Elisha Right McLemore

1860 - 1922  (62 years)

• Name	Elisha Right McLemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	12 Jan 1860	Jefferson County, Arkansas   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Sep 1922	Rains County, Texas   [1]
  Burial	Colony Church Of Christ Cemetery, Alba, Rains County, Texas
  Notes	Dolores McKee writes that Elisha was orphaned at a young age, his mother dying in childbirth and his father dying in the Civil War when Elisha was still a toddler. He was raised in the Star City area with the children of his Uncle Sterling, who had also died in the Civil War. Dolores McLemore McKee writes: "Elisha was raised by a black lady. The story is told of his returning to Arkansas in the late 1800's and a black lady standing on the porch waving her apron and shouting that her baby had come home. It is believed that this may have been a lady working for the Heflin family. One of Elisha's sisters had married into the Heflin family and it is reported that they had several slaves. Our aunts, Ida, Maybelle and Rosie, stepchildren of Elisha, were witness to this occasion. Elisha had left Arkansas earlier. When he reached the age of 18 - 20, he packed his saddle bags and headed for Texas. Whether by chance or by plans he ended up in Rains County Texas. There he married 3 times. His first two wives died very soon after their marriages. The brides were Alice Lowery and Sarah Simpkins. One of these ladies had a son that they named Luther. Elisha turned him over to a Smith family and he was raised there in East Texas. By his 3rd wife, Susan Byrum,he fathered 8 more children, two of whom died as toddlers. He died in 1922 and is buried in Colony Cemetery in Alba, Tx. Susan died in Fresno, CA. in 1947 while visiting her children, all of whom had moved there in the mid 1930s. She is buried in Fresno. All of these brothers and sisters were facing very hard times in East Texas so they headed to the land of Plenty = California. They were able to improve their living conditions greatly. Only the two brothers left California for their native Texas. The rest of the(Elisha) McLemore bunch is scattered to the four corners of the world." (Research): Census Information: 1880 Census Columbus McLemore Self M Male W 24 Ar Farming Emmie McLemore Wife M Female W 20 Ar Keeping House Ellie McLemore Dtr S Female W 2 months Ark Ark Ark Stephen McLemore Brother S Male W 26 Ar Farm Hand Elishie McLemore Cousin S Male W 20 Ar Farm Hand Source Information: Choctaw, Lincoln County, Arkansas Family History Library Film 1254049 NA Film Number T9-0049 Page 32C 1900 Census Texas, Rains County, Justice Precinct No. 5 Enumerated 22 June 1900 SD 7 ED 76 Sheet 8B 131-131 McLimore, Elisha Hd W M Jun 1861 39 M 13 Ark Ark Ark Farmer McLimore, J.A. Wife W F May 1869 31 m 13 6/6 Tx Tx Tx Reed, Ida D D-in-Law W F Aug 1885 14 S Tx Tx Tx Reed, Mabel D-in-law W F Jun 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx Reed, Rosie D-in-law W F Aug 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx McLimore, Lillie B Dtr W F March 1893 7 S Tx Ark Tx McLimore, Emmett Dtr W F Nov 1896 3 S Tx Ark Tx McLimore, Varnettie Dtr W F Aug 1898 1 S Tx ARk Tx 1910 Census Texas, Rains County, Precinct #5 Enumerated 14 April 1910 SD 4 ED 139 Sheet 3 B (Bottom) and 4A (Top) Stamped 36 65-65 McLemore, Lish Hd M W 50 M2 18 Ark Ark Ark Farmer McLemore, Anna Wif F W 39 M2 18 9/7 Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Lillie Dtr F W 17 S Tx Ark Tx Farm Laborer McLemore, Emily Dtr F W 14 S Tx Ark Tx Farm Laborer McLemore, Angelo Son M W 7 S Tx Ark Tx McLemore, Eufala Dtr F W 4 S Tx Ark Tx 1920 Census Texas, Rains County, Justice Precinct 5 Enumerated 13 Jan 1920 SD 4 ED 151 Sheet 7A 122-127 McLemore, E.R. Head M W 64 M Ark Ark Ark Farmer McLemore, Anner Wf F W 49 M Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Am Son M W 17 S Tx Ark Tx McLemore, Follie Dtr F W 14 S Tx Ark Tx McLemore, Robert Son M W 6 S Tx Ark Tx McLemore, Mosel Dtr F W 7 S Tx Ark Tx 1930 Census Texas, Rains County, Precinct 5 Enumerated April 7, 1930 ED 190-7 SD 11 Sheet 5A 92-93 McLemore, Annie Hd M (sic) W 60 Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Angelo Son M W 27 Tx Tx Tx McLemore, Robert Son M W 19 Tx Tx Tx McLemore (sic), Rosey Dtr F W 38 Tx Tx Tx
  Person ID	I28666	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Rufus K. McLemore,   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee d. 23 Jul 1862, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas (Age ~ 31 years)
  Mother	Mary Martha Daniels,   b. Between 1837 and 1838, Arkansas d. Abt 1860 (Age ~ 23 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1856	Jefferson County, Arkansas   [1]
  Family ID	F9268	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sarah Simpkins,   b. Bef 1869, Tennessee d. Aft 1888, Texas (Age ~ 20 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887
  Children	1. Luther M. McLemore,   b. 25 Jan 1888, Texas d. 27 Sep 1944, Alba, Wood County, Texas (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F13716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2015

  
  

  Family 2	Susan "Susie" "Jim Ann" "Granny Mack" Byram,   b. 9 Sep 1867, Alba, Wood County, Texas d. 20 Aug 1947, Fresno County, California (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1892	Texas
  	The 1910 census showed that both of them had been married twice, for 18 years, putting the date that they would have married at around 1892. This would make it appear that the Elisha's three oldest daughters, listed with he and Susan at the time of the 1900 census, were all born shortly after their marriage.
  Children	1. Lillie Mae McLemore,   b. 5 Mar 1893, Alba, Wood County, Texas d. 18 Dec 1977, Fresno County, California (Age 84 years)   2. Emily McLemore,   b. 25 Oct 1897, Texas d. 28 Oct 1941, Fresno County, California (Age 44 years)   3. Varnetta "Nettie" McLemore,   b. Aug 1898, Texas d. 27 Mar 1904, Rains County, Texas (Age ~ 5 years)   4. Essie McLemore,   b. 29 Sep 1901, Texas d. 27 Mar 1904, Texas (Age 2 years)   5. Angelo McLemore,   b. 7 Jan 1903, Rains County, Texas d. 15 Aug 1959, Carroll County, Arkansas (Age 56 years)   6. Eufalia "Fallie" McLemore,   b. 30 Apr 1905, Alba, Wood County, Texas d. 2 Nov 1993, Fresno County, California (Age 88 years)   7. Robert Lee McLemore,   b. 11 Oct 1910, Rains County, Texas d. 8 Mar 1992 (Age 81 years)   8. Mozelle McLemore,   b. 12 Jan 1914, Rains County, Texas d. 10 Apr 2002, California (Age 88 years)
  Family ID	F9286	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2015

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 12 Jan 1860 - Jefferson County, Arkansas Marriage - Abt 1892 - Texas Death - 27 Sep 1922 - Rains County, Texas Burial - - Colony Church of Christ Cemetery, Alba, Rains County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  McLemore, Elisha Right B. 1860 Arkansas D. 1922 Texas Dolores McKee writes that Elisha was orphaned at a young age, his mother dying in childbirth and his father dying in the Civil War when Elisha was still a toddler. He was raised in the Star City area with the children of his Uncle Sterling, who had also died in the Civil War. He left for East Texas in the 1890's, where he was said to have had relatives already living.

  
  

• Sources

  [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php). [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.), Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bartholomew Township, Post Offi ce Pine Bluff (Reliability: 3).