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James Knox Polk McLemore

Male 1844 - 1908  (63 years)


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  • Name James Knox Polk McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 30 Apr 1844  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 22 Mar 1908  Carroll County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial Hope Hill Cemetery, Medina, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • "James was with Forrest in the war between the states, and he was somewhat legendary, as I have heard some good stories about him. He was the strongest man in Tennessee, and could lift a bale of cotton. He was about 6'6" which was huge for those times. My grandmother was also 6' tall. I have a nice picture of his family group and also a pic of him and Margaret with him in his uniform. Sherry Connally Murray - Jackson, TN."

      From 20th Tennessee Cavalry, CSA Biographical Information Website
      Revised 13 Aug 1999
      http://home.olemiss.edu/~cmprice/cavalry/bio_m.html

      J.K. McLemore
      Company D. Enlisted April 1, 1864 in Gibson Co., TN, by Capt. Shane. Bay horse valued at $800. Present on roll for Mar/April 1864. Present on roll for May/June 1864.
      Source: Compiled Service Records
    • (Research):

      Census Information:

      1900 Census
      Tennessee, Gibson, Civil District 1, ED 30
      Enumerated 2, 3 and 4th June 1900 by Horace V Suiter
      18-18
      McLemore, ??? Head W M Apr 1844 53 N 29 TN Tn NC Farmer
      McLemore, Margaret C Wife W F Mar 1855 45 M 29 12/9 Ala Tn Tn
      McLemore, Knox J Son W M Dec 1875 24 S Tn Tn Ala Farm Laborer
      McLemore, Ross A Son W M Feb 1879 21 M2 Tn Tn Ala Farm Laborer
      McLemore, Jinnie Dtr W F July 1876 23 S Tn Tn Ala
      McLemore, Eugene Son W M Arp 1884 16 S Tn Tn Ala Farm Laborer
      McLemore, Katy (sic) Son W M Dec 1888 11 Tn Tn AlaFarm Laborer
      McLemore, Cecil Son W M Jany 1894 6 Tn Tn Ala
      McLemore, Earnest Son W M Jany 1898 2 Tn Tn Ala
    Person ID I25548  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 May 2016 

    Father Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. Abt 1798, Franklin County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Mother Sabrina Maury,   b. Abt 1808, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1834  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F8489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Caroline Jackson,   b. 18 Mar 1855, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Oct 1932, Medina, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Marriage 11 Oct 1870  Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 5, 6
    • MaryLynn Santa shows that they were the parents of 10 children.
    Children 
     1. Viola Bertha McLemore,   b. 14 Jul 1871, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1953, Milan, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years)
     2. James Knox McLemore, Jr.,   b. 7 Dec 1874, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Mar 1929, Medina, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years)
     3. Jenny McLemore,   b. Jul 1876, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Robert Adkins McLemore,   b. Feb 1879, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Sep 1960, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 81 years)
     5. Elnora Florence McLemore,   b. 10 Jan 1880, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Jun 1953, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     6. Eugene Brooks McLemore, Sr.,   b. 18 Apr 1884, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1967, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. Cabe McLemore,   b. 12 Dec 1889, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1959 (Age 69 years)
     8. Cecil Blackman McLemore,   b. 10 Jan 1894, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Aug 1978, Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     9. Earnest "Ernie" Floyd McLemore,   b. 22 Jan 1898, Medina, Gibson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Jun 1982 (Age 84 years)
    Photos
    McLemore, James Knox Polk and wife, Margaret Jackson
    McLemore, James Knox Polk and wife, Margaret Jackson
    James Knox Polk with his wife, Margaret Jackson. His descendant, Sherry Connally Murray points out the knot of hair visible on Jame's head. She writes that because this hank of hair saved his life as a young man, he forevermore refused to have it cut, wearing it pinned up to his head in a small bun. She indicated she had heard two differing versions of the story, in one it happened during the Civil War, and in the other he was coming home from a bar in Jackson. "Anyway it happened when he was a young man. He fell in the river, and was drowning. Someone reached in and grabbed a hank of hair on the top of his head and saved him. He would never allow that bit of hair to be cut again for the rest of his life. It was 3 or 4 feet long."
    McLemore, James Knox Polk and Family
    McLemore, James Knox Polk and Family
    James Knox Polk McLemore and his wife, Margaret Jackson are seated. Sherry Murray believes the other seated woman is Margaret's mother, who was said to have later married one of James McLemore's brothers after her first husband died, making her both mother-in-law and sister-in-law. James and Margaret's children stand behind them. Sherry's grandmother, Viola is in the center of the back row, in the white dress. Viola was an artist, and loved all things with lace and frills, and always dressed accordingly. The identity of the other children, presumably Viola's siblings, is currently unknown.

    PLEASE HELP US IDENTIFY THE OTHER CHILDREN OF JAMES AND MARGARET.
    Family ID F8491  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 25 May 2014 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 30 Apr 1844 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 11 Oct 1870 - Gibson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Mar 1908 - Carroll County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S321] Freeman, Mark (mwfgenealogy@verizon.net) "Mostly Southern" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=markfreeman ; Ver. 2008-09-19 17:51:13.

    2. [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.), Tennessee, Gibson, Civil District 1, ED 30 Enumerated 2, 3 and 4th June 1900 by Horace V Suiter 18-18 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), # 99123394 (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.), # 99123394, instead lists year of birth as 1843 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1096] Markel, Barbara (Campbell) Compiler "Gibson County TN - Marriages", (http://files.usgwarchives.org/tn/gibson/vitals/marriages/mca-mcle.txt).

    6. [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.), # 99123458 (Reliability: 3).