William McLemore

1804 - 1853  (~ 53 years)

• Name	William McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	Between 1800 and 1804	South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Feb 1853	Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi   [1]
  Notes	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." (Research): 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
  Person ID	I25608	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	Amos McLemore,   b. Between 1760 and 1766, Edgecombe County, North Carolina
  Mother	Equilla ???,   b. Between 1760 and 1762, North Carolina d. Aft 1860, Mississippi (Age ~ 101 years)
  Marriage	Between 1785 and 1787  [1]
  Family ID	F8506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Martha Joiner,   b. Between 1800 and 1806, Tennessee d. Bef Jul 1840, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Age ~ 40 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1827  [1, 3]
  	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.
  Children	1. Amos McLemore,   b. 3 Dec 1829, Chickasaw County, Mississippi d. 2 Sep 1903, Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Age 73 years)   2. Richard "Dick" Steth McLamore,   b. 21 Sep 1830, Virginia d. 16 Jun 1906, Winn Parish, Louisiana (Age 75 years)   3. Francis T. McLemore,   b. Abt 1834, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rebecca McLemore,   b. Abt 1834, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   5. William McLemore, Jr.,   b. Abt 1836, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8517	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Alford,   b. Abt 1807, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	7 Jan 1840	Lauderdale County, Alabama   [1]
  	http://www.lauderdalecoms.com/marriages/lcmarriagesm.htm Instead shows McLemore, William to Fortson, Mrs. Mary, on 12 July 1840
  Children	1. John McLemore,   b. Abt 1843, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   2. Rowena McLemore,   b. Abt 1845, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   3. Ann McLemore,   b. Abt 1846, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Abt 1850, Lauderdale County, Mississippi (Age ~ 4 years)
  Family ID	F8525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Apr 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - Between 1800 and 1804 - South Carolina Marriage - 7 Jan 1840 - Lauderdale County, Alabama Death - Feb 1853 - Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S511] Makerney, April (amakerney@yahoo.com) "Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney and Connected Families" Ver. 2009-07-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=amakerney. [S524] McLemore, Rev. William Pearman--Family Archivist, 5116 W Malibu Court McHenry, IL 60050. [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.