Sterling C. McLemore

Notes:

His middle name is listed by some as Columbus, but Coy McLemore instead shows his middle name as Cornelius. Melba Gene McLemore has located land transactions of Sterling McLemore's on record at the Little Rock land office dating to early 1860.

Died as a result of the Civil War, in a field hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He and his brother, Rufus, who both enlisted in the 26th Arkansas Infantry on the same day as Sterling, died in the same hospital just a few days apart. Their older brother, John, had died three months previously, also after being hospitalized in Little Rock.

(Research):Census Information:

1860 Census
Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bartholomew Twp, Post Office Pine Bluff
Page 10 (handwritten)
#367-317
S.C. McLemore 27 M Farmer
E.M. McLemore 24 F Alabama
H.E. McLemore 2 F Arkansas
M.J. McLemore 3/12 F Arkansas

Brothers Rufus and John are in the same census, on pages 1 and 3

1870 Census
Arkansas, Drew County, Mill Creek Twp, P.O. Branchmill
Enumerated 24 Aug 1870
Page 13, Stamped 638
100-111
McLamore, Mary 34 F W Keeping House $--- $50 Alabama
McLamore, Harriet 13 F W At Home Arkansas

By 1900, Elvira Mary had remarried, and she and her second husband Charles NEWMAN are living in Owen, Lincoln County, Arkansas with her granddaughter, Maggie McLemore, born 1891.

(Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)

Sterling married Elvira Malissa "Missy" Mary Reynolds on 19 Sep 1856 in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Elvira was born on 24 Feb 1836 in Alabama; died on 7 Nov 1907 in Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Harriet E. McLemore was born about 1858; and died.
2. Mollie J. McLemore was born about 1860; and died.
3. Wright C. McLemore was born in Mar 1861 in Arkansas; died between 1901 and 1904.

Notes:

Melba Gene McLemore noted that in both the April 7, 1824 and July 5, 1826 issue of THE VILLAGE MESSENGER, published in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, a Wright M'LEMORE was listed among those for whom dead letters were being held at the Fayetteville Post Office. This makes him very likely a brother of Joel and Sterling McLemore, whose families were in Fayetteville, Tennessee during this same time frame. Joel and Sterling were sons of Sterling and Rebecca McLemore of Fayette County, Kentucky, originally from North Carolina.

It is possible, however, that Wright was instead a son of Wright McLemore and Sarah Ransome of North Carolina.

Melba Gene McLemore has the following Oral Family History from Coy McLemore, born 1940 and living in Sheridan, Arkansas in July, 2005:

"His Daddy (Eluas McLemore) spoke often of his grandfather, Wright McLemore. He said that Wright and a brother came to Arkansas together. Granddaddy Wright stayed in Arkansas, and the other brother left for Lousiana..." (very likely this was Keton Jones McLemore, born ca 1809 in Kentucky and living in Sabine Parish, Louisiana at the time of the 1850 census). Coy didn't recall were the McLemore's lived prior to Arkansas, but reported that the family was Scoth/Irish.

Dolores McLemore McKee reports that all three of Wright's sons died as a result of the Civil War, and that his sons all left children to be raised by their mothers and family members.

(Research):
Census Information:

1830 Census
Richland, Arkansas, Arkansas Territory
Wright McLemore
One Male under Five
One Male 30-40
Two Females under Five
One Female 30-40

Keaton J. McLamore (indexed as Raten) is in an adjacent hou
sehold

W. McLemore
is on the 1833, 1834, and 1837 Jefferson County, Arkansas Territory Tax List

Wright McLemore
is on the 1838, and 1839 Jefferson County, Arkansas Territory Tax List

1840 Federal Census
Richland, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Roll 18 Page 231
W. McLemore
One Male under 5
Two Males 5 to 10
One Males 10-16
One Male 30-40
One Male 40-50
Two Females 10-15
One Female 20-30

Following listing was that of W. Flanakin.

Wright appears to have died prior the 1850 census enumeration. The children from his first family can be found living a few households away from his later wife, Jane.

These listings for 1850, courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore, are as follows:

1850 Federal Census
Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bayou Bartholomew Township
Enumerated 8 November 1850

HH 293-301
Jane D. McLemon 38 F $1000 Illinois
Samuel C. "" 13 M Arkansas <--Appears to have been stepson of Wright's based on marriage date
James " 9?/7? M Arkansas <--If age 9, appears to have been a stepson of Wright's based on marriage date
Sarah " 1 F Arkansas

HH 294-302
James Bridges 26 M Farming Unknown
Mary Bridges 15 F Arkansas <--Daughter of Jane McLemore, above

HH 296-304
John McLemon 23 M Farming $100 Tenn
Rufus " 19 m Farming Tenn
Columbus " 17 M Farming Tenn
Burnetty 21 F Farming Tenn?
Felix Webb 27 M None Tenn
HH 296-304
Jane (Webb?) 18 F Arkansas
Catherine (Webb?) 2 F Arkansas

(Medical):
Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

R1b

A direct male descendant volunteered to have his DNA tested. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #ag2C5. The FamilyTreeDNA kit number is 87115.

The descendant was a participant in the Morrison DNA study. His DNA was a high definition match to two other McLemore's (not previously proven to be related), as well as to a McElmurry from Kentucky. See the results for Group O at the following website:

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

The McLemore's that he matched were (1) a descendant of Keton Jones McLemore, born in Kentucky and living in Sabine Parish, Louisiana in 1850 (they were one step removed at 25 markers); and (2) a descendant of John McLemore, born 1822 in North Carolina and living in Decatur County, Georgia in 1850 (they were two steps removed at 25 markers).
The different markers, in each case, were rapidly mutuating.

According to FamilytreeDNA in Houston, the probability that the two DNA donors share a common ancestor, is as follows:

In comparing 25 markers, the probability of sharing a common ancestor within the last...

4 generations is
27.54%
8 generations is
58.22%
12 generations is
78.24%
16 generations is
89.3%
20 generations is
94.93%
24 generations is
97.66%

In addition to this above matches, the Wright McLemore descendant also matches to two proven descendants of Abraham Macklemore, the immigrant, and John McLemore, born 1762, the Revolutionary soldier who left descendants in Knox County, Tennessee; Dade County, Missouri; Illinois; Mississippi; and Alabama, and a McElmurry of Kentucky.

Each of these matches, including the McElmurry, can be found indexed in these files.

The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.

Wright married ??? ??? before 1827. ??? was born before 1809; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]