Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

Notes:

Served in the Armed Forces. Operated and expanded the laundry business started by his father. As is a McLemore tradition, he involved his children in the business with him.

Obituary

Vernon Earl McLemore, 79, went to be with the Lord on May 19, 2018, after a brief illness. This was exactly one month short of his 80th birthday. He was surrounded by family. Vernon was born on June 19, 1938, in San Augustine, Texas to the late Ira "Ray" McLemore and Opal Hensarling McLemore. Vernon was a staff sergeant on active duty in the US Air Force from 1961 to 1962. He was then in the US Air Force Reserves from 1961-1966. After his years of service, Vernon worked in the family Locker Plant alongside his father Ray. During this time they also opened the first McLemore Laundry in San Augustine. He treasured the community of San Augustine and wanted the people to have a nice laundry in town. McLemore Laundry has grown to four locations and continues to be a family business.

Mr. McLemore was married to his loving wife Brenda on June 19th, 1984. Vernon was a Christian man with deeply embedded Christian values and had a passion for studying the bible and sharing the word. In his younger years, Vernon enjoyed his only hunting love; that of quail hunting. He had a zeal for training and working his quail dogs. He was also an avid beekeeper. Vernon had a farm and cattle in the Chireno area where he spent much time up until his stroke in 2010. His years of working with cattle led him to enjoy attending the cattle auction each week even up until the past couple of weeks. He also had numerous friends in the community who he enjoyed playing dominoes with weekly. Most recently, Vernon also enjoyed spending time with his sweet little great-grandchildren Hailey, Caden, Kash, Hurley, Abby and Calvin.

Vernon was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Linda Ann McLemore Jackson; and a great-grandson, Kase. He is survived by his wife of 34 years Brenda McLemore of Nacogdoches, Texas; his children, Varron McLemore and wife Rae Janette of Nacogdoches, Texas; Sarah McLemore Hudgins and husband Todd of Athens, Alabama; Angela Strong and husband Curtis of Bryan, Texas; Michelle Strong and husband Barry of Flower Mound, Texas; Melissa Crabtree of Bryan, Texas; 12 grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.

His funeral will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 25, 2018, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Sunset Chapel officiated by Alton Shaw. Interment will follow at Liberty Hill Memorial Garden in San Augustine, Texas. There will be a time of visitation for family and friends from 6:00 '96 8:00 Thursday, May 24, 2018, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Home. [Song Leader was his son, Vincent Eric McLemore. The hymns chosen were "The Old Rugged Cross", "Trust and Obey" and "It is Well With My Soul."].

Pallbearers will be Vincent Eric McLemore, Elliott Jackson, Nicholas Jackson, Christopher Strong, Garrett Hudgins, James Gaines, Bradley Lusk, and Ryan McAllister. Honorary Pallbearers will be Lenvelle Stanaland, Truman Hudgins, Larry Jackson, Jamie Santoyo Flores, Lud Davis, and Mike Fussell.

Please visit www.CasonMonk-Metcalf.com to leave your online condolences and memories.

Arrangements are under the direction of Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors, Nacogdoches.

FAMILY
Brenda McLemore, Wife
Varron McLemore and wife Rae Janette, Son
Sarah McLemore Hudgins and husband Todd, Daughter
Angela Strong and husband Curtis, Daughter
Michelle Strong and husband Barry, Daughter
Melissa Crabtree, Daughter
1 2, Grandchildren
0 6, Great-Grandchildren
Ira "Ray" McLemore, Father
Opal Hensarling McLemore, Mother
Linda Ann McLemore Jackson, Sister
Kase ., Great Grandson
PALLBEARERS
Vincent Eric McLemore , Active Pallbearer
Elliott Jackson , Active Pallbearer
Nicholas Jackson , Active Pallbearer
Christopher Strong , Active Pallbearer
Garrett Hudgins, Active Pallbearer
James Gaines , Active Pallbearer
Bradley Lusk , Active Pallbearer
Ryan McAllister , Active Pallbearer
Lenvelle Stanaland , Honorary Pallbearer
Truman Hudgins , Honorary Pallbearer
Larry Jackson , Honorary Pallbearer
Jamie Santoyo Flores, Honorary Pallbearer
Mike Fussel, Honorary Pallbearer
Lud Davis , Honorary Pallbearer

Vernon married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

As with his older brother, Ray was simply called Baby after he was born. Eventually, his siblings began calling him "Baby Ray" after their primers, and the name stuck.


San Augustine Tribune
Thursday, May 26, 1932, Vol. XXIV, Number 9

School Term Brought to Successful Close

May, 1932: The San Augustine Grammar School had 36 students graduate: Johnny Alford, Jesse Gene Fussell, Carmen Fussell, Billy Partin, Kenneth Woods, Vernon Mills, Cade Downs, Ray McLEMORE, Clifton Mathews, Charles Allredge, R.E. Epps, J.B. Miler, Carl Fussell, Charles Haley, Thomas Ramsey, Herman Bates, Phil Greer, Raymond McEachern, Allen Coon, Nina Sheffield, Catherine Childers, Frances Stripling, Bernice Stevenson, Odelle Moore, Vera Helen Westbrook, Louise Miller, Dorothy Adams, Ruby Taylor, Maxine Cox, Virginia Greer, Fay Renfroe, Elouise Sossaman, Helen Harris, Alice Joy Ellington, Nell Greer and Maxine Hays (San Augustine Tribune, Thursday, April 27, 2006 "Decade of the Great Depression 1932" by Harry P. Noble)

Ray served in the Phillipines during World War II. His gravesite has a military marker, embossed with a cross and with the inscription Pvt US Army World War II

He made his living as a rancher, and he also owned and operated laundrymats in and around Sabine and San Augustine Counties. He retired to Nacogdoches.

His obituary, dated February 21, 1991 from an unreferenced newspaper reads as follows:

SERVICES FOR RAY McLEMORE

Ira Ray McLemore, 72, of Nacogdoches died Thursday at Memorial Medical Center in Lufkin.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday at San Augustine Church of Christ with burial at Liberty Hill Memorial Garden in San Augustine under the direction of Wyman Robert Funeral Home in San Augustine.

Services were conducted by Bro. Don Skipper and Bro. Mark White.

A native of Sabine County, he lived in Nacogdoches a number of years. He lived in San Augustine until a few years ago. He was retired owner of McLemore Laundries in San Augustine and Nacogdoches and was a U.S. Army veteren.

Survivors include his wife, Opal McLemore of Nacogdoches; a son Vernon McLemore of Nacogdoches, as sister, Evon Tisdale of Lufkin, brothers Percy McLemore and Earl McLemore, both of San Augustine, Tommy McLemore of Houston and Lynn McLemore of San Augustine; three grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Dr. Henry McLemore, Dutch Murray, James Roland Fuller, Gilbert Garrett, Arley Hensarling, and Tom Smith.

Honorary Pallbearers were Charles Bryan, Travis Price, Dr. Sam Gandy and Jessie Millard.

Ira married Bernice Opal Hensarling on 9 May 1937 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Bernice (daughter of Joseph Abram Hensarling and Vivian Garrett) was born on 10 Jan 1918 in Denning Community, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 23 Jan 2012 in Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 27 Jan 2012 in Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Opal trained and worked as a beautican. Her first priority was always as a wife and mother. Opal is an artist. She has given many of her oil paintings to relatives, who display them with great pride. Opal and her sister-in-law Velta Rawson McLemore were cousins.

Her obituary from the Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Directors website:

Funeral Services for Mrs. Opal Hensarling McLemore 94, of Nacogdoches, Texas will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, January 27, 2012, at Wyman Roberts Funeral Home in San Augustine, Texas followed by internment at Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens. Mrs. McLemore was born January 10, 1918, in Denning Community, San Augustine County, to the late Abram Hensarling and Vivian Garrett Hensarling. She passed away Monday, January 23, 2012, in Nacogdoches, Texas. Opal had an active interest in gardening, painting and cooking. First and foremost, she was a Christian woman with deeply embedded Christian values. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother and will be missed tremendously by her family and friends. Opal was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Ira "Ray" McLemore in 1991. She was also preceded in death by their daughter Linda Ann McLemore Jackson in 1985. Opal is survived by her son Vernon Earl McLemore and wife Brenda McLemore of Nacogdoches, Texas. Grandchildren Larry Jackson and wife Fannie of San Augustine, Texas; Varron McLemore and wife Rae Janette of Nacogdoches, Texas; Sarah McLemore Hudgins and husband Todd of Olive Branch, Mississippi. Angela Strong and husband Curtis of Bryan, Texas; Michelle Strong and husband Barry of Flower Mound, Texas; and Melissa Crabtree of Bryan, Texas; 15 great grandchildren and one great great granddaughter.

Having resided in Nacogdoches for the past 36 years, visitation will be held from 5:30 until 7:30 p.m. Thursday, January 26, 2012, at Cason Monk-Metcalf Funeral Home, Nacogdoches, with services Friday at 10am in her hometown of San Augustine. Opal's Nephew, Dr. Henry McLemore will be officiating.

Notes:

Married:
They are listed in the Shelby County, Texas marriage index. Perhaps this is where their license was obtained.

Notes:

San Augustine Tribune
12 September 1996, page 1

Funeral Services Friday for Leo McDaniel

Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 6, at 3:00 o'clock, for Leo Windham McDaniel, 89. of San Augustine, retired nurseryman.

Mr. McDaniel died at 3 am Wednesday, Sept. 4, at San Augustine Memorial Hospital where he had been for several days.

Funeral services were held from the First Baptist Church with Rev. Floyd Wright officiating. Burial was in the Liberty Hill Memorial Gardens under the direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

Mr. McDaniel was born September 13, 1906, in Sabine County, but had lived since a small lad at San Augustine, where his father, the late W. F. McDaniel, established the McDaniel Nursery at the site of FM 711, one mile from town, where Leo continued the business after his parents both died.

Mr. McDaniel attended San Augustine Schools and followed public works for a number of years as well as the horticulture profession. For many years he was chief horticulturalist on the original Brooks Farms, east of San Augustine, some of which later became part of Fairway Farms.

Mr. McDaniel was a member of the First Baptist Church and was honored by the congregation in 1995 when he and his wife, Pauline, were elected Valentine King and Queen, and he was similarly honored on Fathers Day this year as the Oldest Father with children at the service that day.

Mr. McDaniel was free to offer his "green thumb" to the youth of the area, spending many hours working with school children on projects and with Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts in their quest for knowledge and merit badges.

Survivors include his wife, Pauline Johnson McDaniel of San Augustine; daughter Nancy Carol McDaniel Lynch of San Augustine; grandchildren, Varron McLemore and Sarah Hudgins both of Nacogdoches and great-grandchildren, Eric and Emily McLemore of Nacogdoches.

Pallbearers were: Tom Smith Jr., Lorey Poss, John Mathews, Noble Hargrove, Mike Jackson, Lynn McLemore and Bill Swearingen.

Leo married Nancy Pauline Johnson on 1 Jul 1934 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. Nancy was born on 23 Aug 1915 in Bland Lake, San Augustine County, Texas; died on 26 Jan 2004 in San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Liberty Hill Memorial Garden, San Augustine, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

SAN AUGUSTINE TRIBUNE
Thursday, January 29. 2004

Pauline McDaniel

Funeral services were held Wednesday, January 28, 2004 for Pauline Johnson McDaniel, age 88, of San Augustine. Mrs. McDaniel passed away early Monday at San Augustine Memorial Hospital after an illness. Mrs. McDaniel was a saleslady, retired from J.P.Mathews Co.

Services were conducted by Rev. David Burcham, Rev. Bob Gwin and Rev. Steve Ferguson. Burial was at the Liberty Hills Memorial Garden, under direction of Wyman Roberts Funeral Home.

Mrs. McDaniel was born near Bland Lake in north San Augustine County August 23, 1915. She attended primary school at Red Ridge and graduated at San Augustine High School in 1934.

She and Leo McDaniel were married July 1, 1934 at the Methodist Church parsonage in San Augustine. She was co-manager with Mr. McDaniel at the Carroll Farm on Highway 21 East for about seven years, moving to Beaumont during World War II.

After World War II, in 1945, they purchased the McDaniel Nursery and homestead west of town on Farm 711 and US 96. Mrs. McDaniel was employed through the years at Lavell's Department Store, Wyman Roberts Funeral Home and J.P. Mathews Co.

Mrs. McDaniel was a member of the First Baptist Church for over 50 years. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a Past Worthy Matron of John Gillespie Chapter, and was a member fo the Ezekial Cullen Chapter of Daughters of the Republic of Texas. She also was a volunteer and visitor at local nursing homes and hospitals.

Pauline was the fouth child of William Edward JOHNSON and Ida BOOTH Johnson.

Survivors include her only child, Nancy Carol McDaniel LYNCH of San Augustine, a sister Juanita Johnson SIMMONS of Silsbee, grandchildren Varron Edward McLEMORE of Nacogdoches and Nancy Sarah McLemore HUDGINS of Olive Branch, Mississippi and three great-grandchildren, Vincent Eric McLEMORE and Emily Brooke McLEMORE of Nacogdoches and Garrett Tod HUDGINS of Olive Branch.

She was preceeded in death by her husband, Leo McDaniel, three brothers, Alwyn JOHNSON, John JOHNSON and Robert Charles JOHNSON and two sisters, Thelma JOHNSON and Elfreida Johnson ROGERS.

Notes:

Married:
San Augustine Tribune June 30, 1994 p 4

Leo and Pauline McDaniel 60th Anniversary Friday at Home

Mr. and Mrs. Leo McDaniel, Leo and Pauline, will observe their 60th Wedding Anniversary quietly at their home here on Friday, July 1.

Leo and Pauline were married at the San Augustine Methodist Church parsonage on July 1, 1934. She is the former Pauline Johnson of Bland Lake.

Pauline and Leo do not plan any formal celebration, but will be happy to receive friends and relatives at their home on FM 711, just over the hill from Highway from (sic) 96.

Except for a few years in the shipyard at Beaumont during World War II and occasional public works and pipeline jobs, Leo has spent his career in and around San Augustine. A gifted nurseryman, he was caretaker of the vast Brooks farm pecan orchards for many years, before moving in 1945 into the nursery business established by his late father, W.F. McDaniel and wife Sarah. He was also employed at Holly Farms.

Pauline was employed with Wyman Roberts Funeral Home for several years before joining the sales force at J.P. Mathews Co where she retired after 30 years of employment.

Both are members of the First Baptist Church. Pauline is an active member of the order of the Eastern Star.

Pauline and Leo's only child, Nancy Carol Lynch will be around to help them on Friday. They also have two grandchildren, Varron McLemore of Nacogdoches, and Sarah McLemore Hudgins of Tampa, Florida and one great-grandchild, Eric McLemore of Nacogdoches.

Notes:

Vessie McLemore grew up on his parent's farm in the first precinct of Sabine County. The adjoining farm was owned by his Uncle, Henry Strickland White, Jr. The 1900 census indicates that Vessie, who was 15, could read and write, and that he has attended three months of school that year, as had his brothers Rufus and Earnest. His daughter Evon has a class picture of Vessie from around this period. Evon said that Vessie didn't have much of a formal education, and probably stopped attending school altogether around this time. Vessie's wife, Nina, told her granddaughter Melinda that he even taught school for a time, however Evon doubts that this was so. The 1940 Federal Census indicates he had graduated from the Seventh Grade. His wife, Nina, had made it through only Six years of schooling.

When Vessie was 22, he married Nina Fuller,who was 16. On the 1910 Sabine County census they were shown living on a home farm in precinct six, near both Joe Fuller (Nina's father) and John and Jane Fullen (her mother's parents). Nina was shown as being the mother of two children, neither of them living. Nina's first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, and her next three babies died shortly after they were born. Her first child lived only 10 weeks. Evon said that Nina and Vessie's baby slept in their bed with them, as was the custom of the time. One morning when they woke up, the baby was dead. Tera Fuller, Nina's sister, reported that Nina always worried that she had somehow accidentally caused the babies death, maybe by rolling over it. Evon conjectured that the baby probably died of SIDS, which her mother had never heard of. The second baby lived only a day. In 1911, they had a third baby which also lived only one day. The three babies are buried side by side.

In 1913, Nina and Vessie's son Percy was born. Over the next six years, the McLemore's had three more children, daughter Evon and sons' Earl and Ray. Vessie owned a store in Steep Creek, a sawmill village eight miles south of San Augustine. He also raised cattle. He regularly published a small advertisement in the 1918 Sabine County newspaper, offering a reward for any stray cattle returned to him. His brand was VM on the hip. He later adopted the "Running M" as his brand. Evon remembers her father buying a Brahma Bull, in an effort to improve his herd. Most of the ranchers in Sabine County didn't fence in their cattle, they allowed them to freely roam about to forage for food. Evon remembers people being afraid of the "Brimmer." He wasn't a particularly mean bull, he was just so different from the east texas scrub cattle that everyone raised. Tom McLemore, Evon Tisdale and Melinda Strong had a conversation in November, 2002 with Vance Hargrove that came around to the subject of Vessie's missing cattle. Vance was a neighbor of the McLemore's when they lived in Bronson, and a good friend of Percy's. He said that Vessie asked he and Percy one day to go looking for several cattle that were missing. They found evidence that some of the laborers in the nearby saw mills had been poaching from Vessie's herd. They told Vessie they had found cattle bones in the yards of some of the workers, workers who looked to be half-starved. Vessie said they probably were half-starved, and told the boys not to report their findings to the sheriff.

A son of Enlow Birdwell relayed a similar story to Tom McLemore in September, 2007, at the funeral of Lynn McLemore. He recalled that Enlow had killed one of Vessie's cows and was taking it home to feed his family. He was caught in the act by Vessie. He confessed to what he had done, and said that he was only doing so because his family had done without for a long time, and were starving. Vessie told him to take the beef home and use it as he intended, but added, "let this be the last one of my cows that you steal." It was. When times became more prosperous, Enlow began raising a small herd of cattle of his own. He went to Vessie to borrow some money to get a start. Vessie gave him one of his checkbooks, and told him to simply use it as he needed, he trusted Enlow and knew together they could keep an accurate accounting of what he borrowed. Enlow often told his family that Vessie was the one who helped him get a start in life, and that he especially valued the trust he showed in him.

Vessie's older children attended their primary grades in Sabine County, but had to commute to San Augustine for High School. Evon says that during the winter, she and her brothers boarded with the family of Dr. Davis, who lived nearby the school. In the late 1920s, the family moved to San Augustine. Evon remembers that her mother suffered another devasting miscarriage, which nearly killed her. A few years later, Nina's youngest children were born, son Tommy in 1931 and son Lynn in 1933. They lived in a house Vessie renovated just off Main Street, and had a small home farm. Evon remembers her father first built a garage, and they slept and cooked in this until he had finished with the house. Their home was still standing in 1997. Even the roof is the same one Vessie laid. It is now the second house on the left, on present day Whitton street. It is a block away from the local elementary school. Tom remembers an indigent Civil War veteran, in his late eighties, who his father took into their home. Tom vividly recalls the stories he told about the war each night at dinner.

In the December 21, 1939 issue of the San Augustine Tribune, V.E. McLemore offered a $5.00 reward to anyone who found his dun muley cow branded "M" on the left loin. Around 1940, Vessie sold their house in the city, and bought some ranch land several miles outside of town.

Vessie's brothers and sisters used to say, admiringly, that "Vessie could stand on the corner and make money." He was an industrious man, with a strong enterpreneurial bent. His first job was working in the sawmills, with his brother, Rufus. But Vessie hated working for others, and saved up enough money to buy a general store in Steep Creek. This was around the time of World War I. It was a rough part of town, and he had both black and white laborers from the sawmills as customers.

The sheriff was a frequent visitor to the store. Evon remembers him always having a kind word and a piece of candy for her. He had a reputation for brutality however, and she recalls that he and a brother were eventually sent to jail after being convicted of murder. One day, the sheriff came to the store asking about a particular Negro laborer. Vessie said he hadn't seen him in days. The sheriff asked Vessie to call him the next time this man came in, telling Vessie he intended to kill him. Vessie went home and discussed the sheriff's threat with Nina, worrying about what he should do. In the middle of the night he got dressed, and tracked the man down in his home. He warned him of the sheriff's threat. The man pawned his pocket watch to Vessie, then and there, and used the money to flee town. He succesfully escaped the sheriff and was never heard of again. Vessie later gave the pocket watch to his son Earl. After Earl's death, his children gave this watch to their Uncle Tom, and Tom eventually passed this keepsake down to his eldest daughter, Melinda. It was a brass plated Studebaker watch from the South Bend Watch Company, and widely sold by mail order in the 1920's. These watches were sold on credit, and could be purchased with a down payment of $1. With the onset of the Depression, the company found itself with many delinquent accounts and was forced to close. (http://www.pocketwatchrepair.com/histories/southbend.html)

After the mill near Steep Creek closed, Vessie was also forced to close his store. His family feared that they'd soon be in the poorhouse. But Vessie continued to prosper. He worked as a rancher primarily, leasing and operating land in Pearsall, Garwood and in various sites throughout South and East Texas. He operated up to 20,000 acres at any given time. He also owned and operated a cotton gin and a meat processing plant. He involved his children in all these ventures. He was well known in the community for his willingness to extend credit or make loans to poor families, black or white. Tom McLemore recalls from looking at a lot of the notes he had drawn up that he charged from 6% to 10% compound interest. He was good fried to Will Wade, proprietor of the City Cafe, and W.J. (Wade) McClanahan, Deputy Sherriff of San Augustine.

Vessie felt a strong committment to provide for his family. Before he died, he built a home for each of his eldest four children, as well as giving them each 50 acres of land. He left his homestead and 400 acre ranch, jointly, to his two youngest sons.

When Vessie was in his forties, he was gored by a bull on the ranch. The wound was just under his left eye. He suffered from nearly incapacitating headaches for the rest of his life. In 1950, he had several massive strokes, and was unable to function normally after that. His wife nursed him at home until he died from a brain aneurysm in 1952.

Although Vessie didn't have much formal education, he was an extremely intelligent man. Tom and Evon remember that he read widely. Vessie's daughter, Evon, was the first of the family to graduate from college. She attended Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, where she received a degree in education. She remembers coming home one weekend from college, and her father asked her to check something he had prepared. He had calculated the compound interest that was due on a loan he had made. She told him she didn't know how to do this. "What am I sending you to college for" he grumbled, "if they can't even teach you to calculate compound interest."

His obituary was published in the local papers, as well as in the January 23, 1952 issue of the Houston Post.

Written by Melinda McLemore Strong, granddaughter, circa 1995 and revised periodically

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Pr 6
Enumerated 11 May 1910
SD 2 ED 133 Sheet 32A
209-209
McLemore, Vessie Head M W 24 M1 2 Tx US US Farming Home Farm
McLemore, Nina Wf F W 18 M1 2 2/0 Tx Ga Tx

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 2 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 173 Sheet 1A
Bronson Road
2-2
McLemore, Vessie E Head M W 34 M Tx Ga Tx Farmer
McLemore, Nina O Wf F W 28 M Tx Ark Tx
McLemore, Percy L Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Evaughan V Dtr F W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Earl Son M W 3 3/12 S Tx Tx Tx
McLemore, Ira Son M W 1 4/12 S Tx Tx Tx

(Medical):artherio sclerosis, hypertension

Vessie married Nina Ophelia Fuller on 7 Nov 1907 in Many, Sabine Parish, Louisiana. Nina (daughter of Joseph Thomas Fuller and Viola "Ola" Fullen) was born on 15 Sep 1891 in Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas; died on 8 Jul 1980 in Lufkin, Angelina County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nina Fuller was a striking woman. She was nearly six feet tall and slender. When she unwound her hair from the bun she usually wore, it cascaded down her back almost to her feet. She enjoyed gardening and quilting, growing most of her own vegetables. She was a thrifty woman. She continued to make her own soap from lye, pine rosin and "fat cracklings" even when she could just as easily purchased a bar at the store.

Being the oldest daughter, Nina helped her mother daily with the household chores. She remembers that when she was quite young, her parents went to the State Fair in Dallas by horse and buggy. They came home with a washboard and a box of packaged laundry soap. Nina claims they were the first family in Sabine County to have a washboard, and remembers neighbors coming by on wash day just to see how it worked. The 1940 census indicates she had attended school for six years.

She was a staunch member of the Rosevine Church of God. She truly believed in doing good works, and never turned away anyone in need. Her son Tom remembers that their home was on the "hobo circuit" during the depression. He often passed men asleep on a spare mattress in their garage on his way to school. She fed everyone who came to their door hungry, and made regular visits to the local nursing home to take food to friends and relatives.

Nina Sue Wade, who was a backdoor neighbor to the McLemore family when they lived in town, recalls that her mother relied on her more experienced neighbors parenting advice. The Wade family had several young children, mainly very active boys, with Nina being the oldest. Mrs. Wade worked hard to keep her rambunctious children in line, to no avail. Mrs. McLemore advised her to ignore the minor infractions. Nina Sue recalled her mother often quoting a saying Mrs. McLemore told her, "When your children are young, they step on your shoestrings. When they get older, they step on your heartstrings." She would go on to advise her to cherish her children while they were young and full of spirit, because she would miss them sorely when they were grown and on their own.

After her husband died, Nina McLemore remained an independant woman, living alone in a house her brother Lonzo built for her after her husband died. She lived next door to her son Percy, and her grandson's Dental Office was directly behind her home. She was able to live at home and care for herself until she was in her mid 80's, when she went to live with her daughter Evon.

Written by Melinda McLemore Strong, granddaughter, circa 1995 and revised periodically

(Medical):cerebral arteriosclerosis

Notes:

Married:
Nina's mother died six months after Nina's Fifteenth birthday. As the oldest girl, and second of eight children, all the day to day household tasks of caring for their large family immediately fell to her. To make matters worse, Nina's father had relatives who had moved to the fertile lower Rio Grande Valley to farm. They encouraged him to move down there as well. He had made several trips down to visit them, and to inspect land. Nina was desperately afraid of leaving her beloved east Texas.

About this same time, Nina met Vessie McLemore met at a church revival. They enjoyed each other's company, and began secretly corresponding with each other. Vessie soon proposed, and in November 1907, they snuck across the river to Many, Louisiana and eloped. Nina had turned sixteen years old not quite two months earlier. Nina told her granddaughter, Melinda, that she and Vessie had only seen each other twice in person before their marriage. A photo exists that appears to be their wedding picture. Vessie is wearing a dark suit with a white shirt and white bow tie, and Nina in a white dress, with a large flower in her hair.

Witnesses at their wedding were, H. E. White, presumably Henry Ernest White--Vessie's first cousin-- and A. McGown [likely either Albert or Andrew McGown, brothers who lived nearby the young couple in Geneva, Texas].

The license was filed for record on 14 July 1908 in Volume 3, Page 272 of the Marriage Records of Sabine Parish, Louisiana by W. E. McNuly, clerk, oper J. J. McNuly, Deputy.

Joe Fuller was not pleased with his daughters elopement. For at least several months after their wedding, the young couple avoided him. Rumors abounded that he might shoot Vessie on sight. Jan Tisdale, another granddaughter, remembers similar stories. Jan said that Nina's younger sisters were especially saddened by the hasty marriage. They lost both their mother and older sister in less than a year.

Written by Melinda McLemore Strong, granddaughter, circa 1995 and revised periodically

Notes:

(Research):Census Listings:

1920 Federal Census
ED #177, Precinct #2, San Augustine County, Texas
#201-201
Hensarling, Abram M W 25 Texas Mississippi Mississippi
Hensarling, Vivian F W 24 Texas Texas Texas
Hensarling, Arlis M W 4 1/12 Texas Texas Texas
Hensarling, Opal F W 2 Texas Texas Texas

1930 Census
not located

Joseph + Vivian Garrett. Vivian (daughter of James Garrett and Mattie Gilbert) was born about 1896 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 8 Jan 1992 in Nacogdoches County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She is a sister of Vera Garrett, and was a descendant of Jacob Garrett, who was Alcade of San Augustine in the 1830s.

Notes:

Name William Frazier Mcdaniel
Event Type Death
Event Date 20 Mar 1951
Event Place Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States
Gender Male
Marital Status Widowed
Birth Date 21 Feb 1866
Birthplace Fairdale, Texas
Father's Name S W Mcdaniel
Mother's Name Martha Ann Martin
Informant Mrs. C. H Allen 2720 P1/2 City
Burial St. Augustine Tx Cemetery (sic)
Certificate Number 18488
GS Film number 2074656
Digital Folder Number 005145611
Image Number 02324



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"Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K3CK-8PW : accessed 20 Apr 2014), William Frazier Mcdaniel, 20 Mar 1951; citing certificate number 18488, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2074656.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 2
Enumerated 4 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 69 Sheet 2A Stamped 108
20-20
McDaniel, T Head W M Nov 1869 30 M * Tx Sc La farmer
McDaniel, Florence Wf W F Nov 1873 26 M 8 3/3 Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Lewis I Son W M Nov 1893 6 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Vera E Dtr W F Jan 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Alie Dtr W F Feb 1899 1 S Tx Tx STx
McDaniel, Sarah A Mother W F Sept 1837 62 Wd 11/7 Miss NC Ga
21-21
McDaniel, F Head W M May 1873 27 M 1 Tx Sc La farmer
McDaniel, Eliza J Wf W July 1873 26 M 1 0/0 La Unk Unk
22-22
Robert J B Head W M Jun 1875 25 S Tx Ala Tx Log Driver
23-23
McDaniel, W F Head W M Feb 1866 34 M 10 Tx Miss Tx Farmer
McDaniel, Pinkie S Wf W F Aug 1875 24 M 10 3/3 Tx Miss Tx
McDaniel, Tera A Dtr W F Sept 1895 4 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Mamie B Dtr W F July 1897 2 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Virgie M Dtr W F Aug 1899 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx
Larurence G E Boarder W M Jun 1869 30 S Tx Va Miss Teacher at School

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 6
Enumerated 12 May 1910
SD 2 ED 133 Sheets 11B and 12 A (33?)
227-227
McDaniel, William F Head m W 44 M1 20 Tx Miss Tx Farming Own Farm
McDaniel, Pinkie Wf F W 34 M1 20 7/7 Tx Miss Tx
McDaniel, Tera Dtr F W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Mamie Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Virgie Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Ralph Son m W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Sam Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Low Son m W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Lily Dtr F W 2 S Tx Tx Tx

1920 Census
Texas, San Augustine County, JP One
Enumerated 30 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 175 Sheet 9B
162-168
McDaniel, William F Head m W 53 M Tx Miss Tx Farmer
McDaniel, Sarah p Wf W F 44 M Tx Ark Tx
McDaniel, Ralph Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Sam Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Les (sic) M W 13 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Lillie Dtr F W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
McDaniel, Lucille Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx

1930 Census
Texas, San Augustine, JP One
Enumerated April 7, 1930
SD 203-3 SD 19 Sheet 1A Stamped 167
Old Center Road
McDaniel, Will F Head M W 64 m 24 Tx Miss Miss Faremr Truck Farm
McDaniel, Sarah P Wf F W 54 M 14 Tx Miss Tx
McDaniel, Ralph Son M W 27 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer Truck Farm
McDaniel, Leo Son M W 23 S Tx Tx Tx Farm Truck Farm
McDaniel, Lucille Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx

William married Sarah Pinkney "Pinkie" Hargrove on 12 Dec 1889 in Sabine County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of John Franklin Hargrove and Emeline "Emma" Deweese) was born on 22 Aug 1875 in Texas; died on 18 Jan 1946 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]