1898 - 1965 (67 years)
Generation: 1
1. | Sterling Cornelius McLemore was born on 14 Jul 1898 in Lincoln County, Arkansas (son of Wright C. McLemore and Willie Bailey); died on 30 Nov 1965 in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas; was buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas. Notes:
Melba Gene McLemore shows his year of birth as 1899. The SSDI instead shows his date of birth as 14 July 1900. The year inscribed on his headstone, presumed to be correct, is 1898.
(Research):
Census Listings:
1930 Census
Arkansas, Lincoln County, Owen
Enumerated April 2, 1930
ED 40-19 SD 10 Sheet 1B
10-10
McLemore, Sterling Hd M W 29 M@17 Ark Ark Ark Laborer Miss Fuel Corp
McLemore, Elma Wf F W 26 M@14 Ark Ark Ark
McLemore, Freddie Mae Dtr F W 10 S Ark Ark Ark
McLemore, P. D. Son M WS 8 S Ark Ark Ark
McLemore, Alton Son M W 5 S Ark Ark Ark
McLemore, Felix Son M W 2 S Ark Ark Ark
McLemore, Willie Dtr F W 6/12 S Ark Ark Ark
Sterling married Elna Ophelia Bass on 2 Jun 1918 in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Elna was born on 15 Jan 1904 in Arkansas; died on 5 Oct 1983 in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas; was buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Notes:
Married:
At the time of their marriage, he was a resident of Pine Bluff and she of Winchester, Desha, Arkansas. FHL Film #983120.
Children:
- Freddie Mae McLemore was born on 27 Jul 1919 in Jefferson County, Arkansas; died on 1 Apr 2000 in Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas; was buried in Grapevine Cemetery, Grapevine, Grant County, Arkansas.
- P. D. McLemore was born on 18 May 1921 in Grapevine, Grant County, Arkansas; died on 23 Jul 2007 in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas.
- Alton Vanoy McLemore was born on 14 Sep 1923 in Lincoln County, Arkansas; died on 21 Nov 1988 in El Dorado, Union County, Arkansas; was buried in Rest Haven Memorial Gardens, Norphlet, Union County, Arkansas.
- Baby Daughter McLemore was born on 19 Apr 1926 in Arkansas; died on 19 Apr 1926 in Arkansas; was buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
- Felix Cornelius "Mac" McLemore was born on 27 Apr 1927 in Jefferson County, Arkansas; died on 17 Dec 2007 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas; was buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
- Willie Elizabeth McLemore was born on 27 Sep 1929 in Arkansas; died on 29 Dec 1931.
- Agnes Fay McLemore was born on 11 Jul 1932 in Arkansas; died on 23 Sep 2015; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Yazoo City, Yazoo County, Mississippi.
- Henry Allen McLemore was born on 18 Mar 1935 in Arkansas; died on 2 Dec 1935 in Arkansas.
- Betty Louise McLemore was born on 11 Jun 1939 in Glendale Community, Lincoln County, Arkansas; died on 10 Jul 2016 in Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas; was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas.
- Living
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Generation: 2
2. | Wright C. McLemore was born in Mar 1861 in Arkansas (son of Sterling C. McLemore and Elvira Malissa "Missy" Mary Reynolds); died between 1901 and 1904. Notes:
Melba Gene McLemore shows that he married three times, to Lola DERASAUL, Elizabeth BURKHAM Mason (his first cousin, daughter of his mother's sister Victoria Reynolds Mason), and Willie BAILEY.
Was Wright the father of Maggie McLemore, born in Jan 1891 in Arkansas? Maggie was living with her grandmother, Elvira McLemore Newman in Lincoln County, Arkansas at the time of the 1900 census.
Melba Gene indicates that sometime before, Wright had married to his third wife, Willie Bailey, and they were living in Owen, Lincoln County, Arkansas at the time of the 1900 census. Living with them was 6 year old James Harmon, born March 1894, a step son to Wright, born to Willie during her first marriage. They were also the parents of 10 month old Sterling McLemore.
In 1910, Willie Bailey Harmon McLemore was remarried to Eli BENNINGFILED. They were living in Niven Twp, Jefferson County, Arkansas with their blended family.
(Research):Census Information:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
James SMITH Self M Male W 30 MS Farmer MS MS
Beckey SMITH Wife M Female W 30 AR Keeps House AL GA
Rasa SMITH Dau S Female W 8 AR MS AR
David SMITH Son S Male W 5 AR MS AR
Lula SMITH Dau S Female W 3 AR MS AR
W. A. SMITH Son S Male W 5M AR MS AR
Wright MCLEMORE Other S Male W 18 AR Works On Farm AR AR
Source Information:
Census Place Owen, Lincoln, Arkansas
Family History Library Film 1254049 NA Film Number T9-0049
Page Number 51B
1880 Census
Arkansas, Lincoln County, Owen Twp
Enumerated 10 June 1880
Stamped 54
103-106
Newman, Chas. W M 37 Farmer Canada Canada Canada
Newman, Messy W F 43 Wife Keeping House Ala SC Ga
McLemore, Wrigh W M 19 Step-son Works on Farm Ark Tenn Ark*
Newman George W M 7 Son Ark Canada Ala
Newman, Chas. W M 6 Son Ark Canada Ala
Newman, Joseph W M 1 Son Ark Canada Ala
*This was written, and then lined through. Wright McLemore was also listed as a boarder in the Smith Home in Owen, Lincoln, Arkansas at the 1880 census, working as a farm laborer. The enumerator must have crossed him off the census in his mother's home to avoid double counting him.
1900 Census
Arkansas, Lincoln County, Owen Township
Enumerated 2 June 1900 by J.A. Blythe
SD 6, ED 119, Sheet 2B
31-32
McLemore, Wright Hd W M Apr 1861 39 D? Ark Tn Ala Farmer
McLemore, Willie Wife W F Sep 1878 21 M 2 Ark Ga Ark
McLemore, Sterling Son W M July 1899 10/12 S Ark Ark Ark
Harmon, James StepSon W M Mary 1894 6 S Ark Ark Ark
Wright married Willie Bailey between 1894 and 1898 in Arkansas. Willie was born in Sep 1878 in Arkansas; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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3. | Willie Bailey was born in Sep 1878 in Arkansas; and died. Notes:
(Research):Census Information:
1900 Census
Arkansas, Lincoln County, Owen Township
Enumerated 2 June 1900 by J.A. Blythe
SD 6, ED 119, Sheet 2B
31-32
McLemore, Wright Hd W M Apr 1861 39 D? Ark Tn Ala Farmer
McLemore, Willie Wife W F Sep 1878 21 M 2 Ark Ga Ark
McLemore, Sterling Son W M July 1899 10/12 S Ark Ark Ark
Harmon, James StepSon W M Mary 1894 6 S Ark Ark Ark
1910 Census
Arkansas, Jefferson County, Niven Township
Enumerated 21 May 1910
11-11
Benningfield, Eli M Hd M W 57 m 2 7 NC NC NC Farmer
Benningfield, Willie Wf F W 33 M3 7 8/7 Ark Ga Ark
Benningfield, Mason Dtr F W 5 S Ark NC Ark
Benningfield, Myrtle Dtr F W 4 S Ark NC Ark
Benningfield, Willie F Son M W 2 S Ark NC Ark
Benningfield, Lonnie Son M w 6/12 Ark NC Ark
Harmon, Jim StepSon M W 15 S Ark Sc Ark Laborer Farm
Macklimore, Sterling StepSon M W 11 S Ark Ark Ark
Macklimore, Eula StepSon M W 9 S Ark Ark Ark
Children:
- 1. Sterling Cornelius McLemore was born on 14 Jul 1898 in Lincoln County, Arkansas; died on 30 Nov 1965 in Wilmar, Drew County, Arkansas; was buried in Fitzhugh Cemetery, Jefferson County, Arkansas.
- Eulas McLemore was born about 1901 in Arkansas; and died.
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Generation: 3
4. | Sterling C. McLemore was born about 1833 in Tennessee (son of Wright McLemore, Of Arkansas and ??? ???); died on 22 Jul 1862 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas. Notes:
His middle name is listed by some as Columbus, but Coy McLemore instead shows his middle name as Cornelius. Melba Gene McLemore has located land transactions of Sterling McLemore's on record at the Little Rock land office dating to early 1860.
Died as a result of the Civil War, in a field hospital in Little Rock, Arkansas. He and his brother, Rufus, who both enlisted in the 26th Arkansas Infantry on the same day as Sterling, died in the same hospital just a few days apart. Their older brother, John, had died three months previously, also after being hospitalized in Little Rock.
(Research):Census Information:
1860 Census
Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bartholomew Twp, Post Office Pine Bluff
Page 10 (handwritten)
#367-317
S.C. McLemore 27 M Farmer
E.M. McLemore 24 F Alabama
H.E. McLemore 2 F Arkansas
M.J. McLemore 3/12 F Arkansas
Brothers Rufus and John are in the same census, on pages 1 and 3
1870 Census
Arkansas, Drew County, Mill Creek Twp, P.O. Branchmill
Enumerated 24 Aug 1870
Page 13, Stamped 638
100-111
McLamore, Mary 34 F W Keeping House $--- $50 Alabama
McLamore, Harriet 13 F W At Home Arkansas
By 1900, Elvira Mary had remarried, and she and her second husband Charles NEWMAN are living in Owen, Lincoln County, Arkansas with her granddaughter, Maggie McLemore, born 1891.
(Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
Sterling married Elvira Malissa "Missy" Mary Reynolds on 19 Sep 1856 in Jefferson County, Arkansas. Elvira was born on 24 Feb 1836 in Alabama; died on 7 Nov 1907 in Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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5. | Elvira Malissa "Missy" Mary Reynolds was born on 24 Feb 1836 in Alabama; died on 7 Nov 1907 in Star City, Lincoln County, Arkansas. Notes:
Melba Gene noted that Elvira had a sister, Victoria Adaline Reynolds, who married Arcy Mason. They had a daughter anmes Elizbeth Burkham Mason, who was later married to her first cousin, Wright McLemore.
(Research):Census Information:
1860 Census
Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bartholomew Twp, Post Office Pi
ne Bluff
Page 10 (handwritten)
#367-317
S.C. McLemore 27 M Farmer
E.M. McLemore 24 F Alabama
H.E. McLemore 2 F Arkansas
M.J. McLemore 3/12 F Arkansas
1870 Census
Arkansas, Drew County, Mill Creek Twp, P.O. Branchmill
Enumerated 24 Aug 1870
Page 13, Stamped 638
100-111
McLamore, Mary 34 F W Keeping House $--- $50 Alabama
McLamore, Harriet 13 F W At Home Arkansas
1880 Census
Arkansas, Lincoln County, Owen Twp
Enumerated 10 June 1880
Stamped 54
103-106
Newman, Chas. W M 37 Farmer Canada Canada Canada
Newman, Messy W F 43 Wife Keeping House Ala SC Ga
McLemore, Wrigh W M 19 Step-son Works on Farm Ark Tenn Ark*
Newman George W M 7 Son Ark Canada Ala
Newman, Chas. W M 6 Son Ark Canada Ala
Newman, Joseph W M 1 Son Ark Canada Ala
*This was written, and then lined through. Wright McLemore was also listed as a boarder in the Smith Home in Owen, Lincoln, Arkansas at the 1880 census, working as a farm laborer. The enumerator must have crossed him off the census in his mother's home to avoid double counting him.
1900 Census
Arkansas, Lincoln County, Owen Township
Enumerated in June, 1900 by J.A. Blythe
SD 6, ED 119, Sheet 1B
17-18
Newman, Charles Hd W M July 1848 56 m 28 Canada/French Canada Canada Farmer
Newman, Elvira Wife W F Feb 1836 64 M 28 3/3 Ala SC Ga
Newman, Chas O Son W M Nov 1874 25 S Ark Canada Alabama
Newman, Joseph Son W M Oct 1878 21 S Ark Canada Alabama
McLemore, Maggie G-Dtr W F Jan 1891 9 S Ark Ark Ark
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Generation: 4
8. | Wright McLemore, Of Arkansas was born about 1800 in North Carolina; died before 1850 in Arkansas. Notes:
Melba Gene McLemore noted that in both the April 7, 1824 and July 5, 1826 issue of THE VILLAGE MESSENGER, published in Fayetteville, Lincoln County, Tennessee, a Wright M'LEMORE was listed among those for whom dead letters were being held at the Fayetteville Post Office. This makes him very likely a brother of Joel and Sterling McLemore, whose families were in Fayetteville, Tennessee during this same time frame. Joel and Sterling were sons of Sterling and Rebecca McLemore of Fayette County, Kentucky, originally from North Carolina.
It is possible, however, that Wright was instead a son of Wright McLemore and Sarah Ransome of North Carolina.
Melba Gene McLemore has the following Oral Family History from Coy McLemore, born 1940 and living in Sheridan, Arkansas in July, 2005:
"His Daddy (Eluas McLemore) spoke often of his grandfather, Wright McLemore. He said that Wright and a brother came to Arkansas together. Granddaddy Wright stayed in Arkansas, and the other brother left for Lousiana..." (very likely this was Keton Jones McLemore, born ca 1809 in Kentucky and living in Sabine Parish, Louisiana at the time of the 1850 census). Coy didn't recall were the McLemore's lived prior to Arkansas, but reported that the family was Scoth/Irish.
Dolores McLemore McKee reports that all three of Wright's sons died as a result of the Civil War, and that his sons all left children to be raised by their mothers and family members.
(Research):
Census Information:
1830 Census
Richland, Arkansas, Arkansas Territory
Wright McLemore
One Male under Five
One Male 30-40
Two Females under Five
One Female 30-40
Keaton J. McLamore (indexed as Raten) is in an adjacent hou
sehold
W. McLemore
is on the 1833, 1834, and 1837 Jefferson County, Arkansas Territory Tax List
Wright McLemore
is on the 1838, and 1839 Jefferson County, Arkansas Territory Tax List
1840 Federal Census
Richland, Jefferson County, Arkansas
Roll 18 Page 231
W. McLemore
One Male under 5
Two Males 5 to 10
One Males 10-16
One Male 30-40
One Male 40-50
Two Females 10-15
One Female 20-30
Following listing was that of W. Flanakin.
Wright appears to have died prior the 1850 census enumeration. The children from his first family can be found living a few households away from his later wife, Jane.
These listings for 1850, courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore, are as follows:
1850 Federal Census
Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bayou Bartholomew Township
Enumerated 8 November 1850
HH 293-301
Jane D. McLemon 38 F $1000 Illinois
Samuel C. "" 13 M Arkansas <--Appears to have been stepson of Wright's based on marriage date
James " 9?/7? M Arkansas <--If age 9, appears to have been a stepson of Wright's based on marriage date
Sarah " 1 F Arkansas
HH 294-302
James Bridges 26 M Farming Unknown
Mary Bridges 15 F Arkansas <--Daughter of Jane McLemore, above
HH 296-304
John McLemon 23 M Farming $100 Tenn
Rufus " 19 m Farming Tenn
Columbus " 17 M Farming Tenn
Burnetty 21 F Farming Tenn?
Felix Webb 27 M None Tenn
HH 296-304
Jane (Webb?) 18 F Arkansas
Catherine (Webb?) 2 F Arkansas
(Medical):
Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:
R1b
A direct male descendant volunteered to have his DNA tested. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #ag2C5. The FamilyTreeDNA kit number is 87115.
The descendant was a participant in the Morrison DNA study. His DNA was a high definition match to two other McLemore's (not previously proven to be related), as well as to a McElmurry from Kentucky. See the results for Group O at the following website:
http://www.geneticousins.com/morrison/
The McLemore's that he matched were (1) a descendant of Keton Jones McLemore, born in Kentucky and living in Sabine Parish, Louisiana in 1850 (they were one step removed at 25 markers); and (2) a descendant of John McLemore, born 1822 in North Carolina and living in Decatur County, Georgia in 1850 (they were two steps removed at 25 markers).
The different markers, in each case, were rapidly mutuating.
According to FamilytreeDNA in Houston, the probability that the two DNA donors share a common ancestor, is as follows:
In comparing 25 markers, the probability of sharing a common ancestor within the last...
4 generations is
27.54%
8 generations is
58.22%
12 generations is
78.24%
16 generations is
89.3%
20 generations is
94.93%
24 generations is
97.66%
In addition to this above matches, the Wright McLemore descendant also matches to two proven descendants of Abraham Macklemore, the immigrant, and John McLemore, born 1762, the Revolutionary soldier who left descendants in Knox County, Tennessee; Dade County, Missouri; Illinois; Mississippi; and Alabama, and a McElmurry of Kentucky.
Each of these matches, including the McElmurry, can be found indexed in these files.
The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.
Wright married ??? ??? before 1827. ??? was born before 1809; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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9. | ??? ??? was born before 1809; and died. Children:
- John H. McLemore was born between 1827 and 1829 in Tennessee; died on 22 Apr 1862 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
- Vernetta Jane McLemore was born between 1829 and 1830 in Tennessee; died after 1860.
- Rufus K. McLemore was born about 1831 in Tennessee; died on 23 Jul 1862 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
- 4. Sterling C. McLemore was born about 1833 in Tennessee; died on 22 Jul 1862 in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
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