Sarah ???

Abt 1830 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Sarah ???  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1830	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Based on the census records below, several researchers have shown her to be Sarah Alford Fortson, the daughter of Samuel Higginbotham Fortson and his wife Mary Alford. Mary Alford Fortson married second, William McLemore, Sr. 1850 Federal Census Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Southern District Enumerated 25 Nov 1850 by Wm. White 203-212 Wm McLemore 46 M Farmer $4500 NC Mary McLemore 43 F NC Amos McLemore 20 M Farmer Miss Francis P McLemore 16 F Miss William* McLemore 14 M Miss Wm. G. Fortson 18 M Farmer Miss (stepchild) Joseph Fortson 16 M Farmer Miss (stepchild) Sarah* A Fortson 12 F Miss (stepchild) Rowena McLemore 5? F Miss John McLemore 7 M Miss However this has not been proven. As seen above, Sarah A. Fortson was said to have been born circa 1837-1838 in Mississippi, whereas the widowed Sarah McLemore seems to have been born ca 1830-1831 in Tennessee. Additionally, Sarah Fortson would have given birth to William McLemore at the age of 12 or 13. Census Information: 1850 Census Not located, unless the 1850 census listing above is for the same Sarah. 1860 Census Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat 3 719-698 Sarah McLemore 30 F Farmer 4800 $300 Tenn William A McLemore 10 M Miss Joseph G McLemore 8 M Miss Martha A. McLemore 6 F Miss George H.W. McLemore 2 M Miss John** McLemore 19 M Farm Laborer Miss **Appears to be the son of William McLemore and Mary Alford of Lauderdale County, Mississippi 1870 Census Mississippi, Scott County, Beat 2 Enumerated 3 Aug 1870 Page 31, Stamped 21 222-222 McLemore, M 39 F W Keeping House 257 Tenn McLemore, Wm 20 M W Farmer Miss McLemore, Joseph 18 M W Farmer Miss McLemore, A. 14 F W Student Miss McLemore, Geo 12 M W Student Miss
  Person ID	I26688	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Marriage	Bef 1850
  Children	1. William A. McLemore,   b. Abt 1850, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   2. Joseph G. McLemore,   b. Abt 1852, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   3. Martha A. McLemore,   b. Abt 1854, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Bowie, Montague County, Texas   4. George H.W. McLemore,   b. Abt 1858, Lauderdale County, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8817	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Jun 2009

  
  

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  [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.), Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat 3 719-698 (Reliability: 3).