Rosa Ann Vernetta McLemore

1869 - 1954  (85 years)

• Name	Rosa Ann Vernetta McLemore  [1]
  Birth	27 Jul 1869	Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	9 Dec 1954	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [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 d. Aft 1873, Bastrop County, Texas (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Nancy Jane Johnson,   b. 21 Mar 1835, Tennessee d. 7 Dec 1926, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1853	Texas   [1]
  	In his March 1, 1955 letter to a niece, Pleasant McLemore enumerated his own sibling group "Elisabeth, Emma, Bob, Addie, Rose, Pleasant."
  Documents » Slide Show		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 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 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 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 d. 25 Jul 1941, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	11 Apr 1889	Bexar County, Texas   [1]
  Children	1. Ruth Dunkerley,   b. Aft 1889, Texas d. Bef 1910, Texas (Age 19 years)   2. Russell John Pleasant Dunkerley,   b. 28 Jan 1890, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas d. 20 Nov 1959, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 69 years)   3. Inez Dunkerley,   b. 17 Sep 1891, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas d. 4 Jul 1957, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 65 years)   4. Allen Keton Dunkerley, Sr., M.D.,   b. 28 Jan 1901, Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts d. 25 Aug 1979, Travis County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F8162	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 27 Jul 1869 - Seguin, Guadalupe County, Texas Marriage - 11 Apr 1889 - Bexar County, Texas Death - 9 Dec 1954 - Houston, Harris County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  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 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

  [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).