Young McLemore

1783 - 1841  (57 years)

• Name	Young McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	9 May 1783	North Carolina   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	20 Feb 1841	Sherman, Sangamon County, Illinois   [2]
  Burial	Fancy Creek Cemetery, Sangamon County, Illinois   [2]
  Notes	Said by Tom Heselting to have been "born 9 March 1783, married Nancy PLUMLEE, moved to Illinois." Said by some, including Tom, to have the middle name ATKINS. A photo of his tombstone is on findagrave.com. It is inscribed Young McLemore, Died Feb. 20, 1841 aged 57 years, 9 months and 11 days. Based on the date of death inscribed on his tombstone, plus the his age at death, he would have actually been born May 9, 1783. There is also some unsourced biographical detail on the findagrave website, as follows: Young married Nancy Ann Plumley abt 1811 in Knox Co., TN. They had 5 (sic) children; John, Priscilla, William, Abigail (Archibald???) and Mary Ellen. Young was a farmer. In Sept of 1835 he purchased 40 acres of land in Sangamon Co., IL 17N-5W section 27. In Sept 1839 he purchased an additional 40 acres 17N-5W section 29. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30823276 John Stromberger writes that Young was as itinerant Methodist minister and a teacher in a circuit that included Illinois, Tennessee, and Kentucky. (Research): Census Information: 1820 Census Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee Young McLemore Free White Males under 16 2 Free White Males 16 thru 25 2 Free White Females 16-25 1 Free White Females Over 25 Number of Free White in Household 6 (Assumed to be for Young McLemore born 1783 in NC and married in 1811 in Knox County, TN, but not verified through other records) 1830 Census Sangamon County, Illinois Young McLemore Free White Males 5 thru 9 1 (James?) Free White Males 10-14 2 (William and Archibald?) Free White Males 15-19 1 (John) Free White Males 40-49 1 (Young) Free White Females 5 thru 9 1 (Mary Ann) Free White Females 10-14 1 (Eleanor/Helen/Ellen) Free White Females 15-19 1 (Martha Matilda) Free White Females 40-49 1 (Nancy) Total Free White Persons 9 Total All Persons 9 Also enumerated in close proximity were Levi Cantrill, Thoams Strawbridge, Mattie Williams, William Cantrill, Charles Snelson, J. Plumby and several MORGAN familes 1840 Census Sangamon, Illinois Indexed on Ancestry.com as Young Mc Simeon Free White Males under 5 1 (James or Joseph of Unknown?) Free White Males 5 thru 9 1 (James or Joseph or Unknown?) Free White Males 10-14 1 (James or Joseph or Unknown?) Free White Males 20-29 2 (William H/Archibald) Free White Males 50-59 1 (Young) Free White Females 15-19 1 (Mary Ann) Free White Females 20-29 1 (Eleanor) Free White Females 50-59 1 (Nancy) Persons employed in agricultue 3 Total Free White Persons 9 Total All Persons 9 Did they have one additional son, born after 1826, that died young and whom is not on the list of Young's descedants prepared by his granddaughter, Harriet McLemore Middleton?
  Person ID	i38312	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	John McLemore, Revolutionary Soldier,   b. Abt 1762, Brunswick County, Virginia d. 30 Jun 1844, Knox County, Tennessee (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Sarah Carnes,   b. Bef 1760   d. Between 1820 and 1830 (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	30 Dec 1780	Granville County, North Carolina   [1]
  	Eddie Maynard, on October 13, 2011, forwarded a transcription of their marriage information. They were shown on a list of GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb. Eddie Maynard has also located and provided a copy of a document he copied from the Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844 The portion of the document naming John's children reads "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of the County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."
  Documents		McLemore, John to Sarah Carnes GRANVILLE MARRIAGES 1753-1868 as follows: McLemore, John & Sarah CARNES, 30 Dec 1780; James Claxton, bm; William Merryman, wit. (page 215). This book was compiled by Brent H. Holcomb, and the xerox is courtesy of Eddie Maynard.
  Family ID	F8239	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Young McLemore,   b. 9 May 1783, North Carolina d. 20 Feb 1841, Sherman, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1808	Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  	Post to GenForum Re: Mary Cantrall, dau. of Thomas and Priscilla McLemore http://genforum.genealogy.com/cantrall/messages/17.html Posted by Jeanne McLemore Roberts (jamjar5174@aol.com) Dated October 19, 2004 Thank you so much for the Cantral information. We (my family) had no idea how the Cantrals were related to each other. I can give you the information that I have on the children of Young McLemore and Nancy Ann Plumly. Priscilla McLemore was one of the nine children of Young McLemore b:1781 (son of John McLemore b:1762 d:6/30/1844 and Sarah Carner (or Carver) b: 1764 and Nancy Ann Plumly. Young and Nancy's children were: Martha Matilda McLemore married to Harmonas Alkire Children: Mary Ann James Young Margaret Caroline William Daniel Dickson Albert Harmonas Priscilla Martha Lee (I have also been told Leander) who died at age 18 John McLemore married to Eliza Cantral Children: Lucinda Clarence William Harvey McLemore married to Rachel Smith (my line) Children: James Monroe Joseph William Young (my great grandfather) Mary Ann Sarah Ellen Robert Jerome Priscilla McLemore married to Thomas Cantral Children: Clarisa Turner Young Francis Thomas Mary Nancy Archibald McLemore-never married Ellen McLemore married to David Cantral Children: Young Lucinda Mary McLemore married to William Stone Children: Young Betty Nancy Ann James McLemore-never married Joseph McLemore-never married I also have a listing of Martha Matilda and Harmonas Alkire's children, their spouses and Martha and Harmonas' grandchildren. I also have information on William Young McLemore's children and his marriages(his first wife died about three months after their wedding) since my line is through William Young McLemore, son of William Harvey McLemore, grandson of Young McLemore. I am interested in any information that you could give me on the McLemores and the Cantrals, especially where I can find documentation of these ancestors. My information comes from a geneaology and papers compiled by my Great Aunt Harriet McLemore Middleton (b:1887). She was a daughter of William Young McLemore and older sister to my grandfather Homer McLemore who was killed accidentally in 1915. James Alkire (jnjalkire@sbcglobal.net) shows they as the parents of (1) John W. McLemore, born 1812 TN and died Aug 1871 Sterling, Whiteside Il; (2) Priscilla D. McLemore born 1814 TN and died May 1847 in Sangamon, married to Thomas Carsey CANTRALL, the son of Levi Cantrall. They were said to be the parents of Young M. CANTRALL, born 1838 in Sangamon, IL and died 1 July 1863 at Vicksburg, MS. (3) Abigail McLemore born 1820 TN and died 1861 and (4) Mary Ellen McLemore born 1826 and died Feb 1856, Athens, IL. James also shows that Young, by an unknown wife, had two additonal children, L. E. McLemore and Hinton McLemore. As these children were reported to be born after Young's death in 1841, this is not likely.
  Children	1. John W. McLemore,   b. Between 1808 and 1812, Tennessee d. Aug 1871, Whiteside County, Illinois (Age 63 years)   2. Martha Matilda McLemore,   b. 10 Jul 1810, Burke County, North Carolina d. Yes, date unknown   3. Priscilla D. McLemore,   b. 14 Sep 1814, Tennessee d. Aft 1846, Illinois (Age 32 years)   4. William Harvey McLemore,   b. Abt 1816, Tennessee d. 12 Dec 1863, Illinois (Age 47 years)   5. Archibald McLemore,   b. Aft 1818, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   6. Eleanor A. "Helen" "Ellen" McLemore,   b. 20 Mar 1820, Tennessee d. 15 Jan 1864 (Age 43 years)   7. James McLemore,   b. Between 1821 and 1826, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   8. Mary Ann McLemore,   b. Abt 1825, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   9. Joseph McLemore,   b. Aft 1831, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2011

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 9 May 1783 - North Carolina Marriage - Bef 1808 - Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents

  McLemore, John, Affidavit listing his children (close up), from Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844; Courtesy of Eddie Maynard "Personally appeared in open court Elijah Perry and Thomas J. White, who first being duly sworn ??? and say that they were personally acquainted with John McLemore and attest he was a pensioner of the United States and was a resident of tthe County of Knox, in the State of Tennessee, and died in the county and State aforesaid in the year 1844, on the 30 day of June, he left no widow, but the following children whose names are: Archibald, Richard, Young, Green, James, William, Nancy, Patsey and Ally McLemore, all of whom are now living. Court adjourned 'till tomorrow morning 12 o'clock. Signed by J. Anderson, John Roberts, A. W. Armstrong."

  
  

• Sources

  [S1121] Maynard, Eddie "My Monroe County, Tennessee Genealogy" (Genealogy Blog), (http://mymonroecountytngenealogy.blogspot.com/). [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.). [S48] 1840 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. Sixth Census of the United States, 1840. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1840. M704, 580 rolls. This database details those persons enumerated in the 1840 United States Federal Census, the Sixth Census of the United States. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1840 Federal Census. Enumerators of the 1840 census were asked to include the following categories in the census: name of head of household, number of free white males and females, number of other free persons, names of slave owners and number of slaves, number of foreigners, and town or district and county of residence.), Sangamon County, Illinois (Reliability: 3). [S1138] Knox County, Tennessee County Court Minute Book, Vol. 17, Page 320 dated December 2, 1844, (http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/knox/vitals/marriages/knxmrm-m.txt).