Green McLemore, Jr.

Notes:

Eddie Maynard xeroxed the following brief biography of Green from "Godspeed's History of Hamilton, Knox, and Shelby Counties of Tennessee", Reprinted from Goodspeed's History 1887. Published by Charles and Randy Elder Booksellers, Nashville, TN, 1974, page 1012.

Green McLemore, contractor and builder of Knoxville, is the son of Green and Ellen McLemore. The father was a native of North Carolina and the mother of South Carolina. In early life, both came to Tennessee and located in Knox County,. where they married and passed the remaineder of their days. The father was a farmer by occupation. Of their family of then children, four sons and four daughters are now living; all of sons are mechanics. Our subject was born January 26, 1839, in Knox County. He was reared on the farm and educated int eh common schools. At the age of twenty he came to Knoxville, and learned the carpenter's trade under W. K. Eckles. Having worked chiefly as journeyman until 1872 he began contracting, and has gradually extended his business since. By his marriage to Miss Sarah O. Keyhill in 1869 he became the father of three sons. In 1880 Mr. Alexander Kelley joined him in the business since. In connection with his trade,. Mr. McLemore is interested in agriculture, and owns a fine farm of 180 acres on the Holston River. Amont the better buildings erected by Mr. Kelley and himself are the Hattie House, Girl's high School, First National Bankd and the Knoxville Insurance Company's office. Mr. McLemore is a Republican in politics, and one of the county's best citizens.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/M175-45P/p1
Name: Green Mclemore
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 05 Jun 1894
Death Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee
Age: 46
Birth Date: 1848 (sic)
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I06791-0
System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
Source Film Number: 1276602
Reference Number: 104
Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955

Daily Journal and Journal and Tribune, page [1], vol. X, iss. 100
Publication Date:
June 5, 1894
Published as:
The Knoxville Journal
Location:
Knoxville, Tennessee
Headline:
[No Headline]
Article Type:
Death Notice

Died, at 2:45 this morning, at his home, No. 491 Nelson street, Green McLemore, of cancer of the stomach. Notice of funeral later.

(Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)


(Research):

Census Listings:

1870 Census
Tennessee, Know, 7th Ward Knoxville
Enumerated 5 July 1870
Page 13
Stamped 433
90-96
McLemore, Green 30 M W Carpenter 1500 Tennessee Feb 24 (dated married within the year)
McLemore, Sarah 18 F W Keeping House Tennessee Feb 24

1880 Census
Tennessee, Knox County, Part of 12th Civil District
Page 40 SD 1 ED 167
Enumerated 24 Jun 1880
362-380
McLemore, Green W M 41 Carpenter Tenn Tenn NC
McLemore, Sarah W F 28 Wf Keeping House Tenn Tenn Tenn
McLemore, Albert W M 10 Son Tenn Tenn Tenn
McLemore, Charley W M 8 Son Tenn Tenn Tenn
(The next household enumerated was that of his cousin, Thomas Bartlett McLemore)

Green married Sarah O. Keyhill on 24 Feb 1869 in Tennessee. Sarah was born about 1852 in Tennessee; died on 12 Mar 1889 in Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried in Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt

McLemore, Green marr. Keyhill, Sarah O. on 23 Feb 1869

Melba Gene McLemore found the following article in the Nashville Union and American, dated Saturday, April 25, 1874, Column 2, "All Over The City," the fourth paragraph "Green McLemore, arrested on the charge of bigamy, was discharged by Justice Cassetty yesterday for the want of prosecution." This was about five years after their marriage.

This charges does not appear to have led to their divorce, as they appeared together on the 1880 census.

Additionally, as the article was published in Nashville, and since Green and Sarah were residents of Knoxville, this may relate to another Green McLemore.

The Knoxville Weekley Whig and Chronicle: Wednesday, November 10, 1875 Reported the following real estate transfer registered in the office of the County Clerk for the week ending November 6: "Greene McLemore and wife to Thos. Cooper, trustee, lot."

1. Albert McLemore was born about 1870 in Knox County, Tennessee; and died.
2. Charles "Charley" McLemore was born about 1872 in Knox County, Tennessee; died on 8 Jun 1911 in Park City, Knox County, Tennessee.

Notes:

Tom Heseltine shows he was "born about 1798, married Nellie CUNNINGHAM, remained in Knox Co."

(Research):

Census Listings:

1830 Census
Tennessee, Knox County
Per Ancestry.com 150/handwritten 396
William Plumby
Greene McLemore
1 free white male under 5
1 free white male between 20 and 30
1 free white female under 5
1 free white female under 10
1 free white female between 20 and 30

1840 Census
Tennessee, Knox County, 137
Green McLemore
2 Free White Males under 5
2 Free White Males 5 to 9
1 Free White Male 40 to 49
1 Free White Female under 5
2 Free White Females between 5 and 9
1 Free White Female between 10 and 14
1 Free White Female between 30 and 39
Total All Persons 10
Persons employed in agriculture 2
Enumerated nearby was Wm. McLemore, Thomas White, Thomas Keyhill

1850 Census
Tennessee, Knox County, The 31st Subdivision E Dist
Enumerated 27 Nov 1850
274-298
Green McLemore 50 M Laborer NC
Ellen McLemore 48 F SC
Mariah McLemore 24 F Tenn
Sarah McLemore 21 F Tenn
Samuel McLemore 18 M Laborer Tenn
Ellen Jane McLemore 16 F Tenn
James McLemore 15 M Tenn
Rebecca McLemore 12 F Tenn
Green McLemore 10 M Tenn
Andrew McLemore 8 M Tenn
Isabelah McLemore 7 F Tenn

1860 Census
Tennessee, Knox County, P.O. Mecklenburg
Enumerated 27 July 1860
District 17 Page 22
1995-1729
Green McLemore 61 M Farmer 200 Tenn
Ellen McLemore 59 F Tenn
Mariah McLemore 30 F Tenn
James McLemore 22 M Tenn
Green McLemore 21 M Tenn
Andrew McLemore 19 M Tenn
Isabella McLemore 16 F Tenn

Green married Ellen "Nelly" Cunningham on 13 Jun 1827 in Knox County, Tennessee. Ellen was born about 1801 in Tennessee; died after 1880. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Also shown as born in South Carolina.

Notes:

Married:
http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt

McLemore, Green marr. Cunningham, Nelly on 12 Jun 1827

Notes:

James L. McLemore, III wrote that John McLemore enlisted "in Aug. or Sept., 1779....in the co. of Capt. Micajah Bullock of Granville Co, NC, and apparently saw some action....on Dec 20 of the following year, he married Sarah.... there in Granville Co, James Claxton (Clanton) was security on their bond. In May, 1784 he bought part of the estate of Benjamin Wade, and was shown living there in Granville Co census of 1786. Apparently he continued to reside there in Granville until about 1796....He thereafter moved to Burke Co, N.C....then to Knox Co, TN about 1813, where he continued to reside until his death on June 30, 1844. At least one son (Archibald, born 11 Mar 1787) is known to have survived him." (James L. McLemore, III, pp. 75-76)

Eddie Maynard has also has posted a transcription from the State Records of Granville County, NC of a list of persons who took the oath of allegiance to the State in the Dutch District. Included on this list was James McLemoore, Senior, James McLemoore, and John Maclemoore.

http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/06/john-mclemore-revolutionary-war.html

In an application for membership in the DAR files by Eudora Mitchell Harvey, she cites his Pension Certificate as being No. 3509, East Tennessee Agency, Issued December 26, 1832, commenced March 4, 1831, Act of June 7, 1832, with a rate of $25.

Eddie Maynard also has copies of John McLemores revolutionary pension application, and a transcription of the same:

American Revolution Pension Statements
State of Tennessee Knox County: Circuit Court for said County at August Sessions 1832

Transcribed by Will Graves 4/3/09
On this 18th day of August 1832 personally appeared in open court before the Honorable Circuit Court of Knox County now sitting John Maclemore a resident of said County and State aged 69 years and near 8 months, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 -- That sometime in the month of August or September in the year 1779, as well as he now recollects, he entered the Army of the United States as a private in a volunteer company, which was raised and rendezvoused at Granville Court house, North Carolina, for 3 months service -- that his company was commanded by Micajah C. Bulloch of Granville County as Capt., and Ralph Williams of Orange County NC as Lieut.. Applicant states that the company in which he was enrolled together with 2 others as well as he now recollects, rendezvoused at Granville Court house and marched under the command of Major Richard Cook to the mouth of Cross Creek on the Cape Fear River where they were stationed 2 or 3 weeks. From the mouth of Cross Creek they recrossed the Cape Fear River and marched to Chatham Count house and see where they were stationed several weeks -- they then marched to Hillsboro where they were stationed but a few days, when they marched to Back Creek and remained there until the 3 months for which applicant had volunteered, had expired, when he was honorably discharged and returned home. Applicant states that the Main object of this expedition was to keep the Tories in awe -- Applicant states that about 9 months after his last mentioned discharge he hired a man by the name of William Westbrook to perform a tour of 3 months service for him, in a company of horse -- he states that he furnished the said Westbrook with a horse saddle and bridle, gave 100 acres of land and 2 cows and calves -- Applicant states that the reason why he did not performed this tour of duty himself was that at that time he was engaged to be married to the lady with whom he afterwards intermarried, and from her strong and earnest remonstrances, and his great reluctance at leaving her, he was induced to hire a substitute and remained at home -- Applicant states that afterwards sometime in the latter part of the year 1780 or first of the year 1781, he rather thinks the latter, he entered the service of the United States, as an orderly Sgt. in a company of volunteer horse, which rendezvoused at Granville Court house NC under the command of Capt. Nathaniel Waller, who was commanded by Major Harris of the Continental Army, and who was afterwards deprived of his commission for plundering a blanket -- also under the command of Col. John Hary [? Hay?] who had the supreme command. From Granville the Army marched to the mouth of Cross Creek on the Cape Fear River, where Major Richard Cook and General Butler took command. Here the horsemen were all dismounted and their horses sent home and applicant and his company were put with the infantry. From the mouth of Cross Creek the Army under the command of the said General Butler marched to Rockfish a small River, where it met General Rutherford with a large force, who took the supreme command of the whole Army, and crossing Rockfish marched on to the North East River on the opposite bank of which there was a large force of British and Tories. Here the Army remained until the British left their position on the opposite side of the River, and then the American Army marched some distance up the River where they crossed and marched directly to Wilmington. The American Army remained within 2 miles of Wilmington until the British took shipping and left that part of the country, when the 3 months for which applicant had entered the service having expired he was honorably discharged and returned home. Applicant is under the impression that this last campaign was commenced before the battle of Guilford, and that the British Army which he left Wilmington was a part of the troops which had been engaged in that battle. Applicant states that altogether he has served 6 months in the revolutionary army himself and 3 months by his substitute is a campaign of 3 months as a private volunteer, and 3 months as an orderly Sgt., as before mentioned. Applicant states that he was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in the year 1762 -- that his father had recorded the age of applicant and all his children in a family Bible which applicant well recollects to have seen, and which was last in the possession of his father -- that he lived in Granville County NC at the time he entered the service of the United States, and continued to live there during the whole war and to the year 1796 at which time he moved to Montgomery County N. C. where he lived about 8 years, and then moved to Burke County NC where lived about 80 years, and then moved to Knox County Tennessee to the neighborhood where he has lived ever since and is now living. Applicant states that it is his impression that he received a written discharge at the termination of one or both of the above mentioned campaigns, but he does not know what has become of them, or how they were lost -- he states positively that he has not at this time either of said discharges nor any documentary evidence whatever of his service -- he further states that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his services -- Applicant hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the Agency of any State.

Sworn to and subscribed in open Court this 18th day of August 1832
S/ Wm Swan, Clk S/ John Maclemore

[Peter Waggoner, a clergyman, & Aaron Armstrong gave the standard supporting affidavit. Pension application of John Maclemore S4202 fn27NC

(Research):

Census Information:

As transcribed by Eddie Maynard

"The pension papers also state that John McLemore lived in Granville County, North Carolina during the war until 1796 until he moved to Montgomery County, North Carolina for eight years (1796-1804). He is listed on the 1800 Montgomery County, North Carolina Census (Morganton township) with:

3 males under the age of 10
1 male age 26-44
1 female 16-25

Jim White indicates, however, that the only McLemore in Montgomery county in 1800 was Clem McLemore - the John McLemore who married Sarah Carnes was enumerated in Burke County in 1800, not Montgomery.

The pension papers show that John McLemore then moved to Burke County, North Carolina for 8 years (1804-1812). He is recorded in the 1810 Burke County, North Carolina census with:
2 males under the age of 10
1 male age 10-15
1 male over the age of 45
1 female age 10-15
2 females ages 16-25
1 female over the age of 45

1820 Census
not located

John McLemore states in his Revolutionary War pension papers that he then moved to Knox County, Tennessee (around 1812). He is first recorded in the Knox County, Tennessee Census records in 1830 with:
1 male age 10-15
1 male age 60-70
1 female age 20-30
Since John McLemore's wife Sarah Carnes is not recorded in the 1830 census, we assume that she died between 1820-1830."


See Eddie Maynard's blogspot,

http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/2011/06/john-mclemore-sarah-carnes.html

to view the actual images.

(Medical):It had long been assumed that the Revolutionary War Soldier John McLemore, who lived for a time in North Carolina and died in Tennessee, was a son of Burwell MacLemore and Amy Gilliam. However, current DNA evidence indicates this could not be correct. This is because two descendants of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, TN, a son John McLemore the Revolutionary Soldier, are both part of the larger R1b1a2 cluster. They do NOT match the DNA of Burwell's other descendants in the E1b1 cluster. Therefore, it is evident that the John McLemore who moved to Tennessee and was the father of Archibald McLemore CAN NOT be the same John McLemore who was a son of Burwell McLemore.

It is not currently known who the father of John McLemore, born 1762 in Brunswick, VA is.

Tom Heseltine speculates that due to the fact he named his eldest son Young, and that the name Young continues to as a first or middle name for many of his grandchildren, he might be descended from Young McLemore, the son of Abraham Macklemore the immigrant. Young married Lucy Nicholson. Susannah "Sukey" McLemore, born 1765 married Sgt. James GRAY as was the only child named in the will of Young McLemore. She also named her first born son Young Atkins Gray. Two confirmed descendants of Abraham Macklemore are also in the R1b1a2 cluster, and high resolutions yDNA matches to two descendants of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, a son of John McLemore. He is less likely to be a son of Abraham's son Atkins as John was not named in Atkins will and also due to the fact that Atkins had a son Nathaniel born in Granville County, NC in 1762...which makes it very unlikely he would have a son John born in same year in Brunswick County, VA.

Alternatively, John may be a son of James McLemore, Sr., who along with John McLemore and James McLemore Jr, took the oath of allegiance to the State (of North Carolina) in the Dutch District of Granville County. James L. McLemore, III, stated that Rudy Leverett, while researching the ancestry of Maj. Amos McLemore of Jones county, Mississippi, showed that Wright McLemore had a son named James McLemore, born circa 1738 in Virgina. He would have been the correct age to be a father of John. Wright is thought to be a son of William McLemore, thought to be eldest son of James Macklemore, the immigrant. William descendants settled in North Carolina, and the name Archibald was also used amount his descendants in Sampson County, North Carolina. James McLemore, III is not certain that a James, the son of Wright, even existed, however.

John married Sarah Carnes on 30 Dec 1780 in Granville County, North Carolina. Sarah was born before 1760; died between 1820 and 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Some show her last name as CARNER or CARVER, however in the transcription of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868, she is listed as Sarah CARNES.

Notes:

Married:
Eddie Maynard, on October 13, 2011, forwarded a transcription of their marriage information. They were shown on a list of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb.

Eddie Maynard has also located and provided a copy of a document he copied from the Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844

The portion of the document naming John's children reads "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of the County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."