Green McLemore, Jr.

1839 - 1894  (54 years)

• Name	Green McLemore  [1, 2, 3]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	29 Jan 1839	Knox County, Tennessee   [1, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Jan 1894	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Burial	Old Gray Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  Notes	Eddie Maynard xeroxed the following brief biography of Green from "Godspeed's History of Hamilton, Knox, and Shelby Counties of Tennessee", Reprinted from Goodspeed's History 1887. Published by Charles and Randy Elder Booksellers, Nashville, TN, 1974, page 1012. Green McLemore, contractor and builder of Knoxville, is the son of Green and Ellen McLemore. The father was a native of North Carolina and the mother of South Carolina. In early life, both came to Tennessee and located in Knox County,. where they married and passed the remaineder of their days. The father was a farmer by occupation. Of their family of then children, four sons and four daughters are now living; all of sons are mechanics. Our subject was born January 26, 1839, in Knox County. He was reared on the farm and educated int eh common schools. At the age of twenty he came to Knoxville, and learned the carpenter's trade under W. K. Eckles. Having worked chiefly as journeyman until 1872 he began contracting, and has gradually extended his business since. By his marriage to Miss Sarah O. Keyhill in 1869 he became the father of three sons. In 1880 Mr. Alexander Kelley joined him in the business since. In connection with his trade,. Mr. McLemore is interested in agriculture, and owns a fine farm of 180 acres on the Holston River. Amont the better buildings erected by Mr. Kelley and himself are the Hattie House, Girl's high School, First National Bankd and the Knoxville Insurance Company's office. Mr. McLemore is a Republican in politics, and one of the county's best citizens. https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/M175-45P/p1 Name: Green Mclemore Gender: Male Burial Date: Burial Place: Death Date: 05 Jun 1894 Death Place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee Age: 46 Birth Date: 1848 (sic) Birthplace: Occupation: Race: Marital Status: Spouse's Name: Father's Name: Father's Birthplace: Mother's Name: Mother's Birthplace: Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I06791-0 System Origin: Tennessee-EASy Source Film Number: 1276602 Reference Number: 104 Collection: Tennessee Deaths and Burials, 1874-1955 Daily Journal and Journal and Tribune, page [1], vol. X, iss. 100 Publication Date: June 5, 1894 Published as: The Knoxville Journal Location: Knoxville, Tennessee Headline: [No Headline] Article Type: Death Notice Died, at 2:45 this morning, at his home, No. 491 Nelson street, Green McLemore, of cancer of the stomach. Notice of funeral later. (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore) (Research): Census Listings: 1870 Census Tennessee, Know, 7th Ward Knoxville Enumerated 5 July 1870 Page 13 Stamped 433 90-96 McLemore, Green 30 M W Carpenter 1500 Tennessee Feb 24 (dated married within the year) McLemore, Sarah 18 F W Keeping House Tennessee Feb 24 1880 Census Tennessee, Knox County, Part of 12th Civil District Page 40 SD 1 ED 167 Enumerated 24 Jun 1880 362-380 McLemore, Green W M 41 Carpenter Tenn Tenn NC McLemore, Sarah W F 28 Wf Keeping House Tenn Tenn Tenn McLemore, Albert W M 10 Son Tenn Tenn Tenn McLemore, Charley W M 8 Son Tenn Tenn Tenn (The next household enumerated was that of his cousin, Thomas Bartlett McLemore)
  Person ID	I38397	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2014

  
  

  Father	Green McLemore,   b. Abt 1798, North Carolina d. Aft 1860 (Age ~ 63 years)
  Mother	Ellen "Nelly" Cunningham,   b. Abt 1801, Tennessee d. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 80 years)
  Marriage	13 Jun 1827	Knox County, Tennessee   [4]
  	http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt McLemore, Green marr. Cunningham, Nelly on 12 Jun 1827
  Family ID	F11726	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sarah O. Keyhill,   b. Abt 1852, Tennessee d. 12 Mar 1889, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee (Age ~ 37 years)
  Marriage	24 Feb 1869	Tennessee   [2]
  	http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt McLemore, Green marr. Keyhill, Sarah O. on 23 Feb 1869 Melba Gene McLemore found the following article in the Nashville Union and American, dated Saturday, April 25, 1874, Column 2, "All Over The City," the fourth paragraph "Green McLemore, arrested on the charge of bigamy, was discharged by Justice Cassetty yesterday for the want of prosecution." This was about five years after their marriage. This charges does not appear to have led to their divorce, as they appeared together on the 1880 census. Additionally, as the article was published in Nashville, and since Green and Sarah were residents of Knoxville, this may relate to another Green McLemore. The Knoxville Weekley Whig and Chronicle: Wednesday, November 10, 1875 Reported the following real estate transfer registered in the office of the County Clerk for the week ending November 6: "Greene McLemore and wife to Thos. Cooper, trustee, lot."
  Children	1. Albert McLemore,   b. Abt 1870, Knox County, Tennessee d. Yes, date unknown   2. Charles "Charley" McLemore,   b. Abt 1872, Knox County, Tennessee d. 8 Jun 1911, Park City, Knox County, Tennessee (Age ~ 39 years)
  Family ID	F11727	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Sep 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1839 - Knox County, Tennessee Marriage - 24 Feb 1869 - Tennessee Death - 5 Jan 1894 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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