Hezekiah M. McLemore

Notes:

FindAGrave shows him as a son of Tobias McLemore.

At the time of the 1850 Sampson County Census, there appear to be two (2) Hezekiah McLemore's that are enumerated. On the 1850 Sampson County census, Northern Division, dated October 18, 1850, a 23 year-old Hezekiah McLemore was listed, newly married to 23 year old Caroline McLemore. These are the ancestors of Margaret McLemore Lee of Johnston County, North Carolina, who has extensively researched these families. She shows that Hezekiah was the son of Raiford McLemore. Approximately one month earlier, on September 15, 1850, in the Southern District of Sampson County, there is a listing for a 30 year-old Hezekiah McLemore. He was living alone in household 487, but the census indicated that he was newly married within the year, but no wife is listed with him. The listing immediately preceding his is that of Raiford McLemore--father of the 23 year old Hezekiah in the Northern District. As these Northern and Southern District were enumerated more that a month apart, it possible that Hezekiah was simply double counted, with his age being listed incorrectly on the Southern District census. That he was shown as newly married on both census reports adds some credence to this possibility.

At the time of the 1860 census, in the Northern District of Sampson County, Clinton P.O., a 32 year old Hezekiah McLemore can be found. Living with him is 31 year-old Matilda, and a 4 year-old girl named Celestial. Margaret Lee and Robert Butler both indicate that Hezekiah's first wife, Caroline, died shortly after giving birth to their son David, and that Hezekiah remarried Matilda Fowler. Her last name is cited as Campbell in Rev. William McLemore's Sampson index, but this appears to be in error. Hezekiah's son, David is not listed in the household. He is instead living with his grandfather, Raiford.

The 1870 census listing for 70 year-old Raiford McLemore in 1870 shows him still in the Southern Division of Sampson County, along with 37 year old Mary, 22 year old Rachel, 15 year old Amos, 8 year old David, and 7 year old Louanne. Although it is known that the 8 year old David was his grandson, Raiford's relationship to 7 year Louanne is not known. It is also not known of Mary, some thirty years younger than Raiford, was his daughter or a second wife.

Robert McLemore Butler shows Hezekiah M. McLemore as a Pvt 2nd Co A 2nd Artillery Regt. Born 1843 (sic) in Sampson County, Enlisted February 9, 1863 in Clinton. Robert has a copy of a letter he wrote to his father on March 22, 1863 from Fort Cashwell. Hezekiah was hospitalized December 21, 1864 at Wilmington with typhoid pneumonia. Furloughed December 27, 1864 for 60 days.

Margaret McLemore Lee indicated that Hezekiah McLemore died circa 1864 at Fort Fisher during the Civil War, from "illness." However, Robert McLemore Butler found the following death notice of Hezekiah "Died---in Sampson on 2 Jan 1865, at the residence of John FOWLER, Esq., Mr. Hezekiah McLEMORE, in the 39th year of age. (b. 8 Feb 1827..Buried at McLemore Cemetery, Roseboro, N.C. h/o Matilda J. (FOWLER) McLemore. It appears that Hezekiah died from pneumonia while on furlough.

The last major stronghold of the Confederacy, Fort Fisher was the site of two major battles and finally fell January 15, 1865. This earthen fort kept the Cape Fear River and the port of Wilmington open to blockade runners which delivered vital supplies to Confederate armies. Located here are the remains of the fort, a visitor-center with slide orientation and daily guided tours. http://webcom.com/rudd/things/fort/

1866 Sampson County NC Will Bk 36 Pg 56 31 Jul 1866 Hezekiah McLEMORE Widow Matilda J. (FOWLER) MacLEMORE dowery....Plus (Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler)


The following deed was transcribed by Robert McLemore Butler:

DATUS ROYAL TO HEZIKIAH McLAMORE DEED - SAMPSON COUNTY BOOK 29 PAGE 337

STATE OF NORTH Carolina - SAMPSON COUNTY ?February 13th 1849 .. This indenture made the thirteenth of February in the year of our Lord Eighteen Hundred and forty nine between Hezikiah McLamore of the one part and Datus D. Royal of the other part both of the County and State aforesaid witnesseth that the said Datus D. Royal for and in consideration of the sum of six hundred dollars to him in hand paid and secured to be paid by the said Hezikiah McLamore hath by these presents absolutely bargained sold assigning conveying confirmed and forever set over unto Hezikiah McLamore his heirs Executors Administrators and assigns conveys confirms and forever one certain tract or parcel of land lying and being in the County of Sampson butted and bounded as follows on the East side of Little Cohare - beginning at a Dogwood on the North side of The Fayetteville Road thence with the said Road S 40 N 46 1/2 poles to a stake by the Side of the Road near a cotton tree thence S 24 E 49 poles to a Stake thence S 50 W 104 poles to a Small Maple at the run of Bearskin thence down the run to the mouth of Little Bearskin thence up the run of the Same N 57 E to a small _______ gum by the new bridge thence S 5 E 6 1/2 poles to a water Oak Stump by the run of the branch thence up the Said run N 5 E 48 poles thence N 45 E 33 poles thence N 21 E 40 poles N 52 E 2.3 poles thence N66E 9 poles to a bay tree thence W47 ____ to a pine Stump thence N 108 poles to the main Road Sams Corner 92 poles to a large pine stump thence N 85 W 29 poles to a pine thence S 37 W 85 poles to a stake thence S 50 E 33 poles to stake thence S 17 W 80 poles to a stake by the lot thence S 60 E 8 poles to the Beginning containing two hundred and eight and one quarter acres which tract or parcel of land with Singular the benefits advantages and appurtenances _________ unto belonging or in any wise apportioning the said Datus D. Royal doth absolutely bargain sell release convey and confirm unto the Said Hezikiah McLamore his heirs and assigns forever in fee simple and the said Datus D. Royal doth hereby _________ and agree to witnessth __________ Hezikiah McLamore his heirs Executors Administrators ________ forever to ________ granted and bargained land _________ from and against him the said Datus D. Royal or his heirs or any other person or persons whatsoever laying any lawful claims thereto in witness whereof I the Said Datus D. Royal hath here unto set my hand and Seal the day and date above written.

Datus D. Royal

Signed Sealed and Delivered in the presents of: John Gainey Raiford McLamore

State of North Carolina Sampson County Court of Pleas and Bargains Orcantor Fosster February Term 1849 Thus the foregoing Deed was fully acknowledged in open court and ordered to be Registered Thomas Faison Clk Registered the 6th of April 1849 W. Royal Reg.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1860 Census
North Carolina, Sampson County, Northern Division, PO Clinton
Enumerated 19 Jun 1860
Page 30
228-209
Hazekiah McLamore 32 M Farmer 500 523 NC
Matilda McLamroe 31 F
Celestial A McLamore 4 F

Hezekiah married Caroline Campbell before 1850. Caroline was born about 1827 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died about 1852 in Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in McLemore Family Cemetery, Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hezekiah married Matilda Jane Fowler between 1852 and 1855. Matilda was born on 17 Oct 1828 in North Carolina; died on 26 Oct 1909 in Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in McLemore Family Cemetery, Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time of the 1860 census, he appeared to have been living with his grandfather, Raiford McLemore.

In 1870, he may have been living with his Aunt, Nancy McLemore Lockemy.

1880 Federal Census

David MCLEMOORE Self M Male W 27 NC Farming NC NC
Maggie M. MCLEMOORE Wife M Female W 22 NC House Keeping NC NC
George A. MCLEMOORE Son S Male W 2 NC NC NC
Adda D. MCLEMOORE Dau S Female W 4M NC NC NC Source Information:
Census Place Mcdaniels, Sampson, North Carolina
Family History Library Film 1254981
NA Film Number T9-0981
Page Number 46B

David married Margaret "Maggie" Penelope Hall about 1877. Margaret was born on 23 Apr 1854 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 19 Jan 1926 in Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/MX7D-D5C/p1
Name: Almira Crempler
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 17 Aug 1941
Burial Place: Roseboro, N.C.
Death Date: 15 Aug 1941
Death Place: Honeycutts, Sampson, North Carolina
Age: 85
Birth Date: 1856
Birthplace: N.C.
Occupation: Domestic
Race: White
Marital Status: Widowed
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Hezekiah Mclemore
Father's Birthplace: N.C.
Mother's Name: Matilda Fowler
Mother's Birthplace: N.C.
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B01730-1
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 1943204
Reference Number: fn 2290 cn 127
Collection: North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994

Celestia married Amos Royal Crumpler about 1876. Amos was born on 6 May 1851 in North Carolina; died on 15 Jun 1927 in Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in Roseboro Cemetery (Hollywood Cemetery), Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The 1910 census showed that he was a Physician in General Practice.

The information on the family of George and Nellie McLemore was excerpted by Robert McLemore Butler from SAMPSON COUNTY HERITAGE, Cumberland County Library, Fayetteville, NC.

According to the 1906 "Yackety Yack", the Fourth Year Medical Class included George Ammie McLemore of Parkersburg, N.C. "His jokes are like bad news." Age 27, height, 5 feet, 10 inches, weight 140. Wake Forest Medical College (1) and (2); University College of Medicine, Richmond, Va. (3); "Phi" Literary Society, W.F.C. In June, 1906, he was awarded an M.D. from the University of North Carolina. That same month he began his medical practice in Cleveland Township, Johnston County, North Carolina. As his patients were scattered all over the countryside, he used a horse and buggy for travel until 1914. He recalled his hardest work was during the flu epidemic of 1918 when he was called upon to keep going day and night. During his career he delivered more than 5000 babies and saved uncounted lives. He also wrote a cartoon and quip series "Aunt Roxie Says" for the Smithfield Hearld.

In 1953, Dr. McLemore married second Mrs. Geneva GODWIN ROWLAND.

A biographical clipping from the North Carolina Collection is referenced as follows:

NAME: McLemore, George Ammie (1878-1961) CALL NO.: CRBo N87 REEL NO.: 24 PAGE(S): 672

http://www.lib.unc.edu/ncc/ref/b75/b75Mc.html

George married Nellie Emily Johnson on 22 Dec 1908 in North Carolina. Nellie was born on 25 Jun 1881 in Johnston County, North Carolina; died on 17 Apr 1934 in Johnston County, North Carolina; was buried in Oakland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Johnston County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

She was living with her brother, Challie, at the time of the 1920 and 1930 census.

Name: Addie Dora Mclemore
Gender: Female
Burial Date: 16 Jun 1957
Burial Place: , Sampson, North Carolina
Death Date: 14 Jun 1957
Death Place: Sampson Memorial Hospital, Clinton, N. Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina
Age: 77
Birth Date: 12 Feb 1880
Birthplace: , Sampson, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Occupation: Housekeeper
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: David Mclemore
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Maggie Hall
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: B02470-4
System Origin: North Carolina-EASy
Source Film Number: 1952416
Reference Number: v 16A cn 16309
Collection: North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994

Margie married Archie Ezzell before 1930. Archie was born on 8 May 1888 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1952 in Kerr, Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried on 10 Apr 1952 in Fryar Cemetery, Newtons Crossroads, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

1906 Sampson County, NC Voter Records McDaniels Twp D. McLEMORE age 22 Ancestor: H. McLemore (Courtesy Robert McLemore Butler)

When he registered for the draft during World War I, he was working as a farmer in Sampson County, North Carolina. His nearest relatives were his wife and one child. He was listed as age Tall, Slender, and he had brown eyes and red hair. His place of birth was shown as Parkersburg, NC.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
North Carolina, Sampson County, McDaniels Twp
Enumerated April 2, 1930
ED 82-16 SD 12 Sheet 1A Stamped 2
6-6
McLemore, Warren Head M w 43 m 29 NC NC NC Farm Operator
McLemore, Lonnie Wf F W 33 M 20 NC NC NC
McLemore, Florence H Dtr F W 13 S NC NC NC
McLemore, Thomas W Son M W 10 S NC NC NC
McLemore, Lacy W Son M W 5 S NC NC NC
8-8
Challie and Ida McLemore and Family
9-9
Walter and Maggie Alderman and Family

David married Lonnie Matilda Ezzell on 17 Jan 1916 in Sampson County, North Carolina. Lonnie was born on 31 Dec 1895 in North Carolina; died on 24 Dec 1961 in Parkersburg Township, Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in Springvale Cemetery, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Nellie was living with her brother, Challie, on Jan 19, 1920, at the time of the Fourteenth Census of the United States.

Could this be the Nellie McLemore (30) who married A.C. MELVIN (27) on 14 May 1920 in Sampson County, North Carolina (by J.G. Tew, MG)?

Family/Spouse: Arthur Carey Melvin. Arthur was born on 21 Mar 1893; died on 13 Jun 1956; was buried in Roseboro Cemetery (Hollywood Cemetery), Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

When he completed his application for the draft during the first World War, he was listed as Challie Alderman McLemore, age 24, born on June 8, 1892 in Parkersburg, NC. He was a farmer, and his closest relative was his mother. He was shown as short, medium build, with blue eyes and light hair.

At the time of the 1920 census, his mother and three of his sisters, Addie, Margie, and Nellie, were living with his family. In 1930, the only extended family member in his home was his sister Addie.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1920 Census
North Carolina, Sampson County, McDaniels, ED 91
McLemore, DA Head M W 28 M NC NC NC Farmer
McLemore, Ida Wife F W 29 M NC NC NC
McLemore, David A Son 10 months NC NC NC
McLemore, Margaret M Mother F W Wd NC NC NC
McLemore, Addie D SIster F W 38 S NC NC NC
McLemore, Margie E Sister F W 35 S NC NC NC
McLemore, Nellie Sister F W 29 S NC NC NC

1930 Census
North Carolina, Sampson County, McDaniels Twp
Enumerated April 2, 1930
ED 82-16 SD 12 Sheet 1A Stamped 2
6-6
Warren and Lonnis McLemore and family
8-8
McLemore, Challie A Head M W 38 M 25 NC NC NC Farm Operator
McLemore, Ida Wf F W 39 M 27 NC NC NC
McLemore, Davis Son M W 11 S NC NC NC
McLemore, Addie Sister F W 50 S NC NC NC
9-9
Walter and Maggie Alderman and family

Challie married Ida Morrison on 23 Mar 1918 in Delway, Sampson County, North Carolina. Ida was born on 27 Aug 1888 in North Carolina; died on 1 Mar 1964 in Cumberland County, North Carolina; was buried in Grandview Memorial Gardens, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Willie James Matthis. Willie was born on 12 Apr 1885 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jun 1945 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; was buried in Beatty Thomas Matthis Cemetery, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Henrietta "Hattie" Fisher. Henrietta was born on 20 Jun 1886 in North Carolina; died on 1 Oct 1964 in Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in Roseboro Cemetery (Hollywood Cemetery), Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

FindAGrave notes that he "Was a yard conductor on the railroad...living in Florence, SC at the time of his death. " He died of influenza and pneumonia, most probably due to the great Spanish Flu epidemic sweeping the country at that time.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9NS-FQ8
Name: Luther Leonard Crumpler
Titles and Terms:
Name Prefix:
Event Date: 13 Oct 1918
Event Place: Florence, Florence, South Carolina
Gender: Male
Race (Original): White
Race: White
Age (Original): 36y 3m 13d
Birth Year (Estimated):
Birth Date: 30 Jun 1882
Birthplace: Samson Co., N.C.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Spouse's Name Prefix:
Father's Name: Amos Crumpler
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Name Prefix:
Father's Birthplace: N.C.
Mother's Name: Elmira Mclemon
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Name Prefix:
Mother's Birthplace: N.C.
Occupation: Conductor, Railroad
Address:
Residence Place:
Cemetery:
Burial Place: Rose..., N.C.
Burial Date:
Funeral Home:
Informant's Name:
Informant's Name (Original):
GS Film number: 1913508
Digital Folder Number: 4177257
Image Number: 422
Reference ID: fn 20208
Collection: Luther Leonard Crumpler, "South Carolina, Deaths, 1915-1943"

Family/Spouse: Lulu Melvin. Lulu was born on 17 Aug 1888 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 6 May 1960 in Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in Roseboro Cemetery (Hollywood Cemetery), Roseboro, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FGRH-PM5
Name: Lela Crumpler Butler
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Jul 1978
Event Place: Clinton, Sampson, North Carolina
Birth Year:
Birth Year (Estimated): 1896
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Cemetery:
Funeral Home:
Residence Place:
Address:
Gender: Female
Age: 82
Marital Status:
Race (Original):
Occupation:
Birth Date:
Birthplace:
Father's Name: Amos Crumpler
Father's Titles and Terms:
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Elmira Fowler (sic)
Mother's Titles and Terms:
Mother's Birthplace:
Spouse's Name:
Spouse's Titles and Terms:
Additional Relatives:
Informant's Name:
Reference ID: 27563
GS Film number: 1984399
Collection: Lela Crumpler Butler, "North Carolina, Deaths, 1931-1994"

Lela married Edgar Blount Butler on 8 Jan 1917. Edgar was born on 27 Mar 1888 in Sampson County, North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1975 in Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina; was buried in White Oaks Baptist Church Cemetery, Clinton, Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Honored for the "rare store of knowledge concerning economic, political, social and family history (that she) assembled at the (Johnston County) Public Library giving thousands of people opportunity to fulfill their search for family roots and appreciation of the heritage of Johnston County." She was for many years the curator of the Heritage Center of Johnston County in Smithfield, North Carolina. She remains Curator Emeritus.

Publication: The News and Observer .. Raleigh, N.C. Date: August 14, 2005 Section: City & State Feature: Tar Heel Of The Week By Marti Maguire - Staff Writer

JOHNSTON'S HOME-GROWN HISTORIAN STILL GOING AT 94

SMITHFIELD - Barbours, Woodalls and Creeches beware. If your kin hail from Johnston County - or even passed through in the last few centuries - Margaret Lee knows a thing or two about them. Lee is a walking storehouse of county history. For nearly 40 years, she has clipped newspapers and collected letters; wills and other family memorabilia that form the backbone of the genealogy collection at the Johnston County Heritage Center. Most counties have some kind of local history center; often tucked in the comer of a public library. But thanks largely to Lee, the Johnston Heritage Center boasts thousands of books, photos, microfilm and artifacts, all housed in a three-story building converted from a bank. At 94, Lee still spends about five hours a day, six days a week, at the center, helping people research their ancestry and clipping tidbits from old newspapers and other sources for her voluminous files. "She'd come Sunday if we were open," says the center's director, Wingate Lassiter. Lee says her fascination with history started when she was a child who kept a close eye on her neighbors in the Cleveland area of Johnston County. Her father was a country doctor. "My parents scolded me for being nosy," Lee says. "I think too much curiosity has paid off." Earlier this year, Lee was honored as one of 25 "Living Legends of Johnston County" for her contributions to preserving local history. Her knowledge of local families is also legendary. "She can tell you not only who they are and where they live, but when they came here and where they come from," says Grover Miller, a fellow volunteer at the center. Her blue eyes look for familiar features as soon as she meets someone new, and her first words are always the same: "What's your name?" She smiles knowingly as a red- haired young lady scours a pile of census records for information on her family, the Woodalls. Many county residents, including a county commissioner and the former health director, share the name. "She has the hair of a Woodall," Lee says. Cookie Pope, chairwoman of the Johnston County commissioners, got a lesson on her family history from Lee; to whom she is distantly related. Lee gave her a newspaper clipping recounting a moonshine still being found on the property of Pope's great-grandfather.

A doctor's daughter

Lee grew up in the Cleveland community, where her father, George Ammie Mclemore, traveled dirt roads treating patients, first in a horse and buggy and later by car. She planned to study at Women's College in Greensboro (now UNC-Greensboro) to become a teacher, but attended classes for only one year. She first postponed college because she had surgery for scoliosis. When her mother, Nellie Johnson McLemore, died in 1934, the 24-year-old Lee took charge of her two brothers and two sisters, the youngest of whom was 8 at the time. That ended her hopes for finishing college. She married in 1941 and had three children. Her husband, Denton Lee, owned a store In Smithfield where he sold and repaired electronics and appliances. He died of a heart attack in 1965. Daughter Mary Nell Ferguson says Lee has collected newspaper clippings and records of special occasions as long as she can remember, whether they were news articles about neighbors or her children's report cards. "Anything that had anything to do with anyone she knew or loved, the clipping would be kept," Ferguson says. "She definitely had an interest in keeping history." Lee had never worked outside the home until 1967, when a librarian offered her $100 to organize newspapers in a room of the county library. She started by clipping articles of interest and filing them by subject. At the same time, she started collecting other bits and pieces, such as copies of the inside covers of family Bibles bearing the handwritten names of generations of owners. When she had enough information, she would collect donations to bind the material in books. For 10 years, she earned minimum wage working at the library part time. Then she retired and continued as a volunteer. Her collection kept growin "She just clipped and gathered until it got so big they no longer, had room in the library," says Miller, the volunteer.

History gets a home

As the holdings outgrew two library reading rooms, Lee cast her eye on the building across Third Street. When First Citizens Bank vacated the space, she worked with the bank's president and the county commissioners to move the collection there. The center opened in the former bank in 2000. Today, its holdings include hundreds of books like the ones Lee originated. Among them are census records, rolls of Civil War soldiers and lists of county cemeteries, roads and churches. Rotating exhibits greet visitors on the first floor - currently a selection of pottery made in Smithfield in the 1930s. The elevator, in the former bank vault, takes visitors to the third- floor collection that Lee began. Nearly any history book that touches on Johnston can be found on its shelves, and the genealogical information spans Eastern North Carolina and reaches into southern Virginia. Annual "road shows" reap documents and stories from the county's past, and the center solicits artifacts from Johnston families. Visitors come from across the country to research their ancestry. Lee now holds the title of curator emeritus. She takes a cab to the center every day from her home a few miles away. Poor hearing makes it more difficult for her to help researchers, but she still steps in when needed, and she still adds to her files. On a recent morning, her desk was covered with articles from the 1940s on roads being paved. Ferguson says her mother knows she has done a lot to document county history but doesn't dwell on the extent of her contributions. "When she looks around," Ferguson says, "it doesn't occur to her the magnitude of what she's done."

MARGARET McLEMORE LEE .. BORN: Sept. 26, 1910, in the Cleveland community in western Johnston County FAMILY: Husband, Denton Farmer Lee, died in 1965 at age 54; daughters, Mary Nell Ferguson of the Cleveland community and Mary Ann Stubbs of Smithfield; son, Denton Farmer Lee of the Cleveland community; surviving siblings, Eloise Grady of Smithfield and Robert McLemore of Springfield, Ohio ANCESTRY: Lee's mother's family were Johnsons who came from Virginia (a branch from the same tree as county namesake Gabriel Johnston; Lee says some just dropped the "t."), Another famous ancestor is Andrew Johnson, part of another branch that moved to Tennessee. The McLemores came to Johnston County from Scotland. EDUCATION: Graduated from Smithfield School and briefly attended Women's College in Greensboro RELIGION: Member, First Presbyterian Church of Smithfield

Obituary

MARGARET MCLEMORE LEE ..

Smithfield (NC) Margaret McLemore Lee - 96-year-old curator emeritus of the Johnston County Heritage Center - died early Monday (12 Feb 2007) at Johnston Memorial Hospital.

In 1967 she went to work part-time at the brand-new Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield where she began collecting local history and genealogy in what became known as the Johnston County Room. In 2000, the widely acclaimed collection moved into a separate home of its own across the street: today's Johnston County Heritage Center.

Although Mrs. Lee officially retired as a library employee in 1991, she continued her service as a daily volunteer in the Johnston County Room and later at the Heritage Center until a few days before her death.

She was born Sept. 26, 1910 in Johnston County's Cleveland Township as Margaret Elizabeth McLemore, daughter of Dr. George A. McLemore and Nellie Emily Johnson McLemore. Her father was a country doctor who moved the family to Smithfield in 1923. Margaret graduated from Smithfield High
School in 1927 and attended North Carolina College for Women (today's UNC-Greensboro). She married Denton F. Lee in 1941 and worked as bookkeeper for her husband's radio I and appliance business in Downtown Smithfield until his death in 1965.

Mrs. Lee joined Oakland Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Township in 1922 and in 1925 moved her membership to Smithfield's First Presbyterian Church where she served as treasurer of the Sunday School from 1947 till 1982, as the church's first woman ordained deacon, and as president of the Women of the Church. She also served as historian for the Women of the Church of Granville Presbytery as well as Women of the Church of the Synod of North Carolina.

During her term as president of the Smithfield Woman's Club in 1963-64, she won national recognition from the General Federation of Women's Clubs and the Sears- Roebuck Foundation for the club's Community Improvement Program.

She was the first president, in 1965, of the Historic Hastings House Association, which saved Smithfield's oldest surviving residence.

She was organizing regent for the Smith-Bryan Chapter of N.C. Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). She was also a charter member of the Johnston County Historical Society.

She was a charter member of the Johnston Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and served as a volunteer with Contact Teleministry from 1972 until 1987.

She was a member of the first Girl Scout troop organized in Johnston County, in 1923. In 1983 Mrs. Lee was named a "Distinguished Citizen" by the Smithfield-Selma Area Chamber of Commerce.

In 1996 she served as the first Grand Marshal for Cleveland Township's Fourth of July celebration.

In 2000 she was inducted into the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, the highest civilian award bestowed by the State of North Carolina.

In 2005 she was honored by the Johnston County Heritage Commission as a "Living Legend of Johnston County." That same year she was named "Tar Heel of the Week" by The News & Observer of Raleigh.
Mrs. Lee was preceded in death by a brother, Dr. George A. McLemore of New York City, and a sister, Lucile McLemore Austin of Smithfield, as well as her husband.

She is survived by daughters, Mary Nell Lee Ferguson and husband, Jerry of Cleveland Township, Margaret Ann Lee Stubbs and husband, David of Smithfield; son, Denton F. Lee, Jr. and wife, Jane of Cleveland Township; a brother and sister - Dr. Robert A. McLemore of Springfield, Ohio and Eloise McLemore Grady of Smithfield; six grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church on South Third Street in Smithfield.

A graveside service is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at Oakland Presbyterian Church on Cleveland Road, followed by a memorial service at
11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian in Smithfield.

The family requests that memorial donations be made to either of the following: the Johnston County Heritage Center, P.O. Box 2709, Smithfield, NC, 27577; First Presbyterian Church, P.O. Box 1159,
Smithfield, NC 27577; the Margaret McLemore Lee Endowment, Johnston Community College Foundation, P.O. Box 2350, Smithfield, NC 27577.


File: Obit..Lee, Margaret McLemore..2-12.2007

(Courtesy of Robert McLemore Butler, "The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) on 2/13/2007)

Margaret married Denton Farmer Lee on 2 Feb 1941 in Johnston County, North Carolina. Denton was born on 1 Dec 1910; died in Jul 1965; was buried in Sunset Memorial Park, Johnston County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married to William Joseph AUSTIN of Smithfield and the mother of George Willis, Margaret Lee, and William Joseph AUSTIN, Jr.

Shown as Lucille McLemore Austin on her North Carolina Death Certificate. Margaret LeMaster was the information. Underwood-Smithfield was the funeral home, and she was cremated by the Goldsboro Cremation Services.

http://www.wemightbekin.com/annie_lucile_mclemore_austin_dc.jpg

Notes:

Robert A. McLemore M.D., 88, of Springfield, Ohio died Thursday, February 14, 2008 in the Forum at Knightsbridge, Columbus, Ohio.
He was born August 6, 1919 in Johnston County, North Carolina the son of Dr. George A. and Nellie (Johnson) McLemore and moved to the town of Smithfield as a small boy.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of North Carolina in 1944, graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pa. with a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1944 and served his Internship there. Dr. McLemore served in the United States Navy as a Medical Officer, Lieutenant j.g. from 1944-46 with combat duty in the Pacific Theatre. He served his residency at St. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa., from 1947-50 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a Master's of Medical Science degree in Surgery in 1950. He became a Diplomat (1951) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (1952).
Robert married Marjorie Lee Harcourt, August 12, 1944 and moved to Springfield, Ohio in 1950 to begin his 35 year practice in General Surgery, with full surgical privileges at Mercy Medical Center and Community Hospital , Springfield, Champaign County Hospital and Mercy Memorial Hospital in Urbana, Ohio. In 1963 he formed a partnership with William P. Montanus, M.D. to create Surgical Associates of Springfield. He retired from surgical practice in 1985. He was a member and Deacon of Covenant Presbyterian Church, and was a member of Springfield Country Club, University Club and GODA Club. Among his many associations, Dr. McLemore was a member of County, State and American Medical and Surgical Asociations; served as Chief of Staff and Director of Department of Surgery at Mercy Hospital; served as President of Clark County Education Foundation and Tri-County Council of Continuing Education; served as Vice-president of the Springfield Chamber of Commerce; served on the Board of Directors of Planned Parenthood, Ridgewood School, First National Bank (National City), Springfield Credit Bureau, Mercy Medical Center, Friends of Mercy, Friends of Oakwood Village and Mercy Foundation; had Faculty appointments at The Ohio State University and Wright State University Medical Colleges;
He is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law Stephen Harcourt and Karen McLemore, William Estes and Julia McLemore, all of Columbus, Ohio; one daughter Nancy Lee McLemore of Wilmington, North Carolina; one sister Eloise Grady of Smithfield, North Carolina; three grandchildren Anne Harcourt Heath of Raleigh, North Carolina, Kelly (McLemore) and Kenneth Fields II of Cincinnati, Ohio and Scott Robert McLemore of Columbus, Ohio; numerous niece and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie on July 14, 2006; two sisters Margaret Lee and Lucile Austin; one brother George A. McLemore.
Dr. McLemore donated his body to The Ohio State University College of Medicine.
Memorial services will be held at the convenience of the family with inurnment in Ferncliff Cemetery. Arrangements have been entrusted to RICHARDS, RAFF & DUNBAR MEMORIAL HOME . Memorial contributions may be made to The Community Mercy Foundation.

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Robert married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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An internal medicine specialist in New York City. He married Elizabeth REINECKE and they have one daughter, Elizabeth Johnson McLEMORE.

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She married a SMITH? Could it have been Lonnie C. Smith (12 July 1907-11 Nov 1975) who is also buried at the Parkersburg Baptist Church Cemetery.

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He is buried in the Clinton Cemetery.

Thomas married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Claudia Ashley. Claudia was born about 1921; died on 30 May 2002 in Sampson County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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On his FindAGrave memorial page, he is linked to wife, Juanita Knowles Matthis (1910-1998).

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He is instead listed as Kermit James Matthews on the North Carolina Death Index. His DOB was shown as 28 Sep 1918, and DOD as 24 Dec 1995, in Durham. He died at a nursing home, and was divorced.

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Obituary, from FindAGrave:

Mr. Butler was a graduate of NC State University and veteran of the US Army. He was a part of the Roseboro community for over 60 years. He was an owner and operator of Butler & Crumpler Milling Company in Roseboro for 35 years. He served on numerous boards and civic groups including the Chamber of Commerce, Lions Club, Cross Creek Savings & Loan, Roseboro Area Economic Development, Boy Scouts, Girls Haven (now Boys and Girls Home of Lake Waccamaw) and other Sampson County organizations. He was also an active member of the Roseboro United Methodist Church since 1952. At the church, he was at various times a Sunday School teacher, Sunday School Superintendent, Delegate to the Annual Conference, Lay Leader, Finance Committee Chairman and Administrative Board Chairman. Among his many hobbies were gardening, wood-working, traveling, civic activities and visiting his children and grandchildren.