Thomas Barksdale McLemore

Notes:

According to an email from John David McLemore, his grandfather, Thomas Barksdale McLemore " ----migrated to New York after graduating from Southwestern University at Memphis and receiving a scholarship for his masters degree at Columbia University in Manhattan. He was in WW2 as a lieutenant of a supply transport ship in the Pacific. When he came home he found work as an accountant at Metro Media, the precursor of Fox TV. My dad says that he was well liked there because he knew about computers, which in the 50s and 60s was an extremely new and intimidating technology. He died of a heart attack at his desk in 1990. He loved the outdoors and was an Adirondack 46er, which means he climbed all 46 of the Adirondack Mountains in upper NY. My dad is also a 46er. One day I'll get around to it too I hope. My dad doesn't really know much about the family history as my grandfather was a very quiet man. I think it runs in the family.

Thomas B. McLemore Married 2 times, but I'm not sure of his first wife's name. His second wife was Barbara June Wilson b. 1918 in Oakland,CA (a distant relation to Edna Wilson).

Family/Spouse: Barbara June Wilson. Barbara was born about 1918 in Oakland, Alameda County, California; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Notes:

His FindAGrave memorial page states that he was a veteran of World War I.

Name: Bretain Sanders Mclemore
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 19 Apr 1944
Burial Place: Memphis, Tenn.
Death Date: 17 Apr 1944
Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Age: 56
Birth Date: 06 May 1887
Birthplace: Jackson, Tenn.
Occupation: Manager, Hunt-Berlin Coal
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Edna Wilson Mclemore
Father's Name: Bretain S. Mclemore
Father's Birthplace: Tenn.
Mother's Name: Minnie Barskdale
Mother's Birthplace: Va.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06487-0
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 2137346
Reference Number: cn 9049
Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis
Enumerated 5 Jan 1920
SD 10 ED 187 Sheet 3A Stamped 278
978-56-58
McLemore, Brittain Jr Head M W 32 M Tn Va Va Yard Manager Coal? Company
McLemore, Edna W. Wf F W 31 M Neb Iowa Neb
McLemore, Thomas B. Son M W 1 8/12 Tn Tn Neb

1930 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Civil District 6, Memphis City Ward 49
Enumerated April 11, 1930
ED 79-152 SD 9 Sheet 10A Stamped 190
1063-117-122
McLemore, Briton S Hed O $6000 m W 43 M 37 Tn Tn Va Salesman Ice and Coal Firm
McLemore, Florence A Wf F W 41 M 28 Neb Iowa Neb
McLemore, Thomas B Son m W 11 S Tn Tn Neb
McLemore, Hillie F Son M W 9 S Tn Tn Neb
McLemore, James W Son M W 2/12 S Tn Tn Neb

Britain married Florence Edna Wilson on 11 Aug 1917 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. Florence (daughter of Thomas Ernest Wilson and Cora Lee Thomas) was born on 25 Sep 1888 in Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska; died on 29 Jan 1967 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Barksdale family history and genealogy (with collateral lines) shows her as the dau. of Thomas Ernest and Cora Lee (Thomas) Wilson, of Beatrice, Nebraska.

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 6:

Britain Sanders McLemore was born 28th day of February
1859

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 89.

John David McLemore, a descendant, emailed in July 2010 that "Britain Sanders McLemore Sr. was a pastor at several Methodist churches in Memphis during his career. He was born 2/28/1859 and died 9/11/1934. "

Barksdale family history and genealogy (with collateral lines), p. 406, states that "He was ed. at Univ. of Va.; practiced law for 12 years; entered ministry of Methodist Chruch. They had issue of eleven children, b. in Tenn. "

His FindAGrave memorial page notes that he died of cancer of the Gall Bladder.

Name: Britain Sanders Mclemore Sr.
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 13 Sep 1934
Burial Place:
Death Date: 11 Sep 1934
Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Age: 75
Birth Date: 28 Feb 1859
Birthplace: Haywood County, Tenn.
Occupation: Minister-Retired
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Minnie Barksdale Mclemore
Father's Name: Sugars Mclemore
Father's Birthplace: N.C.
Mother's Name: Nancy Peters Sanders
Mother's Birthplace: Tenn.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06466-2
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 1876817
Reference Number: cn 21309
Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955

(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown Town
Enumerated 4 Jun 1900
SD 10 ED 45 Sheet 2B
243-243
McLemore, B. S. Head W M Feb 28, 1859 41 M 17 Tn NC Tn Minister of the Gospel
McLemore, Minnie F. Wf W F May 21, 1860 40 M 17 10/8 Va Va Va
McLemore, James S Son W M Jul 23, 1883 16 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, B. S. Jr Son W M May 6, 1887 13 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Mildred M Dtr W F Mar 16 1889 11 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Lyda J Dtr W F Nov 5, 1890 9 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Ninnie D Dtr W F Apr 6, 1894 6 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Bessie M Dtr W F Aut 5, 1896 3 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Lena Dtr W F Feb 24, 1898 2 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Virginia K Dtr W F Feb 6, 1900 3/12 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Lidie M Sister W F Feb 18, 1850 50 Wd Tn NC Tn

1910 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis City
Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
SD 10 ED 187 Sheet 8B
Pennsylvania (Street)
929-168-203
McLemore, Brittain S Head M W 51 M 27 Tn NC NC Preacher Church
McLemore, Minnie F Wf F W 49 M 27 11/9 Va Va Va
McLemore, James S Son M W 26 S Tn Tn Va Teacher College
McLemore, Brittain S Jr Son M W 22 S Tn Tn Va Bookkeeper Gents Furniture Store
McLemore, Mary M Dtr F W 21 S Tn Tn Va Teacher Public Schools
McLemore, Lidie J Dtr F W 19 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Nannie D Dtr F W 16 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Bessie M Dtr F W 13 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Lena Dtr F W 12 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Virginia K Dtr F W 10 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Katherine E Dtr F W 7 S Tn Tn Va
Johnson, Lidie J Sister F W 60 Wd Tn NC NC

1920 Census
Tennessee, Dyer County, District 15, Trimble Town
Enumerated 9 Jan 1920
SD 9 ED 35 Sheet 5B
Mitchell Street
104-115
McLemore, Rev. B. S. Head M W 60 M Tn NC Tn Clergyman Ministry
McLemore, Minnie F. Wife F W 59 M Va Va Va
McLemore, Virginia K. Dtr F W 19 S Tn Tn Va
McLemore, Catherine E. Dtr F W 16 S Tn Tn Tn

1930 Census
Tennessee, Tipton County, Civil District 8
Enumerated 22 April 1930
ED 84-18 SD 1 Sheet 13A Stamped 194
249-261
McLemore, B. S. Head M W 71 M 23 Tn NC Tn Minister Methodist Church
McLemore, Minnie F. Wf F W 69 M 22 Va Va Va

Britain married Minnie Fry Barksdale on 8 Nov 1882 in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia. Minnie was born on 21 May 1860 in Virginia; died on 15 Oct 1950 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee; was buried in Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

John David McLemore, a descendant, emailed in July 2010 that Britain McLemore's wife was "Minnie Fry Barksdale (she was related directly to Joshua Fry who commanded George Washington before the French and Indian War broke out, among other things. She also had Maury blood in her too. James Maury was the teacher of Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and Meriwether Lewis. Minnie was from Charlottesville,VA Albemarle County and coincidentally grew up right off of Barksdale Street.)"

Name: Minnie Barksdale Mclemore
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 15 Oct 1950
Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Age: 90
Birth Date: 1860
Birthplace:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Jas. Barksdale
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Millie Fry
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I08730-4
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 2241021
Reference Number: cn50-23344
Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955

Notes:

Name: Thomas Ernest Wilson
Gender: Male
Burial Date: 29 Apr 1946
Burial Place: Memphis
Death Date: 26 Apr 1946
Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Age: 87
Birth Date: 26 Mar 1859
Birthplace: North English, Iowa
Occupation: Accountant
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Alexander Wilson
Father's Birthplace: U
Mother's Name: Rebeccah Guelph
Mother's Birthplace: U
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06481-6
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 2137370
Reference Number: cn 8693
Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955



(Research):

Census Listings:

1900 Census

Nebraksa, Gage County, Beatrice City, Ward 4 (part of)
Enumerated 4 June 1900
SD 4 ED 42 Sheet 3B
East Ella Street
1338-55-56
Wilson, Thomas Head m W March 1859 41 M 14 Iowa Ohio Ohio Dept County Treas
Wilson, Cora L Wf W F Dec 1865 34 m 14 3/3 Neb Ky Ind
Wilson, Florence E. Dtr W F Sept 1888 11 S Neb Iowa Neb
Wilson, Ruth O. Dtr W F Apr 1894 6 S Neb Iowa Neb
Wilson, Harry T Son W M Feb 1897 3 S Neb Iowa Neb

1910 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis City
Enumerated 16 Apr 1910
SD 10 ED 210 Sheet 1B
1062-11-11
Wilson, Thomas E. Head m W 50 M1 23 Iowa Ohio Ohio Bookkeeper Machine Works
Wilson, Cora L Wf F W 42 m1 23 3/3 Neb Ky Ind
Wilson, Edna F Dtr F W 21 S Neb Iowa Neb Teacher Public School
Wilson, Ruth O Dtr F W 16 S Neb Iowa Neb
Wilson, Harry T Son M W 13 S Neb Iowa Neb

1920 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis City, Ward 14 (Part of), Ella Olive Refuge
SD 10 ED 151 Sheet 6A Stamped 124
Solon Avenue
898-146-148
Wilson, Thomas E. head m W 58 Ohio US Ohio Bookkeeper Machine Works
Wilson, Cora Wf F W 52 M Neb
Wilson, Ruth Dtr F W 24 S Neb Teacher At School
Wilson, Harry T. Son M W 22 S Neb Mechanic Automobile Garage

1930 Census
Tennessee, Shelby County, Part of Civil District 6, Memphis City
Enumerated 18 Apr 1930
ED 79-15 SD 9 Sheet 2A Stamped 22
(Lodger in a Boarding Home)
Wilson, Thomas E Lodger M W 71 Wd 27 Iowa Ohio Ohio Bookkeeper Mfg Plant

Thomas married Cora Lee Thomas. Cora was born in Dec 1865 in Nebraska; died on 31 Oct 1922 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name: Cora J. Wilson
Gender: Female
Burial Date:
Burial Place: Memphis, Tn
Death Date: 31 Oct 1922
Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
Age: 56
Birth Date: 1866
Birthplace: Ne
Occupation: Housewife
Race: White
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Elijah Thomas
Father's Birthplace: Ky
Mother's Name: S. Hillis
Mother's Birthplace: Ky
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06460-2
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 1299750
Reference Number: v 52 cn 499
Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 2:

Sugars McLemore, son
of Abraham McLemore and
Maray (Polly) Nicholson, his wrfe, was born September
22nd 1795.

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 88.

(Research):
Census Information:

1850 Census
Tennessee, Haywood County, District 7
Enumerated 2 Sept 1850
110-110
Sugars McLemore 54 M Farmer $30,000 North Carolina
Nancy P McLemore 29 F Tenn
Mary E McLemore, 18 F Tenn
Leah A McLemore 16 F Tenn
Margaret B McLemore 14 F Tenn
Nancy D McLemore 12 F Tenn
Virginia McLemore 6 F
Theodora McLemore 3 F Tenn
Eliza A McLemore 8/12 F Tenn
Sarah J. Hannah 19 F Tenn
M. H. McLemore 20 M None Tenn


1860 Census
Tennessee, Madison County, District 9, Post Office Jackson
Enumerated 1 August 1860
Page 153 Stamped 131052-1084
Sugurs McLemore 64 M Farmer $85,300 $80,000 North Carolina
Nancy P McLemore 38 F Tenn
Virginia McLemore 17 F Tenn
Theodora McLemore 12 F Tenn
Eliza J McLemore 10 F Tenn
B.J. McLemore 1 F Tenn
Lucy I Sanders 22 F $---- $1400 Tenn


Nicole Brooks is interested in any photos or information on the slaves of Sugars McLemore. She is asking because her third great grandmother was one of them and with whom he fathered several children who are her direct ancestors. Her ancestors name was Amanda, and Sugars purchased her sometime around the mid to late 1840s in Memphis and took her to Brownsville. She remained in his household until around 1856 when she was then gifted to his daughter Nancy (Nannie) Dabney McLemore after she married Thomas Cole. If you have any information relating to the slaves held by this family, please contact Nicole at the email address below:

Nicole Brooks
nb04mba@yahoo.com

Sugars married Nancy Peters Sanders on 30 Nov 1848 in Tennessee. Nancy was born on 2 Mar 1829 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 2:

Nancy P. McLemore daughter of Britain H. Sanders
and Eliza. A. Sanders born 2nd day of March 1829

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 89.

Notes:

Married:
A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 5:

Sugars McLemore and Nancy P. Sanders was married
on the 30th day of November 1848

(The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 38.