At the time of the 1910 census, he was listed as single and as of the head of a household consisting only of his mother and himself.
(Research):Census Information:
1910 Census
Mississippi, Forrest County, Beat 2
Enumerated 21 May 1910 by Luther M. Cox
SD 6 ED 15 Sheet 24B
452-454
McLemore, Joseph Hd M W 48 S Miss Miss Miss Farmer
McLemore, Martha Mother F W 72 Widowed Miss Miss Miss