Bethenia Smith Dabney

1803 - 1857  (54 years)

• Name	Bethenia Smith Dabney  [1, 2]
  Birth	25 Apr 1803	North Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	24 Jul 1857	Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee   [1]
  Notes	Jane A. "Xan" Alexander emailed, in November 2011, that Bethenia Dabney was a daughter of John Dabney and Peggy Smith, and sister to the Margaret "Peggy" Dabney who became Atkins stepmother in 1812. Betty Pritchett notes that "Bethenia's father Captain John Dabney was a Revolutionary War soldier." (Research): Census Information: 1850 Federal Census Tennessee, Williamson County, ED 11 9th September 1850 D. Cameron Stamped 264 331-331 Bethenia S. McLemore 44 F $4000 N. Carolina Andrew McLemore 27 M Farmer Tennessee John McLemore 18 M Farmer Tennessee Syddney McLemore 14 M Student Tennessee Bethena McLemore 14 F Tennessee Elizabeth McLemore 12 F Tennessee Lemuel McLemore 9 M Tennessee William McLemore 20 M Student
  Person ID	I25552	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2021

  
  

  Family	Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. 9 Mar 1801, North Carolina d. 30 May 1849, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee (Age 48 years)
  Marriage	7 Sep 1821	Williamson County, Tennessee   [1]
  	Marriages of Williamson County, Tennessee 1804 - 1850, complied by Edythe Rucker Whitley, page 133: "McLemore, Atkins J. to Bethenia Dabney, Sept. 7, 1821 BM: J. N. Charten. (Courtesy of Jane A. "Xan" Alexander) In the book "Sketch of the Dabneys of Virginia : with some of their family records" (Chicago: S. D. Childs, 1888, 206 pages), it is noted on p. 180, Record No. 120 supplied by Dr. William Wall Dabney, that "Atkins Jefferson McLemore and Bethinia Dabney, ninth child of John Dabney and Margaret Smith (were married)." (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
  Children	1. Robert Anderson "Andrew" Jefferson McLemore,   b. 28 Jul 1823, Tennessee d. 2 May 1891, Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee (Age 67 years)   2. Margaret Williams McLemore,   b. Abt 1824, Tennessee d. May 1889, Maury County, Tennessee (Age ~ 65 years)   3. Barbara Anne McLemore,   b. 1 Apr 1826, Tennessee d. 11 Feb 1892, Williamson County, Tennessee (Age 65 years)   4. William Sugars McLemore,   b. 1 Feb 1830, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee d. 7 Aug 1908, Murfreesboro, Rutherford County, Tennessee (Age 78 years)   5. John Dabney McLemore,   b. 12 Apr 1832, Williamson County, Tennessee d. Aft 1910, Abilene, Taylor County, Texas (Age 78 years)   6. Dr. Sydney S. McLemore,   b. 6 Jun 1837, Williamson County, Tennessee d. 20 Jan 1860, Lamar County, Texas (Age 22 years)   7. Bethenia Jefferson McLemore,   b. Aft 1837, Tennessee d. Between 1880 and 1900, Texas (Age ~ 42 years)   8. Elizabeth Minor McLemore,   b. Abt 1838, Williamson County, Tennessee d. 22 Aug 1891, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas (Age ~ 53 years)   9. Lemuel P. McLemore,   b. 23 Apr 1841, Maury County, Tennessee d. 16 Jan 1905, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas (Age 63 years)
  Family ID	F8493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2018

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 25 Apr 1803 - North Carolina Marriage - 7 Sep 1821 - Williamson County, Tennessee Death - 24 Jul 1857 - Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S321] Freeman, Mark (mwfgenealogy@verizon.net) "Mostly Southern" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=markfreeman ; Ver. 2008-09-19 17:51:13. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Williamson County, ED 11 9th September 1850 D. Cameron Stamped 264 331-331 (Reliability: 3).