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Britain Sanders McLemore, Sr.

Male 1859 - 1934  (75 years)


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  • Name Britain Sanders McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Suffix Sr. 
    Born 28 Feb 1859  Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 11 Sep 1934  Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 6
    Buried Forest Hill Cemetery Midtown, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Notes 
    • A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 6:

      Britain Sanders McLemore was born 28th day of February
      1859

      (The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
      out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
      compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
      by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
      the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
      Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

      http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

      Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 89.

      John David McLemore, a descendant, emailed in July 2010 that "Britain Sanders McLemore Sr. was a pastor at several Methodist churches in Memphis during his career. He was born 2/28/1859 and died 9/11/1934. "

      Barksdale family history and genealogy (with collateral lines), p. 406, states that "He was ed. at Univ. of Va.; practiced law for 12 years; entered ministry of Methodist Chruch. They had issue of eleven children, b. in Tenn. "

      His FindAGrave memorial page notes that he died of cancer of the Gall Bladder.

      Name: Britain Sanders Mclemore Sr.
      Gender: Male
      Burial Date: 13 Sep 1934
      Burial Place:
      Death Date: 11 Sep 1934
      Death Place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
      Age: 75
      Birth Date: 28 Feb 1859
      Birthplace: Haywood County, Tenn.
      Occupation: Minister-Retired
      Race: White
      Marital Status: Married
      Spouse's Name: Minnie Barksdale Mclemore
      Father's Name: Sugars Mclemore
      Father's Birthplace: N.C.
      Mother's Name: Nancy Peters Sanders
      Mother's Birthplace: Tenn.
      Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B06466-2
      System Origin: Tennessee-EASy
      Source Film Number: 1876817
      Reference Number: cn 21309
      Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1900 Census
      Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown Town
      Enumerated 4 Jun 1900
      SD 10 ED 45 Sheet 2B
      243-243
      McLemore, B. S. Head W M Feb 28, 1859 41 M 17 Tn NC Tn Minister of the Gospel
      McLemore, Minnie F. Wf W F May 21, 1860 40 M 17 10/8 Va Va Va
      McLemore, James S Son W M Jul 23, 1883 16 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, B. S. Jr Son W M May 6, 1887 13 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Mildred M Dtr W F Mar 16 1889 11 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Lyda J Dtr W F Nov 5, 1890 9 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Ninnie D Dtr W F Apr 6, 1894 6 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Bessie M Dtr W F Aut 5, 1896 3 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Lena Dtr W F Feb 24, 1898 2 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Virginia K Dtr W F Feb 6, 1900 3/12 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Lidie M Sister W F Feb 18, 1850 50 Wd Tn NC Tn

      1910 Census
      Tennessee, Shelby County, Memphis City
      Enumerated 27 Apr 1910
      SD 10 ED 187 Sheet 8B
      Pennsylvania (Street)
      929-168-203
      McLemore, Brittain S Head M W 51 M 27 Tn NC NC Preacher Church
      McLemore, Minnie F Wf F W 49 M 27 11/9 Va Va Va
      McLemore, James S Son M W 26 S Tn Tn Va Teacher College
      McLemore, Brittain S Jr Son M W 22 S Tn Tn Va Bookkeeper Gents Furniture Store
      McLemore, Mary M Dtr F W 21 S Tn Tn Va Teacher Public Schools
      McLemore, Lidie J Dtr F W 19 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Nannie D Dtr F W 16 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Bessie M Dtr F W 13 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Lena Dtr F W 12 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Virginia K Dtr F W 10 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Katherine E Dtr F W 7 S Tn Tn Va
      Johnson, Lidie J Sister F W 60 Wd Tn NC NC

      1920 Census
      Tennessee, Dyer County, District 15, Trimble Town
      Enumerated 9 Jan 1920
      SD 9 ED 35 Sheet 5B
      Mitchell Street
      104-115
      McLemore, Rev. B. S. Head M W 60 M Tn NC Tn Clergyman Ministry
      McLemore, Minnie F. Wife F W 59 M Va Va Va
      McLemore, Virginia K. Dtr F W 19 S Tn Tn Va
      McLemore, Catherine E. Dtr F W 16 S Tn Tn Tn

      1930 Census
      Tennessee, Tipton County, Civil District 8
      Enumerated 22 April 1930
      ED 84-18 SD 1 Sheet 13A Stamped 194
      249-261
      McLemore, B. S. Head M W 71 M 23 Tn NC Tn Minister Methodist Church
      McLemore, Minnie F. Wf F W 69 M 22 Va Va Va
    Person ID I25529  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2018 

    Father Sugars McLemore,   b. 22 Sep 1795, Warren County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1867, Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Mother Nancy Peters Sanders,   b. 2 Mar 1829, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 30 Nov 1848  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • A transcription of "The McLemore Family Bible, 1822-1859 owned by Hillis Fry McLemore of Jackson, MS and contributed by Fairy B. McLemore Edwards of Canyon Lake, Texas, shows on page 5:

      Sugars McLemore and Nancy P. Sanders was married
      on the 30th day of November 1848

      (The New Testament of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ translated
      out of the original Greek and with the former translations dilligently
      compared and revised, and Canne's Marginal References. Stereotyped
      by James Conner New York. By J. Emory and R. Waugh for
      the Methodist Episcopal Church at the Conference Office, 14 Crosby
      Street. J. Collord, Printer. 1829 )

      http://www.tngs.org/ansearchin/pdf/1996-2.pdf

      Originally published in The Tennessee Genealogical Magazine, "ANSEARCHIN' " News (The Tennesse Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 111249, Memphis, TN 38111-1249, Vol. 42, No. 2, Summer, 1996), p. 38.
    Family ID F8482  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Minnie Fry Barksdale,   b. 21 May 1860, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1950, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Married 8 Nov 1882  Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4
    Children 
     1. James Sugars McLemore,   b. 23 Jul 1883, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1930, Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
     2. Lulie Fry McLemore,   b. 25 Aug 1885, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1887, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 1 years)
     3. Britain Sanders McLemore, Jr.,   b. 6 May 1887, Jackson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1944, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     4. Mary Mildred McLemore,   b. 16 Mar 1889, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1972  (Age 82 years)
     5. Lidie Johnson McLemore,   b. 5 Nov 1890, Bells, Crockett County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Oct 1914, Sharon, Weakley County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     6. Frank Barksdale McLemore,   b. 21 Aug 1892, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1893, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     7. Nannie Dabney McLemore,   b. 6 Apr 1894, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1965  (Age 71 years)
     8. Bessie Maury McLemore,   b. 5 Aug 1896, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 1987, Lee County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     9. Lena Barksdale McLemore,   b. 24 Feb 1898, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Virginia Kimbrough McLemore,   b. 6 Feb 1900, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1977  (Age 76 years)
     11. Katherine Elba McLemore,   b. 23 Feb 1903, Shelby County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Documents
    McLemore, Britain Sanders Sr and Minnie Fry Barksdale, Golden Wedding Anniversary Announcement
    McLemore, Britain Sanders Sr and Minnie Fry Barksdale, Golden Wedding Anniversary Announcement
    An announcement of the celebration of Fifty years of marriage, 1882-1932, at the couples home in Memphis, Tennessee
    Last Modified 28 Jul 2010 
    Family ID F5128  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Feb 1859 - Brownsville, Haywood County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Nov 1882 - Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 11 Sep 1934 - Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • 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. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Shelby County, Germantown Town Enumerated 4 Jun 1900 SD 10 ED 45 Sheet 2B 243-243 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S871] FamilySearch.org, Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955.

    4. [S883] Ancestry.com - Barksdale family history and genealogy (with collateral lines) [database online]., Barksdale, John Augustus.

    5. [S98] 1860 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth 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 1860 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Madison County, District 9, Post Office Jackson Enumerated 1 August 1860 Page 153 Stamped 131052-1084 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [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.), # 86659703 (Reliability: 3).