Bessie Maury McLemore: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Bessie Maury McLemore was born on 5 Aug 1896 in Tennessee; died on 14 Mar 1987 in Lee County, Florida.

Notes:

The Barksdale Family History and Genealogy website states that she married Andrew George Crouch of Georgia on 12 Jan 1919, and that they were the parents of Andrew George Crouch Jr (b. 1919) and Mary Virginia Crouch (b. 1921).

Bessie married Andrew George Crouch on 12 Jan 1919 in Dyer County, Tennessee. Andrew was born on 2 Apr 1888 in Georgia; died in Dec 1970. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

2. Lieut. Andrew George Crouch, Jr. was born on 8 Dec 1919 in Georgia; died on 6 Sep 1945; was buried in Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
3. Mary Virginia Crouch was born on 13 Jul 1921 in East Point, Fulton County, Georgia; died on 13 Feb 2011 in Florida.

Generation: 2

Lieut. Andrew George Crouch, Jr.

(1.Bessie¹) was born on 8 Dec 1919 in Georgia; died on 6 Sep 1945; was buried in Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.

Notes:

His Find A Grave memorial page notes:

Missing in Action
Inducted from Georgia
First Lieutenant
13 Air Force, 17th Photo Squadron Recon
Monument also at Fort William McKinley, Manila, The Philippines
Awarded Air Medal and Oak Leaf Cluster

Mary Virginia Crouch

(1.Bessie¹) was born on 13 Jul 1921 in East Point, Fulton County, Georgia; died on 13 Feb 2011 in Florida.

Notes:

On the 1940 census, she was shown as in her second year of college, doing clerical work for the Government.

Name Mary Virginia Couch Anderson
Gender Female
Death Age 89
Birth Dat 13 Jul 1921
Birth Place East Point, Fulton, Georgia, USA
Residence Place Jupiter, Florida, USA
Death Date 13 Feb 2011
Obituary Date 16 Feb 2011
Source Location Tampa, Florida, USA
Spouse April
Children George Anderson, of Fort Lauderdale, FL; Steve Anderson, of West Palm Beach, FL and Burt Anderson of Tampa, FL
Parents Andrew George Couch and Bessie McLemore Couch and
Siblings Andrew George Couch, Jr

Ancestry.com. U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2018 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011.