James Madison McLemore

1861 - 1918  (56 years)

• Name	James Madison McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	2 Dec 1861	Louisiana   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Apr 1918	Van Zandt County, Texas   [2, 3]
  Burial	Chinquapin Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas
  Notes	(Research): Census Listings: 1880 Census Texas, Van Zandt County, ED 123 FHL Film 1255330 NA Film T9-1330 Page 85B F.J. Braden Self W M W 48 Tn SC SC L.C. Bush Sister W F W 46 Tn Keeping House SC SC Wallace Bush Nephews S M W 18 LA At Home AL TN J.F. Bush Nephew S M W 14 LA At Home Al TN J. M. McLemore Other S M W 18 Tx Farm Laborer Indian Territory Tx (POSSIBLY James Madison McLemore, but this is not a certainty. The initials and age work, but location of his and his parents births are slightly off.) 1900 Census Texas, Van Zandt County, JP No. 2 Enumerated 27 Jun 1900 SD 7 ED 127 Sheet 22B 405-412 McLemore, James M/H? Head W M Dec 1861 38 M3 La NC Miss Farmer McLemore, Mary K Wife W F Mar 1875 25 N 3 2/2 Ill Ill Ill McLemore, Bertha E Dtr W F Sept 1897 2 S Tx La Ill McLemore, Tommie J Dtr W F May 1899 1 S Tx La Ill 1910 Census Texas, Van Zandt County JP 2 Enumerated 28 Apr 1910 SD 3 ED 105 Sheet 10B 182-182 McLemore, James M Hd M W 48 m1 13 La NC Miss Farmer McLemore, Kate Wf F W 36 M1 13 6/6 Ill Ill Ill McLemore, Bertha Dtr F W 12 S Tx La Ill McLemore, Tommie Dtr F W 11 S Tx La Ill McLemore, Winnie Dtr F W 8 S Tx La Ill McLemore, Gertie Dtr F W 6 S Tx La Ill McLemore, Gordon Son M W 3 S Tx La Ill McLemore, Lemorgan (Richard Lumon???) Son M W 9/12 S Tx La Ill 1920 Census Texas, Van Zandt County, JP 2 Enumerated 14 Jan 1920 SD 3 ED 126 Sheet 15B Fm 33-33 McClemore, Kate Hd F W 44 Wd Ill Ill Ill McClemore, Winnie Dtr F W 18 S Tx La Ill Farm Laborer McClemore, Gertie Dtr F W 16 S Tx La Ill Farm Laborer McClemore, Gordan Son M W 13 S Tx La Ill Farm Laborer McClemore, Lumon Son M W 10 S Tx La Ill Farm Laborer McClemore, George Son M W 8 S Tx La Ill 1930 Census Texas, Henderson County, JP 1, Athens Town Enumerated April 4, 1930 ED 107-1 SD 11 Sheet 7A Stamped 183 124-156 McLemore, K. K. Hd A 12 M W 55 Wd Ill US US McLemore, Gordon Son M W 22 S Tx Ill US Laborer Lumber Yard McLemore, Georgia (sic) Dtr (sic) F (sic) W 19 S Tx Ill US Laborer Lumber Yard (Medical):A direct male descendant, still bearing the McLemore surname, participated in the Morrison yDNA study. He was predicted to be in the I1 haplogroup, the most common group in Scandanavia. However, he does not currently have any matches among the other 15 members with the McLemore surname in the study. It is possible that there were several founding McLemore lines, instead of just one as has been long assumed. Or another possibility could be that undisclosed adoptions have occurred through the generations of descendants of both James and/or Abraham.
  Person ID	I27523	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2016

  
  

  Father	William Kearney McLemore,   b. Abt 1825, North Carolina d. Abt 1889, Texas (Age ~ 64 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Ann Gore,   b. Abt 1839, Barbour County, Alabama d. Abt 1875, Van Zandt County, Texas (Age ~ 36 years)
  Marriage	17 Mar 1854	Attala County, Mississippi   [4]
  Family ID	F9001	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Katherine"Katie" Klutts,   b. 23 Mar 1875, Illinois d. 28 Nov 1965, Italy, Ellis County, Texas (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1896
  	Marriage date from website "Early Families of Southern Van Zandt and Northern Henderson Counties" posted by Betty Miller and Betty Phillips. They transcribed from Volume I and Volume II of Families of Northern Henderson and Southern Van Zandt Counties by the Rev. John B. Trent, books that were owned by Lavona Blackwell. http://vanzandttx.org/fam8a.htm
  Children	1. Bertha Ester McLemore,   b. 1 Sep 1897, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 4 Sep 1964, Crockett, Houston County, Texas (Age 67 years)   2. Tommie Joyce McLemore,   b. Mar 1899, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 20 Dec 1968, Temple, Bell County, Texas (Age ~ 69 years)   3. Winnie Amelia McLemore,   b. 29 Dec 1901, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 17 Nov 1990, Conroe, Montgomery County, Texas (Age 88 years)   4. Gertie Rebecca McLemore,   b. 10 Dec 1903, Walton, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 17 Jul 1986, Grapeland, Houston County, Texas (Age 82 years)   5. James Gordon McLemore,   b. 20 Nov 1907, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 10 Sep 1945, Athens, Henderson County, Texas (Age 37 years)   6. Richard Lumon McLemore,   b. 19 Jul 1909, Van Zandt County, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. George Simpson McLemore,   b. 21 Jul 1911, Texas d. 1 Jun 1987, Dallas County, Texas (Age 75 years)   8. John Cortie "Jack" McLemore,   b. 14 Feb 1917, Van Zandt County, Texas d. 3 Jul 1918, Van Zandt County, Texas (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F9002	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	20 Feb 2016

  
  

  Family 2	Savilla Jolly,   b. Bef 1866   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	30 Dec 1886	Van Zandt County, Texas
  	Groom's Name: J. M. Mclemore Groom's Birth Date: Groom's Birthplace: Groom's Age: Bride's Name: Savilla Jolly Bride's Birth Date: Bride's Birthplace: Bride's Age: Marriage Date: 30 Dec 1886 Marriage Place: , Van Zandt, Texas Groom's Father's Name: Groom's Mother's Name: Bride's Father's Name: Bride's Mother's Name: Groom's Race: Groom's Marital Status: Groom's Previous Wife's Name: Bride's Race: Bride's Marital Status: Bride's Previous Husband's Name: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M73062-1 System Origin: Texas-VR Source Film Number: 1578918 Reference Number: 2:SXKN3R Collection: Texas Marriages, 1837-1973
  Family ID	F11110	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	25 May 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 2 Dec 1861 - Louisiana Marriage - 30 Dec 1886 - Van Zandt County, Texas Death - 6 Apr 1918 - Van Zandt County, Texas Burial - - Chinquapin Cemetery, Van Zandt County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  The yDNA of a direct male descendant of James Madison McLemore is listed in the brown section of this excel spreadsheet, tenth row. To date, there are no other matches to this line. They are in the I1 haplogroup, which occurs at greatest frequencty in Scandinavia. The main purpose of this study was to prove that the immigrant founders of this family in America, James Macklemore and Abraham Macklemore, were brothers. If brothers, then the y-DNA of the direct male descendants of both men would match. However, instead of confirming this, it appears that we have AT LEAST two distinct yDNA groups, with three additional potential lines. The first cluster of matching yDNA has ten members, who are part of the R1b1a2 haplogroup (highlighted on the spreadsheet in salmon). The R1b DNA haplogroup, is the most common in Western Europe. Two of the ten participants can trace their lines back to the immigrant Abraham Macklemore, the husband of Mary Young. Another member (m268) can trace himself back to Moses McLemore b. ca. 1738 who is thought to be a son of Wright McLemore, grandson of William Macklemore, and great-grandson of the immigrant James Macklemore. If both these members are correct in their paper trails, AND if Amos can be proven to be a great-grandson of James Macklemore, then the assumption that James and Abraham have a common paternal ancestor is correct as descendants of both men share the same yDNA. The other seven members of this first cluster all have the McLemore surname, and all can trace their lineages back to McLemore men who predate the Civil War, but have not conclusively linked themselves back to either James or Abraham. The second cluster in the study have three members to date (this group is highlighted on the spreadsheet in green). They are all in the E1b1 Haplogroup, which is rare in Western Europe. All of them match each other, but do not match any other McLemores yet tested. All three of these members can trace their ancestry to John Macklemore of Virginia, the husband of Faith. Two of them descend from his son Burwell, and the third from his son Joel. But, as discussed above, IF we have also proven that the immigrants Abraham and James Macklemore are brothers, then it follows that John Macklemore could not be the biological son of the immigrant James, as the yDNA of these two clusters is very different. Our current thinking is that John was likely a son of Fortune?s and a stepson of James Macklemore, who raised him as his own. Alternatively, it may still be proven that James and Abraham were not brothers. They may share the same surname, but not the same paternal ancestry. More proven descendants of James and Fortune Macklemore will need to be tested to confirm or refute either theory. As an interesting side note, it had long been assumed that the Revolutionary War Soldier John McLemore, who lived for a time in North Carolina and died in Tennessee, was a son of Burwell MacLemore and Amy Gilliam. However, current DNA evidence indicates this could not be correct. This is because two descendants of Archibald McLemore of Knox County, TN, a son John McLemore the Revolutionary Soldier, are both part of the larger R1b1a2 cluster (highlighted in salmon). They do NOT match the DNA of Burwell?s other descendants in the E1b1 cluster. Therefore, it is evident that the John McLemore who moved to Tennessee and was the father of Archibald McLemore CAN NOT be the same John McLemore who was a son of Burwell McLemore. In addition to the two groups discussed above, there are three McLemore DNA volunteers who don?t match any of the McLemores in either of the first two groups, OR match each other. One of these men (highlighted in purple on the spreadsheet) is a descendant of Hiram McLemore of Lee County, VA and later Breathitt County, KY. Hiram has been speculated to be a son of John McLemore and Ruth Steelman, a grandson of Ephraim McLemore, and great grandson of the immigrant James. However, if James and Abraham Macklemore are brothers, then Hiram could not be a biological descendant of James. He would have to match the group of ten McLemore?s in the first group. Although Hiram McLemore's descendant is also part of the R1b1 Haplogroup, he is more than 10 markers removed (based on 25 markers tested) from being a match to any of the other R1b1 McLemore?s, and therefore could not share a common ancestor in a genealogically significant time period. The second unmatched volunteer (highlighted in blue) is a direct descendant of the McLemore family that moved from North Carolina to Jones County, GA and then onto Montgomery County, AL. He is part of the R1a haplogroup, common in many parts of Eurasia and Scandinavia. He can trace his line back through four generations of James McLemore?s to James Macklemore Jr, thought to be the son of James and Fortune. But again, if James and Abraham are brothers, then he could not be a biological descendant of James Macklemore, the immigrant. The third unmatched volunteer (highlighted in brown) descends from James Madison McLemore born 1861 in Louisiana and died & buried 1918 in Van Zandt County, Texas. He is thought to be a son of William Kearney McLemore b. 1825 and d. 1889, also buried in Van Zandt County, Texas. He is in the I1 haplogroup, which is the most common group in Scandinavia. It is currently not known why these McLemores do not yet match any other study members. It is possible that there were several founding McLemore lines, instead of just one as has been long assumed. Or another possibility could be that undisclosed adoptions have occurred through the generations of descendants of both James and/or Abraham. Please help us to continue to unravel these DNA mysteries by volunteering to take part in this study. Email me for more details (stxstrong@gmail.com), or you can enroll directly at this websites listed below. http://www.geneticousins.com/morrison/ or here http://www.familytreedna.com/project-join-request.aspx?group=Morrison Also, if you have had your yDNA tested outside of the Morrison group, please let us know. We would be glad to add your results to the spreadsheet. If you have trouble viewing this spreadsheet, email me at stxstrong@gmail.com and I can send you an excel spreadsheet or PDF.

  
  

• Sources

  [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.), Texas, Van Zandt County, JP No. 2 Enumerated 27 Jun 1900 SD 7 ED 127 Sheet 22B 405-412 (Reliability: 3). [S775] Van Zandt County, Texas Cemeteries - Chiquapin ; http://txgenweb3.org/txvanzandt/cemetery.htm. [S785] Gore, Peggy Stewart-Family Researcher. [S787] McLemore, Dr. Paul--Family Member.