Curtis Leroy Drawhorn: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Curtis Leroy Drawhorn was born on 3 Feb 1926 in Sabine County, Texas (son of Ira Bell Drawhorn, Sr. and Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks); died in Sep 1980 in Sabine County, Texas.

Generation: 2

Ira Bell Drawhorn, Sr. was born on 19 Nov 1896 in Texas; died on 16 Oct 1980 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Rosevine Cemetery, Rosevine, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Private U.S. Army, World War I.

May have been a son of James Willliam Drawhorn I1871-1937) and Mary Amanda "Sis" Johnson.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP No 6, Bronson
Enumerated April 9 and 10, 1930
ED 202-8 SD 19 Sheet 3B
54-56
Drawhorn, I.B. Hd M W 34 M 21 Tx Tx Tx Farmer General Farm
Drawhorn, Rosie Lee Wf F W 29 M 18 Tx Ga Tx
Drawhorn, Irie Belle Dtr F (sic) W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Eva Mae Dtr F W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Curtis L Son M W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
Drawhorn, Jeanna (?) Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx (Probably Frankie Juanita Drawhorn??)

Ira married Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks on 2 Jun 1918 in San Augustine County, Texas. Rosa (daughter of Joseph Edward Meeks and Mary A. Harris) was born in Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 30 Oct 1934; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks was born in Dec 1898 in Texas (daughter of Joseph Edward Meeks and Mary A. Harris); died on 30 Oct 1934; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

Children:

Ira Bell Drawhorn, Jr. was born about 1920 in Sexton, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Jan 2011 in Nacogdoches County, Texas; was buried on 15 Jan 2011 in Drawhorn Family Cemetery, Chinquapin, San Augustine County, Texas.
Living
1. Curtis Leroy Drawhorn was born on 3 Feb 1926 in Sabine County, Texas; died in Sep 1980 in Sabine County, Texas.
Living

Generation: 3

Joseph Edward Meeks was born in Dec 1860 in Georgia; and died.

Notes:

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 5
Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 72 Sheet 16A Stamped 156
218-218
Meeks, Joseph E Head W M Dec 1860 39 m 13 Ga Ga Ga Farmer
Meeks, Mary A Wf W F Apr 1866 34 m 13 6/5 Ark Ala Ala
Meeks, William E Son W M Nov 1887 12 S Tx Ga Ark Farm Laborer
Meeks, Joseph A Son W M Feb 1892 8 S Tx Ga Ark Farm Laborer
Meeks, Leander A Son W M July 1893 6 S Tx Ga Ark
Meeks, Robert C Son W M Oct 1896 3 S Tx Ga Ark
Meeks, Rosa L Dtr W F Dec 1898 1 S Tx Ga Ark

Joseph married Mary A. Harris about 1887. Mary was born on 28 Apr 1866 in Arkansas; died on 12 Jul 1924; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mary A. Harris was born on 28 Apr 1866 in Arkansas; died on 12 Jul 1924; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

In her annotated transcription of the Myrtle Springs cemetery, Kay Parker McCary shows her as a daughter of Samuel HARRIS and Susan F. PICKARD, and wife of Joseph E. Meeks. Her headstone is inscribed "The Lord is my Shepherd-Rest Mother rest in quiet sleep whiel friends in sorro over thee weep."

Children:

William Edward Meeks was born in Nov 1887 in Texas; died on 25 Apr 1965 in Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
Joseph C. Meeks was born on 16 Feb 1892 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Nov 1959 in Galveston, Galveston County, Texas; was buried in Galveston Memorial Park, Galveston County, Texas.
Leander A. Meeks was born on 23 Jul 1893 in Sexton, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Jul 1950 in Alexandria, Rapides Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.
Carroll "Cary" Robert Meeks was born on 16 Oct 1896 in Geneva, Sabine County, Texas; died on 9 Apr 1971 in Center, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Shelbyville Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby County, Texas.
3. Rosa "Rosie" Lee Meeks was born in Dec 1898 in Texas; died on 30 Oct 1934; was buried in Myrtle Springs Cemetery, Geneva, Sabine County, Texas.