Lucretia Jane McLemore

1838 - 1930  (91 years)

• Name	Lucretia Jane McLemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	10 Nov 1838	Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	7 Mar 1930	Yselta, El Paso County, Texas   [1, 2]
  Notes	Sometimes her date of birth is shown as in 1833, as is the death certificate below. It is more likely to be 1838 per her age on various census enumerations and as Rosa McLemore Dunkerly shows that Wright, born in 1835, was the eldest child of Keton McLemore and Rebecca Harrelson. Lucretia was married first to George Stedham, who died in 1876, and shortly after his death, she married Joseph Albert OEMISCH However, she was still listed as Lucretia STEDHAM on subsequent census enumerations. Lucretia's sister, Rosa McLemore Dunkerly, said that Lucretia's "2nd husband Joe Eomish---went away, never heard of, 1 child Paul" Rosa also notes that Lucretia had six children, two of whom died in infancy. Norma Smith provided El Paso City Directory lisitngs from 1914-1920, and Lucretia J Stedman, the widow of Geo B, is shown as a nurse and living at 507 Tornillo. Transcription of Texas Death Certificate: Texas State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics Standard Certificate of Death 1. Place of Death El Paso County, Ysleta 2. Name Lucretia Jane Stedham 3. Sex Female 4. Race White 5. Marital Status Widow 6. Date of Birth 11-11-1833 (possibly in error, maybe 1838) 7. Age 97 years 3 months 27 days 8. Occupation Housekeeper 9. Birthplace Jackson, Miss. 10. Name of Father Wm. H. (sic) McLemore 11. Birthplace of Father Don't Know 12. Mother Miss ____ Harleson 13. Birthplace of Mother Don't Know 14. Informant Mrs. Brooks S. Hall, 2431 Montana Street El Paso, Texas 15. Filed March 10, 1930 Mrs. Willis H. Ransom 16. Date of Death Mrh 7, 1930 17. Cause of Death Old Age Signed J.C. Midkiff Ysleta, Texas. (Research): Census Listings: 1860 Census Texas, Bee, Papalote Enumerated 3 July 1860 by Al Thurman Page 27, Stamped 147 295-234 Geo. Stidham 43 M Farmer $600 Penn Lucinda J 22 F Miss Wm. H. 3 M Tex Mary J 8/12 F " 1870 Census Texas, Bastrop Enumerated 1 July 1870 Page 120 707-855 Steddam, G. 40 M W Farmer $200 $200 Mississippi Steddam, Lucrezia 32 F W Keeping House S. Carolina Steddam, Willis 13 M W Tx Steddam, Geog 11 M W Tx Steddam, Sam 7 M Tx Steddam, Anna 5 Tx Steddam, Felix 3 M Tx Steddam, Daniel 8/12 M W Tx 1880 Federal Census Lucntia Stedham Self M F W 42 Ms Hotel Waiter Ms Ms Annie Stedham Dau S F W 15 Tx At Home Pa Ms Felix Stedham Son S M W 12 Tx At Home Pa Ms Daniel R. Stedham Son S M W 10 Tx At home PA Ms Elvira Stedham Dau S F W 5 Tx Pa Ms Paul Stedham Son M W 3 Tx Pa Ms ED 28, Luling, Caldwell, Texas FHL Library Film 1255294, NA Film T9-1294, Page 245a 1900 Federal Census not located 1910 Federal Census Texas, El Paso, El Paso, ED 65 Enumerated 29 Apr 1910 SD 16, ED 65 Sheet 15B 504-276-306 Stedham, Lucretia J. Hd F W 73 Wd 9/6 Miss Miss Miss Trained Nurse Private Family Stedham, Paul E Son M W 29 S Tx Pa Miss Lather House 1920 Federal Census Kansas, Sedgwick, Wichita Ward 4, ED 146 Enumerated 10 January 1920 by Mrs. Ada Traverse SD 8, ED 146 Ward 4rth part Sheet 17B 1809-371-469 Mauk, E.H. Hd W W 36 M Nebraska US US Laborer Flour Mill Mauk, Viola Wife F W 41 M Tx NJ Miss Stedham, Lucretia Mother in Law F W 62 (sic) Wd Miss Miss Miss
  Person ID	I24462	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Keton Jones McLemore,   b. Abt 1809, Kentucky d. Aft 1873, Bastrop County, Texas (Age ~ 65 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Jane Harrelson,   b. Abt 1820, Mississippi d. Between 1852 and 1853, Jefferson County, Texas (Age ~ 32 years)
  Marriage	28 May 1833	Hinds County, Mississippi
  	In a March 1, 1955 letter to his niece, Pleasant McLemore, the youngest son of Keton by his second wife, recalls that the names of his fathers descendants by his first wife, as far as he knew, were "Lucreacia, Wright, Mandy, Isabel, Felix before Isabel (my error), Maggie, and then Thad, as for Harrison, I never heard of him.....I never did see Wright, saw Thad once, when we stopped at Felixes a few minutes, he didn't talk to me, and I didn't know who he was."
  Documents » Slide Show		McLemore, Keton Jones family info pg1 Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 1 of 4.
  		McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg2 Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 2 of 4.
  		McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg3 Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 3 of 4.
  		McLemore, Keton Jones Family info pg4 Rosa McLemore Dunkerly (1869-1954) dictated this family history to a grandson in 1941. She was the youngest daughter, and fifteenth child, born to Keton Jones McLemore. Census and other records confirm her recollections to be very accurate. Page 4 of 4.
  Family ID	F8149	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	George Stedham,   b. Abt 1829, Pennsylvania d. 6 Apr 1876, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas (Age ~ 47 years)
  Marriage	24 Jul 1855	Guadalupe County, Texas   [1]
  Children	1. William Henry Stedham,   b. 10 Oct 1856, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 24 Dec 1882, Texas (Age 26 years)   2. Mary Jane Stedham,   b. 25 Oct 1858, Bastrop County, Texas d. 4 Dec 1860, Texas (Age 2 years)   3. George Keton Stedham,   b. 22 Dec 1861, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 26 Mar 1952, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (Age 90 years)   4. Isabell Stedham,   b. 22 Dec 1861, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 22 Dec 1861, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas (Age 0 years)   5. Nancy Anne "Annie" Stedham,   b. 19 Feb 1864, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 14 Aug 1929, Fresno County, California (Age 65 years)   6. Sam Stedham,   b. Abt 1863, Texas d. Yes, date unknown   7. Felix H. Stedham,   b. 9 Dec 1866, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 15 Oct 1944, Brady, McCulloch County, Texas (Age 77 years)   8. Daniel Rufus Stedham,   b. 25 Sep 1869, McDade, Bastrop County, Texas d. 14 Sep 1943, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas (Age 73 years)   9. Elvira "Viola" Elizabeth Stedham,   b. 22 May 1873, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas d. 26 May 1956, El Paso County, Texas (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F8152	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Joseph Albert Oemisch,   b. 29 Aug 1849, Solingen, Nordrhein-Wesfalen, Germany d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Aug 1876	Caldwell County, Texas
  	Melba Gene McLemore found the following marriage record: Caldwell County Marriages Book E County Clerk, Caldwell County Courthouse, P.O. Box 62, Lockhart, TX 78644. Name / Married By: / Date / Page OLMISCH ( OEMISCH ), J.A. & STIDHAM, Lucretia / J.D. Rice, J.P. / 16 Aug 1876, P. 204 More info about Lucretia Jane McLemore and her families, including photos and documents, can be found on the "Research of M. Gene McLemore" at <http://mclemoregenealogy.org/>
  Children	1. Paul Everhart Oemisch Stedham,   b. 22 May 1878, Luling, Caldwell County, Texas d. 31 Oct 1911, El Paso County, Texas (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F11047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Nov 2010

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 10 Nov 1838 - Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi Marriage - 24 Jul 1855 - Guadalupe County, Texas Marriage - 16 Aug 1876 - Caldwell County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  Stedham, Elvira permission to Marry Lucretia Jane McLemore Stedham had to sign her consent for her daughter, Elvira, shown as age 16, to marry Wilbert Kenyon, age 26. Elvira & Wilbert and her brother, George Stedham & Maggie Cowan, were said to have been married in a double wedding at the El Paso County Jail. The top of George Stedham & Maggie Cowan's license can be seen immediately following that of Elvira's.

  
  

• Sources

  [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php). [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).