Laura A. McLemore

Laura married Hiram Washington Brewster, M. D. on 3 Nov 1892 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Hiram was born on 20 Apr 1865; died on 17 Jan 1954; was buried in Coker Chapel Cemetery, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
http://www.lauderdalecoms.com/marriages/lcmarriagesm.htm

Date of marriage shown as both 16 Apr 1892 and 1 nov 1892

She married Dr Hiram Washington Brewster on November 3, 1892. They had 8 children. All of the children are linked below except for Corina Victoria Brewster Stodard who is still living. Victoria will be 99 yrs old in March 2012.

Notes:

Rev. William P. McLemore, in a section on his website devoted to Notable McLemore's (Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3476/mclem1.htm), has the following biography:

Amos McLemore was a planter of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, born in Chickasaw County, December 3, 1829. His parents, William and Martha (Joiners) McLemore, were born in North Carolina and Tennessee in 1800, respectively, moved to Covington County when he was but a child, and in 1838 they moved to Lauderdale County and settled near where Meridian is now situated. Amos was married in 1855 to Miss Mary Jane McShan, of Lauderdale County, by whom he had nine children: William, Andrew, Virginia, Fannie, Acquila, Laura, Kirkland, and a son who lived only a month. At the opening of the Civil War, Mr. McLemore enlisted in the Confederate Army and upon the return of peace, he turned his attention to planting, notwithstanding the fact that, during the war, his plantation had been rifled of all valuables, and had grown up to weeds. He turned his attention to the culture of cotton, in which he was quite successful and made money. He owned one thousand acres of land, three miles northeast of Meridian, MS. He was considered a self-made man, well posted on general topics of the day, benevolent, charitable, and generous, but not active in politics. (Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Volume 2 (1891).

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Census Information:

1870 Census
Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Twp 6
Enumerated 13 August 1870
Page 114, Stamped 80
938-938
McLemore, Amos 39 M W Farmer $535 $1200 Miss
McLemore, Mary J 31 F W Keeping House Ala
McLemore, William F 13 M W Farm Laborer Miss
McLemore, Cornelius A.J. 11 M W Farm Laborer Miss
McLemore, Jennie M 8 F W Miss
McLemore, Fannie 3 F W Miss
McLemore, Allthe? L. 8/12 F W Miss Oct [indexed by Ancestry.com as Walker McLemore]

1880 Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Amos MCLEMORE Self M Male W 50 MS Farmer TN TN
Jane MCLEMORE Wife M Female W 40 AL Keeping House SC ---
Andrew MCLEMORE Son S Male W 21 MS Farm Laborer MS AL
Jennie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 18 MS At Home MS AL
Victoria MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 15 MS At School MS AL
Fannie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 13 MS At School MS AL
Aquilla MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 11 MS At School MS AL
Laura MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 8 MS MS AL
Kirkland MCLEMORE Son S Male W 3 MS MS AL
Sarah*** MCLEMORE Sister S Female W 45 MS TN TN
Source Information:
Census Place Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
Family History Library Film 1254653 NA Film Number T9-0653
Page Number 59C

***Is this is stepsister, Sarah Alford Fortson? Some researchers speculate that she married her step brother, William McLemore. If so, this would make her both a stepsister and sister-in-law to Amos. Sarah Alford Fortson, however, was born ca 1837 in Alabama. This would make her around age 43 in 1880. Lauderdale, Mississippi marriage records show a Mrs Mary Fortson and William McLemore marrying on 12 July 1840.

1900 Census
Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat One
Enumerated 16 Jun 1900
SD 5 ED 12 Sheet 12B
238-238
McLemore, W F Head W F Mar 1859 41 W 8/8 Miss Ala Ala (Appears to be Mrs. W F McLemore)
McLemore, Ernestine Dtr W F Jan 1880 20 S Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Lawrence Son W M Nov 1882 18 Miss Miss Miss Machinist
McLemroe, Corrinna Dtr W F Feb 1854 16 S Miss Miss Miss At School
McLemore, Lewis Son W M Dec 1887 12 S Miss Miss Miss At School
McLemore, Octavia Dtr W F Jun 1889 10 S Miss Miss Miss At School
McLemore, Lamar Son W M May 1892 8 S Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Lee Son W M Spet 1894 5 S Miss MIss Miss
McLemore, William Son W M Dec 1898 1 S Miss Miss Miss
240-240
McLemore, Amos Head W M Dec 1829 70 M 45 Miss NC Tenn Farmer
McLemore, Mary J Wf W F Dec 1838 61 M 45 9/6 Ala SC SC
McLemore, Quilla O Dtr W F Oct 1869 30 S Miss Miss Ala
McLemore, Lewis K Son W F Mar 1877 23 S Miss Miss Ala Farmer

Amos married Mary Jane Leanoriah McShan on 14 May 1855 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi. Mary was born on 22 Dec 1838 in Alabama; died on 22 Dec 1908 in Lauderdale County, Mississippi; was buried in Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Jane McAshan emailed, in July 2013, that Mary Jane Leanoriah McShan was the daughter of Rhoda Crosby (4 July 1803 - 11 Nov 1841) and Ferdinand Hopkins McShan (12 Jan 1802 - 2 Oct 1847). Both are buried at Salem Methodist Episcopal Church, Greene County, Alabama.


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Census Listings:

1900 Federal Census
Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Meridan, Township #6
Enumerated 10 Jun 1900
SD 5, ED 105, Sheet 1B
East Mississippi Hospital for the Insane

McLemore, Mary W F 60 M Alabama Housekeeper Can read and write

Notes:

Married:
http://www.lauderdalecoms.com/marriages/lcmarriagesm.htm

FindAGrave also links an additional daughter, Corina Victoria McLemore (1884-1902) to them. She is also buried at the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetety in Meridian. This should be verified due to the significant gap in time between her birth and her older siblings, as well as the age (46) of Mary Jane McShan McLemore at the time of Corina's birth. Finally, a Corina McLemore, born Feb 1884 per census records, was living in Lauderdale County, Mississippi in the home of William F. McLemore and Alice Shackleford.

Notes:

Mark Freeman writes that "1840 Lauderdale Co., MS Census shows the Wm McLemore household to consist of 1 male under 5 (William)?, 3 males 5-10 (Richard and Wm Fortson & Joseph Fortson), 1 male 10-15 (Amos), Wm 30-40, 1 female under 5 (Sarah A Fortson) 1 female 5-10 (Francis), 1 female 10-15 ?(Rebecca), 1 female 30-40 Mrs. Mary Fortson now McLemore. William seems to have temporarily left the children after Martha's death and then re-assembled the family when he married Mary Alford."

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Census Information:

1850 Federal Census
Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Southern District
Enumerated 25 Nov 1850 by Wm. White
203-212
Wm McLemore 46 M Farmer $4500 NC (?)
Mary McLemore 43 F NC
Amos McLemore 20 M Farmer Miss
Francis P McLemore 16 F Miss
William* McLemore 14 M Miss
Wm. G. Fortson 18 M Farmer Miss (stepchild)
Joseph Fortson 16 M Farmer Miss (stepchild)
Sarah* A Fortson 12 F Miss (stepchild)
Rowena McLemore 5? F Miss
John McLemore 7 M Miss

*It has been shown on several online trees, but has not been proven, that William McLemore and Sarah Fortson, step-siblings, has their first child shortly after this census. In 1860, a Sarah McLemore can be found as a widow with four children, and the head of a household in Lauderdale county that includes her younger half-brother [and/or brother-in-law John]. John was the first child born to Wm McLemore by his second wife, Mary Alford, and born ca 1843

William married Martha Joiner about 1827. Martha was born between 1800 and 1806 in Tennessee; died before Jul 1840 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Sometimes shown as JOINERS.

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Married:
They may also be the parents of Richard Seth "Dick" McLemore(born ca 1830) and Rebecca McLemore (born ca 1834). Those two children are listed by Mark Freeman, but not other researchers.

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.





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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.