

2. Lonnie Lee Emerson (1.Victor¹) was born in Apr 1896 in Texas; and died.
Notes:
Said to have married Nannie Rebecca RUNNELS

Franke Conner Emerson

(1.Victor¹) was born on 7 Nov 1897 in Texas; died on 27 Apr 1952 in Corpus Christi, Nueces County, Texas; was buried in Eden Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDF2-9Z9
name: Franko Conner Lawhon
death date: 27 Apr 1952
death place: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas
gender: Female
race: White
death age: 54 years 5 months 20 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 07 Nov 1897
birthplace: Texas
marital status: Widowed
spouse's name:
father's name: Victor Tye Emerson
father's birthplace: Mississippi
mother's name: Fannie Conner
mother's birthplace: North Carolina
occupation: Airplane Instrument Insp.
place of residence: Corpus Christi, Nueces, Texas
cemetery: Eden Cemetery
burial place: Douglas, Texas
burial date: 28 Apr 1952
additional relatives: X
film number: 2075022
digital film number: 4167233
image number: 2994
reference number: cn 19627
Collection: "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," Franko Conner Lawhon, 1952

Per FindAGrave:

Daughter of Victor T. Emerson and Fanny V. Connor Emerson. She married George Frank Lawhon the year of 1920 Texas. Her husband George Frank Lawhon born: 1900 Texas died: 16 Jan 1942 USS Enterprise Pacific Ocean MIA during World War II Burial was at Sea US Naval Forces and Military. He died airplane accident. She never remarried. They had no children.

4. Robert Emerson (1.Victor¹) was born in Jan 1900 in Texas; and died.
5. Bronson Emerson (1.Victor¹) was born about 1903 in Texas; and died.

Gover Conner "Ox" Emerson

(1.Victor¹) was born on 18 Dec 1907 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 26 Nov 1998 in Travis County, Texas; was buried in Cook-Walden Capital Parks Cemetery, Pflugerville, Travis County, Texas.

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Veteran of World War II. "Ox" served in the United States Navy aboard the aircraft carrier USS Block Island when it was torpedoed by a German sub in 1944. Retired from the service as Lieutenant Commander.

Played college football for the University of Texas (1928-1931) and the the Detroit Lions.

Sloan "Sloney" Alfred Emerson

(1.Victor¹) was born on 18 Dec 1907 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; died on 17 Feb 1917 in Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried in Eden Cemetery, Douglass, Nacogdoches County, Texas.

Notes:

From FindAGrave:

Sloan died at the age of 9 of influenza epidemic that swept thru Texas and took many lifes.