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Rosa Ann Vernetta McLemore

Female 1869 - 1954  (85 years)


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  • Name Rosa Ann Vernetta McLemore  [1
    Birth 27 Jul 1869  Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 9 Dec 1954  Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Rosa was interviewed by a grandson in 1941, and her detailed description of the family makeup was the starting point for much of the subsequent genealogical research done regarding the Keeton Jones McLemore family. She loved to fish, a trait she passed on to her granddaughter, Barbara Nixon.

      In 1944, a few years after her husband's death, Rosa was living at 8005 Grafton Street in Houston.

      In a November, 1954 letter to his niece, Pleasant informs her that his sister Rosa had recently been diagnosed with "cancer on (her) lower intestine", a fact that her sons knew but did not want their mother informed of.
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1910 Census
      Texas, Harris County, Houston, Ward 5
      Enumerated April 1910 by Jas. H. Thomas
      SD 8 ED 69 Sheet &a
      (Note the scan of this microfilm at Ancestry.com was very faded and difficult to read). Walter was indexed as Marvin Dunkerly by them, with a manual correction to Walter.
      Dunkerley, Walter 41 M 21 England England England Printer Newspaper
      Dunkerley, Rosa 39 M 21 4/3 Tx Tn Tn
      Dunkerley, Russell 23 Tx Eng Tx Apprentice Factory
      Dunkerley, Ines 18 Tx Eng Tx
      Dunkerley, Allin 10 Tx Eng Tx
      Simmons, Bekie 71 Es Servant Al Al Al

      1920 Census
      Texas, Harris County, Houston W 5, ED 92
      Enumerated 10 Jan 1920 by Robert A. Allen
      SD 8, ED 92 Sheet 6A
      218 Worms Street
      143-163
      Dunkerly, Walter Hd M W 54 M Emig 1891 England England England Printer Newspaper
      Dunkerly, Rosa Wife F 50 M Tx TN TN
      Dunkerly, Allen Son M 18 S Mass Eng Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Harris County, Houston, ED 134
      Enumerated Apr 3, 1930 by Mrs. Mary T Weems
      ED 101-134 Sd 26 Sheet 6A
      8005 Grafton
      49-51
      Dunkerley, Walter Hd O $6,000 M W 64 M@24 England England England 1887 Printer Newspaper
      Dunkerley, Rosa v Wf F W 60 M@20 Tx Va TN
      Dunkerley, Allen K Son M W 29 Mass Eng Tx Doctor Medicine
      Dunkerley, Gertrude DIL F W 23 Tx Tx Tx
      Dennis, Azalee Servent F W 16 Tx Tx Tx Servant Private Home
    Person ID I24484  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Keton Jones McLemore,   b. Abt 1809, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1873, Bastrop County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Mother Nancy Jane Johnson,   b. 21 Mar 1835, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1926, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage Aft 1853  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • In his March 1, 1955 letter to a niece, Pleasant McLemore enumerated his own sibling group "Elisabeth, Emma, Bob, Addie, Rose, Pleasant."
    Documents
    McLemore, Keton Jones family info pg1
    McLemore, Keton Jones family info pg1
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 1 of 4.
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg2
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg2
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 2 of 4.
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg3
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg3
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 3 of 4.
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg4
    McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg4
    Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 4 of 4.
    Family ID F8159  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Walter Dunkerley,   b. 8 May 1865, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jul 1941, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 11 Apr 1889  Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Ruth Dunkerley,   b. Aft 1889, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1910, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 19 years)
     2. Russell John Pleasant Dunkerley,   b. 28 Jan 1890, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Nov 1959, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     3. Inez Dunkerley,   b. 17 Sep 1891, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1957, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     4. Allen Keton Dunkerley, Sr., M.D.,   b. 28 Jan 1901, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1979, Travis County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F8162  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 27 Jul 1869 - Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Apr 1889 - Bexar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 9 Dec 1954 - Houston, Harris County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Photos
    Dunkerley, Walter and Rosa with children Ruth and Russell ca 1890's
    Dunkerley, Walter and Rosa with children Ruth and Russell ca 1890's
    Walter Dunkerley was born in England, and worked as a proofreader for the Houston Post. His wife, Rosa, was the fifteenth child born to Keton Jones McLemore--his youngest daughter. It is ASSUMED that this picture of Walter and Rosa was taken with their two eldest children, Ruth and Russell. The children might instead be Russell and Inez, as Ruth appears to have died young.

    THE PRECISE IDENTIFY OF THESE CHILDREN IS UNKNOWN, PLEASE HELP US VERIFY WHO IS WHO.

  • Sources 
    1. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).