Emma L. Matheny: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

1. Emma L. Matheny was born about 1869 in Copiah County, Mississippi (daughter of William Thomas Matheny and Frances "Fannie" Ann Cammack); and died.

Generation: 2

William Thomas Matheny was born on 4 Jan 1845 in Mississippi; died on 1 Jan 1928 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Could he have been married twice? At the time of the 1880 census, he is listed as married to a Fanny, which is indeed a nickname for Frances, and she is the correct age. However, there is an 8 year gap between daughter Emma and her younger siblings, and Emma is listed after the two younger children, and not before them, which is usual. FindAGrave indicates he was also married to Malinda Mississippi Murray (1855-1918).

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Twp 1 and 2 East of RR, P.O. Crystal Springs
Enumerated 18 July 1870
HH 398-381
Joseph and Martha (Page) McLemore
HH 399-382
Matheny, William T. 24 M W Teacher 500 200 Miss
Matheny, Francis A 22 F W Keeping House Miss
Matheny, Emma L 1 F W Miss

1880 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Beat No. 5, Crystal Spring East Prencinct
Enumerated 16 Jun 1880
HH 228-236
Elizabeth Matheny, widow, age 67, born in SC, Parents born MD, SC
Daniel (25) and Mary (24)
Mary (38)
231-239
Matheny, Wm T W M 35 Farmer Miss Mis SC
Matheny, Fanny W F 32 Keeping House Miss Tenn Ga?
Matheny, Mary E W F 4 Miss Miss Miss
Matheny, Whitford W M 2 Miss Miss Miss
Matheny, Emma W F 12 Miss Miss Miss

William married Frances "Fannie" Ann Cammack on 21 Jan 1868 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Frances (daughter of James Douglas Cammack and Lucretia Ann Corley) was born on 27 Apr 1848 in Mississippi; died on 19 Mar 1888 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frances "Fannie" Ann Cammack was born on 27 Apr 1848 in Mississippi (daughter of James Douglas Cammack and Lucretia Ann Corley); died on 19 Mar 1888 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Children:

1. Emma L. Matheny was born about 1869 in Copiah County, Mississippi; and died.

Generation: 3

James Douglas Cammack was born on 10 Mar 1812 in Sumer County, Tennessee (son of Thomas S. Cammack and Isabella Neely); died on 23 Feb 1901 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Among their neighbors at the time of the 1850 Copiah County, MS census were numerous Herrington families.

Shirley W. Brinkley writes that the obit. for Jas. D. Cammack indicated he was a Mason and member of the Methodist church. The Poplar Springs Cem. was originally begun as a private cemetery on the old home place of Jas. D. Cammack, and is 2 1/2 miles s.e. of Crystal Springs on Harmony Rd, 1/4 mile to the location of the former home place.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County
Enumerated 12 Nov 1850
Page 124 (or 126 per Ancestry)
947-947
James D. Cammack 38 M Farmer 1380 Tenn
Lucretia A. Cammack 35 F Miss
Martha J Cammack 14 F Miss
Seth R Cammack 13 M Miss
Thomas J Cammack 11 M Miss
James M Cammack 9 M Miss
Temperance L Cammack 6 F Miss
Frances M. Cammack 3 F Miss
Eliza J Cammack 3/12 F Miss (Maybe Sarah Alice, or did Eliza die young?)

1860 Census
not located

1870 Census
Mississippi, Copiah County, Townships 1 and 2 East of RR, P. O. Crystal Springs
Enumerated 15 July 1870
Page 46
336-322
Cammack James 58 M W Farmer 3300 1000 Tn
Cammack, Lucretia 53 F W Keeping House Miss
Cammack, James M 25 M W Farmer Miss
Cammack, John F 14 M W at Home Miss
Cammack, Thomas J 27 M W Farmer 1420 300 Miss
Cammack, Thomas F 5 M W Miss
Cammack, James R 3 M W Miss
Cammack, William A 2 M W Miss

James married Lucretia Ann Corley on 16 Apr 1833. Lucretia was born on 5 Feb 1817 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 28 Jul 1891 in Copiah County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lucretia Ann Corley was born on 5 Feb 1817 in Marion County, Mississippi; died on 28 Jul 1891 in Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley shows her as a daughter of Seth Rankin Corley and Temperance Watkins (Wadkins), born respectivelly in Georgia and North Carolina.

Children:

Seth Rakin Cammack was born in Sep 1833 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 13 Jan 1892; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Martha Jane Cammack was born on 1 May 1836 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 4 Jan 1905 in Copiah County, Mississippi.
Thomas Jefferson Cammack was born on 1 Nov 1839 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 26 Nov 1918 in Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas.
James Madison Cammack was born on 29 Nov 1840 in Mississippi; died on 10 Sep 1922 in Paxton, Shelby County, Texas; was buried in Ramah Cemetery, Teneha, Shelby County, Texas.
Temperance Lucretia "Babe" Cammack was born on 8 Mar 1844 in Mississippi; died on 9 May 1919 in Houston, Harris County, Texas.
Edmund Cammack was born on 30 Mar 1846 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 15 Jul 1847 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
3. Frances "Fannie" Ann Cammack was born on 27 Apr 1848 in Mississippi; died on 19 Mar 1888 in Hazlehurst, Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Sarah "Sallie" Alice Cammack was born on 16 Aug 1850 in Mississippi; died on 17 Aug 1935 in Copiah County, Mississippi.
William Albert Cammack was born on 6 Jan 1854 in Mississippi; died on 13 Feb 1855 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
John Fletcher Cammack was born on 20 Feb 1856 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 13 Oct 1915 in Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois.
Mary Elizabeth "Mollie" Cammack was born in Feb 1857 in Mississippi; and died.
Emma Cammack was born on 4 May 1861 in Copiah County, Mississippi; died on 20 Feb 1863 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Generation: 4

12.

Thomas S. Cammack was born on 1 Jun 1784 in Ireland; died on 10 Apr 1860 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley writes that there was "some question whether Thos. Cammack immigrated at 13 yrs. of age accompanying a widowed mother to Horab, SC (Fairfield Co) or TN. One source suggested that Thomas, his widowed mother, older bro. Wm. and twin, James, immigrated to NY in 1797 and journeyed to SC where he stayed with his Uncle David Cammack several years."

Thomas married Isabella Neely about 1810 in Tennessee. Isabella was born about 1786 in Ireland; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Isabella Neely was born about 1786 in Ireland; and died.

Notes:

Shirley Brinkley instead shows she was born in SC or TN.

Children:

Cynthia Cammack was born on 5 Dec 1810 in Tennessee; and died.
6. James Douglas Cammack was born on 10 Mar 1812 in Sumer County, Tennessee; died on 23 Feb 1901 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Poplar Springs Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.
Mary Jane "Jency" Cammack was born on 22 Jan 1815 in Sumner County, Tennessee; died on 7 Oct 1896 in Copiah County, Mississippi; was buried in Alford Cemetery, Copiah County, Mississippi.