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Alma Clara Bragg

Female 1906 - 1985  (79 years)


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  1. 1.  Alma Clara Bragg was born on 11 Mar 1906 in Time, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 May 1985 in San Augustine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Alma married Ira Henry Strickland White McLemore on 26 Nov 1922. Ira (son of John F. "Finn" McLemore and Rutha Triphene White) was born on 29 Jan 1896 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 18 Jul 1970 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Rufus Maxie McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 Aug 1923 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Sep 2010 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. 3. Roland Finn McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Jul 1925 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1942.
    3. 4. Ernest Deford McLemore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1928 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Oct 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Rufus Maxie McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alma1) was born on 11 Aug 1923 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 15 Sep 2010 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Per "Citizen Soldiers of Sabine County, Texas" by Robert Cecil McDaniel Texian Press (Waco), 1992 and Book Three "A Pictorial History of Sabine County, Texas" also by Robert Cecil McDaniel Texian Press (Waco), 1998:

    Marine Corps Platoon Sergeant Sixth Marine Division December 14, 1941 through October 13, 1945 Served in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater Bouganville, Northern Solomons, Guam, Okinawa Offensive Seriously wounded at Okinawa and medically evacuated to the United States Purple Heart.

    Obituary

    Rufus Maxie McLemore, 87, died Wednesday in the VA Hospital, Houston, TX. Rufus was born in Hemphill to Ira and Alma Bragg McLemore and was a lifetime resident of Hemphill. Rufus left school at an early age to join the CC's. When old enough he joined the Marine Corps and served in WW II. When he returned home he owned and operated McLemore's Garage until retirement.

    Rufus is survived by his son Maxie and wife Maryanne McLemore of Victoria, TX, his daughter Charlotte and husband Gene Peters of Cypress, TX, eight grandchildren, eighteen great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Clovis.

    Visitation will be from 6:00 pm until 9:00 pm Friday, Sept. 17, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home. Funeral services will be Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, in the Starr Funeral Home Chapel with Military Honors. Burial will follow in the Hemphill Cemetery.

    Services are under the direction of Starr Funeral Home, 510 Starr Street, Hemphill Texas. The guest book can be signed or condolences expressed to the family at www.starrfuneralhome.com

    (From www.toledochronicle.com)
    Also published in the San Augustine Tribune, September 23, 2010, page 10

    Rufus married Clovis Lavern Hogan on 25 May 1946. Clovis was born on 9 Apr 1927 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 12 Mar 2010 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Roland Finn McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alma1) was born on 14 Jul 1925 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jun 1942.

    Notes:

    Tom McLemore recalls that Roland served both in the Civilian Conservation Corps, and as a Marine. He died of Meningitis, most probably while serving as a Marine.

    One internet tree, unsourced, shows that he died in Colorado.


  3. 4.  Ernest Deford McLemore Descendancy chart to this point (1.Alma1) was born on 17 Jan 1928 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died on 5 Oct 2000 in Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Per "Citizen Soldiers of Sabine County" by Robert Cecil McDaniel:

    World War II veteren. Navy. April 23, 1945 through July 30, 1946,


    THE SABINE COUNTY REPORTER, October 11, 2000, Page 13, Obituaries

    E.D. "DeFord" McLemore

    E.D. "DeFord" McLemore, 72, of Hemphill died Thursday, October 5, 2000, at Hemphill Care and Rehabilitation Center in Hemphill.

    McLemore, born Jan. 17, 1928, in Bronson as a son of the late Ira and Alma (Bragg) McLemore, had lived in Hemphill several years and was the owner of an asphalt paving company. He was a member of the Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, the Masonic Lodge, Scottish Rite, and Shriners. He also served in the U.S. Navy as a World War II veteran.

    Survivors: wife, Elouise McLemore of Hemphill; son and daughter-in-law Randy and Terre McLemore of Nacogdoches;a brother, Rufus McLemore of Hemphill; and two granchildren, Hillary McLemore and Sara McLemore of Nacogdoches.

    Funeral services were held Oct. 8 at the chapel of Starr Funeral Home Inc in Hemphill with Bro. I.W. Ferguson, pastor of Johnson Missionary Baptish Church, officiating. Interment followed at Hemphill City Cemetery.

    Ernest married Elouise Elizabeth Armstrong on 31 Dec 1947. Elouise (daughter of William Rudolph Armstrong and Lottie Lee Dickerson) was born on 25 Jan 1929 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 11 Jan 2012 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 3

  1. 5.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 8. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 10. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 11. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (4.Ernest2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 10.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 19. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  4. 11.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

  6. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

  7. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

  8. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (6.Living3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Alma1)

  9. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Living3, 4.Ernest2, 1.Alma1)

  10. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (7.Living3, 4.Ernest2, 1.Alma1)


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