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Lemuel P. McLemore

Male 1841 - 1905  (63 years)


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  • Name Lemuel P. McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 23 Apr 1841  Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 16 Jan 1905  Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Burial Ridge Park Cemetery, Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • At the time of the 1870 census, he appears to have been a boarder in the home of Joseph and Eliza ALEXANDER in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. They were listed in the 22nd Civil District of Maury County, on page 55. Lemuel P. McLemore was shown as age 28, Male, White, born in Tennessee, with personal property worth $6,000 and his occupation was shown as "at home." Eliza was Lemuel's older sister.

      Betty Pritchett instead lists his date of death as 16 January 1906, Texas. He spent his life a as a farmer. She added that "During World war II, when my Dad was travelling to California for shipment to the Pacific war front, he visited these Texas McLemores and was pleased to meet many relatives."

      Melba Gene McLemore located his obituary, published in "The Herald and Mail (Columbia, Tennessee), Friday, 19 January 1906, page 7:

      Mr. Lemuel P. M'Lemore.

      Columbia friends received news Monday of the death at Hillsboro, Texas, of Mr. Lemuel P. McLemore, who left Columbia only a fw weeks since with Mrs. McLemore to visit their son, Mr. Frierson McLemore. Mr. McLemore made Columbia his home for many years, but for the last few years he has been living at Spring Hill. Some years since he suffered a stroke of paralysis and has since been a great sufferer. The immediate cause of his death was congestion, and the end came Monday. The funeral and interment was at Hillsboro. Deceased is survived by his wife, one son, Mr. Frierson McLemore, and one daughter, Mrs. James D. Richardson Jr., of Murfreesboro. He leaves many friends in Columbia and Maury county.
    • (Research):Census Information

      1880 Federal Census

      Household:

      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Lem MC LEMORE Self M Male W 39 TN Farm VA NC
      L. M. MC LEMORE Wife M Female W 38 TN Keep House TN TN
      W. F. MC LEMORE Son S Male W 6 TN TN TN
      M. M. MC LEMORE Dau S Female W 3 TN TN TN
      Source Information: Census Place District 22, Maury, Tennessee
      Family History Library Film 1255271 NA Film Number T9-1271
      Page Number 64D
    Person ID I25568  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 2 Nov 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 Lesey Mary Frierson,   b. 10 Jun 1842, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Jan 1924 (Age 81 years) 
    Marriage 14 Nov 1872  Maury County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F8501  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Apr 1841 - Maury County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 Nov 1872 - Maury County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Jan 1905 - Hillsboro, Hill County, Texas 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. [S869] Hill County Genealogical Society, Ridge Park Cemetery Index, http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txhcgs/cemeteryindex.htm.

    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 L P McLamore, age 19, in the household of his brother, Robert Anderson McLemore (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).