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William McLemore

Male 1804 - 1853  (~ 53 years)


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  • Name William McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Birth Between 1800 and 1804  South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death Feb 1853  Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Mark Freeman writes that "1840 Lauderdale Co., MS Census shows the Wm McLemore household to consist of 1 male under 5 (William)?, 3 males 5-10 (Richard and Wm Fortson & Joseph Fortson), 1 male 10-15 (Amos), Wm 30-40, 1 female under 5 (Sarah A Fortson) 1 female 5-10 (Francis), 1 female 10-15 ?(Rebecca), 1 female 30-40 Mrs. Mary Fortson now McLemore. William seems to have temporarily left the children after Martha's death and then re-assembled the family when he married Mary Alford."
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1850 Federal Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Southern District
      Enumerated 25 Nov 1850 by Wm. White
      203-212
      Wm McLemore 46 M Farmer $4500 NC (?)
      Mary McLemore 43 F NC
      Amos McLemore 20 M Farmer Miss
      Francis P McLemore 16 F Miss
      William* McLemore 14 M Miss
      Wm. G. Fortson 18 M Farmer Miss (stepchild)
      Joseph Fortson 16 M Farmer Miss (stepchild)
      Sarah* A Fortson 12 F Miss (stepchild)
      Rowena McLemore 5? F Miss
      John McLemore 7 M Miss

      *It has been shown on several online trees, but has not been proven, that William McLemore and Sarah Fortson, step-siblings, has their first child shortly after this census. In 1860, a Sarah McLemore can be found as a widow with four children, and the head of a household in Lauderdale county that includes her younger half-brother [and/or brother-in-law John]. John was the first child born to Wm McLemore by his second wife, Mary Alford, and born ca 1843
    Person ID I25608  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 Martha Joiner,   b. Between 1800 and 1806, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef Jul 1840, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 40 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1827  [1, 3
    • They may also be the parents of Richard Seth "Dick" McLemore(born ca 1830) and Rebecca McLemore (born ca 1834). Those two children are listed by Mark Freeman, but not other researchers.
    Children 
     1. Amos McLemore,   b. 3 Dec 1829, Chickasaw County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Sep 1903, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
     2. Richard "Dick" Steth McLamore,   b. 21 Sep 1830, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jun 1906, Winn Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Francis T. McLemore,   b. Abt 1834, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Rebecca McLemore,   b. Abt 1834, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. William McLemore, Jr.,   b. Abt 1836, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F8517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 14 Aug 2014 

    Family 2 Mary Alford,   b. Abt 1807, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1840  Lauderdale County, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. John McLemore,   b. Abt 1843, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Rowena McLemore,   b. Abt 1845, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Ann McLemore,   b. Abt 1846, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1850, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 4 years)
    Family ID F8525  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 22 Apr 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 1800 and 1804 - South Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Jan 1840 - Lauderdale County, Alabama Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Feb 1853 - 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. [S524] McLemore, Rev. William Pearman--Family Archivist, 5116 W Malibu Court McHenry, IL 60050.

    3. [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.