Annie Louise Wharton

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Her headstone is engraved: Annie Louise Wharton, Wife of William S. McLemore, March 8, 1836, April 12, 1907. A Mother in Christ."

The death certificate of her son, William Wharton McLemore, shows her place of birth as Tuscumbia, Alabama.

Annie married William Sugars McLemore on 15 May 1856 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee. William (son of Atkins Jefferson McLemore and Bethenia Smith Dabney) was born on 1 Feb 1830 in Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee; died on 7 Aug 1908 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee; was buried in Rest Haven Cemetery, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

A note from Andrew Ewing indicates that he helped deliver twin daughters born to Billy McLemore and his wife in 1859....it appears that Annie Louise was born along with a sister, who appears to have died young.

Transcription of Tennessee Death Certificate

name Annie Lou Mclemore Richardson
Death date 16 Aug 1938
event place Murfreesboro, Rutherford, Tennessee
gender Female
marital status: Married
race or color: White
age 79 estimated
birth date 05 Apr 1859
birthplace Franklin, Tenn
spouse: Jno E. Richardson
father W. S. Mclemore father's birthplace Murray Co., Tenn.
mother: Annie Louise Wharton mother's birthplace Davidson Co., Tenn. o
ccupation
street address 217 East College St.
burial place Evergreen
burial date 18 Aug 1938
4183432 image number 1166 film number 1876866 volume/page/certificate number cn 18038

Annie married John Ebenezer Richardson about 1882. John was born on 7 Jan 1857 in Tennessee; died in Aug 1940; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Tombstone engraved "Little Alice Mclmeore, Born Aprl 5th 1859, Died June 28, 1859."

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(Research):Listed as a child by MaryLynn Santa, but not in the home at the time of either the 1870 or 1880 census. It appears he most likely died at a young age.

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Her Texas Death certficate shows her as a daughter of W. S. McLemore of Tennessee. Informant was her husband, W. O. Oldham.

Bethenia married Walter Orestes Oldham about 1903. Walter was born on 2 May 1866 in Mississippi; died on 5 Nov 1932 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In "The Leatherneck" dated May 12, 1923, an article announced the formation of a new chapter of the "Marine Corps Veteran's Association" in Houston, Texas. The chapter was called the McLemore Detachment in honor of Col. Albert S. McLemore USMC. Col. McLemore served 28 years in the Marine Corps and the article said that during the World War he was in charge of recruiting and publicity and, in 1919, he assumed the duties of Asst. Adjutant and Inspector of the Dept. Of the Pacific. The article announced that the McLemore Detachment has the following officers: N.J. Curtis, George Schleeter, Walter E. Baust, Ira L. Hinton and states that "Marines and ex-Marines who are from Texas, or who have ex-buddies from that state may get full information by writing to Ira L. Hinton, Old Federal Building, Houston, Texas." These former Marines were the "plank-owners' of this Detachment. The Marine Corps Veteran's Association then became the Marine Corps League so our Detachment has roots back to the earliest days. Why it was decided to honor Col McLemore by naming the "chapter" after him has been lost to time. But here is a short biography of Col. A.S. McLemore.

Albert Sydney McLemore was a native of Murfreesboro, TN. Born in 1869, he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in the Marine Corps on July 1, 1893. He served with the Marine Guard aboard U.S.S. New York in 1894 and aboard U.S.S. Philadelphia from 1895 to 1897. During the Spanish-American War he served with Co. E, First Marine (Huntington's) Battalion, North Atlantic Fleet from April 22, 1898 to September 20, 1898. He was present ashore at Guantanamo, Cuba in defense of Camp McCalla June 11, 12 and 13, 1898 for which he was later appointed Captain by Brevet on March 18, 1901 for "distinguished conduct and public service in the presence of the enemy at Guantanamo, Cuba". This was a particularly high honor in a time when there no decorations in the Naval service to award bravery for officers. The Medal of Honor was reserved for enlisted men only until after the Mexico Campaign in 1914. He had a long career in the Marine Corps serving on numerous ships and stations. By 1917 he had been promoted to Colonel and became Asst. Adjutant and Inspector in the Marine Corps. In 1918 he assumed the duties of Officer-in-Charge of the Marine Corps Recruiting Publicity Bureau in New York, N.Y. He was named to receive a Brevet Medal for his Distinguished Conduct in Cuba in 1898 but he died at Mare Island, CA from cancer on July 13, 1921.

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
California, San Francisco, District 31
Enumerated 3 jan 1920
SD Fourth Calif ED 152 Sheet 12A Stamped 127
McLemore, Col. Albert Head M W 49 M Tn Tn Tn Officer Marine Corp
McLemore, Maud Wf F W 44 M Ga Ala Ga
McLemore, Albert Son M W 24 S Va Tn Ga Soldier Military
McLemore, Dorothy Dtr F W 18 S Washington, DC Tn Ga

Albert married Maude Stevens on 19 Dec 1894 in Washington, District Of Columbia. Maude was born on 18 Feb 1875 in Griffin, Spalding County, Georgia; died on 15 Jul 1936 in Coronado, San Diego County, California; was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His Tennessee Death certificate indicates he was married, and engaged in clerical work, last employed by the Federal Reserve Bank. Informant was Mrs. W. C. Houston (his sister, Lizzie Minor McLemore Houston) also of Woodbury, Tennessee.

(Research):Not listed by MaryLynn Santa as a child of William and Annie, however, he was living in their household at the time of the 1870 census, and therefore assumed to be a child of theirs. This may be incorrect.

Notes:

When Lizzie applied, on Aug. 18, 1944, for a Delayed Birth Record in Tennessee, she signed her full name as "Lizzie Minor McLemore Houston." The Abstract of supporting evidence for the record was listed as "Old Family Bible record, Very Old, 2-18-1879" as well as affidavits of two seperate witnesses.

Family/Spouse: William Cannon Houston. William was born on 17 Mar 1852 in Tennessee; died on 30 Aug 1931 in Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Woodbury, Cannon County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

At the time he registered for the World War I draft, he was a resident of Montgomery, Pennsylvania and working for Barrow & Richardson of Philadelphia as an advertiser. He was of medium height and build, with blue eyes and light hair. His nearest relative was Evelyn Rouse Richardson, of the same address, presumably his wife?

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Shown on the SSDI and FindAGrave as Annie Rucker/Annie Wharton Rucker.

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When he completed his World War II draft registration, he was listed as Albert Starnes Richardson, a resident of Wyoming, Hamilton, Ohio, residing there with his wife, Ann Richardson. He was employed by Proctor and Gamble Company.

Family/Spouse: John Leiper Freeman. John was born on 18 Apr 1894 in Rutherford County, Tennessee; died on 16 Oct 1944 in Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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His Texas Death certificate showed he was widowed at the time of his death, and not a veteran. He was also shown as President of Oldham Lumber.

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(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 Census
Oregon, Polk County, Dallas City, First Ward, Precinct 32 First Dallas
Enumerated April 16, 1930
SD 27-40 SD 2 Sheet 3B
Hayter Street
313-83-98
McLemore, Albert S Head M W 32 M 28 Tn Tn Ga Lumber Inspector Lumber Mill
McLemore, Laura Wf F W 33 M 29 Mo Ga Mo
McLemore, Albert S Son M W 10/12 S Oregon Tn Mo

Family/Spouse: Laura Kaliman Coleman. Laura was born on 4 Jun 1888 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri; died on 8 Dec 1967 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California; was buried in Santa Rosa Memorial Park, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

California Death Index listing

MANLEY DOROTHY MCLEMORE 01/10/1905 STEVENS MCLEMORE F DIST. OF COLUMBIA SAN DIEGO(37) 10/13/1984 267-66-1394 79 yrs

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He was a political science professor at Vanderbilt University.

http://people.virginia.edu/~bd2m/davis-freeman_family/ps11/ps11_315.htm

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Biography, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page created by Rob Minteer and maintained by Charles E. Carroll:

Cdr. McLemore was the son of Albert Stevens McLemore and Laura Coleman.
He was Commanding Officer of U.S.S. Frank E. Evans DD 754.

Albert Sydney McLemore was born 5 June 1929, at Toledo, Oregon. He was commissioned 17 September 1949, upon graduation from the California Maritime Academy as a Merchant Marine engineer, with a third assistant engineer's license. From 1950 - 1955, Mr. McLemore served aboard USS Titania (AKA 13), USS Suisun (AVP 53), and USS Arnold J. Isbell (DD 869), all in the engineering department, going from assistant engineer to Chief Engineer. In 1953, he qualified as OOD. He also served aboard USS Bon Homme Richard (CVA 31) as Chief Engineer. Mr. Mclemore went to General Line Officer school and then became Officer-In-Charge of the U.S. Navy Radarman School. In 1956 he served as Executive Officer of USS Aludra (AF 55), then served on the staff of Commander Cruiser Destroyer Squadron 25 Pearl Harbor as Chief Staff Officer and Operations Officer. CDR McLemore assumed command of USS Frank E. Evans (DD 754) on 26 March 1968.

Cdr. McLemore lived with his wife in San Pedro, California. They had five sons. His significant awards include the Republic of Vietnam Distinguished Service, Navy Commendation (2), Navy Unit Commendation, China Service, American Defense, Navy Occupation, National Defense, Korean Service (5 stars), Vietnam Service (5 stars), Vietnam Gallantry Cross, Korean Presidential Unit Citation, UN Service, and Republic of Vietnam Campaign.

He linked on FindAGrave to his wife, Alice Ann McLemore (19 Apr 1929-14 May 2008). Her maiden name is not known.