Cecil Earnest McLemore

1886 - 1961  (74 years)

• Name	Cecil Earnest McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	31 Jul 1886	Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Mar 1961	Alameda County, California   [1, 2]
  Burial	Patterson Cemetery District, Patterson, Stanislaus County, California
  Notes	He was shown in his granddaughter's baby book as the son of Earnest McLemore and Carrie Smith. His listing on the California Death Index confirms that his mother's maiden name was SMITH. According to his World War I draft registration card, Cecil was born July 31, 1886 in Kirbyville, Texas. When he registered for the draft, on June 5, 1917, we was single and living in Davis, Oklahoma, working at Farming for Jim Fountine. Cecil was described as Medium heighth and build, with Grey eyes and Brown Hair. He was not a veteran. Cecil is buried in the Patterson National Cemetery, in Stanislaus County, California. His tombstone is inscribed: Cecil Ernest McLemore, Arkansas, Pvt Co E, 113 Infantry, World War I, July 31, 1886, March 18, 1961. Teri Stuart instead shows his date of death as March 14. He was said to have had a twin sister. Census records have not been located to verify this. (Research): Census Information: 1910 Census Texas, Jasper county, JP #3, Kirbyville Enumerate 27 April 1910 SD 2 ED 62 Sheet 18B Cecil McLemore, M, White, age 24, was shown as a boarder in the home of Evelyn McNeil, a 47 year old widow with six children. He was shown, in error, as being born in Oklahoma, with both parents born in Arkansas. Also boarding in the McNeil home was 17 year old Luther Cox, born in Arkansas with both parents born in Arkansas. Both were listed as Laborers in a Timber Camp. 1920 Census Texas, Sabine County, JP One 30 and 31 of January 1920 SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 25A A 32 year old Cecil E. McLemore, divorced, was listed as a boarder in the home of Adam and Nancy Bennett. He was shown as born in Texas, with his father born in Arkansas and his mother born in Texas, with his occupation being a Lumber Mill Laborer. 1930 Census Oklahoma, Cotton County, Texas Twp Enumerated 8 April 1930 ED 17-14 SD 8 Sheet 3A Stamped 277 49-51 McLemore, Cecil E Hd M W 43 M@34 Tx Tx Tx Farmer General Laborer McLemore, Agnes Wf F W 24 M@15 Tx Mich Ark McLemore, Cloyd (sic) Son M W 9 S Ok Tx Tx McLemore, Fred Son M W 7 S Ok Tx Tx McLemore, Audrey Dtr F W 6 S Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Ruth Dtr F W 4 2/12 S Ok Tx Tx 1940 Census Arkansas, Sevier County, Mineral Twp Enumerated Apr 1940 SD 4 ED 67-13 Sheet 7B 136-0-Yes McLemore, C E Head M W 52 M No 5 Tx R Cotton Okla Farmer McLemore, Agnes Wf F W 34 M No 7 Tx R Cotton Okla McLemore, Audrey Dtr F W 16 S No 8 Tx R Cotton Okla McLemore, Claude Son M W 19 S No 6 Okla R Cotton Okla McLemore, Fred Son M W 17 S No 7 Okla R Cotton Okla McLemore, Emma Dtr F W 14 S No 8 Okla R Cotton Okla McLemore, Bruce Son M W 9 S No 2 Okla R Cotton Okla McLemore, Daran Dtr F W 9 S No 2 Okla McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 5 S No 0 Okla McLemore, Anna Dtr F W 3 S No O Ark
  Person ID	I30244	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2019

  
  

  Father	Earnest E. McLemore,   b. Abt 1865, Jasper County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Caroline Smith,   b. Bef 1867   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	9 Sep 1885
  Family ID	F1307	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ray "Rayde" Stone,   b. 27 Mar 1897, Texas d. Jan 1980, Texas (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1910
  Children	1. William Ernest "Buck" McLemore,   b. 23 May 1912, Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas d. 19 Sep 1964, Vidor, Orange County, Texas (Age 52 years)
  Family ID	F9783	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2008

  
  

  Family 2	Agnes Evelyn Packer,   b. 24 Apr 1905, Texas d. 20 Aug 1956, Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California (Age 51 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1921
  	Teri Stuart shows them as the parents of eleven children: Carrie, Cathy, Claude, Clyde, Doris, Fred, Max Ray, Ruth, Tin, Bruce Aaron and Daran Irene. It appears that several of these children may have died young, as they are not found on the 1930 census with their siblings.
  Children	1. Clyde McLemore,   b. 5 Mar 1921, Oklahoma d. Bef 1930, Oklahoma (Age 8 years)   2. Claude Reginald McLemore,   b. 5 Mar 1921, Oklahoma d. 19 Feb 1954, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois (Age 32 years)   3. Fred Merlin McLemore,   b. 10 Oct 1922, Oklahoma d. 2 Sep 1999, California (Age 76 years)   4. Cecil Audrey "Tin" Lea McLemore,   b. 21 Feb 1924, Burkburnett, Wichita County, Texas d. 18 Jul 2000, Palmer, Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska (Age 76 years)   5. Ruth Emma McLemore,   b. Abt 1926, Texas d. 2008 (Age 82 years)   6. Daran Irene McLemore,   b. 4 Apr 1931, Oklahoma d. 18 Oct 1974, Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California (Age 43 years)   7. Bruce Aaron McLemore,   b. 4 Apr 1931, Temple, Cotton County, Oklahoma d. 3 Feb 1997, Stanislaus, Tuolumne County, California (Age 65 years)   8. Doris Kay McLemore,   b. 30 Jun 1934, Oklahoma d. 15 Apr 2012, Oakdale, Stanislaus County, California (Age 77 years)   9. Living   10. Living   11. Living
  Family ID	F9749	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2012

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 31 Jul 1886 - Kirbyville, Jasper County, Texas Death - 18 Mar 1961 - Alameda County, California Burial - - Patterson Cemetery District, Patterson, Stanislaus County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  McLemore, Cecil Earnest

  
  

• Sources

  [S332] Rootsweb, California Death Records, 1940 thru 1997, (http://vitals.rootsweb.com/ca/death/search.cgi). [S618] Stuart, Teri--Family Researcher (tstuart809@aol.com). [S1299] 1940 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls.), Arkansas, Sevier County, Mineral Twp Enumerated Apr 1940 SD 4 ED 67-13 Sheet 7B 136 (Reliability: 3).