Robert Lee Spain

Notes:

Betty Jane Carl shows him as a son of Lewis SPAIN and Martha Poenn or Penn.

William married Cynthia Caroline McLemore about 1859 in Dade County, Missouri. Cynthia (daughter of John McLemore and Delila Bredon) was born on 26 Dec 1839 in Monroe County, Tennessee; died on 16 Feb 1923 in Dade County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Listings:

1860 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Smith Township
Enumerated 7 and 9 of June 1860
Page 17
124-124
William D. Spain 22 M Farmer $---- $250 Missouri
Cynthia C. Spain 21 F Tenn
John L. Spain 4/12 M Missouri


1870 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Smith Township, P. O. Box Greenfield
Enumerated 6 Jul 1870
Page 1, Stamped 98
4-4
Lewis and Martha Spain
5-5
Spain, William D. 32 M W Farmer $1200 $580 Mo
Spain, Cynthis A. 31 F W Keeping House Tenn
Spain, John Lewis 10 M W At Home Mo
Spain, Robert L 3 M W Mo
Spain, Finis 1 M W Mo
6-6
John and Mary Spain


1880 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Smith Township
Enumerated 15 and 19 June 1880
Page 26 SD 4 ED 14 Stamped 149
210-211
Lewis and Martha Spain
211-214
Spain, W. David W M 42 Farmer Mo Tenn Tenn
Spain, Cynthia C W F 41 Wife Keeping House Tenn Tenn Tenn
Spain, Lewis W M 20 Son Farmer Mo Mo Tenn
Spain, Robt L W M 13 Son Works on Farm Mo Mo Tenn
Spain, Finis W M 10 Son Works on Farm Mo Mo Tenn
Spain, Ida F W F 4 Dtr Mo Mo Tenn
Spain, Walter W M 1 Son Mo Mo Tenn
212-215
John and Mary Spain

1900 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Lockwood Twp
Enumerated 26 Jun 1900
SD 6 ED 62 Sheet 13B
276-276
Spain, William Hd W M Feb 1838 62 M 42 Mo Tn Tn Farmer
Spain, Cyntha C Wf W F Dec 1838 61 M 42 7/5 Tn Tn Tn
Spain, Robert Son W M Jan 1868 S Mo Mo Tn Farm Laborer
Spain, Walter P Son M W Oct 1889 (sic) 20 S Mo Mo Tn Farm L
aborer

1910 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Lockwood Twp
Enumerated 6 May 1910
SD 6 Ed 68 Sheet 17B
357-361
Spain, Robert Lee Hd M W 41 S Mo MO Tenn Farmer
Spain, Caroline C Mother F W 72 Wd 7/5 Tenn Tenn Tenn
Spain, Walter Brother M W 32 S Mo Mo Tenn Farmer
358-362
Warren and Fannie Spain

1920 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Lockwood Twp
Enumerated 17 and 19 January 1920
SD 6 ED 71 Sheet 5B
103-105
Spain Warren Hd 42 M Mo Mo Tn Farmer General Farm
Spain Fannie Wf F W 42 M Mo Mo Mo
PLUS their six children
Spain Lee Head M W 52 S Mo Mo Tn Farmer General Farm
Spain, Walter Brother M W 40 S Mo Mo Tn
Spain, Syntha Mother F W 80 Wd Tn Tn Tn

Notes:

May have instead been born in North Carolina?

MaryLynn Santa and others show that he died in 1880 in Dade County, Missouri.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1850 Census
Tennessee, Monroe County, Civil District 12
Enumerated 4 Oct 1850
909-909\\
John McLimore 40 M Farmer $800 Ten
Delila McLimore 40 F Tenn
Marion McLimore 16 M Farmer Tenn
Patrick McLimore 14 M Tenn
Columbus McLimore 12 M Ten
Leander McLimore 8 M Ten
Synthia McLimore 10 F Ten
Dialtha McLimore 6 F Ten
Amanda McLimore 5 F Ten
Magdalene McLimore 4 F Ten
William McLimore 4/12 M Ten

1860 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Smith Township, Post Office Kings Point
Enumerated 12 Jun 1860
Page 22
159-159
John McLemore 49 M Farmer $3460 $3000 NC
Delila McLemore 47 F Tenn
Marion McLemore 26 M Farmer Tenn
Patrick McLemore 24 M Farmer Tenn
Columbus McLemore 23 M Farmer Tenn
Dialtha McLemore 18 F Tenn
Leander McLemore 16 M Tenn
Amanda McLemore 14 F
Magdalina McLemore 12 F Tenn
William McLemore 10 M Tenn
James L. McLemore 4 M Mo

1870 Census
Missouri, Dade County, Smith Township, P. O. Greenfield
Enumerated 11 July 1870
Stamped 103
72-76
McLemore, John 59 M W Farmer $4845 $2955 NC
McLemore, Delila 57 F W Keeping House Tenn
McLemore, Leander 26 M W farmer $--- $2130 Tenn
McLemore, William 20 M W Farm Laborer Tenn
McLemore, Luther 13 M W At Home Mo

John married Delila Bredon before 1833. Delila was born about 1810 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by some as Delila BREEDEN. Spelled BREADEN on the death certificate of her daughter, Dialtha Jane Farris. Most show that she died 30 Jun 1878.

Notes:

A photo of a double tombstone for Archibald and Sarah Plumlee can be seen on FindAGrave, in the Click Cemetery, Madisonville, Monroe, Tennessee. However, it appears to be a comtemporary marker, probably placed sometime well after their deaths. Additionally, the dates of birth and death, at least for Archibald, are not correct. A photo of this marker can be seen here:

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=38295337&PIpi=18611681

The dates on this headstone for Archibald are listed as 1767-1829.

1767 is the approximate date of birth of another Archibald McLemore, the progenitor of the Sampson/Duplin line, and not the Archibald McLemore that lived in Knox County, Tennessee. A biography of a A. J. McLemore, a son of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, states that his father Archibald was born "on March 11, 1787."

Additionally, it appears that Archibald was alive in 1829, most likely dying in the mid 1830's.

Tom Heseltine, who is descended from Archibald McLEMORE and Sarah PLUMLEY of Knox Co emailed, in June, 2009 that "Most available information, including the 1917 Dade Co MO book, the 1889 Goodspeed book, and the obituary of Archibald McLEMORE jr., all state that Archibald McLEMORE and wife Sarah PLUMLEY died ca 1824/1825. This is curious since their son Wesley was born 1827 and the youngest son Andrew Jackson was born 1828. And, the 1830 Knox Co TN census lists one Archibald McLEMORE with the correct number of young sons and a female the correct age to be his wife. I strongly suspect that the family story about their deaths has been miscalculated by at least 5 years and, most probably, 10 years."

Eddie Maynard agrees with Tom, but has a more specific estimate of the date of death, putting it about 1832: "If you combine the two Bios for his sons Andrew Jackson and for Archibald Jr, it sort of make sense for Archibald Sr's death date. Since Andrew knew his father's birth date, he must have had a Bible or source to have known the complete date....very often people would just say the year or he was about 45 when he died. BUT, since Andrew knew the complete date, I think he really did know. Next, I do think that Archibald Jr knew the age of his father's death of 45. So, if you take the date of 1787 and add 45...Archibald Sr died in 1832...which does make more sense. Archibald Jr says his father died in 1825 which we know had to be wrong since Andrew was born in 1829 and Archibald is on the 1830 Monroe County, TN census. Also, Archibald Jr says that he went to live with his brother Abram as a young man and in 1827 was part of the "posse" to gather the Cherokee for the Trail of Tears....it couldn't be 1827, it was 1837-38. Now, if Archibald J r(B.1817) is a young man when he went to live with his brother...he would have been - 20 at that time he went on the "posse". If his father died in 1832, Archibald Jr would have been only 15 and probably did live with his brother Abram. Archibald Sr couldn't have lived much later than 1832 because then Archibald Jr would have been an adult and probably wouldn't have needed to live with his brother since the children inherited land in Monroe."

(Research):
Census Listings:

1830; Census Place: Regiment 98, Monroe, Tennessee; Series: M19; Roll: 175; Page: 121; Family History Library Film: 0024533

Head of Household Archibald McLamore
Free White Males
Under 5: Two
5-9: Two
10-14: Two
15-19: Two
20-29: One
40-49: One
Free White Females
Under 5
5-9: One
10-14
15-19
20-29
40-49:One
Free Whites Under 20: Nine
Frees White 20-49: Three
Total Free Whites: Twelve
Total ALL Persons: Twelve

Archibald married Sarah Plumlee in Knox County, Tennessee. Sarah was born about 1785; died after 1830 in Monroe County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

MaryLynn Santa shows her as the daughter of Jesse Perry Joseph PLUMLEY.

Notes:

Married:
This is excerpted from a biography of their seventh son, Archibald McLemore, named for his father. It is transcribed from "HISTORY OF HICKORY, POLK, CEDAR, DADE AND BARTON COUNTIES, MISSOURI, 1889"; Published by Goodspeed, and can be found at the following website:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~modade/bio_p4.htm

Archibald McLemore('s).....father was Archibald McLemore, of North Carolina, who went to Knox County, Tenn., when a young man, where he married Sarah Plumley. In 1820 they removed to Monroe County, where he died in 1825, at about at he age of forty-five, his wife dying in 1824. She was the mother of eleven children, the subject of this sketch being the seventh.....