Whitten Ophelia Lauderdale

Notes:

Her Application for a Social Security Account, dated May 24, 1972, was completed by her daughter, Irene McELRATH, a resident of Decatur, Alabama.

It showed her name at birth as Whitten Ophelia LAUDERDALE, and her current name as Whitten Ophelia COWART. She was listed as being born in Wright, Tenn on May 30, 1886, making her 85 at the date of her application for a social security account. Her parents were shown as Josephine McLAMORE and David LAUDERDALE.

Notes:

In January, 2012, Susan (bobbymiska@yahoo.com) emailed "I am a Lauderdale and have been researching them since 1980. David Hobbs Lauderdale is the son of Robert Lauderdale and Rachel P. Surber of Lincoln County Tenn.Married 16 Sep 1841 Lincoln County, Tenn. Robert is the son of William (no B for middle initial) Lauderdale and his second wife Salenta Touchstone. I have yet to prove who William's father is, except that he was born in Virginia ca 1767 probably Botetourt County.

1860 Giles County Tennessee census
1072 1056
Lauderdale, Robert 39 Male Blacksmith 800 1090 Tennessee
Rachel P. 44 F. Virginia
William J. 17 M. Farm Laborer Tenn
John 16 M Tenn
Edward 14 M Tenn
Mary F. 12 F Tenn
David 10 M Tenn
Thomas 8 M Tenn
Jane 4 F Tenn
Amanda W. 1 F. Tenn

1870, Alabama, Limestone, Athen P O Series: M593 Roll: 24 Page:175
Landerdale, Robert 50 farmer TN
Rachel 54 VA
David 24 TN
Thomas 19 TN
Jane 15 TN
Whitton 11 TN (probably Amanda Whitton)

I am descended from one of Roberts half siblings. I would love to exchange information with you.

David married Nancy Josephine McLemore. Nancy (daughter of Maclin B. "Bass" McLemore and Nancy Halbert) was born in Apr 1862 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1880 census, she was living with her sister and brother-in-law, Louisa and Mial ABERNATHY.

She is shown by some researchers as having married either David HOBBS or David HOBBS LAUDERDALE. His correct last name was Lauderdale, per the Social Security application of her daughter, Whitten Lauderdale Cowart.

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Census Information:

1900 Census
Alabama, Colbert County, Leighton Beat
Enumerated 2 June 1900 by Thomas Lile
SD 8 ED 11 Sheet 3B
57-58
Lauderdale, David H Hd W M Nov 1849 50 M 18 Tn Ireland Germany Blacksmith
Lauderdale, Josephine Wife W F Apr 1862 38 M 18 3/2 Ala Ala Ala
Lauderdale, Whitten Dtr F W May 1886 14 S Tn Tn Ala At School

Notes:

"One day [John McLemore]...was with his Uncle Maclin Bass McLemore in Rogersville. Maclin was a pilot on the Shoals. The Shoals, being a treacherous body of water and rapids, took a skilled person to navigate. That fateful day John and Maclin were captured by the army. Thinking John was too young (he was 15); he was told to go home and tell his aunt what had happened to her husband. Legend has it that Maclin was never heard from again." (The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama, p. 347).

He built a dogtrot house with one side log and the other frame, surrounded by large trees and log dependencies in an ideal rural setting. When Maclin McLemore returned from the ardous task of piloting boats over the treacherouse Tennessee River Shoals, he liked to prop his feet up in comfort. He found that comfortable place in the story-and-a-half dogtrot house which he built around the time of his marriage in 1843. (The Lure and Lore of Limestone County, p. 147)

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Census Information:

1860 Census
Alabama, Limestone County, District 2, Page 47
Enumerated 30 Jun 1860
Stamped 349
338-338
M.B. McLemore 54 M Farmer $1200 $2200 TN
Nancy McLemore 29 F Ala
Louisia McLemore 14 F Ala
Mary S McLemore 10 F Ala
Joel H McLemore 8 M Ala
William McLemore 6 M Ala
Stephen McLemore 4 M Ala
Maclin B McLemore 2 M Ala
Nancy McLemore 1 F Ala
George W Minson 52 M Millwright NY

1870 Census
Alabama, Limestone County, Twp 2 Range 6, Post Office Athens
Not Dated
Page 30
254-232
McLemore, Nancy 40 F W Farmer $200 $200 Ala
McLemore, Mary 2 21 F W At Home Ala
McLemore, Joseph 20 M W Farm Laborer Ala (Joel?)
McLemore, William 17 M W Farm Laborer Ala
McLemore, Stephen 15 M W Farm Laborer Ala
McLemore, Bascom 12 M W Farm Laborer Ala
McLemore, Josephine 12 F W At Home Ala
McLemore, Emily 10 F W At Home Ala
McLemore, Charity 7 F W At Home Ala
McLemore, Octavine 5 F W At Home Ala

It is noted that Nancy and her children were ALSO enumerated on the Lauderdale County census dated 18 July 1870. Perhaps they lived on/near the border and were counted twice? Or lived part time in both locations? For whatever reason, here is the second listing. Note the slight difference in the children's ages, PLUS an additional child (Ulisses, female?, age 4) being shown:

1870 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale, Twp 2 Range 7, Post Office Rogersville
Enumerated 18 July 1870 by J. Danforth
Page 17 Stamped 490
119-119
McLemore, N 30 F W Ala
McLemore, Mary S 18 F W Farm Labor Ala
McLemore, Joel 16 F Farm Labor Ala
McLemore, William 15 M Farm Labor
McLemore, Stephen 14 M Farm Labor Ala
McLemore, Bass 12 M Farm Labor Ala
McLemore, Josaphine 10 F Farm Labor Ala
McLemore, Emily 8 F Farm Labor Ala
McLemore, Octavia 6 F Ala
McLemore, Ulisses 4 F Ala

1880 Census
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Nancy MC LEMORE Self W Female W 46 AL Keeping House TN TN
William MC LEMORE Son S Male W 25 AL Farmer TN AL
Bass MC LEMORE Son S Male W 21 AL Farming TN AL
Emma MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 17 AL At Home TN AL
Octava MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 15 AL At Home TN AL
Annie MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 13 AL At Home TN AL <---Shown as Ulisses in 1870?
Source Information:
Census Place Beat 7, Limestone, Alabama
Family History Library Film 1254020 NA Film Number T9-0020
Page Number 395B

Maclin married Nancy Halbert on 26 Oct 1843 in Limestone County, Alabama. Nancy was born about 1830 in Alabama; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Said to be the daughter of Jesse and Elizabeth HALBERT.

Notes:

Married:
Some researchers also shows them as the parents of Elessia, wife of Grant CLEVELAND.

David Merrell lists their children as Louise, Lee, Mary, Malvina, Lewis W., Augustus L. an William A.

Notes:

Burwell's third son (at least his third to move away) was his namesake Burwell McLemore Jr. Born not later than about 1770, he married Mary GLOVER, daughter of Jones Glover Sr. pursuant to a marriage bond made out November 6, 1794 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 75). Mary was the mother of his older children, but at least five of more of his fifteen children were by his second wife, Nancy. He may have lived in Ohio for a while, as his eldest son Robert J. is said to have been born there in 1795. He then moved to North Carolina where his second son Howell was born in 1801. He apparently moved to Tennessee shortly thereafter, as his third son Briggs M. McLemore was born there about 1803. At this point the sources are confusingly in conflict. It is generally held that Burwell moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama, where his fourth son Maclin H. McLemore was born in about 1804. However, U.S. Census records apparently put him still in Giles County, Tennessee, as late as 1820; perhaps he returned there for some reason. At any rate, then came two girls, Barbary in 1805, and Mary J. in 1808. The order of the births for the next several children is uncertain; a possible listing of them: ??? McLemore House (ca. 1810), Martin A.P McLemore (ca. 1812), Sarah McLemore Lambert (ca. 1815), and Margaret McLemore Marks (ca. 1818). Perhaps one or two, perhaps more, of these four were children of his second wife.

Burwell died within a year of this Census (1850-1851), as a suit was brought in Lauderdale County court, July term, 1851, for sale of his lands, in which his heirs were named as parties. The married names of some of Burwell's daughters were obtained from these papers. In addition, the spouses of several children are also generally known, Robert married Ruthea THORNBERRY in 1832 and Howell married her sister Mildred in 1828, Briggs married Mary SPIGAL or STEGAL in 1833, MACLIN married Nancy HALBERT in 1843; Mary J. married Gabriel DAVIS in 1827, Sarah married James LAMBERT, Margaret married Henry MARKS, and Barbary married a man named POTEET. (James L. McLemore, III. pp 76-77).

In "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama," the Alabama State Plat Book, page 43, is cited, showing that Burwell had purchased 160 acres on May 23, 1828. His land was West of Elk River T3S R7W NW Sec 11. Burwell and his family were among the oldest settlers to come to Lauderdale County, and he lived (in Lauderdale) until his death. On Feb. 21, 1840, he purchased 210 acres from Martin Harkins. This land was also in range 7, T3 sec 15 which is close to Elk River at Rogersville. The book further states that Burwell left a will in Lauderdale Co dated July 1, 1844 naming six living children by his second marriage as well as six living children by his first marriage. He is believed to be buried in the Womack cemetery in Rogersville. This cemetery is believed to to be on some of the land he owned.

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Census Information:

1850 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Division 2 East of Military Road
Enumerated 12 and 13 of November 1850 by Hiram Kennedy

HH #506 was that of Briggs and Mary McLemore

HH #512 was that of Robert and Ruthia McLemore

HH #520 Gabriel and Mary (McLemore) Davis

HH# 521-521
Burrell McLamour 80 M Farmer $2000 VA
Nancy McLamour 58 F Va
John McLamour 28 M Laborer Ala
David McLamour 21 M Laborer Ala
James McLamour 25 M Laborer Ala
Martha McLamour 29 F Ala
Ann McLamour 18 F Ala

HH #522-522 Henry and Margaret (McLemore) Marks

Burwell married Mary Glover on 6 Nov 1794 in Sussex County, Virginia. Mary was born before 1770; died before 1814 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Jones GLOVER, Sr. (The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama, p. 346). Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, instead show that his first wife was a GRAVES.

Notes:

Married:
They were married pursuant to a marriage bond made out November 6, 1794 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 75). In the "Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama" (p. 346), he and Mary also also shown as being the parents of an Amy, who married a HOUSE. Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, also show them as the parents of several more children, namely Martin, Martha, James, Ann, Sarah m. a LAMBERT, Margaret m. a MARKS, Jane, and David.