Woodrow Lemon (1918 - 1971)

Born 12 Sep 1918 in Uniontown, Crawford, Arkansas, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Oct 1971 at age 53 in San Diego, San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Name

Woodrow Lemon

Birth and Parentage

Woodrow b. 12 Sep 1918^[1] Uniontown, Crawford Co, AR.^[2]

1920-40 AR Life

On 07 Feb 1920 Uniontown, Crawford Co, AR the Lemon household consisted of Chester Lemon spouse 38 yo, b. abt. 1882 KY, father b. NC, mother b. KY, literate, self-employed, farmer, owned farm free and clear; Florie Lemon spouse, 30 yo, b. abt. 1890 AR, parents b. USA, literate; Maggie Lemon, daughter, 13 yo, b. abt. 1907 AR, literate, attending school; Tessie Lemon daughter, 10 yo, b. abt. 1910 AR, literate, attending school; Joe Lemon son, 5 yo b. abt. 1915 AR, speaks English; Woodroe [sic] Lemon son 1 yo b. abt. 1919 AR, speaks English.^[3]

In 1930 Lees Creek, Crawford Co, AR the Lemon household consisted of Chester D. Lemons spouse 48 yo, b. abt. 1882 KY, father b. NC, mother b. KY, literate, 20 yo at first marriage, employer, farmer, employed; Floria [sic] Lemons spouse, 43 yo, b. abt. 1887 AR, father b. NC, mother b. MO, literate, keeping house, 18 yo at first marriage; Margaret Lemons, daughter, single, 23 yo, b. abt. 1907 AR, literate, attending school; Tessie Lemons daughter, single, 20 yo, b. abt. 1910 AR, literate, attending school; Joe Lemon son, 15 yo b. abt. 1915 AR, literate, attending school; Woodroe [sic] Lemons son 11 yo b. abt. 1919 AR, literate, attending school; Earl Lemons son, 8 yo, b. abt. 1922 AR, speaks English.^[4]

On 02 Apr 1940 Lees Creek, Crawford Co, AR the Lemon household consisted of CB [sic] Lemon married, 59 yo, b. abt. 1881, KY, head of household, same farm in 1935, farmer, farm owned and valued at $300, completed HS, 1st year, self-employed 50 weeks prior to census. worked 52 weeks in 1939, $0 income, income from other sources; the rest of household not enumerated with him.^[5] However, on Oct 22 1940 in nearby Van Buren, Crawford Co, AR, the Lemon household consisted of Florie Lemon, head of household, inferred spouse/mother, 53 yo, b. abt. 1887 AR, married, same residence in 1935, parents b. MO [sic], rented home, $2 per mother, 17 yo at first marriage, 3 children born, completed 8th grade elementary school, didn't work in 1939 and made no income, no income from other sources. literate, no occupation, no social security number; Joe Lemon son, 25 yo, b. abt. 1915 AR, single, same address in 1935, laborer, completed 4th yr high school, worked 15 weeks prior to census, waged/salaried in private work, worked 52 weeks in 1939 and made $400, no income from other sources; Woodrow Lemon son, 21 yo, b. abt. 1919 AR, single, same address in 1935, laborer, completed 2nd yr high school, worked 20 weeks prior to census, waged/salaried in private work, worked 50 weeks in 1939 and made $375, no income from other sources; Earl Lemon son, 18 yo, b. abt. 1922 AR, single, same address in 1935, attended school, completed 3rd yr high school, worked 0 weeks prior to census, didn't work in in 1939 and made $0, no income from other sources.^[6]

1940-64 CA Life

On 16 Oct 1940 Gen. Del. Lodi, San Joaquin Co, CA Woodrow was household head, 22 yo, b. Union Town, Crawford Co, AR, transient employee in Lodi, weighed 155 lbs, light brown complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, 5'11" tall and next of kin was Mrs. Flora Lemon (mother) living at R. F. D. #2, Salem, IL.^[2]

In 1941, brother Jos T was a laborer living at 3541 Main St., San Diego with brother Woodrow, laborer. Neither of them appeared with a spouse.^[7]

In 1950 San Diego, CA, Mrs. Florie Lemon (mother) lived at 4224 Willson Av with sons Chester Earl, driver, and Woodrow, longshoreman.^[7]

In 1964, brother Joe and sister-in-law Lera lived at 3672 N 33rd St, San Diego, San Diego Co, CA. Joe was a employed by the City. Gypsy J. Lemon, a typist at the Public Library, lived with them and brothers Woodrow and Chester Earl lived nearby at 315 E St and 5504 Shaw, respectively.^[7]

1971 Death

Woodrow d. 6 Oct 1971 San Diego, San Diego Co, CA.^[1] Woodrow was retired at the time and living at 950 12 Av, San Diego, CA according to the 1972 directory,^[7] the facts of which were likely provided before Oct 1971.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com. California, Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000 : accessed 27 Feb 2019 at [1]
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011 : accessed 27 Feb 2019 at [2]
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch : accessed 23 Feb 2019 at [3]
4. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002 : accessed 23 Feb 2019 at [4]
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 : accessed 23 Feb 2019 at [5]
6. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012 : accessed 27 Feb 2019 at [6]
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.

• "Public Member Trees", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/15223781/person/192064982338/facts : accessed 25 February 2019), profile for Woodrow Lemon.