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Leona P. Bridges

Female 1876 - 1940  (64 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Leona P. Bridges was born on 5 Jan 1876 in Alabama; died on 7 May 1940; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    Headstone inscribed Mrs. Leona McLemore Jan 5 1876 May 7 1940 "She was the sunshine of our home."

    Leona married William N. McLemore about 1900 in Walker County, Alabama. William (son of Frank McLemore and Mary ???) was born on 4 May 1873 in Alabama; died on 17 Dec 1947 in Carbon Hill, Fayette County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Carl Edward McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Aug 1901 in Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama; died on 26 Oct 1979 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.
    2. 3. William F. McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1905 in Walker County, Alabama; and died.
    3. 4. Canie Lee McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Mar 1908 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 15 May 1960 in Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.
    4. 5. Henry Harris McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 28 Apr 1911 in Alabama; died on 4 Sep 1964 in Fayette County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.
    5. 6. James Clifford McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Mar 1914 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 2 Jan 1942 in Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.
    6. 7. Joe Ellis McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 May 1918 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 19 Nov 1988; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Carl Edward McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 9 Aug 1901 in Nauvoo, Walker County, Alabama; died on 26 Oct 1979 in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    His Form SS-5, completed in December 1936, listed his employer as Moss & McCormick of Howard, Alabama.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1930 Census
    Alabama, Walker County, Kansas
    Enumerated 22 Apr 1930
    ED 64-30 SD 1 Sheet 71 Stamped 152
    123-126
    McLemore, Carl H Head M WE 28 M 26 Ala Miss Ala Contractor Coal Mine
    McLemore, Maudie D Wf F W 30 M 27 Ala Ga Ga
    McLemore, Edna B Dtr F W 2 5/12 S Ala Ala Ala
    McLemore, Lois D Dtr F W 2/12 S Ala Ala Ala

    1940 Census
    Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
    Enumerated April 16, 1940
    SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
    Iron Mountain Road
    149
    McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
    McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
    McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
    150
    McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
    McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
    McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
    151
    McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
    McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
    McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
    152
    McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
    McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
    McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House

    Carl married Maudie Dee Estes about 1927, and was divorced in May 1958 in Walker County, Alabama. Maudie was born on 23 Dec 1898 in Alabama; died on 2 Nov 1994 in Orange County, Florida; was buried in Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Edna Berniece McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 2 Oct 1927 in Carbon Hill, Fayette County, Alabama; died on 8 Feb 2001 in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida; was buried in Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida.
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 12. Infant Son McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 30 May 1937 in Alabama; died on 31 May 1937 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

  2. 3.  William F. McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born about 1905 in Walker County, Alabama; and died.

  3. 4.  Canie Lee McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 5 Mar 1908 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 15 May 1960 in Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    The Alabama Deaths and Burial Index shows he was married to Beatrice McLemore.

    A scan of his obituary has been posted to his FindAGrave Memorial page, created by David Woody, and is transcribed below:

    McLemore Rites

    Fayett-Double funeral services for Clarence Billy McLemore, 29, of Rock City, Ala, and his father, Cannie Lee McLemore, 52, of Eldridge, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Fayett County, directed by Vessey's Funeral Home.

    The two men were electrocuted Sunday afternoon in Eldridge on top of the older McLemore's tin-roofed house adjusting an aerial when it toppled into a nearby power line carrying 7,800 volts.

    Services for Cannie Lee McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Simmons with burial in the church cemetery. Serving as active pallbeares will be Odd Fellows.

    Cannie Lee McLemore, born in Walker County, was an insurance salesman and a member of the Church of Christ. He was married to the former Beatrice McClesky.

    Surviving are his wife, four brothers, Carl, Henry, Joe and Bill McLemore, and three grandchildren.

    Services for Clarence Bill McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Tucker with burial in the Gregg Cemetery.

    Born in Walker County, he was the son of Mrs. Beatrice McLemore and the late Cannie Lee McLemore. A coal miner, he was married to the former Charlotte Norris.

    Suriving are his wife, mother, and three children.

    Canie married Beatrice McCluskey about 1930. Beatrice was born on 25 May 1913 in Alabama; died on 9 Nov 1974 in Jasper, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Tucker Cemetery, Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Clarence Billy McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1931 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 15 May 1960 in Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Griggs Place Cemetery, Winfield, Marion County, Alabama.

  4. 5.  Henry Harris McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 28 Apr 1911 in Alabama; died on 4 Sep 1964 in Fayette County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    His Alabama Death Certificate shows he was married to Gertrude McLemore.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1940 Census
    Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
    Enumerated April 16, 1940
    SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
    Iron Mountain Road
    149
    McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
    McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
    McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
    150
    McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
    McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
    McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
    151
    McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
    McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
    McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
    152
    McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
    McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
    McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House

    Family/Spouse: Mary Gertrude Kimbrell. Mary was born on 3 Apr 1907 in Alabama; died on 6 Nov 1997; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Delaris McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jul 1932 in Fayette County, Alabama; died on 15 Jan 1971 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.
    2. 15. Leon Harris McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 21 Nov 1940; died on 12 Aug 2014; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

  5. 6.  James Clifford McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 29 Mar 1914 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 2 Jan 1942 in Carbon Hill, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

  6. 7.  Joe Ellis McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Leona1) was born on 26 May 1918 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 19 Nov 1988; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    In 1940 he was married to a Willie Lee, and they had one daughter.

    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1940 Census
    Alabama, Walker County, E.P. 26 Kansas
    Enumerated April 16, 1940
    SD 7 ED 64-38 Sheet 9A
    Iron Mountain Road
    149
    McLemore, Henry Head M W 29 M M no H-4 Ala Operator Saw Mill Same place
    McLemore, Gertrude Wf F W 29 M No C-4 Ala same place
    McLemore, Delaris Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala same place
    150
    McLemore, Will Head M W 65 M No 5 Ala Operator Farm same house
    McLemore, Leona Wf F W 64 M No 5 Ala same house
    McLemore, Clifford Son M W 26 S No H-1 Ala same house
    151
    McLemore, Joe Head M W 21 M No 6 Ala Coal Loader Coal Mine same place
    McLemore, Willie Lee Wf F W 22 M No 7 Ala R Walker Ala
    McLemore, Joe Anne Dtr F W 1 S No 0 Ala
    152
    McLemore, Carl Head M W 39 No H1 Ala Carpenter W.P.A. same place
    McLemore, Maudie Wf F W 39 M No 7 Ala same place
    McLemore, Berniece Dtr F W 12 S Yes 5 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Lois Dtr F W 10 S Yes 3 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Nell Dtr F W 7 S Yes 1 Ala Same House
    McLemore, Bettye Joe Dtr F W s No 0 Ala Same House



Generation: 3

  1. 8.  Edna Berniece McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.Leona1) was born on 2 Oct 1927 in Carbon Hill, Fayette County, Alabama; died on 8 Feb 2001 in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida; was buried in Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida.

    Edna married John Roses, Jr on 9 Jan 1945 in Escambia County, Florida. John (son of John Roses and Maud M. Everhart) was born on 9 Nov 1925 in Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida; died on 22 Nov 2014 in Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida; was buried in Beal Memorial Cemetery, Fort Walton Beach, Okaloosa County, Florida. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.Leona1)

  3. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.Leona1)

  4. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.Leona1)

  5. 12.  Infant Son McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (2.Carl2, 1.Leona1) was born on 30 May 1937 in Alabama; died on 31 May 1937 in Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.

  6. 13.  Clarence Billy McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (4.Canie2, 1.Leona1) was born about 1931 in Walker County, Alabama; died on 15 May 1960 in Eldridge, Walker County, Alabama; was buried in Griggs Place Cemetery, Winfield, Marion County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    McLemore Rites

    Fayett-Double funeral services for Clarence Billy McLemore, 29, of Rock City, Ala, and his father, Cannie Lee McLemore, 52, of Eldridge, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Fayett County, directed by Vessey's Funeral Home.

    The two men were electrocuted Sunday afternoon in Eldridge on top of the older McLemore's tin-roofed house adjusting an aerial when it toppled into a nearby power line carrying 7,800 volts.

    Services for Cannie Lee McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Simmons with burial in the church cemetery. Serving as active pallbeares will be Odd Fellows.

    Cannie Lee McLemore, born in Walker County, was an insurance salesman and a member of the Church of Christ. He was married to the former Beatrice McClesky.

    Surviving are his wife, four brothers, Carl, Henry, Joe and Bill McLemore, and three grandchildren.

    Services for Clarence Bill McLemore will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Tucker with burial in the Gregg Cemetery.

    Born in Walker County, he was the son of Mrs. Beatrice McLemore and the late Cannie Lee McLemore. A coal miner, he was married to the former Charlotte Norris.

    Suriving are his wife, mother, and three children.

    Family/Spouse: Charlotte Norris. Charlotte was born on 10 Mar 1929; died on 5 May 1997; was buried in Griggs Place Cemetery, Winfield, Marion County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Billie Joan McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Jul 1950; died on 9 May 1965; was buried in Griggs Place Cemetery, Winfield, Marion County, Alabama.

  7. 14.  Delaris McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.Leona1) was born on 22 Jul 1932 in Fayette County, Alabama; died on 15 Jan 1971 in Scottsbluff, Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    Headstone shows her name at death was Delaris McLemore Keller.


  8. 15.  Leon Harris McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (5.Henry2, 1.Leona1) was born on 21 Nov 1940; died on 12 Aug 2014; was buried in Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Fayette County, Alabama.

    Notes:

    His FindAGrave memorial page, created by Rose, had the following brief biography of Leon:

    Leon was a resident of Carbon Hill, Alabama. He was in the US Marine Corp from 1959-1963 and was a coal miner and was self employed in excavation.

    Mr. McLemore was preceded in death by his parents Henry McLemore and Gertrude Kimbrell McLemore; sisters Delaris and McDonald Keller.




Generation: 4

  1. 16.  Billie Joan McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (13.Clarence3, 4.Canie2, 1.Leona1) was born on 27 Jul 1950; died on 9 May 1965; was buried in Griggs Place Cemetery, Winfield, Marion County, Alabama.


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