Alonzo Alva McLemore

Alonzo married Leona Elvira Johnson on 10 Jul 1887 in Van Zandt County, Texas. Leona was born on 10 Dec 1871 in Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 24 Feb 1941 in Willis Point, Van Zandt County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Ivan Nolan McLemore, Sr. was born on 25 Dec 1888 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 8 Oct 1975 in Odessa, Ector County, Texas; was buried in Sunset Memorial Gardens, Odessa, Ector County, Texas.
2. R. Elmon McLemore was born on 3 Apr 1891 in Van Zandt County, Texas.
3. Aryel Alvie McLemore was born on 18 Nov 1893 in Wills Point, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 16 Jun 1968 in Tulare County, California.
4. Calvin McLemore, Sr. was born on 6 May 1896 in Willis Point, Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 15 Feb 1945 in Moss Point, Jackson County, Mississippi; was buried in Park Lawn Cemetery, Jamestown, Mercer County, Pennsylvania.
5. Effie Josephine McLemore was born on 24 Jun 1899 in Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 18 Sep 1899 in Van Zandt County, Texas.

Notes:

He married (1) Mary LANDMAN ca 1858, (2) Rebecca Ann York LENTZ ca 1865 and (3) Laura B. GRIDER on 28 July 1888 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

He was living with his sister and brother-in-law, Nancy and George THOMAS, at the time of the 1880 Lincoln County, Tennessee census, along with his son, 20 year old John McLemore.

(Research):
Census Information:

1860 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, District 1
Enumerated 27 June 1860 by E.R. Kennedy
Page 49
HH 310-310 M. and Iris McLemore
HH 311
Richard McLemore 34 M Farmer Ala
Mary McLemore 20 F Ala
John W. McLemore 1 M Ala

(See Notes for Rebecca York for his second wife's listing as of 1860)

1870 Census
Alabama, Limestone, Twp 2 Range 6, Post Office Athens
Page 32
HH 266-266
McLemore, Richard 35 M Farmer $300 $300 Ala
McLemore, Rebecca 37 F Keeping House Tn
McLemore, Sarah 15 F At Home Ala (not shown in 1860, stepdaughter?)
McLemore, Susan 12 F At Home Ala (not shown in 1860, stepdaughter?)
McLemore, Alonzo 5 M At Home Ala
McLemore, Matthew 2 M At Home Ala
McLemore, John 12 M Farm Labor Ala
HH 267-267
McLemore, Burwell & Martha 28
HH 269-269
McLemore, William & Nancy 46

1880 Census

Name RelationMarital StatusGenderRaceAgeBirthplaceOccupationFather's BirthplaceMother's Birthplace
George THOMAS Self M Male W 35 NJ Farm Laborer NJ NJ
Nancy A. THOMAS Wife M Female W 34 AL Keeping House AL AL
Mary H. THOMAS Dau S Female W 10 TN At Home NJ AL
Martha A. THOMAS Dau S Female W 4 AL At Home NJ AL
John L. THOMAS Son S Male W 3 TN At Home NJ AL
Briggs J. THOMAS Son S Male W 5M TN At Home NJ AL
John MCLEMORE Nephew S Male W 20 AL Farm Laborer AL AL
Richard MCLEMORE BroL W Male W 45 AL Farm Laborer AL AL
Source Information:
Census PlaceDistrict 1, Lincoln, Tennessee
Family History Library Film 1255267 NA Film Number T9-1267

Richard married Rebecca Ann York about 1865. Rebecca was born between 1832 and 1833 in Tennessee; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

(Research):Census Information:

Alabama, Limestone County, ED 2, Post office Athens
Enumerated 30 June 1860
Stamped 351
354-354
Rebecca Lentz 28 F $600 $300 Tenn
Josephine Lentz 10 F Ala
William H Lentz 8 M Ala
Susan E. Lentz 5 F Ala
Letty I S 4 F Ala
John York 69 M $125 $1200 NC

1870 Census
Alabama, Limestone, Twp 2 Range 6, Post Office Athens
Page 32
HH 266-266
McLemore, Richard 35 M Farmer $300 $300 Ala
McLemore, Rebecca 37 F Keeping House Tn
McLemore, Sarah 15 F At Home Ala (not shown in 1860, stepda
ughter?)
McLemore, Susan 12 F At Home Ala (not shown in 1860, stepdaughter?)
McLemore, Alonzo 5 M At Home Ala
McLemore, Matthew 2 M At Home Ala
McLemore, John 12 M Farm Labor Ala

Notes:

Norma Miller (Nmiller896@aol.com) emailed, on 9-17-2006: "I descend through Briggs, his son Burl, his grandson John Melvin and my father, Earl Leonard McLemore. My parents live in Athens, Limestone County, AL and I live in Huntsville, Madison County, AL. I'm not sure all the children were mentioned in a will, or even if there was one, but they were mentioned in an estate inventory. Burrell was about 80 years old when they moved to Alabama and his wife had him give all the land and slaves to their children. When he died there wasn't enough money left to settle his debts. I would assume that he had already given property to children of his first marriage. Burrell was probably well-to-do as he was very active in the slave trade in the Nashville area. If there is anything else I can help with just let me know."

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Census Information

1850 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Division 2 East of Military Road
Enumerated 12 and 13 of November 1850 by Hiram Kennedy
506-506
Briggs McLamour 47 M Farmer $1,000 TN
Mary McLamour 38 F TN
Elizabeth McLamour 19 F TN
Mclin McLamour 14 M Ala
Richard McLamour 12 M Ala
Ann McLamour 11 F Ala
Barrill McLamour 8 M Ala
Martha McLamour 6 F Ala
James McLamour 4 M Ala
John McLamour 1 M Ala

HH #512 was that of Robert and Ruthia McLemore and HH #52
1 was that of Burwell Jr and Nancy McLemore

1860 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale, District 1, Post Office Rogersville
Enumerated 26 Jun 1860 By E.R. Kennedy
Stamped 217
HH 298-298
Brice McLemore 50 M Farmer $640 $180 Tenn
Elisabeth McLemore 29 F Tenn
Nancy Ann McLemore 21 F Tenn
Burrel McLemore 19 M Farmer Ala
Martha P McLemore 17 F Ala
Josephine McLemore 7 F Ala
John McLemore 12 M Ala
William McLemore 5 M Ala

HH 301-301
John and Clarice McLemore

Briggs married Mary Stegall on 18 Sep 1833 in Lauderdale County, Alabama. Mary was born before 1812 in Tennessee; died before 1860. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of Kelly STEGALL and Frances BETHANY. After she married Briggs McLemore, they lived on land her parents gave them near Rogersville, Alabama. (The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama, p. 346). Their land wasn't sold until Briggs' death in 1873. (Ibid, p. 347). In The Lure and Lore of Limestone County, she is referred to as Mary SPIGAL.

Notes:

Married:
Marriage Record:

Briggs McLemore Spouse:Mary Stegall Marriage Date:18 Sep 1833 County:Lauderdale State:Alabama Performed By Title:Justice of the Peace Performed by Name:J G Fields Source information:Jordan Dodd, Liahona Research

The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama instead shows the year of their marriage as 1832, and lists their ten children as Eliza, married James GREEN and lived in Lincoln County, TN; McLin Bass married Iris Belle WINSETT, Richard McLemore married Mary LANDMON, Nancy Ann McLemore married George THOMAS and lived in Lincoln County, TN. Burwell McLemore married Martha SHOEMAKER and lived in Limestone County, AL. Martha McLemore married a DARBY in Lincoln Co, TN. James McLemore may have married a PARVIN in Colbert Co, AL and John William McLemore married Angeline HOLBERT, Josephine McLemore married H.D. GRIFFIS in Lincoln County, TN and William McLemore married Ellen HUGHES. (page 346).

Notes:

Burwell's third son (at least his third to move away) was his namesake Burwell McLemore Jr. Born not later than about 1770, he married Mary GLOVER, daughter of Jones Glover Sr. pursuant to a marriage bond made out November 6, 1794 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 75). Mary was the mother of his older children, but at least five of more of his fifteen children were by his second wife, Nancy. He may have lived in Ohio for a while, as his eldest son Robert J. is said to have been born there in 1795. He then moved to North Carolina where his second son Howell was born in 1801. He apparently moved to Tennessee shortly thereafter, as his third son Briggs M. McLemore was born there about 1803. At this point the sources are confusingly in conflict. It is generally held that Burwell moved to Lauderdale County, Alabama, where his fourth son Maclin H. McLemore was born in about 1804. However, U.S. Census records apparently put him still in Giles County, Tennessee, as late as 1820; perhaps he returned there for some reason. At any rate, then came two girls, Barbary in 1805, and Mary J. in 1808. The order of the births for the next several children is uncertain; a possible listing of them: ??? McLemore House (ca. 1810), Martin A.P McLemore (ca. 1812), Sarah McLemore Lambert (ca. 1815), and Margaret McLemore Marks (ca. 1818). Perhaps one or two, perhaps more, of these four were children of his second wife.

Burwell died within a year of this Census (1850-1851), as a suit was brought in Lauderdale County court, July term, 1851, for sale of his lands, in which his heirs were named as parties. The married names of some of Burwell's daughters were obtained from these papers. In addition, the spouses of several children are also generally known, Robert married Ruthea THORNBERRY in 1832 and Howell married her sister Mildred in 1828, Briggs married Mary SPIGAL or STEGAL in 1833, MACLIN married Nancy HALBERT in 1843; Mary J. married Gabriel DAVIS in 1827, Sarah married James LAMBERT, Margaret married Henry MARKS, and Barbary married a man named POTEET. (James L. McLemore, III. pp 76-77).

In "The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama," the Alabama State Plat Book, page 43, is cited, showing that Burwell had purchased 160 acres on May 23, 1828. His land was West of Elk River T3S R7W NW Sec 11. Burwell and his family were among the oldest settlers to come to Lauderdale County, and he lived (in Lauderdale) until his death. On Feb. 21, 1840, he purchased 210 acres from Martin Harkins. This land was also in range 7, T3 sec 15 which is close to Elk River at Rogersville. The book further states that Burwell left a will in Lauderdale Co dated July 1, 1844 naming six living children by his second marriage as well as six living children by his first marriage. He is believed to be buried in the Womack cemetery in Rogersville. This cemetery is believed to to be on some of the land he owned.

(Research):
Census Information:

1850 Census
Alabama, Lauderdale County, Division 2 East of Military Road
Enumerated 12 and 13 of November 1850 by Hiram Kennedy

HH #506 was that of Briggs and Mary McLemore

HH #512 was that of Robert and Ruthia McLemore

HH #520 Gabriel and Mary (McLemore) Davis

HH# 521-521
Burrell McLamour 80 M Farmer $2000 VA
Nancy McLamour 58 F Va
John McLamour 28 M Laborer Ala
David McLamour 21 M Laborer Ala
James McLamour 25 M Laborer Ala
Martha McLamour 29 F Ala
Ann McLamour 18 F Ala

HH #522-522 Henry and Margaret (McLemore) Marks

Burwell married Mary Glover on 6 Nov 1794 in Sussex County, Virginia. Mary was born before 1770; died before 1814 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Jones GLOVER, Sr. (The Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama, p. 346). Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, instead show that his first wife was a GRAVES.

Notes:

Married:
They were married pursuant to a marriage bond made out November 6, 1794 (Sussex Marriage Register, p. 75). In the "Heritage of Lauderdale County, Alabama" (p. 346), he and Mary also also shown as being the parents of an Amy, who married a HOUSE. Eldon and Ann McLemore of Derby, Kansas, also show them as the parents of several more children, namely Martin, Martha, James, Ann, Sarah m. a LAMBERT, Margaret m. a MARKS, Jane, and David.