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Richard McLemore

Male Abt 1784 - Aft 1850  (~ 67 years)


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  • Name Richard McLemore  [1, 2
    Born Abt 1784  North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died Aft 1850 
    Notes 
    • Said by Tom Heseltine to have been " born about 1784, married Sallie FOWLER, moved to Mississippi."
    • (Research):

      Census Information:

      1830 Census
      Mississippi, Warren County
      Richard McElmore
      1 Free White Male < 5 (Son that died before 1850, OR Preston?)
      2 Free White Males Bet 10-14 (Thomas and Preston, OR Thomas and H. M. McLemore, who was a head of household in 1840 born ca 1811-1820???)
      1 Free White Male Bet 40-49 (Richard, HOH)
      1 Free White Female <5 (Deborah)
      2 Free White Females Bet. 5-9 (Olivia, Polly)
      1 Free White Female Bet. 30-39 (Sally, Mother)
      Total People 8

      1840 Census
      Mississippi, Warren County
      1 Free White Male Bet 5-9 (Son that died < 1850?
      2 Free White Males Bet 20-29 (Thomas and Preston)
      1 Free White Male Bet 50-59 (Richard, HOH)
      2 Free White Females < 5 (Artimissa)
      2 Free White Females Bet. 5-9 (Rowena and Evelina)
      2 Free White Females Bet 10-14 (Deborah, Olivia)
      1 Free White Female Bet 15-19 (Polly)
      1 Free White Female Bet 40-49 (Sally, Mother)
      Total People 12
      Total People Involved in Agriculture 3

      Also in 1840, Warren County, MS, in Vicksburg
      H. M. McLemore
      1 Free White Male < 5
      1 Free White Male Bet. 20 -29
      1 Free White Female Bet. 20-29

      1850 Census
      Mississippi, Warren County
      Enumerated 1 and 2 Nov 1850
      Stamped 242
      1210-1242
      Richd McLemore 66 M Farmer $300 SC
      Sally McLemore 54 F Tenn
      Preston McLemore 31 M Farmer Tenn
      Polly McLemore 26 F Ala
      Deborah McLemore 21 F Ill
      Rowena McLemore 16 F Miss
      Evelina McLemore 14 F Miss
      Artimissa McLemore 12 F Miss
      1211-1243
      Thomas McLemore 34 M Farmer 150 Tenn
      Nancy A. McLemore 42 F Tenn
      Catherine V. McLemore 16 F Miss
      Matilda McLemore 7 F Miss
    Person ID I38309  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2013 

    Father John McLemore, Revolutionary Soldier,   b. Abt 1762, Brunswick County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jun 1844, Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 82 years) 
    Mother Sarah Carnes,   b. Bef 1760,   d. Between 1820 and 1830  (Age ~ 60 years) 
    Married 30 Dec 1780  Granville County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • Eddie Maynard, on October 13, 2011, forwarded a transcription of their marriage information. They were shown on a list of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb.

      Eddie Maynard has also located and provided a copy of a document he copied from the Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844

      The portion of the document naming John's children reads "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of the County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."




    Documents
    McLemore, John to Sarah Carnes
    McLemore, John to Sarah Carnes
    GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, and the xerox is courtesy of Eddie Maynard.
    Family ID F8239  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sally Fowler,   b. Abt 1796, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1860  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 20 Sep 1815  Knox County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Marriage information from TENNESSEE RECORDS: BIBLE RECORDS AND MARRIAGE BONDES by Jeannette Tillotson Acklen, Page 378 (Originally published Nashville, 1933, Reprinted Genealogical Publishing Co, Baltimore MD 1967, 1974, 1980, and later by Clearfield Company by Genealogical Publishing Co, Inc. 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, and 2001; found on Google eBooks)

      Marriage Records of Knox County, Tennessee
      These records were published in the TENNESSEE HISTORICAL MAGAZINE in 1920...the fruitage of the indefatigable labors of Miss Kate White of Knoxville, Tennessee. The list here compiled by years and alphabetically has been culled from enumerable loose papers and records in the archives of the county courthouse. Much patience was required in the attempt to decipher much of the damaged manuscript sources.

      1815
      McLemore, ______, to Sally FOWLER; Sept. 20

      Note: There were several FOWLER / McLEMORE marriages in Sampson County, NC
    Children 
     1. Thomas L. McLemore,   b. Abt 1816, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Preston McLemore,   b. Abt 1819, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Polly McLemore,   b. Abt 1824, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Olivia "Alley" McLemore,   b. Abt 1825, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Deborah McLemore,   b. Abt 1829, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Rowena McLemore,   b. Abt 1834, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Evelina McLemore,   b. Abt 1836, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Artimissa McLemore,   b. Abt 1838, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1920, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years)
    Last Modified 4 Nov 2011 
    Family ID F11719  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - Abt 1784 - North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 20 Sep 1815 - Knox County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Documents
    McLemore, John, Affidavit listing his children (close up), from Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844; Courtesy of Eddie Maynard
    McLemore, John, Affidavit listing his children (close up), from Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844; Courtesy of Eddie Maynard
    "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of tthe County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."





  • Sources 
    1. [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.), Mississippi, Warren County Enumerated 1 and 2 Nov 1850 Stamped 242 1210-1242 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1138] Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844, (http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt).

    3. [S1121] Maynard, Eddie "My Monroe County, Tennessee Genealogy" (Genealogy Blog), (http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/).