Ella L. McLamore

Family/Spouse: Augustus B. "A. B." Taylor. Augustus was born on 2 Feb 1868 in Bienville Parish, Louisiana; died on 4 Nov 1936 in Atlanta, Winn Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wheeling, Winn Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Married:
At the time of the 1900 census, a 5 year old Vera A. Taylor, granddaughter, was living with R.S. and Mary McLamore in Winn Parish, LA.

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Middle name shown as Steth or Seth.

Bill Schrat's tree on RootsWeb WorldConnect, "Houston, McLamore, Stovall, Hilbun, et all" states that "He was little when his mother passed away. He and his siblings were given away to others to raise at the grave of his mother. He only knew one sister. When he was 16 he left Virginia? and moved to Mississippi. He moved to Louisiana between 1859 and 1860. He appears on the 1860 census in Winn Parish, LA. He was the neighborhood Doctor. His neighbor s called him '"Doc". He never studied medicine and was a farmer. Civil War mentioned in notes. (Notes made by Billy Williamson, Sr. from interviews with various family members prior to his death in 1982).

Obituary

R.S. McLemore

Died:--At his home near Wheeling, La., June 15, 1906, R. S. McLemore, age 75 years, 8 months and 24 days.

His remains were interred at Mt. Zion Cemetery June 16.

He died where he and had lived for thirty-nine years, and wehre he reared all his family. His troubles were complicated and either one of them were sufficient to cause death.

The deceased was a true and loving husband and a kind and faithful father. He was a noted Christian, and a peacemaker among men. He was loyal to his country, having served four years in the Confederate Army. God, in his wisdom, saw fit to tak him away, but oh! how sad to part with one so near and dear.

He leaves a wife and ten children and a host of dear friends to mourn his death.

(8 line poem omitted)

A Son

Copied from a clipping (not dated or referenced) scanned and posted on his FindA Grave Memorial Page, added by Ron Manley

There is also a military marker, and notes on his memorial page indicating he served as a Pvt, Co. F., 27th LA Infantry; enlisted in Monroe, LA 7 May 1862, captured and paroled Vicksburg, Miss., July 4, 1863.

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Census Listings:

1860 Census
Louisiana, Winn Parish, P O Wheeling
Enumrated 25 July 1860
Page 78
544-506
R S McLamore 29 M Farmer 1000 250 Va
Mary McLamore 25 F Ala
Olivia J McLamore 8 F Miss
Samantha F McLamore 6 F MIss
Mary E. McLamore 4 F Miss
Wm. T. McLamore 1 M Miss

1870 Census
Louisiana, Winn Parish, Ward No. 5 PO Atlanta
Enumerated 20 July 1870
Page 9 Stamped 503
208-208
McLamore, R S 40 M W Farmer 250 300 Va
McLamore, Mary 35 F W At Home Ala
McLamore, Samantha F 16 F W At home Miss
McLamore, Mary E 14 F W At Home Miss
McLamore, Wm T 11 M W At Home Miss
McLamore, Hughey S 9 M W La
McLamore, Eliza A 6 F W La
McLamore, Lilian L 4 F W La
McLamore, George W 1 M W La

1880 Census
Louisiana, Winn Parish, Ward 6
Enumerated ___ Jun 1880
Page 52 SD 2 ED 53
447-448
McLamore, Richd S W M 54 Farmer Va Va Va
McLamore, Mary W F 45 Wf Keeping Houst Ala Ala Ala
McLamore, H. Steth W M 19 Son Works on farm La Va Ala
McLamore, Eliza A W F 16 Dtr La Va Ala
McLamore, Lillian W F 14 Dtr La Va Ala
McLamore, George W W M 11 SOn La Va Ala
McLamore, Ella L W F 8 Dtr La Va Ala
McLamore, Charles T W M 7 Son La Va Ala
McLamore, Sina T W F 5 Dtr La Va Ala
McLamore, Arthur C W M 3 Son La Va Ala
McLamore, Melissa W F 6/12 Nov Dtr La Va Ala

Richard married Mary Davison about 1851-1852. Mary was born on 17 Jan 1835 in Monroe County, Alabama; died on 31 Dec 1885 in Winn Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Mount Zion Cemetery, Wheeling, Winn Parish, Louisiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Shown on her FindAGrave memorial page linked to her father, Hugh Davison (FAG #18304934).

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Married:
Said to have raised a family of thirteen children: Olivia J, Samantha F, William T, Hughy Steth, Eilza A, Lillian, George W, Ella L, Mary Elizabeth McLamore Collins, Charles T, Sina T, Arthur C and Melissa.

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Mark Freeman writes that "1840 Lauderdale Co., MS Census shows the Wm McLemore household to consist of 1 male under 5 (William)?, 3 males 5-10 (Richard and Wm Fortson & Joseph Fortson), 1 male 10-15 (Amos), Wm 30-40, 1 female under 5 (Sarah A Fortson) 1 female 5-10 (Francis), 1 female 10-15 ?(Rebecca), 1 female 30-40 Mrs. Mary Fortson now McLemore. William seems to have temporarily left the children after Martha's death and then re-assembled the family when he married Mary Alford."

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Census Information:

1850 Federal Census
Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Southern District
Enumerated 25 Nov 1850 by Wm. White
203-212
Wm McLemore 46 M Farmer $4500 NC (?)
Mary McLemore 43 F NC
Amos McLemore 20 M Farmer Miss
Francis P McLemore 16 F Miss
William* McLemore 14 M Miss
Wm. G. Fortson 18 M Farmer Miss (stepchild)
Joseph Fortson 16 M Farmer Miss (stepchild)
Sarah* A Fortson 12 F Miss (stepchild)
Rowena McLemore 5? F Miss
John McLemore 7 M Miss

*It has been shown on several online trees, but has not been proven, that William McLemore and Sarah Fortson, step-siblings, has their first child shortly after this census. In 1860, a Sarah McLemore can be found as a widow with four children, and the head of a household in Lauderdale county that includes her younger half-brother [and/or brother-in-law John]. John was the first child born to Wm McLemore by his second wife, Mary Alford, and born ca 1843

William married Martha Joiner about 1827. Martha was born between 1800 and 1806 in Tennessee; died before Jul 1840 in Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Sometimes shown as JOINERS.

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Married:
They may also be the parents of Richard Seth "Dick" McLemore(born ca 1830) and Rebecca McLemore (born ca 1834). Those two children are listed by Mark Freeman, but not other researchers.

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James L. McLemore, the author, and Mark Freeman both show that Amos was a son of Moses McLemore and grandson of Wright McLemore. However, another researcher, Jim White, does not think Amos descended from the Wright McLemore family. In January, 2009, he posted to Mark Freeman's McLemore online tree:

"Check the 1820 Giles County Tennessee Census and explain who Burwell and John McLemore are on that census..... Someone missed a necessary fact somewhere...Amos and his family did not descend of any Wright McLemore."

Some researchers also show them as the parents of Lavina, Matthew and Louisa.

Larry Kingsley is one such researcher. He shows that Lavina married John J. JOHNSTON, and that they had a large family.





(Research):
Census Information:

1790 Census
South Carolina, Cheraws District, St. Thomas

Amos McLemore 1-2-1

One Free White Male of 16 and Upwards: Amos
Two Free White Males under 16: Moses, Unknown Son
One Free White Female: Equilla

Amos married Equilla ??? between 1785 and 1787. Equilla was born between 1760 and 1762 in North Carolina; died after 1860 in Mississippi; was buried in McLemore Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mark Freeman's notes for Equilla Byler http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~markfreeman/mclemore.html

Her surname, often repeated, is not certain. May be Aquilla Bierly.

She is also called Aquilla Byler, or Equilla Tiner (1850 census, listed as 90 years old; 1860 census, 98 years). She likely married 2nd Mr. Tiner.

Abraham & Jacob, were neighbors of the McLemores in Bedford & Giles Co. TN. When Amos McLemore bought land in Giles Co. in 1812, Abraham Byler, Jr. was one of the chain bearers for the survey. When Amos sold land there in 1816, Jacob Byler was a witness to the sale.

Byler is often described as a Swiss name, descendants of the Beiler family that immigrated from Bern, Switzerland to Pennsylvania. One family was that of Jacob Franklin Byler, born about 1765 in Pennsylvania - went with his parents to (now Rowan Co.) North Carolina where he later married Bathsheba Oxford, daughter of Samuel Oxford and Bathsheba Barrett.

Samuel Oxford's wife Bathsheba Barrett was the daughter of Jonathan Barrett (Perrot) and Jar Fly Jarman, said to have been a full blood Catawba Indian.

Some of the descendants of this family went through Tennessee. There is not a known link to this Equilla Byler. A lot of info is available on the Byler family.

When Amos McLemore bought land in Giles Co. in 1812, Abraham Byler, Jr. was one of the chain bearers for the survey. When Amos sold land there in 1816, Jacob Byler was a witness to the sale. It is possible that the surname for Equilla / Aquilla was taken from this, and not a marriage record.

A two page document entitled "McLemore History" by Rueben McLemore, Jr." states that when Richard McLemore "came to Lauderdale county he brought with him an old relation, a Mrs. Tiner. When she died he buried her behind the church he had built. One after another his family was added to the same plot until, after some time, the McLemore Cemetery was instituted and given to the usage of the public." The McLemore Cemetery is listed in the National Register of Historic Places, and is located at the corner of Sixth Street and Tenth Avenue. Others buried there include victims of the 1871 riot and the 1878 yellow fever epidemic.