McCLUER, LEON, 1893-1983

Biography:

College professor and administrator. Born– October 1, 1893, Champaign, Ill. Parents– George Washington and Elizabeth (Parrill) McCluer. Married– Mary Moore, February 10, 1921. Children– Three. Education– Millsaps College, 1915-1916; B.S., 1926; M.S., 1927, George Peabody College. Employed as school principal, 1916-1917; U.S. Army, 1917-1918; school principal, Bay Saint Louis, 1921-1925; principal and teacher, Jacksonville, Ala. Normal High School; transferred to college level and taught at Jacksonville State University, 1927-1964. Honors– the Chapel atĀ Jacksonville State University was named in his honor. Died October 2, 1983.

Source:

Following McClure Ancestors.

Publication(s):

Following McClure Ancestors; Life in Mississippi in the Teens. Verona, Va.; McClure Printing Co., 1974.