James Riley McLemore

Notes:

Obituary, copied from his FindAGrave memorial page, created by Mary Jo:

Published in The Alabama Courier, Athens, AL, Thursday, April 7, 1949

James Riley McLemore, 81, of Athens Route 5, died at his residence on March 10 at 5 p.m. after an illness of five years.

He was a failthful member of the Baptist church for 60 years.

Funeral services were held at Clements High on Saturday at 10 a.m. Interment was in the City Cemetery.

He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Lena Dudley of Detroit and Mrs. Louis Elledge of Tuscumbia; three sons, Fred McLemore of Athens Route 5, Amos McLemore of Oak Ridge and Carlos McLemore of Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Evy Bridges and Mrs. Belue Ezell of Athens Route 2; one brother, Alvis McLemore; 18 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Dezzie Stinnett McLemore on January 18, 1949 and a son, Herbert McLemore on October 18, 1918

(Research):
Census Information:

1900 Census
Alabama, Limestone County
Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
SD 8 ED 88 Sheet 5A Stamped 105
82-82
McLamore, James Hd W M Jan 1868 32 M6 Ala Ala Ala Farmer
McLemore, Dezzie Wf R W F Jan 1876 24 M6 3/2 Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Walter H Son W M Oct 1895 4 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Freddie Son W M Feb 1898 S S Ala Ala Ala
Stinnett, Malinda Aunt W F Mar 1850 50 Wd 0/0 Ala Ala Ala
White, Webster Boarder W M Feb 1882 18 S Tn Tn Tn

1910 Census
Alabama, Limestone County, Precinct 7 Pleasant Grove
Enumerated April 1910 by Thos. W. Bullington
SD 8 ED 102 Sheet 6A Stamped 48
94-94
McLemore, James R Hd M W M 16 Ala Ala Ala Farmer
McLemore, Dizzer R Wif F W 37 M 16 6/5 Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Walter H Son M W 13 S Ala Ala Ala Farm Laborer
McLemore, Fredie P Son M W 12 S Ala Ala Ala Farm Laborer
McLemore, Amos B. Son M W 9 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Lena B Dtr F W 5 S Ala Ala Ala
McLemore, Effie B Dtr F W 3 S Ala Ala Ala

James married Dezzie R. Stinnett about 1894 in Alabama. Dezzie was born on 1 Jan 1870 in Alabama; died on 18 Jan 1949 in Athens, Limestone County, Alabama; was buried in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His FindAGrave Memorial page, created by Mary Jo, shows that Fred and Pearl were the parents of:

Marvin B. McLemore
Rollie B. McLemore
Estelleen McLemore Clay
James F. McLemore

Fred married Pearl Mae Ball on 23 Dec 1917 in Limestone County, Alabama. Pearl was born on 14 May 1900 in Limestone County, Alabama; died on 29 Mar 1984 in Limestone County, Alabama; was buried in Athens City Cemetery, Athens, Limestone County, Alabama. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

On this registration card for the World War I draft, his middle name was spelled Burrel, and he instead listed his date of birth as September 3, 1900. He was farming for his father, J. R. McLemore, and listed his nearest relative as his mother, Dessie McLemore of Athens. He was of medium heighth, slender and had brown eyes and red hair. The application was completed on September 12, 1918.

When he completed his application for a social security account in 1936, he was unemployed, and living on Route #5 in Athens, Alabama.

He had a military marker, inscribed:

Alabama
PFC Army Air Forces
World War II

Notes:

In the 1949 obituary of her father, she was listed as "Mrs. Lena Dudley of Detroit."

Notes:

In the 1949 obituary of her father, she was listed as "Mrs. Louis Elledge of Tuscumbia." Her mother's obituary, published about eight weeks earlier, instead show her as "Mrs. Louis Elledge, Tuscaloosa."

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Notes:

Unable to locate him on either the 1920 or 1930 census with his parents and siblings. However, the 1949 obituaries of both his parents, found on their FindAGrave memorial pages, both list a son, Carlos McLemore of Detroit.

At the time of the 1940 census, he was a resident of Detroit, Michigan, a boarder in the home of Jno. McKennon of Michigan, and listed as Carlos McLemore,age 29, born in Alabama, working as a bell boy at Joliet?. He had resided in Athens, Alabama five years previously.

There is a photo of Carlos on his memorial marker, which can be seen at FindAGrave.

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