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John Dabney McLemore

Male 1832 - Aft 1910  (78 years)


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  • Name John Dabney McLemore  [1, 2
    Born 12 Apr 1832  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1910  Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • 1862 enlisted in McLemore's Co. F, 4th Tennessee Cavalry. Discharged in 1863 on account of bad health. According to Confederate Soldiers and Patriots of Maury County, Tennessee "He was court martialed by Federals on 3 May 1865 because in Dec. 1864 he and Richard Mackey got 1000 grain sacks from the Carter's Creek Station; he was released."

      (Courtesy of Mark Freeman)

      Betty Pritchett writes that "During the rest of the war years, he worked in the Commissary Department in Columbia, Tennessee. He spent most of his civilian life as a farmer and a stock raiser."
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1870 Census
      Tennessee, Williamson County, 4th Civil District, Post Office Jordans Store
      Enumerated 5 July 1870 by L. McCall
      Page 6
      52-51
      McLemore, J.D. 38 M W Farmer Tenn
      McLemore, Lucy J 31 F W Keeping House Tenn
      McLemore, A.P. 5 M W Tenn
      McLemore, Sidney G 2 M W Tenn
      McLemore, June 1 F W Tenn

      1880 Household:
      Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
      D. John MCLEMORE Self M Male W 48 TN NC NC
      A. Lesey MCLEMORE Wife M Female W 41 TN Keeping House NC NC
      A. P. MCLEMORE Son S Male W 16 TN NC NC
      S. G. MCLEMORE Son S Male W 13 TN NC NC
      Jan... MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 10 TN NC NC
      Robenia MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 8 TN NC NC
      Eliza SWANSON Other M Female B 40 TN Laborer/Servant NC NC
      Martha SWANSON Other S Female B 15 TN Laborer NC NC
      A. Rachell SWANSON Other S Female B 3 TN NC NC
      Source Information:
      Census PlaceDistrict 4, Williamson, Tennessee Family History Library Film 1255285 NA Film Number T9-1285 Page Number 47D

      1900 Federal Census
      Texas, Haskell, JP 1, ED 89
      Enumerated 6 Jun 1900 by A. W. Springer
      SD 4, ED 89, Sheet 4B
      68-72
      McLemore, Atkinson Head W M May 1864 36 M 12 Tenn Tenn Tenn Drug Clerk
      McLemore, Josephine Wife W F Feb 1866 34 M 12 4/3 Tenn Tenn Vir
      McLemore, Florella Daug W F May 1890 10 Tx Tenn Vir
      McLemore, Francis Daug W F Oct 1896 3 F Tex Tenn Va
      McLemore, Leasy V. Daug W F Nov 1898 1 F Tx Tenn Va
      McLemore, John D Father W M Apr 1832 68 M 41 Tenn NC Tenn
      McLemore, Leisa A Mother W F Feb 1839 61 M 40 7/4 Tenn NC NC
      Davis, ??? Hand W M Aug 1883 16 D Ga Unk NC Farm Labor

      1910 Census
      Texas, Taylor, Abilene Ward 3, ED 266
      (Note: The scan of the actual census Microfilm at Ancestry.com is nearly illegible. The listing below is from the Ancestry.com transcription of this listing)

      Whens F. McLemore (Atkins) 45
      ??? McLemore 45 (Josephine?)
      Florence McLemore 19
      Francis McLemore 12
      ??? McLemore 11 (Leasa)
      ??? D. McLemore 78 (John D.)
      Lucy McLemore 71
      John WRIGHT 44
    Person ID I25560  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 Feb 2021 

    Father Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. 9 Mar 1801, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 May 1849, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Bethenia Smith Dabney,   b. 25 Apr 1803, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jul 1857, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 7 Sep 1821  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Marriages of Williamson County, Tennessee 1804 - 1850, complied by Edythe Rucker Whitley, page 133:
      "McLemore, Atkins J. to Bethenia Dabney, Sept. 7, 1821 BM: J. N. Charten.

      (Courtesy of Jane A. "Xan" Alexander)

      In the book "Sketch of the Dabneys of Virginia : with some of their family records" (Chicago: S. D. Childs, 1888, 206 pages), it is noted on p. 180, Record No. 120 supplied by Dr. William Wall Dabney, that "Atkins Jefferson McLemore and Bethinia Dabney, ninth child of John Dabney and Margaret Smith (were married)."

      (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
    Family ID F8493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lesey A. Pope,   b. Feb 1839, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1920  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Married 8 Dec 1858  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Adkins Pope McLemore,   b. 17 May 1864, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Feb 1928, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Sidney G. McLemore,   b. Abt 1867, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Janie McLemore,   b. 24 Jun 1869, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 1941, San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     4. Robina McLemore,   b. 10 Feb 1872, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1964, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F8497  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Apr 1832 - Williamson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Dec 1858 - Williamson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Aft 1910 - Abilene, Taylor County, Texas 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, Williamson County, ED 11 9th September 1850 D. Cameron Stamped 264 331-331 (Reliability: 3).