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Elisha Right McLemore

Elisha Right McLemore

Male 1860 - 1922  (62 years)

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  • Name Elisha Right McLemore  [1, 2
    Birth 12 Jan 1860  Jefferson County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 27 Sep 1922  Rains County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Colony Church Of Christ Cemetery, Alba, Rains County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Dolores McKee writes that Elisha was orphaned at a young age, his mother dying in childbirth and his father dying in the Civil War when Elisha was still a toddler. He was raised in the Star City area with the children of his Uncle Sterling, who had also died in the Civil War. Dolores McLemore McKee writes: "Elisha was raised by a black lady. The story is told of his returning to Arkansas in the late 1800's and a black lady standing on the porch waving her apron and shouting that her baby had come home. It is believed that this may have been a lady working for the Heflin family. One of Elisha's sisters had married into the Heflin family and it is reported that they had several slaves. Our aunts, Ida, Maybelle and Rosie, stepchildren of Elisha, were witness to this occasion.

      Elisha had left Arkansas earlier. When he reached the age of 18 - 20, he packed his saddle bags and headed for Texas. Whether by chance or by plans he ended up in Rains County Texas. There he married 3 times. His first two wives died very soon after their marriages. The brides were Alice Lowery and Sarah Simpkins. One of these ladies had a son that they named Luther. Elisha turned him over to a Smith family and he was raised there in East Texas. By his 3rd wife, Susan Byrum,he fathered 8 more children, two of whom died as toddlers. He died in 1922 and is buried in Colony Cemetery in Alba, Tx. Susan died in Fresno, CA. in 1947 while visiting her children, all of whom had moved there in the mid 1930s. She is buried in Fresno. All of these brothers and sisters were facing very hard times in East Texas so they headed to the land of Plenty = California. They were able to improve their living conditions greatly. Only the two brothers left California for their native Texas. The rest of the(Elisha) McLemore bunch is scattered to the four corners of the world."
    • (Research):

      Census Information:

      1880 Census
      Columbus McLemore Self M Male W 24 Ar Farming
      Emmie McLemore Wife M Female W 20 Ar Keeping House
      Ellie McLemore Dtr S Female W 2 months Ark Ark Ark
      Stephen McLemore Brother S Male W 26 Ar Farm Hand
      Elishie McLemore Cousin S Male W 20 Ar Farm Hand
      Source Information:
      Choctaw, Lincoln County, Arkansas
      Family History Library Film 1254049
      NA Film Number T9-0049
      Page 32C

      1900 Census
      Texas, Rains County, Justice Precinct No. 5
      Enumerated 22 June 1900
      SD 7 ED 76 Sheet 8B
      131-131
      McLimore, Elisha Hd W M Jun 1861 39 M 13 Ark Ark Ark Farmer
      McLimore, J.A. Wife W F May 1869 31 m 13 6/6 Tx Tx Tx
      Reed, Ida D D-in-Law W F Aug 1885 14 S Tx Tx Tx
      Reed, Mabel D-in-law W F Jun 1887 12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Reed, Rosie D-in-law W F Aug 1889 10 S Tx Tx Tx
      McLimore, Lillie B Dtr W F March 1893 7 S Tx Ark Tx
      McLimore, Emmett Dtr W F Nov 1896 3 S Tx Ark Tx
      McLimore, Varnettie Dtr W F Aug 1898 1 S Tx ARk Tx

      1910 Census
      Texas, Rains County, Precinct #5
      Enumerated 14 April 1910
      SD 4 ED 139 Sheet 3 B (Bottom) and 4A (Top) Stamped 36
      65-65
      McLemore, Lish Hd M W 50 M2 18 Ark Ark Ark Farmer
      McLemore, Anna Wif F W 39 M2 18 9/7 Tx Tx Tx
      McLemore, Lillie Dtr F W 17 S Tx Ark Tx Farm Laborer
      McLemore, Emily Dtr F W 14 S Tx Ark Tx Farm Laborer
      McLemore, Angelo Son M W 7 S Tx Ark Tx
      McLemore, Eufala Dtr F W 4 S Tx Ark Tx

      1920 Census
      Texas, Rains County, Justice Precinct 5
      Enumerated 13 Jan 1920
      SD 4 ED 151 Sheet 7A
      122-127
      McLemore, E.R. Head M W 64 M Ark Ark Ark Farmer
      McLemore, Anner Wf F W 49 M Tx Tx Tx
      McLemore, Am Son M W 17 S Tx Ark Tx
      McLemore, Follie Dtr F W 14 S Tx Ark Tx
      McLemore, Robert Son M W 6 S Tx Ark Tx
      McLemore, Mosel Dtr F W 7 S Tx Ark Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Rains County, Precinct 5
      Enumerated April 7, 1930
      ED 190-7 SD 11 Sheet 5A
      92-93
      McLemore, Annie Hd M (sic) W 60 Tx Tx Tx
      McLemore, Angelo Son M W 27 Tx Tx Tx
      McLemore, Robert Son M W 19 Tx Tx Tx
      McLemore (sic), Rosey Dtr F W 38 Tx Tx Tx

    Person ID I28666  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2015 

    Father Rufus K. McLemore,   b. Abt 1831, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jul 1862, Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 31 years) 
    Mother Mary Martha Daniels,   b. Between 1837 and 1838, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1860 (Age ~ 23 years) 
    Marriage 7 Jan 1856  Jefferson County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F9268  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Sarah Simpkins,   b. Bef 1869, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 20 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1887 
    Children 
     1. Luther M. McLemore,   b. 25 Jan 1888, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1944, Alba, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
    Family ID F13716  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2015 

    Family 2 Susan "Susie" "Jim Ann" "Granny Mack" Byram,   b. 9 Sep 1867, Alba, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1947, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1892  Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • The 1910 census showed that both of them had been married twice, for 18 years, putting the date that they would have married at around 1892. This would make it appear that the Elisha's three oldest daughters, listed with he and Susan at the time of the 1900 census, were all born shortly after their marriage.
    Children 
     1. Lillie Mae McLemore,   b. 5 Mar 1893, Alba, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Dec 1977, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     2. Emily McLemore,   b. 25 Oct 1897, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 Oct 1941, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     3. Varnetta "Nettie" McLemore,   b. Aug 1898, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1904, Rains County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 5 years)
     4. Essie McLemore,   b. 29 Sep 1901, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Mar 1904, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
     5. Angelo McLemore,   b. 7 Jan 1903, Rains County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Aug 1959, Carroll County, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years)
     6. Eufalia "Fallie" McLemore,   b. 30 Apr 1905, Alba, Wood County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Nov 1993, Fresno County, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     7. Robert Lee McLemore,   b. 11 Oct 1910, Rains County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 Mar 1992 (Age 81 years)
     8. Mozelle McLemore,   b. 12 Jan 1914, Rains County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 2002, California Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
    Family ID F9286  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 4 Jul 2015 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 12 Jan 1860 - Jefferson County, Arkansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt 1892 - Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 27 Sep 1922 - Rains County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Colony Church of Christ Cemetery, Alba, Rains County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    McLemore, Elisha Right
    McLemore, Elisha Right
    B. 1860 Arkansas D. 1922 Texas
    Dolores McKee writes that Elisha was orphaned at a young age, his mother dying in childbirth and his father dying in the Civil War when Elisha was still a toddler. He was raised in the Star City area with the children of his Uncle Sterling, who had also died in the Civil War. He left for East Texas in the 1890's, where he was said to have had relatives already living.

  • Sources 
    1. [S501] McLemore, Melba Gene-Family Researcher/Family Group Sheets, Correspondence, Email (maddoxyellowrose@hotmail.com) ; http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php, (http://www.mclemoregenealogy.org/index.php).

    2. [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.), Arkansas, Jefferson County, Bartholomew Township, Post Offi ce Pine Bluff (Reliability: 3).