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Richard McLemore

Male 1798 - 1881  (82 years)


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  • Name Richard McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 21 Sep 1798  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Aug 1881  Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3
    Burial McLemore Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • Meridian, the capital of Lauderdale county, is situated 140 miles east of the Mississippi river, from Vicksburg, and 15 miles west of the State of Alabama; being on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, 135 miles above Mobile. It claims a population of 25,000 and is growing rapidly. The Alabama Great Southern, New Orleans & Northeastern and Alabama & Vicksburg railroads have their terminals at this point. Its location, about 1854, was the result of the proposed crossing of the Mobile & Ohio by the Alabama & Vicksburg, then known as the Vicksburg & Montgomery railroad.
      Cotton and corn fields occupied its present site, surrounded by oak and pine forests over clay hills and bottom lands of the head waters of the Chickasawhay. Richard McLemore possessed most of the lands and his plantation home was the only notable residence in the vicinity. So little did the M.& O. regard the point for a while, that it was with difficulty persuaded to put in even a switch for a flag station; and when it did, called the place "Sowashee Station," from a creek near by.
      L.A. Ragsdale, meanwhile, had brought out R.McLemore, and John T. Ball had purchased a tract of 80 acres, and both parties immediately began to lay off town lots. They were the pioneers. Mr. Ragsdale's plat was for "Ragsdale City;" Mr. Ball's for "Meridian," he having first secured a postoffice by that name.

      Source: Rowland, Dunbar, LL.D. MISSISSIPPI; COMPRISING SKETCHES OF COUNTIES, TOWNS, EVENTS, INSTITUTIONS, AND PERSONS, ARRANGED IN CYCLOPEDIC FORM, V. 2. Atlanta, Southern Historical Publishing Association, c1907.
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1850 Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Southern District
      Enumerated 17 Oct 1850
      315-324
      Richard McLemore 52 Farmer South Carolina
      Nancy McLemore 48 NC
      Martha McLemore 23 Miss
      Caleb McLemore 21 Miss
      Sarah McLemore 17 Miss
      Charity McLemore 15 Miss
      Moriah [Juriah?} McLemore 13 Miss
      Joshua McLemore 10 Miss
      Equilla T/Siner? 90 North Carolina

      1860 Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat 1. PO Marion
      Enumerated 27 June 1860 by W. V. White
      Page 24
      149-148
      Richard McLemore 63 M Farmer $36,000 $60,000 Tenn
      Catherine E. McLemore 40 F Dom Bus Miss
      J.W. Wiggins 35 M Farmer Ala
      Charity Wiggins 26 F Dom Bus Miss
      William Wiggins 6 M Miss
      Louis Wiggins 4 M Miss

      1870 Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Township 6, P.O. Meridian
      Enumerated 28 July 1870
      Page 31, Stamped 36
      244-245
      McLamore, Richard 71 M W Farmer $10,000 $1,000 SC
      McLamore, Catherine 58 F W Keeping House Miss
      David William 19 M W Attending School Miss
      McLamore, John 65 M B Domestic Servant Miss
      McLamore, Jane 50 F B Domestic Servant Miss

      1880 Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat 1
      Enumerated 5 Jun 1880 by E.J. Martin
      Page 2, SD 2, ED 91
      14-18
      McLemore, Richard W M 80 Farmer SC SC SC
      McLemore, Isabella W F 52 Wife Keeping House Ala Ky Ga
    Person ID I25607  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2016 

    Father Amos McLemore,   b. Between 1760 and 1766, Edgecombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Equilla ???,   b. Between 1760 and 1762, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1860, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 101 years) 
    Marriage Between 1785 and 1787  [1
    Family ID F8506  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Nancy Perry Hill,   b. 20 Mar 1802, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Sep 1858, Marion, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Marriage 9 Aug 1821  Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    • Marriage certificate not viewed.

      Rueben McLemore prepared a two page typescript (undated) titled "McLemore History." He writes that "Richard McLemore was born in Virginia, Sept. 21, 1798. He married Nancy Perry Hill, also of Virginia, and in 1831 he moved into what is now Lauderdale County. Here he bought several thousand acres--the entire region of Meridian and Marionpppand built his home...To McLemore and Nany Hill were born two sons, Joshua and Caleb; and seven daughters, Mary, Nancy, Martha, Lavina, Sarah, Charity and Juriah. Sarah McLemore, the sixth child, was born in 1833. Her birth is the first recorded white birth in Lauderdale county. After the death of Nancy Hill McLemore in 1858, Mr. McLemore married Catherine E. Carter, and after her death, Isabella Ann Roberson. He died Aug. 11, 1881....The old family Bible, from which most of the information in this article was taken, is being kept at the home of Meridian businessman, T. J. McLemore, a great-grandson of Richard McLemore. There are, of course, no children of this Meridian pioneer living today, however, two grandchildren still make their homes in Lauderdale county. They are Mrs. Silas THOMPSON and Mrs. Sally McNEALEY, both of Bonita. "
    Children 
     1. Mary McLemore,   b. 14 May 1822, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Dec 1857 (Age 35 years)
     2. Nancy McLemore,   b. 17 Sep 1823, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Martha McLemore,   b. 23 Nov 1826, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Sep 1852 (Age 25 years)
     4. Capt. Caleb Hill McLemore,   b. 7 Jan 1829, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Oct 1904, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     5. Lavina B. McLemore,   b. 19 May 1831, Covington County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Sarah McLemore,   b. 9 Feb 1833, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1855 (Age 22 years)
     7. Charity McLemore,   b. 12 Jul 1835, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Mar 1904, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     8. Juriah McLemore,   b. 8 Mar 1837, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     9. Joshua McLemore,   b. 3 Jun 1839, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1918, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F8516  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2012 

    Family 2 Catherine E. Carter,   b. Between 1812 and 1820, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 6 Nov 1859  Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Marriage certificate not viewed or verified personally.
    Family ID F8523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Jan 2012 

    Family 3 Isabella Ann ???,   b. Abt 1828, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1873  Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F8524  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 28 Sep 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 21 Sep 1798 - South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 9 Aug 1821 - Covington County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Nov 1859 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Feb 1873 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 11 Aug 1881 - Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - McLemore Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S511] Makerney, April (amakerney@yahoo.com) "Ancestors of April (Wharton) Makerney and Connected Families" Ver. 2009-07-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=amakerney.

    2. [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.), Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Southern District Enumerated 17 Oct 1850 315-324 (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.), # 87336129 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [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.