Assumed to be a son of Joel McLemore and Temperence Goodwyn based on both his name and location.
(Research):Census Information:
1850 Census
Kentucky, Logan, District 1
Enumerated 16th August 1850 by J. M. Todd
Stamped 10
138-144
Goodwin McLemore 40 M Farmer N. Carolina
Mary McLemore 50 F Kentucky
1860 Census
Kentucky, Logan, District 1, Post Office Russellville
Enumerated 24 July 1860
Page 103
770-755
Goodwin McLemore 50 M Farmer 1100 575 N.C.
Mary McLemore 50 F Housekeeper Ky
Mary McLemore 12 F Ky
James McLemore 11 M Ky
Both Mary and James are noted as having attended school during the year. It appears very likely that they were the orphaned children of John and Caroline McLemore, who were residents of Logan County, Kentucky at the 1850 census, but can not be found in 1860.