Lemuel P. McLemore

1841 - 1905  (63 years)

• Name	Lemuel P. McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	23 Apr 1841	Maury County, Tennessee   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Jan 1905	Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas   [2]
  Burial	Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas   [2]
  Notes	At the time of the 1870 census, he appears to have been a boarder in the home of Joseph and Eliza ALEXANDER in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. They were listed in the 22nd Civil District of Maury County, on page 55. Lemuel P. McLemore was shown as age 28, Male, White, born in Tennessee, with personal property worth $6,000 and his occupation was shown as "at home." Eliza was Lemuel's older sister. Betty Pritchett instead lists his date of death as 16 January 1906, Texas. He spent his life a as a farmer. She added that "During World war II, when my Dad was travelling to California for shipment to the Pacific war front, he visited these Texas McLemores and was pleased to meet many relatives." Melba Gene McLemore located his obituary, published in "The Herald and Mail (Columbia, Tennessee), Friday, 19 January 1906, page 7: Mr. Lemuel P. M'Lemore. Columbia friends received news Monday of the death at Hillsboro, Texas, of Mr. Lemuel P. McLemore, who left Columbia only a fw weeks since with Mrs. McLemore to visit their son, Mr. Frierson McLemore. Mr. McLemore made Columbia his home for many years, but for the last few years he has been living at Spring Hill. Some years since he suffered a stroke of paralysis and has since been a great sufferer. The immediate cause of his death was congestion, and the end came Monday. The funeral and interment was at Hillsboro. Deceased is survived by his wife, one son, Mr. Frierson McLemore, and one daughter, Mrs. James D. Richardson Jr., of Murfreesboro. He leaves many friends in Columbia and Maury county. (Research):Census Information 1880 Federal Census Household: Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace Lem MC LEMORE Self M Male W 39 TN Farm VA NC L. M. MC LEMORE Wife M Female W 38 TN Keep House TN TN W. F. MC LEMORE Son S Male W 6 TN TN TN M. M. MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 3 TN TN TN Source Information: Census Place District 22, Maury, Tennessee Family History Library Film 1255271 NA Film Number T9-1271 Page Number 64D
  Person ID	I25568	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	2 Nov 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	Lesey Mary Frierson,   b. 10 Jun 1842, Tennessee d. 27 Jan 1924 (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	14 Nov 1872	Maury County, Tennessee   [1]
  Family ID	F8501	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Apr 1841 - Maury County, Tennessee Marriage - 14 Nov 1872 - Maury County, Tennessee Death - 16 Jan 1905 - Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas  = 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. [S869] Hill County Genealogical Society, Ridge Park Cemetery Index, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txhcgs/cemeteryindex.htm. [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 L P McLamore, age 19, in the household of his brother, Robert Anderson McLemore (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).