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Sterling J. McLemore

Male 1822 - 1896  (73 years)


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  • Name Sterling J. McLemore  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 29 Dec 1822  Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Jun 1896  Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 
    • S. J. McLemore, a pioneer of Tullahoma, was born in Lincoln County, Tenn., December 29, 1822, and is the son of S. J. (sic) and Martha (Whitaker) McLemore, natives of North Carolina. The father died in 1825 and the mother in 1880. Our subject reared on the farm, remained there until his marriage to Margaret J. Ward in 1841, when he removed to Nashville and entered the produce business. In 1851 he came to Tullahoma. He sold goods until the civil war and after the close of the same entered the livery business. In 1876 he began merchandising, continuing at that until January, 1886. His wife died in 1881. In 1883 he married Ruthea J. Gross, a native of McMinnville. By his first wife our subject has six children: William H., John C., S. J., Lamyra, Henrietta and Laura. Our subject is a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, and his wife of the Christian Church. He is a member of Tullahoma Lodge, No. 101, I. O. O. F., of which he is the only surviving charter member. He has served several times as mayor and alderman of Tullahoma. He is a Democrat.

      From the Biographical Appendix to Goodspeed's 1887 History of Coffee County (Tennessee), transcribed by Jan McFarlin in 1999

      http://bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/coffee/goodbib.htm

      Melba Gene McLemore notes that: "FILE FOLDER # 1072, COFFEE CO , TN COURT ARCHIVES ACTUALLY LISTS THE HEIRS OF STERLING J MCLEMORE WHO DIED IN 1896."
    • (Research):Census Listings:

      1850 Federal Census
      Tennessee, Davidson County
      Enumerated 1 October 1850
      428-438
      Sterling McLemore 28 M Grocer Ten
      Margaret McLemore 25 F Ten
      William McLemore 7 M Ten
      Christopher McLemore 3 M Ten

      1860 Federal Census
      Tennessee, Coffee County, Tullahoma
      Enumerated 12 July 1860
      Page 126
      899-899
      SJ McLemore 37 M Merchant $1950 $3000 Tenn
      Margarett McLemore 36 F Domestic Tenn
      William McLemore 17 M Student Tenn
      Christopher McLemore 12 M Tenn
      Florence McLemore 10 F Tenn
      Lamira McLemore 8 F Tenn
      Lauria McLemore 6 F Tenn
      Henrietta McLemore 4 F Tenn
      Unnamed McLemore 1 M Tenn

      1870 Census Enumeration
      Tennessee, Coffee County,
      118-120
      McLemore, J.S. 49 M W Keeping Livery Stable $4000 $2000 Tenn
      McLemore, Margaret 43 F W Keeping House Tenn
      McLemore, Columbus 22 M W Trades in Stock Tenn
      McLemore, Florence 18 F W Tenn
      McLemore, Laura 15 F W Tenn
      McLemore, Henrytta 13 F W Tenn
      McLemore, John 11 M W Tenn
      McLemore, Stereling 3 M W Tenn

      1880 Census
      Tennessee, Coffee County, Tullahoma
      Enumerate 7 and 8 of June, 1880
      Page 20, SD 2, ED 19, Stamped D.
      McLemore, Sterling W M 58 Ret Grocer Tenn
      McLemore, Margaret W F 57 Wf Keepign House
      McLemore, John W M 21 Son Clerk in Store
      McLemore, Sterling W M 12 Son At Home
    Person ID I28467  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Sterling C. McLemore,   b. Abt 1790, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1823, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 33 years) 
    Mother Martha C. "Patsy" Whitaker,   b. Abt 1794, Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Apr 1877, Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Marriage 5 Oct 1811  Fayette County, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Melba Gene McLemore notes this is actually the bond date, not marriage date.

      Foide Williams, in a post to The McLemore Family Genealogy Forum, writes that "The 1820 census of Lincoln Co, Tn (pg 14) shows Sterling C. McLemore and (pg 30) Signer Allen (who married Rebecca McLemore), Benjamin Wright (who married Hannah McLemore), James R. Brown (who married Martha McLemore), and Joel McLemore. These are all from Fayette Co, KY and apparently traveled together to Lincoln Co, TN. Sterling C. McLemore appears in Lincoln Co court records numerous times and he died there and his estate is there dated March 1825. All of this matches the Goodspeeds story for the family of Sterling J. McLemore (Sr) except the father's name should have been S. C. The heirs of Sterling J. McLemore (Sr) can be found in Partition Case #1072 in Coffee County, TN County Court loose papers."

      http://www.jenforum.org/mclemore/messages/768.html
    Family ID F9226  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret J. Ward,   b. Abt 1827, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1881, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Marriage 26 Oct 1841  Lincoln County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    • "Lincoln County Tennessee Official Marriage Records 1838-1880", by Helen C. Marsh & Timothy R. Marsh, pub. 1974

      McLEMORE
      Sterling McLemore to Margaret Ward, 26 Oct. 1841

      (Courtesy of Noveda Metzger)

      Goodspeed's 1887 Coffee County, Tennessee Biographical Index indicates that Sterling and Margaret had six children: William H.,, John C., S.J., Lamyra, Henrietta and Laura.

      Will Johnson lists two additonal children, Cokumbus and Florence. These two children can be found on several census enumerations as well, so perhaps they were simply missed in the biography.
    Children 
     1. William McLemore,   b. Abt 1843, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     2. Christopher Columbus McLemore,   b. Abt 1848, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Florence McLemore,   b. Abt 1850, Davidson County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     4. Lamyra McLemore,   b. Abt 1852, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Laura McLemore,   b. Abt 1853, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     6. Henrietta McLemore,   b. Abt 1857, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     7. John McLemore,   b. Abt 1859, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     8. Sterling J. McLemore,   b. Abt 1867, Tullahoma, Coffee County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
    Family ID F9257  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 8 Aug 2008 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Dec 1822 - Lincoln County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 26 Oct 1841 - Lincoln County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 20 Jun 1896 - Coffee County, Tennessee Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S569] Wright, Douglas (pdwright@bresnan.net) Ver. 2007-12-30 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=douglaswright44.

    2. [S325] Johnson, Will (wjhonson@aol.com) "Research of Will Johnson, professional genealogist" Ver. 2008-11-12 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=wjhonson.

    3. [S649] Goodspeed's 1887 History of Coffee County (Tennessee), Jan McFarlin, transcriber, 1999, (http://bellsouthpwp.net/C/a/CanCofHist/coffee/goodcoff.htm).