Dr. Thomas P. McLendon

Dr. Thomas P. McLendon

• Dr. Thomas P. McLendon was born on 2 September 1888 in Prairie Hill, Limestone County, Texas.
• Dr. Thomas P. McLendon appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Wortham, Freestone County, Texas, living in the household of Gordon Nutherwood.
• He married Katie Daffin Cosnahan, daughter of Corbin Waller Cosnahan and Amaryllis Baldwin, circa 1911.
• Dr. Thomas P. McLendon and Katie Daffin Cosnahan appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas, at 945 West 7th Avenue.
• He was a physician and surgeon, according to the 1920 census.
• Dr. Thomas P. McLendon died on 27 November 1932 at age 44 in Corsicana, Navarro County, Texas.
• The following appeared on 28 November 1932 in the Dallas Morning News: Dr. T. P. McLendon, 44, physician here and president of the P. & S. Hospital board, former president of the local country club and Rotary Club, World War veteran, civic leader and sportsman, died in a local hospital Sunday afternoon. He was taken ill Saturday. /P/ Surviving are his wife and a small daughter.
• The following appeared on 29 November 1932 in the Dallas Morning News: Dr. Thomas P. McLendon, 44, prominent physician, civic leader and sportsman, died at a local hospital Sunday afternoon following an illness of twenty-four hours and the funeral was conducted from the family home, Mills Place, Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by Dr. John W. Bergin, pastor of the First Methodist Church here, assisted by Dr. George W. Truett, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. /P/ Dr. McLendon was stricken at his office early Saturday afternoon and was taken to the hospital. /P/ He was president of the Physicians and Surgeans' [sic] Hospital board at the time of his death and had been one of the officials of that institution for several years. /P/ He served as president of the Corsicana Rotarians and had held prominent positiions in the club affairs as well as in the district Rotary body. He was a past president of the Corsicana Country Club and was a prominent golfer. /P/ During the world War Dr. McLendon was an officer in the American Army Medical Corps and saw adtive duty in France. /P/ The regular luncheon meeting of the Corsicana Rotary Club Monday noon was dispensed with as a mark of respect to the memory of Dr. McLendon. /P/ State Home School was dismissed Monday at 12:30 o'clock. Dr. McLendon had been the State Home physician for several years, and a number of the children, employes and officials of the institution attended the funeral. /P/ Dr. McLendon was born at Prairie Hill, Limestone County, Sept. 2, 1888. He moved to Corsicana thiteen years ago. /P/ Surviving are his wife and daughter, Catherine McLendon, of Corsicana; father J. T. McLendon, Waco, and five sisters, Annie Laura McLendon, Dallas; Mrs. Bert McDaniels, Waco; Mrs. Vernon Collier, San Marcos; Mrs. Clayton Pritchard, Harlingen, and Mrs. S. Finley Ewing, Harlingen.

• Last Edited: 6 Dec 2007