Background
McKEMY, Charles was born on February 1, 1883 in Warrensburg, Tennessee, United States. Son of Lee and * (Coakley) McKemy.
McKEMY, Charles was born on February 1, 1883 in Warrensburg, Tennessee, United States. Son of Lee and * (Coakley) McKemy.
Common School.
Reared on a farm in Grayson Company, Texas Entered service of M.K.T. Railway, as Section Laborer, 1904-1906. Then entered Bridge and Building Department, M.K.T. Railway, 08. Employed as Fireman on M.K.T. Railway, Denison, Texas Always taken an active part in local and state politics.
Elected to City Council, Denison, Texas, 1920-1922. Appointed State Commissioner of Labor, Texas, 1927. Reappointed, since 1928.
Member: Brotherhood of Loco motive Firemen and Enginemen.
Spouse Lula Holden, May 7, 1911, Granite, Oklahoma.