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Robert Weakley McLemore

Male 1821 - 1897  (76 years)


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  • Name Robert Weakley McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Born 19 Apr 1821  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Died 6 Nov 1897  Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Buried Rose Hill Cemetery, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Genealogical Abstracts form Reported Deaths, The Nashville Christian Advocate, 1897-1899 by Jonathan Kennon Thompson Smith, http://www.tngenweb.org/records/tn_wide/obits/nca/nca9-06.htm

      ROBERT WEAKLY McLEMORE born Williamson Co., Tenn., April 7, 1819; died Pulaski, Tenn., Nov. 6, 1897; married Harriet Susan Figuers, Sept. 16, 1840; 7 children. [Published December 23, 1897].

      A scan of letter written by John R. Kemp, of Clinton KY, in memory of Robert Weakley McLemore is posted on his FindAGrave memorial page. This was said to have been published on December 10. 1897 in the Columbia Herald. Excerpts of this letter are transcribed below:

      "......Robert W. McLemore, the loving husband, indulgent father, true christian, chivalric southern gentleman, and best of friends, after a long and useful life "has passed over the river and is now resting under the shade of the trees." As one who knew and loved him well, I would that I had the power to express the feelings of heart.....And as I think of his dear wife and children, and what he was to them, I feel that I could have died for him. I think of the dear, grand old home at "Everbright" and what a home it was-father, mother, sisters and brothers, not a link broken with no cares updon them their their suffering Southland, the scene of war and carnage. The home of wounded Confederate soldiers, and where the writer almost unto death was nursed back to life by this dear family. "A Confederate Soldier" was the password with threw open wide his doors and brought lvoing hears and unwearied attention......Farewell to thee, much loved and truest of friends. May the sod of beautiful Rose Hill rest above the nobel form, and at last may there be a happy reunion of all you loved here in the paridise of God."

    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1850 Federal Census
      Tennessee, Maury County, ED 23
      130-131
      Robt. McLemore 31 M Farmer $10,000 Tenn
      Harriet McLemore 25 F N.C.
      Adelade McLemore 9 F Tenn
      Ann McLemore 7 F Tenn
      Robt McLemore 3 M Tenn
      Henry McLemore 1 M
      Albert Bailey 33 M None Va
      Louisa Bailey 29 F N.C.
      Patrick Bailey 3 M Tenn
      Robt. A. Bailey 1 M Tenn


      1870 Federal Census
      Tennessee, Maury County, District 222, Post Office Columbia
      Page 32
      212-223
      McLemore, Robert W 51 M W Farmer $18,000 $2,500 Tennessee
      McLemore, Harriet 48 F W House Keeper Tennessee
      McLemore, Henry 21 M W Running Steam Mill Tenn
      McLemore, Thomas 18 M W Farming Tenn
      McLemore, Mary D 14 F W At School Tenn
      McLemore, Sally 12 F W At Home Tenn
      McLemore, Clarence 8 M W At Home Tenn
      McLemore, Earnest 2 M W At Home Tenn
      McLemore, Sarah 50 F B Domestic Servent Tenn
      McLemore, Ada 45 F B Domestic Servent Tenn
      Walker, Sarah 8 F B At home
      McLemore, Bill 6 M B At Home
      McLemore, Dick 4 M B At Home

      They lived next to a family headed by 52 year old Easton McLemore, who was a farmer and was black.

      1880 Federal Census

      Household:

      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      R. W. MC LEMORE Self M Male W 62 TN Farm VA VA
      M. D. MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 24 TN TN TN
      Harriet MC LEMORE Wife M Female W 57 TN Keep House VA VA
      Sallie MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 18 TN TN TN
      Clarance MC LEMORE Son S Male W 17 TN TN TN
      N. HAMILTON Other W Female MU 38 TN Servant - Cook TN TN
      H. HAMILTON Other S Female MU 14 TN Servant TN TN
      A. HAMILTON Other S Female MU 18 TN Servant TN TN
      Source Information:
      Census Place District 22, Maury, TennesseeFamily History Library Film 1255271 NA Film Number T9-1271Page Number 61A

      Living next door to them was the family of S. McLemore, a 55 year old Black female, and her two sons, Bill and Ben.

      From the files of Rev. William P. McLemore:

      On 7 November 2006, the Rev. William McLemore wrote:

      "I have the following typed on Robert Weakley's card:

      Williamson County Bible Records,
      (Lynch) Huntsville Library:

      "Robert Weakley, son of Robert and Margarette O. Dabney, married Harriet Firgures of Franklin County, TN, sibs. John D., Mary Merior, and Margaret Smith."

      Unfortunately, not dated.

      His card has this data on it:
      Robert Weakley b. 19 April 1821
      p. North Carolina
      Fr: Robert 1769-1823
      d. 6 November 1897
      c. Rose Hill Cemetery, Colunbia, TN
      Md. Harriet S. Figures, 17 September 1840, Williamson County, TN
      Brothers: Atkins J., John Dabney
      Sons: Robert Weakley, Pleasant N. (???), Charles A.(???), Clarence N.
    Person ID I25512  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Jan 2017 

    Father Robert M. McLemore,   b. 30 Nov 1769, Bute County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jan 1823, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 53 years) 
    Mother Margaret S. "Peggy" Dabney,   b. Bef 1790, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Jun 1812  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • The following Family Histories have been taken from the book by Sue Oden titled "Hold Us Not Boastful - History of Thompson's Station, TN." This biographical collection includes 86 histories of pioneer families of Thompson's Station and Southern Williamson County. The stories are about families who are proud of their roots and their place in history. We hope that you will be able to connect your roots with ours, and become part of us. The correctness of this biographical material cannot be guaranteed. It was obtained through interviews with family members, research they had done and my own research at the Williamson County Archives. Research in such detail is always subject to error. Everyone must validate the facts for their own use."

      http://www.tngenweb.org/williamson/history/tsfamhisMO.html

      Robert McLemore and Margarete O. (Peggy) Dabney were married in Williamson County June 8, 1812. They had six (sic) children: Robert Weakly McLemore who married Harriett S. Figures; Atkins Jefferson McLemore (sic) (1801-1849) who married Bethenia S. Dabney (1803-1857) on September 9, 1821, daughter of John Dabney, Sr. (1749-1831) and his second wife, Margaret (Peggy) Smith; John Dabney McLemore who married Elizabeth Marr; Bethenia Anne Green McLemore who married Segar (or Sugars) McLemore; Mary (Polly Minor) who married William O. Perkins; Margaret Smith (Peggy) McLemore who married General Fount de Graffeureio.

      John Dabney was born May 3, 1749 in Albermerle County, Virginia. He was a lieutenant in the Revolutionary War and lived in Prince Edward County from 1777 to the end of the war. He died March 11, 1831 in Williamson County.

      Atkins Jefferson and Bethenia McLemore had nine children: Barbara Ann McLemore who married Thomas B. Bond, Margaret Williams McLemore who married John T. Word, Robert Anderson McLemore who married first Mary McEwen, second Anna Fleming Kinnard and third Rebecca Frierson; William S. McLemore who married Annie Louise Wharton, John Dabney McLemore who married Lucy A. (Lesey) Pope, Sydney S. McLemore who married Eunice Ann Hobbs, Bethenia J. McLemore who married William Bond, Elizabeth Minor McLemore who married James C.Alexander and Lemuel H. M. McLemore who married a Frierson from Maury County, Tennessee.
      Atkins and Bethnia McLemore are buried in the Bond Cemetery in Thompson's Station on land which is now the Cameron Farms development.
      Robert Anderson McLemore married three times: first to Mary H. McEwen, daughter of C. E. McEwen and the former Narcissia F. Newsom; second to Anna Fleming Kinnard, daughter of Claiborne Holmes and Elizabeth A. Fleming Kinnard; and third, to Rebecca Frierson.

      Robert A. and Mary McEwen McLemore had five children, Jefferson, Narcissia, Dora (Mrs. John T. Kesterson), Maggie A. and R. Sallie McLemore.

      Robert and Anna Fleming McLemore were married July 16, 1868 and had Mary McEwen (1870-1871) and Claiborne Kinnard McLemore (1872-1944).

      Claiborne married twice, first to Patti DeGraffenreid (1883-1913) who died when her daughter, also named Patti, was born and second to Nellie Greene (1885-1975) of Dover, Tennessee. Four children were born to this marriage, Margaret Moore, Ann, Claiborne Kinnard, Jr. and Jeff. The only child who lived past childhood was Claiborne, Jr.

      Claiborne Kinnard McLemore, Jr. married Margaret Elizabeth Mefford, daughter of William Archdeacon Mefford (1867-1954) and the former Margaret Elizabeth Hicks (1882-1967) May 28, 1946 in Thompson's Station. Margaret Hicks was from the Burwood Community. Children of this couple are Margaret Elizabeth McLemore who married Thomas K. Pritchett March 17, 1968 in Franklin and Claiborne Kinnard McLemore, III (b. 1955) who married Suzanne S. Grand November 14, 1987 in Nashville.
    Family ID F8479  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Harriet Susan Figuers,   b. 22 Feb 1822, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1898, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 17 Sep 1840  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Marriages of Williamson County, Tennessee 1804 - 1850, complied by Edythe Rucker Whitley, page 133: "McLemore, Robt. W. to Harriet S. Figures, Sept. 17, 1840. BM: Zebulon W.P. Maury."

      (Courtesy of Jane A. "Xan" Alexander)

    Children 
     1. Adelaide McLemore,   b. Abt 1842, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Ann Figuers McLemore,   b. Abt 1844, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1910, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 66 years)
     3. Robert Weakley McLemore,   b. Abt 1848, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Henry Allen McLemore,   b. 6 Mar 1849, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1896, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     5. Thomas McLemore,   b. Abt 1852, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Loulie McLemore,   b. Feb 1853, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Feb 1855, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 2 years)
     7. Mary D. McLemore,   b. Abt 1856, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Sallie Reese McLemore,   b. Abt 1859, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Clarence McLemore,   b. Abt 1862, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Earnest Eugene McLemore,   b. Abt 1868, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Dec 2011 
    Family ID F8503  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 19 Apr 1821 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Sep 1840 - Williamson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 Nov 1897 - Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S321] Freeman, Mark (mwfgenealogy@verizon.net) "Mostly Southern" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=markfreeman ; Ver. 2008-09-19 17:51:13.

    2. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Maury County, ED 23 130-131 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), #20375601 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S524] McLemore, Rev. William Pearman--Family Archivist, 5116 W Malibu Court McHenry, IL 60050.