McLemoreStrong
Genealogy
Strong - McLemore History and Ancestry
First Name:  Last Name: 
[Advanced Search]  [Surnames]

Benjamin Franklin McLemore

Male 1839 - 1911  (71 years)


Personal Information    |    Sources    |    Event Map    |    All    |    PDF

  • Name Benjamin Franklin McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 3 May 1839  Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Gender Male 
    Death 29 Jan 1911  Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Burial Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • He fought in the Civil War and was the first of three successive generations of McLemore Clerks of (Circuit) Court. Most McLemores still living in or near the Southside (including the author) are descended from him.

      He married Rosa Ann WESTBROOK, sister of his own sister Sarah Elizabeth's husband, James Edwin WESTBROOK.

      (James L. McLemore, III, p. 81).

      Rev. William P. McLemore, in a section on his website devoted to notable McLemore's (Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3476/mclem1.htm), has the following biography:

      Benjamin Franklin McLemore, was born May 3, 1839, the son of James and Martha M. (Barkley) McLemore of southwestern Southampton County. He was apparently one of at least six children born of this union. After completion of his studies, he probably farmed for a while, perhaps with his father, and apparently clerked in a store as well, until the spring of 1861 erupted into this nation's bloodiest conflict, the American Civil War. He survived the entire war with only two slight wounds, was apparently taken with other surrendered southern soldiers to Richmond where he took the amnesty oath on May 18, 1865, and was paroled. He walked home to Southampton County where, by the end of the year he felt secure enough about his future to marry, taking as his wife, Rosa Ann Westbrook, daughter of James David Westbrook and Nancy Lewis (Turner) Westbrook on December 20, 1865, at the bride's home in Drewryville. His wife Rosa, after giving birth to nine children of whom seven survived infancy and six survived to marry and have issue, died on May 26, 1896. B. F. McLemore thereafter married, secondly, Lelia G. Adams, daughter of William T. and Martha P. ("Pullie") Adams of Adams Grove west of Drewryville. This marriage took place on August 3, 1898, in the town of Suffolk in neighboring Nansemond County. Benjamin Franklin McLemore died on January 29, 1911, and was buried between his two wives in the family plot in the cemetery behind the Episcopal Church in Courtland. (B. F. McLemore His Ancestors and Descendants, James L. McLemore, 1991, pp. 337-349)
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1870 Census
      Virginia, Southampton County, Drewryville Twp, P.O. Jersalem
      Enumerated 27 Jun 1870
      Page 28
      213-213
      McLemore, Jas 68 M W Farmer Va
      McLemore, Elizabeth 49 F W Keeping House Va
      McLemore, Benj F 31 M W Farmer Va
      [Where is his wife, Rosa?]
      McLemore, S.E. 21 F W Va
      McLemore, Alace 14 F W Va
      McLemore, L. J. 3 M W Va (Appears to be James Latinus?, son of Benj. and Rosa McLemore)
      McLemore, E/L? Francis 2 F W Va (Appears to be Lila F?, dtr of Benj. and Rosa McLemore)
      McLemore, Gilliam Clanison 53 F W Va
      Rivers, Wm 46 M WE Farm Laborer Va

      1880 Census
      Virginia, Southampton County, Boykins District
      Enumerated 3 Jun 1880
      Page 8 D. SD 1 ED 101
      75-80
      McLemore, Benj F W M 41 Farmer Va
      McLemore, Rosa A W F 34 Wf KH Va
      McLemore, Jas. L W M 13 Son Works on Farm Va
      McLemore, Lila F W F 11 Dtr At Home Va
      McLemore, Mattie L W F 9 Dtr Va
      McLemore, Josephine E W F 7 Dtr Va
      McLemore, William T W M 6 Son Va
      McLemore, Harvey B W M 4 Son Va
      McLemore, Olivia P W F 11/12 June Dtr Va
      McLemore, Elizabeth L W F 62 Mother Consumptive Va
      McLemore, Tracey G W F 65 Aunt Va
      West, Samuel E W M 41 Farm Laborer Va
      James, George M M 18 Farm Laborer Va


      1900 Census
      Virginia, Southampton, Jerusalem Majesterial District (part of)
      Enumerated 29 Jun 1900 by John N. Schnell
      SD 2 ED 62 Sheet 21B
      397-399
      McLemore, Ben F Hd W M May 1842 58 m 35 Va Va Va Clerk Co Court
      McLemore, Lelia WfW F Mar 1868 32 M 3 1/1 Va Va Va
      McLemore, William T Son W M Jan 1876 24 S Va Va Va Physician
      McLemore, Harvey B Son W M aug 1878 29 S Va Va Va Deputy Co. Clerk
      McLemore, Pearl O Dtr W F June 1881 18 S Va Va Va
      McLemore, Benjamin F Son W M Feb 1900 2/12 S Va Va Va
      Lucas, Anna Servant B F Mar 1882 18 S Va Va Va Cook
      Epps, Ananias Servant B M Feb 1882 18 S Va Va Va
      Hostler

      1910 Census
      Virginia, Southampton, Jerusalem District, Courtland Town
      Enumerated 10 May 1910
      SD 2 ED 121 Sheet 25A Stamped 263
      Turner, Jashpie Hd M W 37 M1 12 Va Va Va Sargeant Town
      Turner, Annie L Wf F W 33 M1 12 7/3 Va Va Va
      Turner, R. Keith Son M W 12 S Va Va Va
      Turner, Ellen O Dtr F W 7 S Va Va Va
      Turner, Edgar C Son M W 6 S Va Va Va
      McLemore, Benjiman F Boarder M W 70 Wd Va Va Va
    Person ID I24826  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 13 Apr 2018 

    Father James McLemore,   b. Between 1799 and 1801, Sussex County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1877, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Mother Martha Mariah Barkley,   b. Bef 1812, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Between 1846 and 1855 (Age ~ 34 years) 
    Marriage 21 Aug 1834  [6
    • On August 21, 1834, James McLemore gave his bond to marry Martha Mariah BARKLEY, daughter of John BARKLEY of Northampton County, North Carolina. Her father was a man of prominence in his county, serving for a time as state senator; he was apparently also an immigrant from Scotland according to family records, an assertion not disproved by the Northampton County records where he mysteriously appears shortly before 1800. In 1839 James and his wife Martha conveyed to her brother Francis D. BARKLEY all of her interest in a piece of Barkley property belonging to her family (Northampton Deed Book 28, p. 453). (James L. McLemore, III, p. 80).
    Family ID F8244  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rosa Ann Westbrook,   b. 1 Dec 1844, Southhampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1894, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years) 
    Marriage 20 Dec 1865  Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7
    Children 
     1. Judge James Latinus McLemore,   b. 18 Nov 1866, Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Apr 1954, Suffolk (Independant City), Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     2. Lila F. McLemore,   b. Abt 1869, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1888, Southhampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 19 years)
     3. Martha "Mattie" Lewis McLemore,   b. Jun 1871, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1949 (Age ~ 77 years)
     4. Josephine Estell McLemore,   b. 24 Sep 1871, Southhampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 May 1951, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
     5. William Thomas McLemore, M. D.,   b. 8 Jan 1874, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1951, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
     6. Harvey Burton McLemore, Sr.,   b. 17 Aug 1876, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jan 1934, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     7. Pearl Olivia McLemore,   b. 13 Jun 1881, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Nov 1920, Elkin Furl, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 39 years)
    Family ID F9046  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2015 

    Family 2 Lelia G. Adams,   b. 25 Mar 1865, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Nov 1902, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Marriage 3 Aug 1898  Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 8
    • Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, also show them as parents of Lelia Rose McLemore, born circa 1901.
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Franklin McLemore, Jr.,   b. 5 Feb 1900, Southampton County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Aug 1901, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
    Family ID F9047  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 26 Nov 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 May 1839 - Southampton County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 20 Dec 1865 - Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Aug 1898 - Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 29 Jan 1911 - Southampton County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas").

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Virginia, Southampton County, Boykins District Enumerated 3 Jun 1880 Page 8 D. SD 1 ED 101 75-80 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S384] 1900 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. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Virginia, Southampton, Jerusalem Majesterial District (part of) Enumerated 29 Jun 1900 by John N. Schnell SD 2 ED 62 Sheet 21B 397-399 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.), # 7749015 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S524] McLemore, Rev. William Pearman--Family Archivist, 5116 W Malibu Court McHenry, IL 60050.

    6. [S206] McLemore, James L. III ("The Early History of the McLemore Family of Virginia and the Carolinas"), p 80 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [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.), # 23183038 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [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.), # 96279247 (Reliability: 3).