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Amos McLemore

Male 1829 - 1903  (73 years)


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  • Name Amos McLemore  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 3 Dec 1829  Chickasaw County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Sep 1903  Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Burial Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Rev. William P. McLemore, in a section on his website devoted to Notable McLemore's (Website: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/3476/mclem1.htm), has the following biography:

      Amos McLemore was a planter of Lauderdale County, Mississippi, born in Chickasaw County, December 3, 1829. His parents, William and Martha (Joiners) McLemore, were born in North Carolina and Tennessee in 1800, respectively, moved to Covington County when he was but a child, and in 1838 they moved to Lauderdale County and settled near where Meridian is now situated. Amos was married in 1855 to Miss Mary Jane McShan, of Lauderdale County, by whom he had nine children: William, Andrew, Virginia, Fannie, Acquila, Laura, Kirkland, and a son who lived only a month. At the opening of the Civil War, Mr. McLemore enlisted in the Confederate Army and upon the return of peace, he turned his attention to planting, notwithstanding the fact that, during the war, his plantation had been rifled of all valuables, and had grown up to weeds. He turned his attention to the culture of cotton, in which he was quite successful and made money. He owned one thousand acres of land, three miles northeast of Meridian, MS. He was considered a self-made man, well posted on general topics of the day, benevolent, charitable, and generous, but not active in politics. (Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Volume 2 (1891).
    • (Research):
      Census Information:

      1870 Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Twp 6
      Enumerated 13 August 1870
      Page 114, Stamped 80
      938-938
      McLemore, Amos 39 M W Farmer $535 $1200 Miss
      McLemore, Mary J 31 F W Keeping House Ala
      McLemore, William F 13 M W Farm Laborer Miss
      McLemore, Cornelius A.J. 11 M W Farm Laborer Miss
      McLemore, Jennie M 8 F W Miss
      McLemore, Fannie 3 F W Miss
      McLemore, Allthe? L. 8/12 F W Miss Oct [indexed by Ancestry.com as Walker McLemore]

      1880 Census
      Household:
      Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Oc
      cupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
      Amos MCLEMORE Self M Male W 50 MS Farmer TN TN
      Jane MCLEMORE Wife M Female W 40 AL Keeping House SC ---
      Andrew MCLEMORE Son S Male W 21 MS Farm Laborer MS AL
      Jennie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 18 MS At Home MS AL
      Victoria MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 15 MS At School MS AL
      Fannie MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 13 MS At School MS AL
      Aquilla MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 11 MS At School MS AL
      Laura MCLEMORE Dau S Female W 8 MS MS AL
      Kirkland MCLEMORE Son S Male W 3 MS MS AL
      Sarah*** MCLEMORE Sister S Female W 45 MS TN TN
      Source Information:
      Census Place Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi
      Family History Library Film 1254653 NA Film Number T9-0653
      Page Number 59C

      ***Is this is stepsister, Sarah Alford Fortson? Some researchers speculate that she married her step brother, William McLemore. If so, this would make her both a stepsister and sister-in-law to Amos. Sarah Alford Fortson, however, was born ca 1837 in Alabama. This would make her around age 43 in 1880. Lauderdale, Mississippi marriage records show a Mrs Mary Fortson and William McLemore marrying on 12 July 1840.

      1900 Census
      Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat One
      Enumerated 16 Jun 1900
      SD 5 ED 12 Sheet 12B
      238-238
      McLemore, W F Head W F Mar 1859 41 W 8/8 Miss Ala Ala (Appears to be Mrs. W F McLemore)
      McLemore, Ernestine Dtr W F Jan 1880 20 S Miss Miss Miss
      McLemore, Lawrence Son W M Nov 1882 18 Miss Miss Miss Machinist
      McLemroe, Corrinna Dtr W F Feb 1854 16 S Miss Miss Miss At School
      McLemore, Lewis Son W M Dec 1887 12 S Miss Miss Miss At School
      McLemore, Octavia Dtr W F Jun 1889 10 S Miss Miss Miss At School
      McLemore, Lamar Son W M May 1892 8 S Miss Miss Miss
      McLemore, Lee Son W M Spet 1894 5 S Miss MIss Miss
      McLemore, William Son W M Dec 1898 1 S Miss Miss Miss
      240-240
      McLemore, Amos Head W M Dec 1829 70 M 45 Miss NC Tenn Farmer
      McLemore, Mary J Wf W F Dec 1838 61 M 45 9/6 Ala SC SC
      McLemore, Quilla O Dtr W F Oct 1869 30 S Miss Miss Ala
      McLemore, Lewis K Son W F Mar 1877 23 S Miss Miss Ala Farmer
    Person ID I26085  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2018 

    Father William McLemore,   b. Between 1800 and 1804, South Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Feb 1853, Meridian, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 53 years) 
    Mother 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, 5
    • 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.
    Family ID F8517  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Jane Leanoriah McShan,   b. 22 Dec 1838, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 1908, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 14 May 1855  Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • http://www.lauderdalecoms.com/marriages/lcmarriagesm.htm

      FindAGrave also links an additional daughter, Corina Victoria McLemore (1884-1902) to them. She is also buried at the Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetety in Meridian. This should be verified due to the significant gap in time between her birth and her older siblings, as well as the age (46) of Mary Jane McShan McLemore at the time of Corina's birth. Finally, a Corina McLemore, born Feb 1884 per census records, was living in Lauderdale County, Mississippi in the home of William F. McLemore and Alice Shackleford.
    Children 
     1. William F. McLemore,   b. Abt 1857, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Cornelius Andrew Jackson McLemore,   b. Abt 1859, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Virginia "Jennie" M. McLemore,   b. Jul 1861, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1917 (Age ~ 55 years)
     4. R. Victoria McLemore,   b. 20 Dec 1864, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1888 (Age 23 years)
     5. Fannie McLemore,   b. Abt 1867, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Aquilla "Quilla" L. McLemore,   b. 10 Oct 1869, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Nov 1918 (Age 49 years)
     7. Laura A. McLemore,   b. 16 Jul 1872, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Aug 1931 (Age 59 years)
     8. Louis Kirkland McLemore,   b. 1 Mar 1877, Lauderdale County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Apr 1942 (Age 65 years)
    Family ID F8805  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 24 Mar 2018 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 3 Dec 1829 - Chickasaw County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 14 May 1855 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 2 Sep 1903 - Lauderdale County, Mississippi 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. [S207] 1870 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003., (United States. Ninth Census of the United States, 1870. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. M593, RG29, 1,761 rolls. Minnesota. Minnesota Census Schedules for 1870. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. T132, RG29, 13 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1870 United States Federal Census, the Ninth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, age at last birthday, sex, color; birthplace, occupation, 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 1870 Federal Census.), Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Twp 6 Enumerated 13 August 1870 Page 114, Stamped 80 938-938 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [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.), Mississippi, Lauderdale County, Beat One Enumerated 16 Jun 1900 SD 5 ED 12 Sheet 12B 240-240 (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.), # 32174276 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [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.