Henry Rufus McLemore

Notes:

A H. R. McClemers/McLemore, of Morton, Scott County, Mississippi applied for an indigent soldier confederate pension on 17 July 1915, at the age of 72 . He was a widower, and life long resident of Mississippi. He stated he enlisted in April 1862, into the 39th Mississippi, Co. C, Captain Callum, Commander Shelby, and served for the balance of the war. He noted he had been injured in a fall in 1865 at Blakely/Bloxly, Alabama. He stated that he had 3 surviving sons and 1 daughter.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1880 Census
Mississippi, Scott County, Beat 3
Enumerated 9 Jun 1880
Page 18 SD 2 ED 81
135-151
McLemore, Henry W M 35 Farm hand Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Alice W F 26 Wf Housekeeping Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, James W M 13 Son Works of Farm Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Ben W M 7 Son Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Martha W F 4 Dtr Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Anne W F 2 Miss Miss Miss
Foster, Darkus W F 69 Mother-in-law Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, John W M 21 Bro Farmhand Miss Miss Miss

1900 Census
Mississippi, Scott County, Beat 3
Enumerated 7 Jun 1900
SD 5 ED 90 Sheet 4A
51-51
McLemore, Henry R Head W M Nov 1843 56 M 33 Miss Sc Miss Farmer
McLemore, Allice J Wf W F Jun 1853 47 M 33 11/9 Miss Miss SC
McLemore, John J Son W M Apr 1881 19 S Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, George R Son W M Jan 1884 15 Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Lewis F. Son W N aug 1886 13 S Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Maggie M Dtr W F July 1889 10 S Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Rosie E Dtr W F Jan 1893 6 S Miss Miss Miss
53-53
McLemore, James A Head M W Sept 1867 32 M 8 Miss Miss Miss
McLemore, Mary E. Wf W F Aug 1872 27 M 8 --/-- Miss SC SC

Henry married Alice Whitehead on 2 Jun 1866 in Copiah County, Mississippi. Alice (daughter of John Whitehead and Dorcus McLemore) was born about 1851 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. James A. McLemore was born in Sep 1867 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
2. Henry Benjamin McLemore was born about 1873 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
3. Martha McLemore was born about 1876 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
4. Anna McLemore was born about 1878 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
5. John J. McLemore was born in Apr 1881 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
6. George R. McLemore was born in Jan 1884 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
7. Lewis Franklin "Tollie" McLemore was born in Aug 1886 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
8. Maggie M. McLemore was born in Jul 1889 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.
9. Rosie E. McLemore was born in Jan 1893 in Scott County, Mississippi; and died.

Notes:

Ann and Eldon McLemore show him as a son of John McLemore and Winnie Baltice of South Carolina and Mississippi. They further show the children of John and Winnie as being Wesley, Reuben, Matthew, Dorcus, John, and Robert.

Wesley McLemore and John McLemore both did live in Scott County, Mississippi at the time of the 1850 census, and both were born in South Carolina, but no other links connecting them have yet been proven. Additionally, Wesley was 21 years older than John. If related, they could as likely be father and son or Uncle and nephew as siblings.

Reuben (b. 1805), Matthew (b. 1808) and Dorucs (b. 1811) were also all born in South Carolina. They are also markedly older than John, and living in Copiah County, MS (several counties distant) versus Scott County. Again, no other links have been proven between them and John.

Nothing more is currently known about Robert.

The email thread below also indicates that John's parentage is still in doubt:

John McLemore of Morton,Scott,Miss
LindaMcLemore55 Posted: 11 Aug 2003 8:38AM

I'm trying to find the lineage of John McLemore born about 1823 South Carolina. He is found on the 1860 Census of Morton,Scott,Miss. His wife is named Anna and is about 38. Actually, I'm not sure if John was 37 or 57, but I've been lead to believe he was born about 1823. The brothers named for him that was sent to me have them being born around the 1802... area. They are supposidly Wesley;Reubin; Matthew, Robert & Dorcus. Born from 1802 thru 1811 except for John.

John and Annas children are: William, Henry R., Mary J. , Andrew P., Eliza, Nancy (Melvina?) Martha F., and John W. All supposidly born in Ms from 1842 to 1864.

I know this is sketchy, but I'm desperate. Just can't prove anything prior to 1860. I've been told that Johns mother was a Winnie Baltice ... but, I cannot find her. Johns father is also supposed to be a John ... but, I can't find him with the information I've been given. Does anyone know of this branch of McLemores? I just need to know how they connect and if possible, where to find them. I'd also like to know more on this Winnie as she's supposed to be 1/2 Choctaw.

The only other John McLemore in that area that I've found prior to this just lists him on the slave schedule as an owner, but gives no mention of his family. This was in 1850. Can anyone help me with this particular John?

Re: John McLemore of Morton,Scott,Miss
Merritt Mullen Posted: 10 Jul 2005 7:06PM

Don't remember if we exchanged notes before, but Nancy Vinnie Batiste is my ggg-grandmother. As far as I can tell, she was mostly Choctaw with some French blood (from the French-Canadian Batiste family who settled in Mobile, it is thought). She was born 1794, probably in MS. She married Moses McLemore about 1814, probably in MS, and did have a son named John, but not the John you are looking for. Her son was John Thomas McLemore. b. Mar 1817 in Wayne Co MS and d. Nov 1863 Copiah Co MS. He married first Agnes Smith, and second Rebecca Rogers.

Re: John McLemore of Morton,Scott,Miss
peanut07 (View posts) Posted: 11 Jul 2005 9:04AM
Classification: Query
Surnames: McLemore
Thanks for responding. I'm at a loss as to where my husbands John McLemore and Anna descend from. My father in law was only about 3 when his father Andrew Pinkney McLemore died. What information I have is sketchy. Lots of rumors, but you know how rumors go. Once again ... thanks for responding. Linda

http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.mclemore/408/mb.ashx

Thomas McLemore (born 1931, San Augustine, TX was shown to be a yDNA match to a direct descendant of his, Timothy V. McLemore, at 11 markers on 5.21.2021



(Research):

Census Listings:

1850 Census
Mississippi, Scott County
Enumerated 5 Jun 1850
315-315
John McLemore 28 M Occupation "None" Value of Property None SC
Ann McLemore 28 F Miss
William McLemore 8 M Miss
Henry W./R. McLemore 7 M Miss
Mary J. McLemore 6 F Miss
Eliza C. McLemore 5/12 F Miss

1860 Census
Mississippi, Scott County, P. O. Morton
Enumerated 7 Aug 1860
Page 86
574-574
John McLemore 37 M Farmer 100 200 Sc
Anna McLemore 38 F Miss
Wm. McLemore 18 M Farm Laborer Miss
Henry McLemore 17 M Miss
Mary McLemore 15 F Miss
Eliza McLemore 13 F Miss
Nancy McLemore 8 F Miss
Martha McLemore 6 F Miss
John McLemore 1 M Miss

(Medical):Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

R1b1a2

A direct male descendant of John McLemore was a participant in the Morrison DNA study. The kit number was 35844, and this DNA was a high definition match to two other McLemore's (not previously proven to be related), as well as with a McElmurry from Kentucky

See the results for Group O at the following website:

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

John McLemore descendant was an exact 25 marker match to John McLemore, born 1822, in North Carolina, with descendants later settling in the area of Jasper/Newton/Sabine counties, Texas; Wright McLemore and Keton Jones McLemore who lived in adjoining households at the time of the 1830 Richland County, Arkansas and whose descendants also later settled in Texas.

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, John McLemore, and Keton Jones McLemore descendants were 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.

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.

John married Annie Grice before 1842. Annie was born about 1822 in Mississippi; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Shown by direct descendant, Timothy V. McLemore, as dying on 1870 in Morton, Scott, Mississippi.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Mississippi, Scott County, P. O. Morton
Enumerated 30 July 1870
Page 6
37-37
McLemore, Anny 48 F Keepin House 120 Miss
McLemore, Eliza 20 F W Miss
McLemore, Melvinia 18 F W Miss
McLemore, Martha 14 F W Miss
McLemore, John 11 M W Miss
McLemore, Andrew 6 M W Miss
38-38
McLemore, Henry 26 M W Farmer $128 Miss
McLemore, Allis 18 F W Keeping House Miss
McLemore, James 3 M Miss