Benjamin Franklin McLemore

1839 - 1911  (71 years)

• Name	Benjamin Franklin McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	3 May 1839	Southampton County, Virginia   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Jan 1911	Southampton County, Virginia   [4, 5]
  Burial	Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia   [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 d. Abt 1877, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Martha Mariah Barkley,   b. Bef 1812, North Carolina d. 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 d. 26 May 1894, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	20 Dec 1865	Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia   [5, 7]
  Children	1. Judge James Latinus McLemore,   b. 18 Nov 1866, Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia d. 7 Apr 1954, Suffolk (Independant City), Virginia (Age 87 years)   2. Lila F. McLemore,   b. Abt 1869, Virginia d. 26 Jul 1888, Southhampton County, Virginia (Age 19 years)   3. Martha "Mattie" Lewis McLemore,   b. Jun 1871, Virginia d. Abt 1949 (Age 77 years)   4. Josephine Estell McLemore,   b. 24 Sep 1871, Southhampton County, Virginia d. 22 May 1951, Washington, Beaufort County, North Carolina (Age 79 years)   5. William Thomas McLemore, M. D.,   b. 8 Jan 1874, Virginia d. 29 Sep 1951, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 77 years)   6. Harvey Burton McLemore, Sr.,   b. 17 Aug 1876, Virginia d. 4 Jan 1934, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia (Age 57 years)   7. Pearl Olivia McLemore,   b. 13 Jun 1881, Virginia d. 3 Nov 1920, Elkin Furl, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (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 d. 6 Nov 1902, Virginia (Age 37 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1898	Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia   [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 d. 8 Aug 1901, Virginia (Age 1 year)
  Family ID	F9047	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	26 Nov 2015

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 May 1839 - Southampton County, Virginia Marriage - 20 Dec 1865 - Drewryville, Southampton County, Virginia Marriage - 3 Aug 1898 - Suffolk, Nansemond County, Virginia Death - 29 Jan 1911 - Southampton County, Virginia Burial - - Riverside Cemetery, Courtland, Southampton County, Virginia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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