1822 - 1896 (73 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sterling J. McLemore was born on 29 Dec 1822 in Lincoln County, Tennessee; died on 20 Jun 1896 in Coffee County, Tennessee. Notes:
S. J. McLemore, a pioneer of Tullahoma, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., December 29, 1822, and is the son of S. J. (sic) and Martha (Whitaker) McLemore, natives of North Carolina. The father died in 1825 and the mother in 1880. Our subject reared on the farm, remained there until his marriage to Margaret J. Ward in 1841, when he removed to Nashville and entered the produce business. In 1851 he came to Tullahoma. He sold goods until the civil war and after the close of the same entered the livery business. In 1876 he began merchandising, continuing at that until January, 1886. His wife died in 1881. In 1883 he married Ruthea J. Gross, a native of McMinnville. By his first wife our subject has six children: William H., John C., S. J., Lamyra, Henrietta and Laura. Our subject is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and his wife of the Christian Church. He is a member of Tullahoma Lodge, No. 101, I. O. O. F., of which he is the only surviving charter member. He has served several times as mayor and alderman of Tullahoma. He is a Democrat.
From the Biographical Appendix to Goodspeed's 1887 History of Coffee County (Tennessee), transcribed by Jan McFarlin in 1999
http://bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/coffee/goodbib.htm
Melba Gene McLemore notes that: "FILE FOLDER # 1072, COFFEE CO , TN COURT ARCHIVES ACTUALLY LISTS THE HEIRS OF STERLING J MCLEMORE WHO DIED IN 1896."
(Research):Census Listings:
1850 Federal Census
Tennessee, Davidson County
Enumerated 1 October 1850
428-438
Sterling McLemore 28 M Grocer Ten
Margaret McLemore 25 F Ten
William McLemore 7 M Ten
Christopher McLemore 3 M Ten
1860 Federal Census
Tennessee, Coffee County, Tullahoma
Enumerated 12 July 1860
Page 126
899-899
SJ McLemore 37 M Merchant $1950 $3000 Tenn
Margarett McLemore 36 F Domestic Tenn
William McLemore 17 M Student Tenn
Christopher McLemore 12 M Tenn
Florence McLemore 10 F Tenn
Lamira McLemore 8 F Tenn
Lauria McLemore 6 F Tenn
Henrietta McLemore 4 F Tenn
Unnamed McLemore 1 M Tenn
1870 Census Enumeration
Tennessee, Coffee County,
118-120
McLemore, J.S. 49 M W Keeping Livery Stable $4000 $2000 Tenn
McLemore, Margaret 43 F W Keeping House Tenn
McLemore, Columbus 22 M W Trades in Stock Tenn
McLemore, Florence 18 F W Tenn
McLemore, Laura 15 F W Tenn
McLemore, Henrytta 13 F W Tenn
McLemore, John 11 M W Tenn
McLemore, Stereling 3 M W Tenn
1880 Census
Tennessee, Coffee County, Tullahoma
Enumerate 7 and 8 of June, 1880
Page 20, SD 2, ED 19, Stamped D.
McLemore, Sterling W M 58 Ret Grocer Tenn
McLemore, Margaret W F 57 Wf Keepign House
McLemore, John W M 21 Son Clerk in Store
McLemore, Sterling W M 12 Son At Home
Sterling married Margaret J. Ward on 26 Oct 1841 in Lincoln County, Tennessee. Margaret (daughter of Noah Ward and Sarah ???) was born about 1827 in Tennessee; died about 1881 in Coffee County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. William McLemore was born about 1843 in Tennessee; and died.
- 3. Christopher Columbus McLemore was born about 1848 in Tennessee; and died.
- 4. Florence McLemore was born about 1850 in Davidson County, Tennessee; and died.
- 5. Lamyra McLemore was born about 1852 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee; and died.
- 6. Laura McLemore was born about 1853 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee; and died.
- 7. Henrietta McLemore was born about 1857 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee; and died.
- 8. John McLemore was born about 1859 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee; and died.
- 9. Sterling J. McLemore was born about 1867 in Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee; and died.
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Generation: 2
2. | William McLemore (1.Sterling1) was born about 1843 in Tennessee; and died. Notes:
He is listed as William H in the Coffee County, Tennessee biography of his father. Other sources show him as William J.
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