Lemuel L. Pleasant

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"Elizabethton Star," Wednesday, October 19, 1938
LEMIEL L. PLEASANT
Lemiel L. Pleasant, 69, died at his home, 114 H street, early this morning.
Funeral services will be held at the Calvary Baptist church Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, with the Rev. B. R. Lincoln, the Rev. John Bowery, the Rev. Paul Roberts officiating. Interment will be in the Rambo Cemetery at Doeville.
Mr. Pleasant is survived by his widow, Mrs. Nannie Pleasant; four daughters, Mrs. F. Hawkins of Laurel Bloomery, Mrs. Elsie Hopson of Elizabethton, Miss Flossie Pleasant and Miss Etaila Pleasant of Elizabethton; three sons, Hobert, Robert, Hansel of Elizabethton; two brothers, Will Pleasant of Phoenix, Arizona, J. R. Pleasant of New Bank, Ky.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Lee of Mountain City, Mrs. Eliza Gentry of Laurel Bloomery.
Pallbearers will be J. Frank Seiler, Brown Fritts; W. C. Guffey, Will Jones, C. W. Bailey, Clyde Nichols, J. D. Roberts, W. L. Hogin, W. L. Smith.
Flowerbearers[sic]: Mesdames Clarence Hilton, William Jones, Dave Davis, C. S. York, W. B. Roberts, Sam Johnson, Nora Lee Powers, Lonza Berry, W. L. Nave, Hiram Taylor, Denny Fields, Charles Sanders, Clyde Nichols, Eddie Whitson, James Oliver, D. M. Metler.

Lemuel married Nancy E. "Nannie" Eggers on 21 Dec 1892 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Nancy (daughter of Cleveland Eggers and Elizabeth J. Eller) was born in Oct 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died after 1940 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Fancy M. Pleasant was born in May 1894 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
2. Flossie T. Pleasant was born in Feb 1896 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
3. Hobart D. Pleasant was born in Aug 1897 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
4. Joseph Robert Pleasant was born in Dec 1899 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
5. Amanda Elsie Pleasant was born about 1907 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee.
6. Living
7. James Hansel Pleasant was born about 1922 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died in Jul 1973 in , Winnebago County, Illinois, ; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Sullivan County, Tennessee, .

Joseph married Mary Nancy Lowe on 10 May 1862 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1844 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee; died about 1881 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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James and his wife Elizabeth are listed in the 1880 Census of Carter County, Tennessee. He is shown as being blind.

James married Elizabeth Wengert about 1841 in , Giles County, Tennessee, . Elizabeth was born about 1821 in Pennsylvania, , , ; died about 1890. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]