McKinley Sizemore - Peters` Heritage

McKinley Sizemore
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Born: 11 Jun 1897
Married: 11 Sep 1924 Maggie Vaughn
Died: 20 May 1980 Church Hill, TN
Parents: John B Sizemore & Samanthy Livesay
McKinley Sizemore lived in Church Hill, TN on a 40 acre farm. James Benny Sizemore lived with his Uncle
“Mack” for several years. Mack and his wife, Maggie, never had any children and the farm was left to James and
his heirs.
Mack served in WWI (see info)
Besides being a farmer and raising tobacco, Mack was a trustee for many years of the Hoston Electric
Cooperative.
This is the home Mack and Maggie Sizemore lived in and is located in Church Hill, TN.
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Above picture taken at Easter, 1960.
Standing l-r: Pauline, Maggie, Mack
Sitting: Shan (Dinah is being held by Maggie)
Mack & Maggie (date and place unknown)
Aunt Maggie at Shan’s 1st Birthday
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WWII ration book issued to Maggie Sizemore
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1910
Census: John B Sizemore, wife: Samanthy, child Mack, age 12, Kermit, age 1
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McKinley Sizemore WWI registration card pg 1
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McKinley Sizemore WWI registration card page 2
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WWI Army records
WWI Service Abstract from the Tennessee State Library and Archives Book RG 36, pg 60
I believe this is incorrect. Probably should be Oct 22/1918 not 1919
1st Army Pioneer Infantry patch WWI
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Pvt McKinley Sizemore
Service # 4253625
Inducted: 22 Oct 1918
Company A, 62 Pioneer Infantry, Oct 1918-3 Dec 1918 at Camp Wadsworth, Spartanburg, SC
Wagon Company, Auxiliary Remount Depot 307 from Dec 1918 until discharged at Camp Wadsworth
Discharged: 10 Feb 1919
Information on Aux Remount Depot 307:
According to information found online, Pvt Sizemore’s unit remained at Camp Wadsworth.
Possible reason: Armistice signed 11 Nov 1918, one month after the 307th was formed.
AUXILIARY REMOUNT DEPOT STATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES DURING WWI
Auxiliary Remount Depot No. 307
Remount Depot 307: Shown with a total strength of 18 officers and 650 men on November 2, 1918.
http://www.schistory.net/campwadsworth/unitsbase.html
The function of the depot consists chiefly of receiving, issuing, shipping and care of animals of the
army; and the training of soldiers in the lines of work connected therewith, such as wagon and pack
transportation, horseshoeing, duties of stable sergeants, farriers and saddles.
The barracks, mess halls, office buildings, officers quarters, warehouses, horseshoers’ school, etc.,
compose one group, the stables and corrals of the wagon company, the riding horses, the Veterinary
Corps, and the pack train compose another group; while the veterinary hospital with their corrals and the
large corrals comprise the third and largest group.
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Pictures of Camp Wadsworth cir 1918
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Picture above from the book, “When the Soldiers came to town” by the Spartanburg County Historical
Association, 2004, pg 15.
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This camp was torn down after the war. I-26, currently runs through the west side of the camp, right through were
the remount depot was.
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After serving in WWI, Mack married Maggie Vaughn on 11 Sep 1924
McKinley Sizemore and Maggie Vaughn Marriage license
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Certificate in honor and memory of Mack Sizemore and signed by President Jimmy Carter.
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Mack & Maggie are buried in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Kingsport, TN