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William Young McLemore, D. D. S.

Male 1849 - 1940  (91 years)


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  • Name William Young McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Suffix D. D. S. 
    Born 3 Feb 1849  Menard County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Died 17 Sep 1940  Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5
    Buried Mason City Cemetery, Mason, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Notes 
    • John Stromberger writes that William had been married first to Permelia Montgomery, however she died only four months after their marriage in late 1869. She was also buried in the Mason City Cemetery. Her photo remained in the family home, and William's second wife and children referred to her as "Aunt Permelia."

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      Name: William Young Mclemore
      Titles and Terms (original):
      Death Date: 17 Sep 1940
      Death Place: Mason City, Mason County, Illinois
      Gender: Male
      Marital Status:
      Race or Color:
      Age: 91
      Estimated Birth Year: 1849
      Birth Date: 03 Feb 1849
      Birthplace: Menard Co., Ill.
      Father: William H. Mclemore
      Father's Titles and Terms (original):
      Father's Birth Place: Sangamon Co., Ill.
      Mother: Rachel Smith
      Mother's Titles and Terms (original):
      Mother's Birth Place: Ky.
      Occupation: Dentist
      Residence: Mason City, Mason County, Illinois
      Street Address:
      Spouse: Catherine C. Mclemore
      Spouse's Titles and Terms (original):
      Spouse's Birthplace:
      Burial Date: 19 Sep 1940
      Burial Place: Mason City, Mason County, Ill.
      Cemetery: Mason City Cemetery
      Informant:
      Additional Relatives:
      Digital Folder Number: 4152366
      Image Number: 126
      Film Number: 1832234
      Volume/Page/Certificate Number: 37702; Reg.# 13
      Collection: Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947

      Illustrated Atlas Map of Mason County, 1874
      BUSINESS NOTICES, Page 34
      DENTAL SURGERY. Dr. W. Y. McLemore, having pursued the study and practice of his profession with Dr. Greenleaf, of Peoria, and thoroughly mastered all its details. Dr. McLemore came to Mason City in 1871 and opened rooms over Cargill & Swing's. He is prepared to undertake anything ever performed in dentistry. He has also been a student of anatomy and physiology, so that he can meet successfully many complicated cases beyond the reach of ordinary dentists. In proof of his skill he can refer to his former instructor, Dr. Greenleaf, and to the well-known surgeon, Dr. J. P. Walker, of Mason City. He is well provided with all the tools and machinery for preparing plates, making permanent and good fitting jobs. He is a young man and ambitious to stand high in his profession, and therefore, keeps himself informed by study of all the improvements in his art. The operation for cleft palate, by which speech is made perfect, has been frequently performed by Dr. McLemore, and probably by no other surgeon-dentitst in this part of the country.

      (Courtesy of Carol Dorward)


      DR. WILLIAM Y. McLEMORE
      February 3, 1849 September 17, 1946

      Funeral Services will be held at the Family Residence,
      619 East Elm Street, Mason City, Illinois, Thursday,
      September 19, 1940, at 2:30 o'Clock P. M.,
      conducted by the Rev. T. H. Tull and
      the Rev. E. O. England.

      Services at the grave by Mason City Lodge
      No. 403 A. F. & A. M. and Jackson-Kern
      Post No. 496 American Legion.

      Friends will be received at the Residence.

      Interment in Mason City Cemetery

      (Courtesy of Carol Dorward)

      Obituary

      Dr. McLemore, Last Civil War Vet in Mason Cty, Dies

      Mason City, Ill., Sept. 17 (Special) - Dr. William Young McLemore, 91 years old, Mason County's last Civil War veteran, died at his home at 4:10 o'clock this morning. He had been ill for several years.

      Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Thursday at the residence with the Rev. T. H. Hull of Villa Grove and the rev. E. O. England of the Mason City Methodist church in charge. Masonic and American Legion ritual will be given. Burial will be in Mason City cemetery.

      Dr. McLemore was born February 3, 1849 in Menard County where he received his early education and then when to Chicago where he studied dentistry and optomerty.

      On August 3, 1873, he married Catherine Sheppard at Washington, Ill. His wife and three children preceded him in death.

      In the spring of 1864 he enlisted with Company H, 145th Volunteer Infantry.

      In 1874 Dr. and Mrs. McLemore came to Mason City. He practiced dentistry here until 1918 and optometry until 1935.

      He was a member of the Methodist church, G. A. R. and Mason City lodge A. F. and A. M. of which he was a past master.

      Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. C. B. Wheeler of Miami, Fla.; Mrs. W. S. Middleton of Chicago and Miss Mamie McLemore of Mason City, and four sons, Calvin of Los Angeles, Calif., Frederick of Roseland, Calif., W. D. of Caldwell, N. J., and Harvey of Miami, Fla.

      (Courtesy John Stromberger)
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1880 Census
      Illinois, Mason County, Mason City Twp
      Enumerated 3 Jun 1880
      District 138
      120-122
      McLemore, W. U. W M 31 Dentist Ill Tenn
      McLemore, Catherine W F 28 Wf Keeping House Ill Ohio Ill
      McLemore, Calvin W M 5 son At Home Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, Mamie W F 4 Dau At Home Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, W. Dennis W M 2 Son Ill Ill Ill

      1900 Census
      Illinois, Mason County, Mason City Twp
      Enumerated 15 Jun 1900
      SD 8 ED 64 Sheet 16A
      Pine/Pinn? Street
      364-368
      McLemore, William Y Head W M Feb 1849 51 M 26 Ill Tn Ky Dentist
      McLemore, Catharine C. Wf W F Nov 1851 48 m 26 10/8 Ill Oh Ill
      McLemore, Mamie J Dtr W F Jan 1876 24 S Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, William D Son W M Jan 1878 22 S Ill Ill Ill Teacher School
      McLemore, Ella M Dtr W F Feb 1881 19 S Ill Ill Ill Clerk Ra???t Store
      McLemore, Fred M Son W M Dc 1882 17 S Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, Hattie M Dtr W F July 1887 12 Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, Homer S Son W M July 1891 8 Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, Harvy R Son Sept 1893 6 Ill Ill Ill

      1910 Census
      Illinois, Mason County, Mason City Township
      Enumerated 5 May 1910
      SD 11 ED 72 Sheet 15B
      401-410
      McLemore, W. Y. Head M W 61 m2 36 Ill Ky Ind Offician Office
      McLemore, Catherine Wf F W 58 m1 30 10/8 Ill US Ill
      McLemore, Mamie Dtr F W 34 S Ill Ill Ill
      McLemore, Hattie Dtr F W 22 S Ill Ill Il Teacher Public School
      McLemore, Ella Dtr F W 29 S Ill Ill Ill Saleslady Store
      McLemore, Ray Son M W 16 S Ill Ill Ill

      1920 Census
      Illinois, Mason County, Mason City Twp
      Enumerated 8 Jan 1920
      SD 12 ED 87 Sheet 10A Stamped 139
      Manard Street
      211-213
      McLemore, William Head M W 70 Wed Ill Tn Ky Doctor Dentist
      McLemore, Mamie Dtr F W 43 S Ill Ill Ill Clerk Dry Goods Store

      1930 Census
      Illinois, Mason County, Mason City Twp
      Enumerated 19 and 19 April 1930
      ED 63-17 SD 18 Sheet 13A Stamped 231
      619-366-368
      McLemore, William Y Had M W 81 Wd 23 Ill Tn Ky none
      McLemore, Mamie Dtr F W 54 S Ill Ill Ill Probation Officer County
    Person ID I38326  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 3 Feb 2019 

    Father William Harvey McLemore,   b. Abt 1816, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1863, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Mother Rachel Smith,   b. Abt 1819, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married Bef 1844 
    Family ID F11709  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Catherine Charlotte "Lottie" Sheppard,   b. 16 Nov 1851, Cooper, Tazewell County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Apr 1910, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years) 
    Married 3 Aug 1873  Washington, Tazewell County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    • The online Illinois Statewide Marriage Index of the Illinois State Archives has marriage of Wm Y McLemore to Catherine Sheppard on August 3, 1873 in Tazewell Co., IL. Volume D, Page 36. (Courtesy of Carol Dorward)

    Children 
     1. Calvin "Callie" Arthur McLemore,   b. 14 Jun 1874, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Nov 1954, Los Angeles County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     2. Mary C. "Mamie" McLemore,   b. 10 Jan 1876, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 1951  (Age 75 years)
     3. William Dennis "Dennie" McLemore,   b. 19 Jan 1878, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1968, Caldwell, Essex County, New Jersey Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     4. Ella M. McLemore,   b. Feb 1881, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Frederick Monroe McLemore,   b. 15 Dec 1883, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1958  (Age 74 years)
     6. Robert McLemore,   b. Abt 1885, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1885, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     7. Harriet "Hattie" M. McLemore,   b. 3 Jul 1887, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1977, Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Florida Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     8. Joel McLemore,   b. Abt 1889, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt 1889, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     9. Homer Sheppard McLemore,   b. 21 Jul 1891, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1915, Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 23 years)
     10. Harvey Rae McLemore,   b. 7 Sep 1893, Mason City, Mason County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1971, Encinitas, San Diego County, California Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Last Modified 8 Mar 2013 
    Family ID F11731  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [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.), Illinois, Menard County, Twp 19 Range 5. P. O. Sweetwater Enumerated 1 Aug 1860 915-876 (Reliability: 3).

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    3. [S938] FamilySearch.org, Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#start).

    4. [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.), Illinois, Mason County, Mason City Twp Enumerated 15 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 64 Sheet 16A Pine/Pinn? Street 364-368 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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.), # 31894386 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S318] Santa, MaryLynn (mltomsan@aol.com) "Linked Families" Ver 2005-05-17 01:39:02 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mltomsan5.