John W. McLemore

1812 - 1871  (63 years)

• Name	John W. McLemore  [1, 2]
  Birth	Between 1808 and 1812	Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Aug 1871	Whiteside County, Illinois
  Notes	John W. McLemore was a native of Tennessee, and born in 1808. He came with his father's family to the State of Illinois when quite a child. In 1836 be came to Whiteside, and made a claim in the present township of' Sterlin-g, within a few miles of the present city. Part of this claim, and the one on which be put improvements, now forms a portion of Mr. Weaver's farm. In 1839 he was appointed Deputy Sheriff by James C. Woodburn, the first sheriff of the county, and performed many of the duties of the office. Be was elected Sheriff in 1840, and held the position for two terms, and in 1846 was again elected, holding the office then for one term. He gave general satisfac-tion by the faithful and energetic discharge of his duties. In 1854 he went to California, where he remained fifteen years, and upon his return lived part of the time at Rock Falls, and part at Sterling, until his death, which occurred at the latter place in August, 1871. Mr. McLemore married Miss Eliza Cantrell in 1835. Mrs. McLemore died in Nevada in 1876. Their children are: Lucinda wife of Almanza Merrill, who lives in Nevada; and Clarence, who resides with his family in California. Bent & Wilson "History of Whiteside Co" Page 407 (Research): Census Listings: 1850 Census Illinois, Whiteside County, 37th District Enumerated 19 Spet 1850 Page 400 378-378 John W. McLemore 38 Clerk 600 Tenn Eliza McLemore 37 F Ohio Lucinda McLemore 15 F Ill Clarance McLemore 9 M Ill (Indexed on Ancestry.com as Mclernon)
  Person ID	I38341	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Nov 2011

  
  

  Father	Young McLemore,   b. 9 May 1783, North Carolina d. 20 Feb 1841, Sherman, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Nancy Ann Plumlee,   b. Abt 1785, North Carolina d. 17 Mar 1853, Sherman, Sangamon County, Illinois (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	Bef 1808	Knox County, Tennessee   [3]
  	Post to GenForum Re: Mary Cantrall, dau. of Thomas and Priscilla McLemore http://genforum.genealogy.com/cantrall/messages/17.html Posted by Jeanne McLemore Roberts (jamjar5174@aol.com) Dated October 19, 2004 Thank you so much for the Cantral information. We (my family) had no idea how the Cantrals were related to each other. I can give you the information that I have on the children of Young McLemore and Nancy Ann Plumly. Priscilla McLemore was one of the nine children of Young McLemore b:1781 (son of John McLemore b:1762 d:6/30/1844 and Sarah Carner (or Carver) b: 1764 and Nancy Ann Plumly. Young and Nancy's children were: Martha Matilda McLemore married to Harmonas Alkire Children: Mary Ann James Young Margaret Caroline William Daniel Dickson Albert Harmonas Priscilla Martha Lee (I have also been told Leander) who died at age 18 John McLemore married to Eliza Cantral Children: Lucinda Clarence William Harvey McLemore married to Rachel Smith (my line) Children: James Monroe Joseph William Young (my great grandfather) Mary Ann Sarah Ellen Robert Jerome Priscilla McLemore married to Thomas Cantral Children: Clarisa Turner Young Francis Thomas Mary Nancy Archibald McLemore-never married Ellen McLemore married to David Cantral Children: Young Lucinda Mary McLemore married to William Stone Children: Young Betty Nancy Ann James McLemore-never married Joseph McLemore-never married I also have a listing of Martha Matilda and Harmonas Alkire's children, their spouses and Martha and Harmonas' grandchildren. I also have information on William Young McLemore's children and his marriages(his first wife died about three months after their wedding) since my line is through William Young McLemore, son of William Harvey McLemore, grandson of Young McLemore. I am interested in any information that you could give me on the McLemores and the Cantrals, especially where I can find documentation of these ancestors. My information comes from a geneaology and papers compiled by my Great Aunt Harriet McLemore Middleton (b:1887). She was a daughter of William Young McLemore and older sister to my grandfather Homer McLemore who was killed accidentally in 1915. James Alkire (jnjalkire@sbcglobal.net) shows they as the parents of (1) John W. McLemore, born 1812 TN and died Aug 1871 Sterling, Whiteside Il; (2) Priscilla D. McLemore born 1814 TN and died May 1847 in Sangamon, married to Thomas Carsey CANTRALL, the son of Levi Cantrall. They were said to be the parents of Young M. CANTRALL, born 1838 in Sangamon, IL and died 1 July 1863 at Vicksburg, MS. (3) Abigail McLemore born 1820 TN and died 1861 and (4) Mary Ellen McLemore born 1826 and died Feb 1856, Athens, IL. James also shows that Young, by an unknown wife, had two additonal children, L. E. McLemore and Hinton McLemore. As these children were reported to be born after Young's death in 1841, this is not likely.
  Family ID	F11707	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Cantrell,   b. 8 Sep 1813, Ohio d. Abt 1876, Nevada (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1835
  Children	1. Lucinda McLemore,   b. Nov 1835, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown   2. Clarence McLemore,   b. Jun 1840, Illinois d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F11711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Nov 2011

  
  

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  [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.), Illinois, Whiteside County, 37th District Enumerated 19 Spet 1850 Page 400 378-378 (Reliability: 3). [S1127] Genforum: Cantrall Family Genealogy Forum ; http://genforum.genealogy.com/cantrall/messages/17.html, (http://genforum.genealogy.com/cantrall/messages/17.html). [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.).