Pleasant Cornelius McLemore

1873 - 1955  (81 years)

• Name	Pleasant Cornelius McLemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	11 Nov 1873	McDade, Bastrop County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	19 Sep 1955	Houston, Harris County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Burial	Hollywood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	1893 San Antonio City Directory P.C. McLemore, Carpenter, resides at 710 Sherman (This is the same address as his mother, Nancy McLemore's, boarding home) 1894 San Antonio City Directory Pleasant C. McLemore, Business S P Shops, Resides at 725 Burleson (This is the same address as his mother, Nancy McLemore's, boarding home) 1917 Houston City Directory Pleasant C. McLemore, Trade Contractor, Business Address 2208 Semmes Pleasant was interested in family history, and several letters he wrote to family members in the mid 1940's and 1950's have been preserved. He details much of his own history in these letters. He told his niece Ivy that he was a "life long democrat." He also informed her that he "managed to drag through St. Marys College two terms, I payed my own tuition by driving a carriage..." In a 1944 letter to J. W. McLemore in Altus, Oklahoma, Pleasant wrote that "At one time, I was the leading building contractor in S.A. (San Antonio), owned my own woodworking mill. Raised race colts as a hobby, owned the fastest trotting horses in the city (a stallion) in 1909-10-11....(worked) for S.P.R.R. as a building forman...for over 7 years. I resigned to go in business for myself...." In a later letter to his niece, Ivy, he wrote that "over 500 houses in S. A. I made plans for and built them accordingly. The archtictects had much confidence in my bldg. judgement." Pleasant also told J.W. McLemore that in 1911 he took a contract from "the Standard Oil Co. to build a gas pumping plant at Rodesa, La. I moved in Vivian. La. after completion." In Vivian, he did both commerial and residential construction. After leaving Louisiana, he settled in Houston. He also informed both correspondents of business reverses that caused him to go bankrupt. He told his niece Ivy that "overwork was the cause of my affliction, my dr. had warned me unless I slowed down it would finally get me. He is thought to be buried at either the Hollywood or Brookside Cemetery in Houston. Name: Pleasant C. Mclemore Death Date: 19 Sep 1955 Death Place: Houston, Harris, Texas Gender: Male Race: W Death Age: 80 years 1 month 8 days Estimated Birth Date: Birth Date: 11 Nov 1874 Birthplace: Bastrop, Texas Marital Status: Widowed Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Unknown Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Unknown Mother's Birthplace: Occupation: Retired Contractor Place of Residence: Houston, Harris, Texas Cemetery: Hollywood Burial Place: Houston, Harris, Texas Burial Date: 23 Sep 1955 Additional Relatives: Film Number: 2114543 Digital Film Number: 4165516 Image Number: 1710 Reference Number: 45053 Collection: Texas Deaths, 1890-1976 (Research):Census Information: 1910 Census Texas, Bexar, JP 8, ED 72 Enumerated 19 May 1910 by Geo. H. Bacon SD 14 ED 72 Sheet 22A Stamped 286 New Braunfels Ave Alamo Heights 334-351 McLemore, Pleasant C Hd 38 M1 17 Tx Unk Unk Contractor McLemore, Viola W 33 M1 17 Tx Ny Mich McLemore, David Son 16 Tx Tx Tx Carpenter/House Builder McLemore, Pleasant Son 10 Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Daniel Son 7 Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Nay Dtr 5 Tx Tx Tx 1920 Census Texas, Montgomery County, JP 1, Ed 103 Enumerated 18 Mar 1920 by E.C. Chisholm Sheet 8A McLemore, Pleasant Hd M W 47 M Tx Miss Miss Carpenter House McLemore, Viola Wf F W 42 M Tx Ny Oh McLemore, May Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx 1930 Census Texas, Brazoria, Pr 1, Angleton, ED 1 Brazoria County Jail Enumerated Apr 11, 1930 by Quillian Davidson ED 20-1 SD 28 Sheet 14A McLemore, Pleasant Inmate M W 57 M18 Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I24486	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	Viola Theresa Bowen,   b. Abt 1877, Eagle Lake, Colorado County, Texas d. 7 Jan 1938, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1893  [2]
  Children	1. Robert David McLemore,   b. 18 Jan 1893, Texas d. 16 Jun 1970, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 77 years)   2. Pleasant "Pleas" Cornelius McLemore, Jr.,   b. 15 Aug 1900, Willis, Montgomery County, Texas d. 15 Aug 1958, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 58 years)   3. Daniel Elmo McLemore,   b. 17 May 1902, Texas d. 6 Dec 1974, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 72 years)   4. Addie Nay McLemore,   b. 28 Oct 1904, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas d. 28 Aug 1983, Houston, Harris County, Texas (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F8163	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 11 Nov 1873 - McDade, Bastrop County, Texas Death - 19 Sep 1955 - Houston, Harris County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
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• 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). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).