William McLemore

1907 - 1969  (62 years)

• Name	William McLemore  [1]
  Birth	28 Feb 1907	Temple, Crawford County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	28 Dec 1969	Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Maple Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana
  Notes	Source Name: Princeton Daily Clarion Author: Publisher Repository: Princeton Public Library - Genealogy 130 S. Hart Street Princeton, IN - 47670 (812) 385-4464 Citation Detail: Micro film year 1969 Date: Monday, December 30, 1969 Pg. 10 Actual text (Courtesy of Paul Williams): William McLemore William McLemore, 63, lifetime Princeton resident died Sunday at 6:15 p.m. in Gibson General Hospital after a short illness. Mr. McLemore was born February 28, 1906 in Temple, Ind. in Crawford County. He had been a Cab driver for City Cab the past 20 years. He attended the House of Prayer. Mr. McLemore was member of VFW 1147 and a Veteran of World War II. Surviving are his wife, Laura McLemore; one daughter, Mrs. Anita Beard of Princeton; two sons, Jim McLemore and William Shoulders both of Princeton; one brother, Guy McLemore of Oak Ridge, Tenn. and 2 grandchildren. Services will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Colvin Chapel with Rev. James Miller officiating. Friends may call at Colvin & Son Mortuary after 3 p.m. Tuesday. On his application for a Social Security account, completed on August 27, 1937, he listed his date of birth as February 28, 1907 in Temple, Indiana. It is assumed this date is more accurate, as it was completed by William himself, than the date in his obituary. His parents were shown as Wright McLemore and Sarah Longust. His employer at that time was Thomas Christian of Princeton.
  Person ID	I31728	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Wright McLemore,   b. 4 Jul 1869, Rockcastle County, Kentucky d. 28 Apr 1936, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (Age 66 years)
  Mother	Sarah Longest,   b. 2 May 1871, Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana d. 6 Jul 1942, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1895	Crawford County, Indiana   [1]
  	English, Crawford, IN Marriage Record Bk F Pg 461 Groom - Wright [sic] MacMore Bride - Sarah Longest United in marriage by A. J. Scott (clergy) 20 Oct 1895, Certificate filed 1 Nov 1895 (Copy of license is in the files of Paul Williams)
  Family ID	F10199	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura Ann Acree,   b. 1 Jul 1912, Shoals, Martin County, Indiana d. 16 Sep 2005, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana (Age 93 years)
  Children	1. James Edward Sholders-Mclemore,   b. 29 Mar 1931   d. 4 Dec 1990 (Age 59 years)
  Photos		McLemore, William and Laura (Acree) William and Laura, in front of their Princeton, Indiana home, circa 1950's. The photo's are courtesy of their granddaughter, S. Portee.
  Family ID	F10662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2009

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Feb 1907 - Temple, Crawford County, Indiana Death - 28 Dec 1969 - Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana Burial - - Maple Hill Cemetery, Princeton, Gibson County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  _McLemore, William, ca 1940's, Probably Indiana B. 1906 D. 1969, Indiana Son of Wright and Sarah (Longest) McLemore, husband of Laura Acree

  
  

  Documents

  McLemore, William Application for a Social Security Account

  
  

• Sources

  [S620] Williams, Paul--Family Researcher (paulewms@aol.com).