Sarah Elizabeth Howell

Sarah married James Allen Byrd on 13 Aug 1865 in Smith County, Mississippi. James was born on 14 Feb 1847 in Mississippi; died on 23 Feb 1931; was buried in Byrd Cemetery, Mize, Smith County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Florence Olive Byrd was born about 1867 in Smith County, Mississippi; and died.
2. Frances "Fannie" Byrd was born about May 1870 in Smith County, Mississippi; and died.
3. Jane Byrd was born about 1874 in Mississippi; and died.
4. Debbie Byrd was born about 1875 in Mississippi; and died.
5. Kate Byrd was born about 1876 in Mississippi; and died.
6. Sallie Byrd was born about 1878 in Mississippi; and died.

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(Research):


Census Information:

1860 Census
Mississippi, Smith County, Page 1121
Enumerated 29th Aug 1860 by Jas. Mangum
HH 710-710 Mikel & Joicy Burkhalter

HH 711-711
William Howell 53 M Farmer $1500 $2415 Ky
Elizabeth Howell 50 F Tenn
John T. Howell 18 M Miss
Stephen M Howell 15 M Miss
Sarah E Howell 12 F Miss
Christianna L. Howell 8 F Miss
Christopher C Howell 6 M Miss
Jeriah C Howell 4 F Miss
Equilla Tiner 98 F S.C.

HH 712-712
F.M Howell 23 m Farmer $1200 $250 Miss
Mary J. Howell 18 F Miss

William married Beatrice Elizabeth McLemore on 16 Dec 1826 in Lawrence County, Mississippi. Beatrice (daughter of Amos McLemore and Equilla ???) was born about 1810 in Bedford County, Tennessee; died on 4 Jul 1881 in Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Ashley Cemetery, Ashley, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Several researchers show her date of death as 20 Feb 1927 in Rockport, Copiah County, Mississippi, putting her at an unlikely 118 years of age.

Other sources show her death as 4 July 1881 in Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

James L. McLemore, the author, and Mark Freeman both show that Amos was a son of Moses McLemore and grandson of Wright McLemore. However, another researcher, Jim White, does not think Amos descended from the Wright McLemore family. In January, 2009, he posted to Mark Freeman's McLemore online tree:

"Check the 1820 Giles County Tennessee Census and explain who Burwell and John McLemore are on that census..... Someone missed a necessary fact somewhere...Amos and his family did not descend of any Wright McLemore."

Some researchers also show them as the parents of Lavina, Matthew and Louisa.

Larry Kingsley is one such researcher. He shows that Lavina married John J. JOHNSTON, and that they had a large family.





(Research):
Census Information:

1790 Census
South Carolina, Cheraws District, St. Thomas

Amos McLemore 1-2-1

One Free White Male of 16 and Upwards: Amos
Two Free White Males under 16: Moses, Unknown Son
One Free White Female: Equilla

Amos married Equilla ??? between 1785 and 1787. Equilla was born between 1760 and 1762 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Mississippi; was buried in McLemore Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Mark Freeman's notes for Equilla Byler http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/mclemore.html

Her surname, often repeated, is not certain. May be Aquilla Bierly.

She is also called Aquilla Byler, or Equilla Tiner (1850 census, listed as 90 years old; 1860 census, 98 years). She likely married 2nd Mr. Tiner.

Abraham & Jacob, were neighbors of the McLemores in Bedford & Giles Co. TN. When Amos McLemore bought land in Giles Co. in 1812, Abraham Byler, Jr. was one of the chain bearers for the survey. When Amos sold land there in 1816, Jacob Byler was a witness to the sale.

Byler is often described as a Swiss name, descendants of the Beiler family that immigrated from Bern, Switzerland to Pennsylvania. One family was that of Jacob Franklin Byler, born about 1765 in Pennsylvania - went with his parents to (now Rowan Co.) North Carolina where he later married Bathsheba Oxford, daughter of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba Barrett.

Samuel Oxford's wife Bathsheba Barrett was the daughter of Jonathan Barrett (Perrot) and Jar Fly Jarman, said to have been a full blood Catawba Indian.

Some of the descendants of this family went through Tennessee. There is not a known link to this Equilla Byler. A lot of info is available on the Byler family.

When Amos McLemore bought land in Giles Co. in 1812, Abraham Byler, Jr. was one of the chain bearers for the survey. When Amos sold land there in 1816, Jacob Byler was a witness to the sale. It is possible that the surname for Equilla / Aquilla was taken from this, and not a marriage record.

A two page document entitled "McLemore History" by Rueben McLemore, Jr." states that when Richard McLemore "came to Lauderdale county he brought with him an old relation, a Mrs. Tiner. When she died he buried her behind the church he had built. One after another his family was added to the same plot until, after some time, the McLemore Cemetery was instituted and given to the usage of the public." The McLemore Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is located at the corner of Sixth Street and Tenth Avenue. Others buried there include victims of the 1871 riot and the 1878 yellow fever epidemic.

Notes:

Moses was the great grandfather of Maj. Amos McLemore, C.S.A., whom was the subject of Dr. Rudy Leverett's book "Ole Rosinheels: A Genealogical Sketch of the Famil of Major Amos McLemore, 27th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, C.S.A." James McLemore notes that a more particular outline of the activities and descendants of Wright McLemore can be found in that book (James L. McLemore, III, p 51).

James McLemore has shown the date of death for Moses as circa 1761.

If the references below, however, are for the SAME Moses McLemore, then he was alive until at least 1783.

Robert McLemore Butler shows that Moses McLemore and Thomas AMES were witnesses to a deed between Abraham HUGGINS & Mary, his wife, to Howell HARTGRAVE dated 1769. (Deed Book 4, page 159)

I also have in my notes, unsourced, a reference to a deed between Bedreadan CARRAWAY and Moses MACLEMORE dated 19 Aug 1775, with 20 pds being paid for 100 acres. Ref: MACLEMORE, Mose, Grantee Page 559, book 3

In 1779, Moses McLEMORE and Thomas LIGHTWOOD were witnesses to a deed between James THALLEY to Lewis WILLIAMSON (Deed Book 6, pg 448), and on 1 Apr 1780 Grant #160 was to Moses McLEMORE for 188 acres on the S W side of Hoes Swamp (Book 41, pg 63) (Courtesy Robert McLemore Butler).

1780-Duplin County, NC File #1889 1 Mar 1780 Moses McLEMORE Duplin County 188 acres, grant #160 entry #111 entered May 19, 1778, book 41, pg 63 on S W side of Hoes Swamp (Courtesy Robert McLemore Butler).

Sampson County Deed Book Book 8, Page 17 Abstract of Deed

Moses McLEMORE to Joseph PACKER

North Carolina, Duplin County

Moses MACLIMORE of the province of North Carolina, County of Duplin?in consideration of the sum of Fifty (50) pounds paid by Joseph PACKER of the province and County aforesaid?do convey?a Certain plantation tract?.Being in the County of Duplin?.on the South side of Horse branch Joining William DRAKES line including the Improvements?.Being a tract of land that was granted to Matthew SMALL by patent Bearing date December the 29th 1783 and was conveyed by deed of sale from Matthew SMALL to Bednadan CARRAWAY and from Bednadan CARRAWAY to the said McLEMORE and from the aforesaid Moses MACLEMORE to Joseph PARKER?.

In witness whereof ?Moses MACLEMORE have?set my hand this 18th day of January 1783?in the presence of Jas. OATS and Joseph (his mark) BENNETT Duplin County July Court 1783 Was proved in the?Court by the Oath of James OATS William DICKSON CC

Registered?this 30 day of September 1783 Richard CLINTON, Regr

(Abstracted by Melinda McLemore Strong on 7 July 2005)

A subscriber to Genforum (email address marked private), posted the following reply to a query about Moses that I posted:

This Moses McLemore is the grandson of William, but it is uncertain if his father was Wright or Richard. He died in Darlington County,(Old Cheraws District) SC in December 1787. Moses was living there when he died and his son, Amos, applied for letters of administration on his estate. Does anyone have any information on the children of this Moses?

James L. McLemore, III writes that for in the third editon of "Ole Rosinheels" Rudy began to doubt if Moses was Wright's son and suspect that he was Richard's. However, Jim still tends to follow the 2nd edition, because Moses spent most of his life with the other sons of Wright, first in Edgecombe County NC, the in the Duplin/Sampson Counties area in southeast North Carolina only at the end of his life did he apparently move across the line into northeast South Carolina to die in December 1787 in the area where Richard had died in 1771, and where Richard's children still lived. Leverett found good arguments on both sides of the issue (in the 3rd edition), but Jim still tends to go with Wright as Moses' father.

(Medical):A direct male descendant of Moses participated in the Morrision yDNA study.

The main purpose of this study was to prove that the immigrant founders of this family in America, James Macklemore and Abraham Macklemore, were brothers. If brothers, then the y-DNA of the direct male descendants of both men would match. However, instead of confirming this, it appears that we have AT LEAST two distinct yDNA groups, with three additional potential lines. The first cluster of matching yDNA has ten members, who are part of the R1b1a2 haplogroup (highlighted on the spreadsheet in salmon). The R1b DNA haplogroup, is the most common in Western Europe. The direct descendant of Moses McLemore was in he R1ba2 cluster, along with two other participants who trace their lines back to the immigrant Abraham Macklemore, the husband of Mary Young. If both these members are correct in their paper trails, AND if Amos can be proven to be a great-grandson of James Macklemore, then the assumption that James and Abraham have a common paternal ancestor is correct as descendants of both men share the same yDNA. The other six members of this first cluster all have the McLemore surname, and all can trace their lineages back to McLemore men who predate the Civil War, but have not conclusively linked themselves back to either James or Abraham.

See Morrison/McLemore DNA study results for Group O:

http://www.geneticousins.com/morrison/

Moses married ??? ???. ??? was born after 1738; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Thought by some to be names Lavinia?

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Married:
Jmes McLemore, III writes that Moses and his wife had at least one son, Amos McLemore, but no known other family.