George Ammie McLemore, M.D.

1878 - 1961  (82 years)

• Name	George Ammie McLemore  [1]
  Suffix	M.D.
  Birth	12 Nov 1878	Sampson County, North Carolina   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 1961	Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Burial	Oakland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Johnston County, North Carolina
  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
  Person ID	I21834	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	David Alderman McLemore,   b. 13 Dec 1851, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 3 Oct 1914, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Margaret "Maggie" Penelope Hall,   b. 23 Apr 1854, Sampson County, North Carolina d. 19 Jan 1926, Sampson County, North Carolina (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1877  [1]
  	At the time of the 1900 census, she was shown as being the mother of seven children, all still living. She and David had been married 21 years.
  Family ID	F7647	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie Emily Johnson,   b. 25 Jun 1881, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 17 Apr 1934, Johnston County, North Carolina (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	22 Dec 1908	North Carolina   [1]
  	They were active members of the Presbyterian Church.He was ordained an Elder in 1910.
  Children	1. Margaret Elizabeth McLemore,   b. 26 Sep 1910, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 12 Feb 2007, Johnston County, North Carolina (Age 96 years)   2. Lucille "Annie" McLemore,   b. 9 Oct 1913, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 17 Dec 2003, Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina (Age 90 years)   3. Living   4. Robert Alderman McLemore, M.D.,   b. 6 Aug 1919, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 14 Feb 2008, Columbus, Franklin County, Ohio (Age 88 years)   5. George Ammie McLemore, Jr.,   b. 4 Jul 1925, Johnston County, North Carolina d. 13 Jul 2003, New York City, New York County, New York (Age 78 years)
  Family ID	F7646	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Nov 1878 - Sampson County, North Carolina Marriage - 22 Dec 1908 - North Carolina Death - 14 Apr 1961 - Smithfield, Johnston County, North Carolina Burial - - Oakland Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Johnston County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S173] Lee, Margaret McLemore--Family Researcher (Johnston County Heritage Center P.O. Box 2709 Smithfield NC 27577). [S371] Butler, Robert McLemore--Family Researcher Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 (deceased). [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.).