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    1. [TNWEAKLE] Obit of F.M. McCLURE, Confederate Vet
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    3. I found this today in Paris..........I had to go to a specialist there, had a few extra minutes so I stopped at the library........such a nice library and so helpful. Anyway.......this is the son of Jesse and Elizabeth Huff McCLURE..........Jesse McCLURE moved to Weakley Co soon after 1850 and lived out his life here..........he has many descendants living in this area, me being one of them...........F. M. (Francis Marion) McCLURE was a brother to Lydia J. McCLURE, my gg grandmother........... I also got his death certificate. Would love to hear from any family members............pj Obit from The Paris Post Intelligencer, Paris, Henry County, Tennessee Friday Afternoon, April 21, 1933 WEARER OF GREY ANSWERS TO CALL OF FINAL TAPS F. M. McCLURE, age 88, Confederate veteran and had of a large family, died this morning at the home of his son, D. O. McCLURE, on Irving Street. His wife and a son, Herman, preceded him in death ten years ago. The survivors are four sons, D. O. McCLURE, Ed McCLURE, Whitlock; Will McCLURE, Paris; and Pink McCLURE of Cottage Grove; three daughters, Mrs. Betty KING, Paducah, Ky; Mrs. Annie COLLINS and Mrs. Grace KIBBONS, of this city, 12 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He fought throughout the Civil War under General Nathan Bedford FORREST. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Chapel Hill at 11 o'clock. Rev. D. T. Spaulding conducting the services.

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