Mary E. Gomer: Strong McLemore Ancestry

Generation: 1

Mary E. Gomer was born about 1854 in Texas (daughter of Augustus C. Gomer and Minerva Eliza Nichols); and died.

Notes:

She is said by White and Toole to have married William E. CARNALINE. This marriage is also noted in the DAUGHTERS OF REPUBLIC OF TEXAS, Volume 1, by the Turner Publishing Company, and was submitted by Mrs. John B. GARDNER (GGD), 6389.

Generation: 2

Augustus C. Gomer was born about 1829 in Tennessee (son of James Frederick Gomer and Anna M. B. ???); died on 12 Feb 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Was shown on the muster roll of Captain J.M. Burroughs Company of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, CSA, and was enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863.

Augustus married Minerva Eliza Nichols before 1850. Minerva was born about 1832 in Mississippi; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Minerva Eliza Nichols was born about 1832 in Mississippi; died before 1860.

Notes:

The daughter of Henry Nichols.

Children:

Nancy Catherine Gomer was born about 1852; and died.
1. Mary E. Gomer was born about 1854 in Texas; and died.
Augustus Cawhorn "A. C." Gomer was born on 22 Nov 1857 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 6 Mar 1906; was buried in Low's Chapel Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Minerva Eliza Gomer was born after 1858; died in Apr 1860.

Generation: 3

James Frederick Gomer was born about 1797 in North Carolina; died about 1869.

Notes:

"The Gomer family came to Sabine County, Texas from Giles County, Tennessee between March 2, 1836 and August 19, 1836. He rec'd a Second Class land grant of 1280 A. located and surveyed in what is now Parker County. Evidently he never moved from Sabine County as records show that he bought land in 1844, located in the John Haley Survey, south of Housens Bayou near the Yellowpine community. James Frederick Gomer was typical of the average settler of his time, industrious, honest and determined to have a home in the new country. He raised his family by old fashioned standards, to obey their parents, honor God and country, and respect themselves and their neighbors. He owned a few slaves, according to the records, and a large slave cemetery is located near the Old Gomer Cemetery." (White and Toole)

James married Anna M. B. ??? about 1822 in Tennessee. Anna was born about 1803 in Georgia; died after 1870 in Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Anna M. B. ??? was born about 1803 in Georgia; died after 1870 in Sabine County, Texas.

Notes:

Often shown as Bateman, but not proven. Helen Gomer Schluter was said to have spent many years trying to discover her maiden name.

In a DAUGHTERS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TEXAS PATRIOT ANNUAL ALBUM, by Turner Publishing Company (online at Google Books), it was noted that Anna was a well known midwife, nurse and "doctor" of the Housen Bayou area of Sabine County.

Children:

Mary Ann Gomer was born on 17 Nov 1828 in Giles County, Tennessee; died on 12 Sep 1897.
2. Augustus C. Gomer was born about 1829 in Tennessee; died on 12 Feb 1872 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas.
Amanda F. Gomer was born on 19 Aug 1836 in Republic Of Texas; died on 27 Oct 1908 in Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
Leonidas Gomer was born about 1839 in Republic Of Texas; died before 1865 in Virginia.
Catherine Gomer was born about 1843 in Republic Of Texas; and died.
Ann M. Gomer was born about 1845 in Republic Of Texas; and died.