Will S. Connally: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Will S. Connally was born about 1867 in Tennessee; died about 1960; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee.

Notes:

(Research):
Census Records:

1910 Census
Tennessee, Henderson County, 6th District, Lexington Town
Enumerated 16 Apr 1910
SD 8 ED 101 Sheet 3A
44-44
Cannally Will Hd M W 43 M? 11 Tenn Tenn Tenn Section Foreman RailRoad
Cannally, Viola Wf F W 36 m1 11 1/1 Tenn Tenn Tenn
Cannally, Velma O Dtr F W 10 Tn Tn Tn Student School

1920 Census
Tennessee, Henderson County, Lexington Town
Enumerated 12 January 1920
SD 8 ED 97 Sheet 13B
504-255-291
Connally, Will S Hd M W 53 M Tn Tn Tn Operator Gristmill
Connally, Viola V Wf F W 47 M Tn Tn Tn
Connally, Johnston Son M W 8 S Tn Tn Tn

1930 Census
Tennessee, Henderson County, Civil Dist #, Lexington Town
Enumerated April 11, 1930
ED 39-9 SD 2 Sheet 5A Stamped 204
504-146-145
Connaly, William S. Hd M W 62 M 26 Tenn Ga Tenn Miller Gristmill
Connaly, Viola F W 56 M 20 Tn Tn Tn
Connaly, Johnson M W 19 S Tn Tn Tn Truck Driver Public

Will married Viola Bertha McLemore on 18 Nov 1898 in Gibson County, Tennessee. Viola (daughter of James Knox Polk McLemore and Margaret Caroline Jackson) was born on 14 Jul 1871 in Gibson County, Tennessee; died on 28 Aug 1953 in Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee; was buried in Lexington Cemetery, Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Velma Connally was born about 1900 in Tennessee; and died.
3. Johnston "Peg" Connally was born on 29 Mar 1911 in Henderson County, Tennessee; died on 20 Apr 1978 in Gibson County, Tennessee; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee.

Generation: 2

2. Velma Connally (1.Will¹) was born about 1900 in Tennessee; and died.
Notes:
May instead be Thelma?

Johnston "Peg" Connally

(1.Will¹) was born on 29 Mar 1911 in Henderson County, Tennessee; died on 20 Apr 1978 in Gibson County, Tennessee; was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Dyer, Gibson County, Tennessee.

Notes:

According to his daughter Sherry Connally Murray, her father Peg divorced his first wife, Nettie, prior to World War II, and moved to Milan, Tennessee to work at the arsenal. This is where he met her mother.

Johnston married Nettie Scates on 10 Sep 1934 in Henderson County, Tennessee. Nettie was born on 7 Oct 1917; died on 24 Mar 2004 in Lexington, Henderson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]