Reuben McLemore

1805 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Reuben McLemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	17 Mar 1805	South Carolina   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Notes	Shown by Ann and Eldon McLemore of Kansas as a son of John McLemore and Winnie Baltice, and sibling to Wesley, Matthew, Dorcas, John and Robert. He is shown on several internet trees, unsourced, as a son of Winnie BATTICE, however no father is listed. One tree lists him as a son of Moses McLemore and Winnie Battice. Merritt Mullen, who is a descendant of Moses McLemore and Vinnie Batiste, says this is incorrect. There was no son named Reuben born to Moses McLemore or his wife Vinnie. Ann and Eldon further note that Reuben organized a Masonic Lodge in Copiah County, MS. Filed a bond for $16,000 in Copiah. Named on the bond were Elizabeth McLemore, Virginia Marsh, Mathew McLemore and Uriah Millsap, dated 5 Dec 1860. Signed by all except Virginia. They also state that guardianship for Mary Ann Whitehead, a daughter of Dorcus, was probated for Mary Ann to Reuben McLemore, brother of her mother, on 22 Mar 1867. They say he died when a tree fell on him. Z 0792.000 MCLEMORE (REUBEN) PAPERS 1840 - 1859 One bill of sale, dated September 21, 1840, for three slaves belonging to Reuben McLemore and sold to Elizabeth Corley for $2,500; one deed of gift for three slaves, dated September 18, 1844, from Elizabeth Corley to her daughter, Elizabeth Corley McLemore, and one land grant, dated March 1, 1859, to Reuben McLemore and signed by President James Buchanan. Mississippi Department of Archives and History http://mdah.state.ms.us/manuscripts/z0792.html Remembering the Slaves of Reuben McLemore Extracted by Linda Durr Rudd LRudd@aol.com negro man WILLIAM and woman CAROLINE -- $200 negro woman NANCY and three children, JACOB, CAROLINE and HENRETTA -- $3000 negro boy PETER -- $1300 three negro girls MARIAH JANE, MARIAH FRANCES and child AMANDA -- $1800 negro woman ROSE -- $600 Note: According to the 1860 Copiah County Slave Schedule, McLemore owned 5 slaves. Caroline was named and listed as being 100 years of age. SOURCE Copiah County Probate Records Microfilm Number: 8227 1860 Copiah County Slave Schedule Microfilm found at Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Nicole Martin posted the following to the Genforum McLemore Surname board: I have Reuben as son of John McLemore. Siblings, if correct, are Robert, Wesley,Reuben, Matthew, John, and Dorcus. There may be more sisters. I find John McLemore in Hinds County in 1830 and Rankin County in 1840. I believe he is the John McLemore listed in the 1810 and 1820 census in Barnwell District, SC. I also do not believe this is the son of Major John McLemore. I believe that his brothers (at least) were Howell and Matthew (see 1810 Barnwell Census). One of Matthew's grandsons, Howell W came to Hinds County to marry and then later returned to Barnwell. Later, Matthew's daughter Sarah Page moves to Copiah County. I believe Howell is the one that ended up in Emanuel County, GA. http://genforum.genealogy.com/mclemore/messages/1039.html (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Mississippi, Copiah County Enumerated 14 Aug 1850 150-150 Reuben McLemore 45 M Farmer 900 SC Elizabeth McLemore 31 F Miss Virginia McLemore 12 F Miss Leonidas McLemore 8 M Mis Elizabeth Corley 64 F SC
  Person ID	I36526	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	??? McLemore,   b. Bef 1785   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Corley,   b. 11 Feb 1819, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	Ann and Eldon McLemore write the James L. McLemore shows her name as CORLY, but that Copiah County Marriage bonds instead show her last name as CONLEY. However, both Census records and The Mississippi State Archives suggest that CORLEY is correct.
  Children	1. Virginia McLemore,   b. 11 Feb 1838, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown   2. Leonidas Washington McLemore,   b. 11 Apr 1842, Mississippi d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11639	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Aug 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Mar 1805 - South Carolina  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S981] McLemore, Ann (Daugherty) and Eldon, 901 Mockingbird Land, Derby, KS 67037. [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.), Mississippi, Copiah County Enumerated 14 Aug 1850 150-150 (Reliability: 3).