Rev. James McLemore, IV

1782 - 1834  (52 years)

• Name	James McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	IV
  Birth	9 Feb 1782	Granville County, North Carolina   [1, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Nov 1834	Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama   [1, 4]
  Burial	McLemore Taylor Burying Ground, Montgomery County, Alabama   [4]
  Notes	The younger James (IV), a minister, died in 1834 in Alabama, leaving a widow Mary Elizabeth (Harper) and ten children. (James L. McLemore, III, p 50). "Born in North Carolina and for more than 30 years was a leading divine of the Baptist persuasion. He had finished his pilgrimage on earth and nothing of him now remains but the memory of his virtue." Melba Gene McLemore notes that the "Alabama Genealogical Register, V. 6, No. 3.4, Sept-Dec 1964 cites a Will for a James McLemore, will dated 31 July 1832, probated 26 Jan 1835. McLemore Burying Ground, Montgomery, Alabama From DAR records 1936 The McLemore Burying Ground is about one mile off the Montgomery -Atlanta Highway to the right facing east, and is about five miles from Montgomery. It is on a knoll behind the old James McLemore home built about 1820. In 1936 Mrs. Lizzie Taylor Dickerson occupied it. A low brick wall and iron fence surrounds the lot. Outside the main cemetery is another smaller one, also enclosed. There are graves of slaves and faithful servants, mostly unmarked outside all enclousures. Graves listed begin at the southwest corner of the plot. http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/al/montgomery/cemeteries/mclemore.txt
  Person ID	I22005	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	James McLemore, III,   b. Between 1739 and 1740, North Carolina d. Abt 1811, Hancock County, Georgia (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Walker,   b. Bef 1758, Granville County, North Carolina d. Aft 1815, Hancock County, Georgia (Age ~ 58 years)
  Family ID	F7605	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Harper,   b. 25 Dec 1786, Virginia d. 22 Nov 1853, Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1808	Hancock County, Georgia   [1, 4]
  	Mark Freeman lists their children as William, Martha, James, Joseph, Moses, Rebecca, Andrew, Pleasant and Lousia. He does not list Benjamin. Mary Lynn Santa shows an additional son, John, being the youngest, as opposed to Benjamin.
  Children	1. Moses McLemore,   b. Abt 1809, Georgia d. Bef Oct 1878, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age ~ 69 years)   2. Rebecca McLemore,   b. 29 Oct 1811, Hancock County, Georgia d. Yes, date unknown   3. Martha McLemore,   b. 29 Oct 1811, Hancock County, Georgia d. 3 Oct 1851 (Age 39 years)   4. Andrew Jackson McLemore,   b. 14 Sep 1814, Jones County, Georgia d. 25 Jan 1870, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age 55 years)   5. James M. McLemore, V,   b. 7 Apr 1817, Georgia d. 22 Aug 1858, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age 41 years)   6. Louisa McLemore,   b. 12 Nov 1820, Georgia d. 27 Jun 1902 (Age 81 years)   7. Pleasant W. McLemore,   b. Abt 1823, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown   8. William McLemore,   b. Abt 1825, Alabama d. Yes, date unknown   9. Joseph Pierce McLemore,   b. Abt 1825, Montgomery County, Alabama d. Sep 1827, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age ~ 2 years)   10. Benjamin J. Franklin McLemore,   b. Abt 1832, Montgomery County, Alabama d. 29 Dec 1834, Montgomery County, Alabama (Age ~ 2 years)
  Family ID	F7685	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Aug 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Feb 1782 - Granville County, North Carolina Marriage - Abt 1808 - Hancock County, Georgia Death - 20 Nov 1834 - Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama Burial - - McLemore Taylor Burying Ground, Montgomery County, Alabama  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [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. [S645] Morris, Robert (bobmorris@adelphia.net) "Lee, Lencioni and Morris Genealogies" Ver. 2005-03-21 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=rdmorris. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"). [S1798] US GenWeb Archives, Alabama, Montgomery Cemeteries, McLemore Burying Grounds [database online], (http://files.usgwarchives.net/al/montgomery/cemeteries/mclemore.txt).