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Robert Anderson "Andrew" Jefferson McLemore

Male 1823 - 1891  (67 years)


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  • Name Robert Anderson "Andrew" Jefferson McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Nickname Andrew 
    Birth 28 Jul 1823  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 May 1891  Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • MaryLynn Santa lists him with a much earlier date of death, June 1849. However, he appears to have still been living with his mother, listed as Andrew?, at the time of the 1850 US Census (Andrew McLemore, 27, M Farmer, Tennessee)

      Betty Pritchett notes that:

      ccording to 1860 census records, Robert Anderson McLemore had real estate valued at $20,000 and a personal wealth of $14,000. By 1870, His real estate was valued at $8,000 and his personal wealth was $800.



      If a person's wealth was $25,000 in 1860, it would equal $1.9 million in 2008 currency. As a general rule to convert antebellum money into 2008 currency, multiply by 75. (This multiplier was derived at by comparing a skilled laborer's wages of roughly $500 in the 1840s to an average family income in 2008 of around $37,500.) In 1850, a single field hand was worth $1100 to $1800. This amount converts roughly to $75,000 to $135,000 in 2008 currency.



      Copy of the will recorded in Maury County, Tennessee. I, R. A. McLemore, now a citizen of Maury Co. Tenn. Make will . . . . I request that my just debts be paid out of the first monies that come into the hands of my executors. I owe $130.00 to dau. Sallie R. McLemore, and $200 to dau. Dora Kesterton. I desire these to be paid. To by beloved wife Rebecca - the rents of my farm in Williamson County for the present year 1891. I request that my funeral expenses be first paid out of said rent money. To daus. Sallie R. McLemore, Dora Kesterton, wife of John T. Kesterton, Narcissus Cornelius, wife of George Cornelius, the sum of $50 each and to my son Jeff McLemore $5. All the residue of property to my son Claiborne Kinnard McLemore, which consists of my Williamson farm, which was purchased with the means of his mother, my second wife. Mar. 17, 1903



      Claiborne Kinnard McLemore rec'd from his father's will an additional $346. He chose to pay the monies owed to his sisters himself rather than rely on the estate. He wanted to avoid the need to sell the properties he inherited.

      I wrote this so my children and grandchildren would have a clue about their background. My father told many stories about his ancestors. He said that R.A. McLemore had a red beard and you could hear him calling hogs over a wide area. My grandfather became a professional gambler on the riverboats up and down the Mississippi. He married twice. When he made enough money gambling, he retired and married. Patti deGraffenreid who bore him one child. She died about a month after giving birth. I have the dates somewhere. After a while he married my grandmother Nellie Theresda Green. She had four children; only one lived to adulthood (my father).


    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1860 Federal Census
      Tennessee, Maury County, District 22, PO Spring Hill
      Page 105
      741-730
      RA McLamore 38 N Farner 20,000 14, 000 Tenn
      M H McLamore 30 F Tenn
      S R McLamore 7 F Tenn
      S D McLamore 5 F Tenn
      A J McLamore 3 M Tenn
      N M McLamore 1 F Tenn
      L P McLamore 19 M Farmer $--- $300 Tebb

      1870 Federal Census
      Tennessee, Maury County, District 22, Post Office Columbia
      Enumerated July 1870 by J.B. Alderman
      Page 13, Stamped 624
      79-88
      McLemore, Robert 47 M W Farmer $8000 $800 Tennessee
      McLemore, Annie 34 F W Housekeeper Tennessee
      McLemore, Sallie 17 F W At School Tennessee
      McLemore, Maggie 17 F W At School Tennessee
      McLemore, Dora 15 F W At School Tennessee
      McLemore, Jefferson 13 M W At School Tennessee
      McLemore, Narcissa 11 F W At School Tennessee
      McLemore, Mary 1/12 F W At Home Tennessee

      1880 Federal Census
      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Andrew MCLEMORE Self M Male W 57 TN Farmer TN TN
      Ann MCLEMORE Wife M Female W 45 TN Keeping House TN TN
      Maggie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 26 TN At Home TN TN
      Sallie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 26 TN At Home TN TN
      Dora MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 24 TN At Home TN TN
      Narcisse MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 20 TN School Teacher TN TN
      Claiborne MCLEMORE Son S Male W 8 TN TN TN
      Virgin CORE Other S Female B 25 TN Cook TN TN
      Johnnie CORE Other S Male B 1 TN TN TN
      Source Information:
      Census Place District 10, Williamson, Tennessee
      Family History Library Film 1255286 NA Film Number T9-1286
      Page Number 148D
    Person ID I25553  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2021 

    Father Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. 9 Mar 1801, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1849, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Bethenia Smith Dabney,   b. 25 Apr 1803, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1857, Thompson Station, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 54 years) 
    Marriage 7 Sep 1821  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Marriages of Williamson County, Tennessee 1804 - 1850, complied by Edythe Rucker Whitley, page 133:
      "McLemore, Atkins J. to Bethenia Dabney, Sept. 7, 1821 BM: J. N. Charten.

      (Courtesy of Jane A. "Xan" Alexander)

      In the book "Sketch of the Dabneys of Virginia : with some of their family records" (Chicago: S. D. Childs, 1888, 206 pages), it is noted on p. 180, Record No. 120 supplied by Dr. William Wall Dabney, that "Atkins Jefferson McLemore and Bethinia Dabney, ninth child of John Dabney and Margaret Smith (were married)."

      (Courtesy of Melba Gene McLemore)
    Family ID F8493  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Mary Harwood McEwen,   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 30 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1851  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    • Williamson County marriages, courtesy of Tom Heseltine

      Robert A. McLEMORE -- Mary McEWEN 23 Dec 1851
      Robert A. McLEMORE -- Ann F. KINNARD 16 Jul 1868

      Didn't locate a third marriage yet.

    Children 
     1. Maggie A. McLemore,   b. Sep 1853, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1884, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 31 years)
     2. Sallie Reese McLemore,   b. Sep 1853, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1909 (Age ~ 55 years)
     3. Medora "Dora" McLemore,   b. Abt 1855, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1923 (Age ~ 68 years)
     4. Atkins Jefferson McLemore,   b. 13 Mar 1857, Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Mar 1929, Laredo, Webb County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     5. Narcissa M. McLemore,   b. Abt 1859, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1936 (Age ~ 77 years)
    Family ID F11282  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 May 2014 

    Family 2 Ann Fleming "Annie" Kinnard,   b. Abt 1836, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 16 Jul 1868  Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Williamson County marriages, courtesy of Tom Heseltine

      Robert A. McLEMORE -- Mary McEWEN 23 Dec 1851
      Robert A. McLEMORE -- Ann F. KINNARD 16 Jul 1868

      Didn't locate a third marriage yet.
    Children 
     1. Mary McLemore,   b. Abt 1870, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1871, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     2. Claiborne Kinnard McLemore,   b. Abt 1872, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 May 1944, Franklin, Williamson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 72 years)
    Family ID F8667  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2010 

    Family 3 Rebecca E. Frierson,   b. Abt 1845   d. Abt 1914 (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Marriage 28 Nov 1887 
    • Tom Heseltine emails that this might be the marriage record of Robert and his third wife:

      Marriage Maury County Tennessee 25 Jan 1887
      R. A. McLEMORE -- Rebecca E. FRIERSON

      Rebecca seems to be sister to Lecey Mary FRIERSON, wife of Lemuel McLEMORE, who is brother to Robert Anderson McLEMORE.

      Frierson girls daughters of Samuel Wickliffe FRIERSON and Eliza M. GANT.

      Both were school teachers. This info NEEDS confirmation. I offer it as a lead.
    Family ID F14346  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 1 Mar 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 28 Jul 1823 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 23 Dec 1851 - Williamson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 16 Jul 1868 - Williamson County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 May 1891 - Columbia, Maury 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. [S56] Ancestry.com - Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002 [database online].

    3. [S98] 1860 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. Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1860. M653, 1,438 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1860 United States Federal Census, the Eighth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1860 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Maury County, District 22, PO Spring Hill Page 105 741-730 R A McLamore, age 38 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S144] 1850 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850. M432, 1,009 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1850 United States Federal Census, the Seventh Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age as of the census day, sex, color; birthplace, occupation of males over age fifteen, and more. No relationships were shown between members of a household. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1850 Federal Census.), Tennessee, Williamson County, ED 11 9th September 1850 D. Cameron Stamped 264 331-331 (Reliability: 3).