Robert Anderson "Andrew" Jefferson McLemore

1823 - 1891  (67 years)

• Name	Robert Anderson "Andrew" Jefferson McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Nickname	Andrew
  Birth	28 Jul 1823	Tennessee   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	2 May 1891	Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee   [1]
  Notes	MaryLynn Santa lists him with a much earlier date of death, June 1849. However, he appears to have still been living with his mother, listed as Andrew?, at the time of the 1850 US Census (Andrew McLemore, 27, M Farmer, Tennessee) Betty Pritchett notes that: ccording to 1860 census records, Robert Anderson McLemore had real estate valued at $20,000 and a personal wealth of $14,000. By 1870, His real estate was valued at $8,000 and his personal wealth was $800. If a person's wealth was $25,000 in 1860, it would equal $1.9 million in 2008 currency. As a general rule to convert antebellum money into 2008 currency, multiply by 75. (This multiplier was derived at by comparing a skilled laborer's wages of roughly $500 in the 1840s to an average family income in 2008 of around $37,500.) In 1850, a single field hand was worth $1100 to $1800. This amount converts roughly to $75,000 to $135,000 in 2008 currency. Copy of the will recorded in Maury County, Tennessee. I, R. A. McLemore, now a citizen of Maury Co. Tenn. Make will . . . . I request that my just debts be paid out of the first monies that come into the hands of my executors. I owe $130.00 to dau. Sallie R. McLemore, and $200 to dau. Dora Kesterton. I desire these to be paid. To by beloved wife Rebecca - the rents of my farm in Williamson County for the present year 1891. I request that my funeral expenses be first paid out of said rent money. To daus. Sallie R. McLemore, Dora Kesterton, wife of John T. Kesterton, Narcissus Cornelius, wife of George Cornelius, the sum of $50 each and to my son Jeff McLemore $5. All the residue of property to my son Claiborne Kinnard McLemore, which consists of my Williamson farm, which was purchased with the means of his mother, my second wife. Mar. 17, 1903 Claiborne Kinnard McLemore rec'd from his father's will an additional $346. He chose to pay the monies owed to his sisters himself rather than rely on the estate. He wanted to avoid the need to sell the properties he inherited. I wrote this so my children and grandchildren would have a clue about their background. My father told many stories about his ancestors. He said that R.A. McLemore had a red beard and you could hear him calling hogs over a wide area. My grandfather became a professional gambler on the riverboats up and down the Mississippi. He married twice. When he made enough money gambling, he retired and married. Patti deGraffenreid who bore him one child. She died about a month after giving birth. I have the dates somewhere. After a while he married my grandmother Nellie Theresda Green. She had four children; only one lived to adulthood (my father). (Research): Census Information: 1860 Federal Census Tennessee, Maury County, District 22, PO Spring Hill Page 105 741-730 RA McLamore 38 N Farner 20,000 14, 000 Tenn M H McLamore 30 F Tenn S R McLamore 7 F Tenn S D McLamore 5 F Tenn A J McLamore 3 M Tenn N M McLamore 1 F Tenn L P McLamore 19 M Farmer $--- $300 Tebb 1870 Federal Census Tennessee, Maury County, District 22, Post Office Columbia Enumerated July 1870 by J.B. Alderman Page 13, Stamped 624 79-88 McLemore, Robert 47 M W Farmer $8000 $800 Tennessee McLemore, Annie 34 F W Housekeeper Tennessee McLemore, Sallie 17 F W At School Tennessee McLemore, Maggie 17 F W At School Tennessee McLemore, Dora 15 F W At School Tennessee McLemore, Jefferson 13 M W At School Tennessee McLemore, Narcissa 11 F W At School Tennessee McLemore, Mary 1/12 F W At Home Tennessee 1880 Federal Census Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Andrew MCLEMORE Self M Male W 57 TN Farmer TN TN Ann MCLEMORE Wife M Female W 45 TN Keeping House TN TN Maggie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 26 TN At Home TN TN Sallie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 26 TN At Home TN TN Dora MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 24 TN At Home TN TN Narcisse MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 20 TN School Teacher TN TN Claiborne MCLEMORE Son S Male W 8 TN TN TN Virgin CORE Other S Female B 25 TN Cook TN TN Johnnie CORE Other S Male B 1 TN TN TN Source Information: Census Place District 10, Williamson, Tennessee Family History Library Film 1255286 NA Film Number T9-1286 Page Number 148D
  Person ID	I25553	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. 9 Mar 1801, North Carolina d. 30 May 1849, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Bethenia Smith Dabney,   b. 25 Apr 1803, North Carolina d. 24 Jul 1857, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee (Age 54 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)
  Family ID	F8493	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Mary Harwood McEwen,   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee d. Aft 1860, Tennessee (Age ~ 30 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1851	Williamson County, Tennessee   [2]
  	Williamson County marriages, courtesy of Tom Heseltine Robert A. McLEMORE -- Mary McEWEN 23 Dec 1851 Robert A. McLEMORE -- Ann F. KINNARD 16 Jul 1868 Didn't locate a third marriage yet.
  Children	1. Maggie A. McLemore,   b. Sep 1853, Tennessee d. 27 Dec 1884, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee (Age ~ 31 years)   2. Sallie Reese McLemore,   b. Sep 1853, Tennessee d. Abt 1909 (Age ~ 55 years)   3. Medora "Dora" McLemore,   b. Abt 1855, Tennessee d. Abt 1923 (Age ~ 68 years)   4. Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. 13 Mar 1857, Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee d. 4 Mar 1929, Laredo, Webb County, Texas (Age 71 years)   5. Narcissa M. McLemore,   b. Abt 1859, Tennessee d. Abt 1936 (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F11282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 May 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Ann Fleming "Annie" Kinnard,   b. Abt 1836, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	16 Jul 1868	Williamson County, Tennessee
  	Williamson County marriages, courtesy of Tom Heseltine Robert A. McLEMORE -- Mary McEWEN 23 Dec 1851 Robert A. McLEMORE -- Ann F. KINNARD 16 Jul 1868 Didn't locate a third marriage yet.
  Children	1. Mary McLemore,   b. Abt 1870, Tennessee d. Abt 1871, Tennessee (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Claiborne Kinnard McLemore,   b. Abt 1872, Williamson County, Tennessee d. 27 May 1944, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee (Age ~ 72 years)
  Family ID	F8667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Oct 2010

  
  

  Family 3	Rebecca E. Frierson,   b. Abt 1845   d. Abt 1914 (Age ~ 69 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1887
  	Tom Heseltine emails that this might be the marriage record of Robert and his third wife: Marriage Maury County Tennessee 25 Jan 1887 R. A. McLEMORE -- Rebecca E. FRIERSON Rebecca seems to be sister to Lecey Mary FRIERSON, wife of Lemuel McLEMORE, who is brother to Robert Anderson McLEMORE. Frierson girls daughters of Samuel Wickliffe FRIERSON and Eliza M. GANT. Both were school teachers. This info NEEDS confirmation. I offer it as a lead.
  Family ID	F14346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 28 Jul 1823 - Tennessee Marriage - 23 Dec 1851 - Williamson County, Tennessee Marriage - 16 Jul 1868 - Williamson County, Tennessee Death - 2 May 1891 - Columbia, Maury 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. [S56] Ancestry.com - Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database online]. [S98] 1860 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. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth 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 1860 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Maury County, District 22, PO Spring Hill Page 105 741-730 R A McLamore, age 38 (Reliability: 3). [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).