History Sheet
1991- for my 1st McNair booklet
James Henderson and Susan (Sewell) Henderson. She married
Mack McNair 1 Oct 1873, and they had 12 children.
Sarah and Mack moved their family to Texas around 1896
and settled near Waco, Texas. From there they moved to Jones
County, Texas between Leuders and Avoca.
Sarah was a very small person. She was real quiet and
suffered greatly from asthma of which she eventually became
an invalid. She smoked a corn cob pipe with jimsonweed to
relieve her asthma
The following letter was written from Lessie (McNair)
Rawlins to Ova Kerr and explains Sarah McNair well.
"If I have left out anything--Something you think I
may know. Martha Jane died bowel trouble. Like to
have lost your dad (Frank McNair) when he was
young. Dr. said he could not seem to do enough.
An old man traveling through town came and spent
the night with Dad and Mom (Mack and Sarah). He
told them he could cure their baby (Frank). Here's
what he did. Fried bacon crisp and that is all
Frank ate for three days and he was well. Mom and
Dad (Mack and Sarah) said he really ate that bacon.
Mama (Sarah) went to Dallas. Sister's baby was
with summer complaint and the Dr. had told them the
baby would die. Mama (Sarah) said 'If I could get
to the baby I could cure it.' She was in bed with
asthma. Alf and Ethel, Thelma and Lee put her in
buggy and took her to where the baby was and bacon
is what she fed the baby. Dr. came by next day and
said, 'O, I finally found a cure for the baby.'
It's mother said, 'You did nothing. Mrs. Mcnair
took over the day he gave up.' Dr. got mad told
them to just call Mrs. McNair when they need a Dr.
My arm is about to play out and this is on the
family record I forgot about that
Love you much
L T R "
Sarah died at the age of 64 on 6 Oct 1922. She is
buried in Bethel Cemetery near Avoca, Texas.
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