Daniel Columbus McLemore

Notes:

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Census Listings:

1930 Census
North Carolina, Mecklenburg County, Charlotte Township, Charlotte City
Enumerated 15 Apr 1930
ED 60-.6 SD 7 Sheet 18B
Pryor Street
213-306-354
McLemore, Daniel C Head O 2300 M W 46 M 26 NoSchool Can Read/Write NC NC NC 2nd Hand Card Room Cotton Mill
McLemore, Beaulah F Wf F W 36 M 16 NoSchool Can Read/Write NC NC NC Nond
McLemore, Edward Son M W 18 S NoSchool Can Read/Write SC NC NC Knitting Silk Hoisiery
McLemore, John W Son M W 12 S NoSchool Can Read/Write SC NC NC None
McLemore, Vernon Son M W 11 S Attended School Can Read/Write SC NC NC None
McLemore, Harrell Son M W 7 S SC NC NC None
213-306-354
McLemore, Ferris Son M W 4 3/12 S NC NC NC None
McLemore, Foy Son M W 2 S NC NC NC
McLemore, Hays L Father M W 86 Wd NC NC NC None

Daniel married Beulah Flossie Davis about 1908. Beulah was born on 2 Oct 1892 in North Carolina; died on 16 Jul 1978 in Kings Mountain, Cleveland County, North Carolina; was buried in Beaver Dam Cemetery, McColl, Marlboro County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Lenord Edward "Ed" McLemore was born on 12 Jan 1912 in South Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1966 in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; was buried in Beaver Dam Cemetery, McColl, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
2. D. C. McLemore was born on 26 Sep 1914 in South Carolina; died on 24 May 1915 in South Carolina; was buried in Beaver Dam Cemetery, McColl, Marlboro County, South Carolina.
3. John Wright McLemore, Sr. was born on 17 May 1916 in South Carolina; died on 26 Apr 1997; was buried in Denver Community Cemetery, Denver, Lincoln County, North Carolina.
4. Vernon McLemore was born on 17 Sep 1918 in South Carolina; died on 15 Feb 1997 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
5. Daniel Harrell "Mac" McLemore was born on 19 Jun 1922 in South Carolina; died on 27 Aug 1990; was buried in Oakhurst Baptist Church (Heath Springs), Lancaster County, South Carolina.
6. Farris McLemore was born on 18 Jan 1926 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 13 Jan 2008 in Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; was buried in Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Mausoleum, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
7. Foye A. "Foyd" McLemore was born on 2 Aug 1927 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina; died on 27 Feb 2012.

Notes:

Could he have instead been called Henry (per 1860 census, a Henry Green was in the parental home an approximately his age).

Shown as H. Lemon McLemore on his 1934 North Carolina Death Certificate, a widow. His (late?) wife was shown as Isabell. Informant D. C. McLemore. Both were shown as residents of 1010 Pryor Street in Charlotte. He was shown as a son of John Wright McLemore and Margaret Hales, and was retired. He was buried in McColl S.C.

On his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Angela Short Hudson, has a photo of his headstone, engraved H. L. McLemore. On the memorial page his name is shown as Hayes Leonard McLemore, but in the notes section he is referenced as Hayes Lemon "H.L." McLemore.

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Census Listings:

1900 Census
North Carolina, Scotland County, Laurel Hill Twp
Enumerated 20 Jun 1900
SD 4 ED 85 Sheet 14A Stamped 14
257-260
McLemore, Hayes Head W M Feb 1843 57 M 34 NC NC NC (no occupation shown)
McLemore, Isabel Wf F Aug 1843 56 M 34 6/5 NC SN NC (no occupation shown)
McLemore, Mary Bell Dtr W F July 1881 18 S NC NC NC Cotton Mill Operator
McLemore, Daniel C Son W M Jun 1884 15 S NC NC NC Cotton Mill Operator
McLemore, May S. Dtr W F July 1887 12 S NC NC NC Cotton Mill Operator

Hayes married Isabella Black before 1866. Isabella was born on 8 Aug 1843 in North Carolina; died on 29 Sep 1923 in Richmond County, North Carolina; was buried in Beaver Dam Cemetery, McColl, Marlboro County, South Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Angela Short Hudson, she is shown as a daughter of John Black and wife of Hayes Lemon "H. L." McLemore.

Notes:

Appears to have been a son of Henry McLemore of Bladen County, NC and Houston County, Georgia, due to land he purchased-situated in Sampson County-from Henry in 1829, as well as from a bequest made to him in Henry's Will. If he was a son of Henry's, his date of birth would have been no earlier than 1795 to 1800 (based on Henry's age), but no later than 1808.

It is not absolutely certain they are father and son. Some other relationship may instead exist. Robert McLemore Butler had speculated that he might instead be a direct descendant of Wright McLemore, Jr. born ca 1734 in Virginia and later a resident of Sampson County, North Carolina.

It appears that John R. McLemore moved from North Carolina to Georgia just a couple of years after purchasing this land, which sold in 1831, as evidenced by the deeds below.

Sampson County Deed Book Book 22, Page 40 Abstract of Deed John R. McLEMORE to Lott RICH

State of North Carolina, Sampson County

This indenture made this sixteenth day of December...one thousand Eighteen hundred and thirty between John Wright McLEMORE of the State of Georgia and Houston County and Lott RICH of the County and State aforesaid...John Wright McLEMORE, for and in consideration of the sum of Fifty Dollars...have sold unto the said Lott RICH one certain lot Tract or parcel of Land, lying between Great and Little Coheara...Beginning at a stack and stump Herrington line...thence with the old Road ...to a pine near Babel PETERSONS House...and containing ninety and fourth acres...

In Witness whereof I the said John Wright McLAMORE hath here unto set my hand and seal the day and date above mentioned John R. McLAMORE

Signed Sealed and delivered in the presence of Lott RICH and Henry (his mark) CARTER May Term 1831

Then was the within Deed proven in open Court by the oath of Lott RICH and ordere to be Registered

Registered August the 9th 1831 Thos. P. FAISON, Clerk W. FAISON Register

(Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 21 July 2005)

Sampson County Deed Book Book 22, Page 52 Abstract of Deed John Wright McLEMORE to Lott RICH State of North Carolina, Sampson County

This Indenture made this sixteenth day of December...One Thousand Eight hundred and thirty, by and between John W. McLAMORE of the State of Georgia and Houston County, and Lott RICH of the State of North Carolina and County of Sampson; Wittnesseth, that the said John WRIGHT McLAMORE for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty Dollars to him in hand paid by the said Lott RICH....sold...to him the said Lott Rich two certain Tracts or parcels of Land lying in the County of Sampson and state aforesaid...lying between Great Coheara and Little Coheara....the first Containing one hundred and fifty acres, The other Tract Beginning at a Stake in the old Road, two pines as painted below his old House thence with Henry McLAMORE line Due West 112 poles to a stake his corner on the edge of the Great Branch, Thence up the meanders of said Branch....containing one hundred four and ? acres. Being part of the contents of a Patent Granted to Roger ALDEN in the year 1796...I the said John Wright McLAMORE doth hereby bargain, sell...unto Lott RICH ...

In Witness whereof I the said John Wright McLAMORE have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date above written John W. MCLAMORE

Signed, Sealed and delivered in presence of us Lott RICH and Henry (his mark) CARTER Court of Pleas and Quarter May Term 1831

Then was the within Deed proven in open Court by the Oath of Lott RICH and ordered to be registered Thos. FAISON Clerk

Registered the 11th day of August 1831 W. FAISON Register
(Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 21 July 2005)

1836-Bladen County, NC Will 25 Oct 1836 Sanders SIMMONS wife Anna Mariah (the remnant of my pension money coming after my death)...Exec: John HAIR, Sr. Wit: John R. McLEMORE, Stephen HAIR (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler)

John Wright McLemore can not be found on the 1840 Houston County, Georgia census. However, the 1840 Bladen County, NC census shows that a John Macklemore (age 20-30), a Wright Macklemore (age 20-30), and a John R Macklemore (age 30-40) all lived in Bladen County. Mike Mabile, in correspondence with James L. McLemore, III, indicated that John R. McLemore did move to Bladen, as did his sister Zilphia.

1844- J.R. McLEMORE, along with Duncan HAIR and P. TAYLOR were witnesses to a Bladen County, NC Deed dated 25 Dec 1844 between the Johnathan JESSOP & wife, James I ANDREWS, Dicy A. MEMORY of Cumberland County to Raiford FISHER involving 400 acres in the bend of the Harrisons Creek Swamp & on the NE side of the Cape Fear River (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler)

1845 Bladen County, Deed Hugh HALES to John R. McLEMORE & William HALES $5; four tracts of land-296 acrs on both sides of Gallberry Swamp, two tracts lying on one side of the old stage road purchased by Hugh HALES from William HALES, Notes payable to John D TOOMER and Daniel B BAKER Wit Daniel B BAKER Feb term 1846 H.H. ROBINSON Clerk (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler).

On the 1850 Bladen County census, there can be found a John R. McLemore age 42, Margaret, age 41, John H age 18, William K age 14, Sarah A age 13, Calvin age 11, Matilda J age 9, Hayse S age 7, Martha J age 5, Margaret A age 3, and Elen J age 1. This John R McLemore would have been born ca 1808, which would have made him just old enough to purchase land from Henry McLemore in 1829. His oldest son, John H, was born in Georgia ca 1832, making it very likely this is indeed John Wright McLemore, the son of Henry McLemore of Bladen County, NC and later Houston County, GA.

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Census Information:

1840 Census
Bladen County, North Carolina
Page 212

--John Macklemore--
1 Male 20 to 30
1 Female under 5
1 Female 20 to 30

--Wright Macklemore--
1 Male 5 to 10
1 Male 10-15
1 Male 20-30
1 Female 20-30

??????
John R. Macklemore
?????
2 Males Under 5
2 Males 5 to 10
1 Male 30 to 40
1 Female under 5
1 Female 30 to 40

--Duncan BULLARD--
(Bullard's and McLemore's are connected in Sampson County, NC; also John McLemore of Bladen named a son Duncan)

--Raford Fisher--
1 male under 5
1 male 5 to 10
1 male 30 to 40
2 females under 5
2 females 5 to 10
1 female 30 to 40

1850 Census
North Carolina, Bladen County, Subdivision on Northeast side of Cape Fear
Enumerated 4 Sept 1850 by Neil Kelly
205-207
(Originally transcribed on Ancestry.com as Calvin Lemon)
John R. McLemore 42 Farmer $2400 NC
Margaret McLemore 41 NC
John H. McLemore 18 Laborer Ga
William K McLemore 14 Laborer NC
Sarah A. McLemore 13 NC
Calvin McLemore 11 NC
Matilda J McLemore 9 NC
Hayse L McLemore 7 NC
Martha J McLemore 5 NC
Ellen J McLemore 1 NC
Margaret A McLemore 3 NC

204-204
Rayford Fisher 45 M Farmer 5000 NC
Jennet Fisher 43 F NC
Haywood Fisher 19 M NC
Manlsy Fisher 16 f NC
Elizabeth Fisher 14 F NC
Catherine Fisher 13 F NC
Jennet Fisher 11 NC
John R. Fisher 10 M NC
Sally Fisher 8 F NC
Mary Fisher 5 F NC
Delia Fisher 3 F NC

[Note: The McLemore's and Fishers lived near each other in 1840 and 1850 in Bladen County. Additonally, the two families appear to have been neighbors generations earlier, as in 1779 William McLemore sold land to Gabriel Holmes in Duplin County, that appears to have been adjacent to land owned by Southey Fisher, thought to be the grandfather of Rayford Fisher above. Due the proximity, and the use of the distinctive first names of Rayford/Raiford and Haywood in both families, there may have been a familial connection as some point...perhaps a McLemore daughter marrying a Fisher son?]


1860 Census
North Carolina, Moore County, Post Office Carthage
Enumerated 6 Aug 1860
Page 123 Stamped 200
913-899
J.R. McLemore 53 M Farmer $4100 $3000 NC
Marguret P. " 51 F NC
Calvin " 22 M NC
Matilda " 20 F NC
Henry Green 18 M NC
Margaret A " 16 F NC
Martha J " 14 F NC
Ellen F " 12 F NC
Willis J " 9 M NC

1870 Census
North Carolina, Moore County, Post Office Carthage
Enumerated 6 July 1870
Page 34
228-235
McLemore, JR 63 M W Farmer $2000 $1500 NC
McLemore, Margaret 63 F W NC
McLemore, Matilda J. 38 F W NC
McLemore, Martha J 22 F W NC
McLemore, Ellen F 20 F W NC
McLemore, Willis J 17 M W
McLemore, Warren W 9 M W NC [Grandson]
Moore, Hugh 35 M W Laborere NC
Thoghin, Susan 38 F W Pauper NC
229-236
McLemore, John H 38 M W Farmer $300 $400 NC
McLemore, Elizabeth 31 F W NC

1880 Census
North Carolina, Moore County, Carthage Twp
Enumerated 2 Jun 1880
Pages 1 and 2 SD 3 ED 132
10-10
Bunyan and Margaret A HALES of North Carolina
11-11
McLeMore John R W M 73 Head Farmer NC NC NC
McLeMore Margaret W F 72 Wf Keeping House NC NC NC
McLeMore, Matilda J. W F 37 Dtr At Home NC NC NC
McLeMore, Warren W. W M 19 Grandson Farm Laborer NC NC NC
12-12
McLeMore, William J. W M 26 Head Farmer NC NC NC
McLeMore, Mary B W F 21 Wf Keeping House NC NC NC
13-13
McLemore, Bettie W F 40 Keeping House NC NC NC


Robert McLemore Butler states that a Wright McLemore married a Sarah RANSOME on 17 May 1795 in Sampson County, North Carolina. This is NOT CORRECT. Wright McLemore and Sarah Ransome were married in Surry County, and this would be an entirely different Wright McLemore.

There were several men bearing the name of John and/or Wright as of the 1850 Bladen County, NC Census. The 42 year old John R. McLemore, husband of Margaret, seems the most likely candidate simply based on his age.

However, the other possiblities are as follows:

ALSO a John McLemore 34, Betsey A, 34, Elizabeth A 12, Duncan J 9, Martha J 4, Wilie 3

ALSO a Wright McLemore 35, Elizabeth 42, John 15

ALSO a Wright McLemore, 55 born in NC

Robert McLemore Butler, in his Civil War Information, notes that a John R McLEMORE, Pvt, resided in Cumberland County and was by occupation a farmer prior to enlisting in Bladen County at age 27, October 2, 1862. Reported absent without leave in November-December 1862. Died in hospital at Goldsboro, NC February 12, 1863. Cause of death not reported. Not known if or how the two John R. McLemore's are related. Pvt McLemore would have been born ca 1835.

John married Margaret Hales before 1832. Margaret was born about 1809 in Bladen County, North Carolina; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1806 Sampson County NC Court Order Public work 11 Aug 1806 River work on Little Coharie Ezekiah McLEMORE Henry McLEMORE plus others (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler)

Land transfer from Archibald McLemore to Henry McLemore, Deed Book 15, page 197:

" ... I Archibald Macklamoore of the county of the state of North Carolina, Sampson County for the love and affection which I bear to my son Henry Mackleamoore give, grant convey and confirm unto my son Henry a certain parcel of land situated in the County aforesaid on the east side of little Cohara being a part of a Track of land granted by deed from James ROBINSON to Archibald Macklemoore the 19th day of March 1807 for 300 acres more or less being the upper part of said Tract of Land beginning at a Black Gum at the run of Hollow Branch....at the Run of the Gownon's (???) marsh branch Then up the meander of said Branch to a line in Hezekiah Macklamoore's line to the Hollow Branch Branch then down the...said Branch to the Beginning Containing by estimation 150 acres ..to have and to hold unto him the said Henry Macklamoore...I the said Archibald Macklamoore bind myself my heirs Ex. and assign firmly by these presents...unto him the said Hezekiah Maclemore his heirs Ex. and or assignees forever...In witness whereof I have set my hand and seal this ___ day of ____ 1810. Archibald Macklamoore Sampson County In presence of Ezekiel SMITH and Henry (?) MACKLAMOORE Registered March 7, 1811, Owen HOLMES Reg.

(Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 26 May 2005)

1812 Sampson County NC Court Order Public work 19 May 1812 River work Henry McLEMORE, Raiford McLEMORE plus others (Courtesty of Robert McLemore Butler)

Sampson County Deed Book Book 16, page 16 Abstract of Deed

Henry McLEMORE to Wm. NUNNERY

This indenture made this 13th day of January 1813 Between Henry MACLEMORE of the State of N. Carolina and County of Cumberland of the one part, and William NUNNERY of the County of Sampson of the other part and in consideration for the sum of Fifty pounds of Current money...sell...a certain tract or parcel of land....lying and being in the County of Sampson on the East side of Little Cohary, being part of a tract of land granted by deed from Willis MAGU to James ROBINSON and from James ROBINSON to Archibald MCLEMORE and from Arch. MCLEMORE to his son Henry MCLEMORE being the upper part of said premises...beginning..at the turn of Hollow Marsh, running thus along a line of the Run of the Governor's marsh Branch.....to a line in John HANEY's line at the head of said Branch....containing by estimation 150 acres be the same more of less.......I the said Henry MACLEMORE on ....prospects of a Fee Simple right of inheritance and have full power to sell and convey in manner aforesaid....
In witness whereof I the said Henry MACLEMORE have hereunto set my hand and seal...Henry (X) MACLEMORE Sampson County Feby. Term 1813 Then was the above deed proven in Court for Registration H. Holmes CC
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of Nicholas CARTER Jeremiah SIMMONS
Registered this 23rd day of March 1813 Owen Holmes Reg.

(Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 14 July 2005)

It appears that Henry McLemore moved from Sampson to the adjacent Bladen County, North Carolina. The census listing below appears to be for Archibald's son, Henry. This assumption is based both on census listings below and from the deed, below, executed in 1828.

1820 Census, page 126
Bladen County, NC
Henry McLemore
1 male under 10 (Wilson McLemore, born ca 1813)
1 male under 16 (John Wright b. ca 1807)
1 male 26 to 45 (Henry, himself, born ca 1783)
3 females under 10 Catherine, Zilpha, Lucretia
1 female under 16 Nancy
1 female 26 to 45 First wife, name unknown


Another Henry McLemore is in the same county, but his relationship and father is currently unknown.
1820 Census, p 144
Bladen County, NC
Henry Maclemore
1 male under 10
1 male under 16
1 male over 45 <---Henry

4 females under 10
1 female under 16
1 female over 45 <----His wife


Sampson County Deed Book Book 21, page 568 Abstract of Deed

Henry McLemore to John R. McLemore

State of North Carolina, Sampson County, This indenture made this fifteenth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty eight by and between Henry McLEMORE of the County of Bladen the State aforesaid of the one part and John R. McLEMORE of the other part ...the said Henry McLEMORE for and in consideration of the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars to him in hand paid by the said John R. McLEMORE at the making of these presents the receipt whereof I do hereby acknowledge myself fully satisfied contented and paid and have given granted bargained sold conveyed and confirmed and forever set over unto him the said John R. McLEMORE two certain tracts or parcels of land situated lying and being in the County and State aforesaid butted and bounded as follows lying between great and little Cohara the first beginning at a pine in a pond.....containing by estimation 150 acres. The other tract beginning at a stake ....below his old house thence with Henry McLEMORE's line ...on the edge of the great branch. Thence up the meander of ...Dor OWENS line...thence along the road to the beginning...containing one hundred four & quarter acres. It being a part of the contents of a patent granted to Roger ALDEN in the year of our Lord 1796 which tract or parcel of land and also the above mentioned tract or parcel of land with all and singular the profits advantages....I the said Henry McLemore...doth hereby convey...to John R. McLEMORE his heirs and assignees forever to warrant and define the before mentioned lands and premises from and against him the Henry McLEMORE or his heirs or any other person or persons laying any lawful claim thereto. In testimony whereof I the Henry McLEMORE have hereunto set my hand and seal the day and date written Henry (his mark) McLEMORE Signed sealed and delivered in presence of Neil CAMPBELL Jane (her mark) POPE to be registered March 19, 1829 Tho. J. FAISON, Clerk

(Abstracted from the original by Melinda McLemore Strong 26 May 2005)

Henry is not indexed in the North Carolina census after 1820. The John R. McLemore of Bladen County, to whom Henry transferred land to in 1829 deed abstracted above, was in Houston County, Georgia by or before 1831. This appears to his listing on the 1830 and 1840 census.

1830 Georgia, Houston County
Henry McLimore
Males
Under 5, None
5 to 10, One (Probably Henry James)
40 to 50, One (Probably Henry, himself)
Females
Under 5, One
5 to 10, Two
10 to 15, Two
40 to 50, One
(Probably daughters, Nancy, Catherine, Lucretia, Zilpha and Margaret, and his unknown wife)


1840 Georgia, Houston County
Henry McLemore 3-0-0-1-0-0-0-1 1-0-1-0-2-0-0-1

Three males under the age of 5 (Unknown, possibly not his sons?)
One male, between 15-20 Henry James, born ca 1824
One male, between 50-60 Henry himself, born ca 1783
One female, under the age of 5 Sarah, born ca 1834-1836
One female, between 10-15 Margaret, born ca 1828/9, married a BRIM
Two females, between 20-30 Zilpha, married Daniel BULLARD and Lucretia married an ELLIS
One female, between 50-60, first wife, unknown

On August 30, 2007, James L. McLemore III emailed the Sampson County McLemore research group the following note:

One of the deeds she (Melinda) sent me was an 1828 deed from Henry McLemore to John R. McLemore (John Wright was often called John R., even within the family, due to general illiteracy, and the apparent belief of many at the time that his middle name was spelled "Right"). The deed was for two tracts, one of which was for 150 acreas and appears to have been the same 150 acre parcel given to Henry in an 1810 deed of gift from Archibald McLemore in which the latter identifies Henry as his son. The 1828 deed is a deed of bargain and sale, not gift, and John R. McLemore's relationship to Henry is not given. But it got me to thinking that John "R." (Wright) was probably closely related to Henry, probably even his son

I was toying with that idea when I found among my files a letter I had received back in February of 2000 from a Michael Mabile from McLean, VA; I had an email address on him as well, but it is no longer good, so I was unable to add him to this group, though I had wanted to, and tried. Does anyone else out there have his current e-mail address? If so forward this to him, and also back to me so that I will know.

Anyway, his snail-mail letter ran three and a half pages, but when compared to the deed Melinda sent, the two sources of information came together. Though lengthy, I will try to quote him at length, as it not only shows how he was approaching the problem (as well as what I was seeing), but it also gives a lot of information that may at some point ring a small bell with some of you and your researches. Mike wrote, inter alia, regarding his great-great-grandfather Wilson McLemore:

"I think I can definitely link Wilson, who lived in Dooly County, Georgia, and Pike County. Alabama, in the 1840's through 1860's, with Henry McLemore, who died in Houston County, Georgia, in 1850. In turn, I think I can definitely link Henry as having come to Houston County from Bladen County, NC. ... Rather than burden you with all of the documents I have, I thought I would summarize for you what I have. ...

"1. Wilson McLemore Wilson is listed in the 1850 and 1860 censuses for Pike County, AL and the 1845 Georgia state census for Dooly County, GA. I have other documentation linking Wilson to Dooly County and in one instance to Houston County, GA. He probably is also the Wilson McLemore listed in the 1840 federal census for Sumter County, GA. I can document that his wife Louisa's maiden name was Broxton. She was the daughter of James and Avis Broxton ... .

"2. Connection between Wilson and Henry Wilson is named in the will of Henry McLemore, which was probated in Houston County, Georgia, in 1850. ... [he enclosed a copy of the will, which I will hereafter abstract in pertinent part, in which Henry made] a token bequest of $1 to 'Willson' McLemore among other persons. Wilson and Henry's relationship is not specified in the will, but he would have to be a son or grandson. ... Since Wilson was probably about 40 years old in 1850, he was almost certainly Henry's son, not his grandson. Any possibility that the Wilson named in the will is not the same Wilson as my ancestor is ruled out by the mention of Margaret T. Brim in the will. In the 1850 census, Margaret Brim, 10 years old, is listed as living with Wilson in Pike County, Alabama. I assume Margaret is the daughter of a deceased sister of Wilson's and thus Henry's granddaughter. ...

"3. Henry McLemore-Houston County Henry McLemore first appears in the Federal Census for Houston County, Georgia, in 1830. It lists 1 white male 5-10 [Henry James McLemore, b. ca 1824], 1 white male 40-50, 1 white female under 5, 2 white females 5-10, 2 white females 10-15, and one white female 40-50 [Henry's first wife, mother of all of those children]. The 1840 census for Houston County lists Henry and shows 3 white males under 5[?], 1 white male 15-20, 1 white male 50-60, 1 white female under 5, 1 white female 10-15, 2 white females 20-30, and 1 white female 50-60. These listings are consistent in indicating Henry was born between 1780 and 1790. His first wife eventually died in Houston County [in about] 1840 [between the census and the end of the year], because he is listed in Houston County records as marrying Martha Tate on January 3, 1841. He and Martha had three children (the three minor children listed in his will). Both Henry and Martha appear in the 1850 Federal census mortality schedule in Houston County. The mortality schedule shows he was 87 years old. ... [However,] it seems 67, not 87, would be a more accurate age ... [considering his age listed in both the 1830 and 1840 censuses, and that he fathered three children in the last ten years of his life].

"4 Henry McLemore-Bladen County I connect Henry McLemore of Houston County, GA, to Bladen County, NC, based on the following evidence. The 1850 census shows he was born in North Carolina. His son Wilson was also born in North Carolina. Two Henry McLemores appear in the 1820 census for Bladen County, but neither appears in that county in 1830, when Henry first appears in the Houston County census listing. I have also traced two of the persons named in Henry's will to Bladden County. The will mentions Zilpha Bullard (evidently a daughter). The 1850 Bladen census lists a "Zilphy" Bullard, age 33, in the household of Daniel Bullard (evidently her husband). ... The Will also mentions John Wright McLemore ... ."

Bingo!!! When I saw that, I knew the connection was made. I went to the will, and there read the following bequests:

"3rd I bequeath to my granddaughter Tabitha Matilda Tate one bed and furniture such as she may chose [sic] from my bedding.

"4th I bequeath to my son Henry James McLemore two cows and calves which he can chose [sic] of those he had last year.

"4th I bequeath unto John Wright McLemore, Nancy Ann Sanders, Willson McLemore, Catherine J. C. Ervins, Zilpha Bullard, Lucretia Ellis, Margaret T. Brim, and Sarah B. McLemore one dollar apiece.

"5th The rest of my property both real and personal whatever and whatever it may be I desire and direct and bequeaath to my minor children Ann Eliza McLemore, Joseph Wesley McLemore and Archibald McLemore ..."

Note the given name of the last child, Archibald, named for Henry's father, which nails the last nail in the coffin, as it were.

So there you have it, or most of it - the important material, anyway. I think that connects John Wright McLemore, along with Wilson, William, Henry James, Joseph Wesley, and Archibald, his sons, and several daughters as well to Henry and to his father Archibald McLemore before him. And by so filling out Henry's family, I have already removed him (or did not include him up front) in the list of McLemore Men in Sampson and Bladen counties who could be possible fathers to unconnected ancestors of Group members. Maye I should add, however, the "other" Henry McLemore of the two Mike Mabile found in the Bladen County 1820 census; does anyone know anything about him? They were shown in that census as one being 26 - 45 years old (the above Henry) and over 45 (this "other" Henry).

Jim also emailed that "As I mentioned above, there are two Henry McLemores listed in the 1820 census for Bladen County. One was 26 to 45 years old, while the other was 45 or over. If Henry was really 87 when he died in 1850, as shown in the census mortality schedule, it is possible that he was the older Henry listed in the 1820 census. If he was actually between 60 and 70 at the time of his death, as would be supported by the 1840 and 1850 censuses, it is more likely he is the younger Henry listed in the 1820 Bladen County census (that is, he was no more than 40 yers old in 1820). ..."

Henry married Malinda Adkins before 1804. Malinda was born after 1783; died after 1834. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]