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Helen Ruth Wood

Female 1933 - 2012  (78 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Helen Ruth Wood was born on 11 Aug 1933 in Jefferson County, Texas (daughter of William Thomas Wood, Sr. and Sarah Ann "Annie" Morgan); died on 16 Jul 2012 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.

    Family/Spouse: Harlon Morris Towns. Harlon was born on 21 Feb 1930 in Van Zandt County, Texas; died on 27 May 2018 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Thomas Wood, Sr. was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas (son of Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood and Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright); died on 1 Jan 1957 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.

    Notes:

    (Research):
    Census Listings:

    1930 Federal Census
    Texas, Jefferson County, Beaumont City, Ward 3
    Enumerated April 10 and 11, 1930
    ED 123-36 SD 27 Sheet 10B
    477-187-202
    Wood, William T Head M W 27 Married @ 19 Tx Tx Tx Carpenter Oil Refinery
    Wood, Annie Wife F W 30 M 22 Tx Tx Tx
    Wood, Lillian Dtr F W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
    Wood, William T. Jr. Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx
    Wood, Wilma (sic) Dtr F W 2 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

    William married Sarah Ann "Annie" Morgan about 1922. Sarah (daughter of Jesse James Morgan, Sr. and Julia Ann McLemore) was born on 15 Aug 1899 in Texas; died on 1 Feb 1978 in El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Sarah Ann "Annie" Morgan was born on 15 Aug 1899 in Texas (daughter of Jesse James Morgan, Sr. and Julia Ann McLemore); died on 1 Feb 1978 in El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    Children:
    1. Lillian Arnell Wood was born on 5 Feb 1923 in Texas; died on 2 Jan 2004; was buried in Leakey Floral Cemetery, Leakey, Real County, Texas.
    2. William Thomas Wood, Jr. was born on 12 Aug 1924 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Feb 1995 in Texas; was buried on 4 Feb 1995 in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    3. Wilna Marveline Wood was born on 23 Jun 1927 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 29 Jan 2017 in Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas.
    4. 1. Helen Ruth Wood was born on 11 Aug 1933 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 16 Jul 2012 in El Paso, El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Fort Bliss National Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas.
    5. Billy Jack Wood was born on 30 Jun 1935 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 21 Jul 2017; was buried in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery, Spring Lake, Cumberland, North Carolina.
    6. John Morgan Wood was born on 18 Feb 1940 in Jefferson County, Texas; died on 9 Sep 1946 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood was born on 23 Mar 1869 in San Augustine County, Texas (son of Thomas E. "Edd" Wood, Sr. and Nancy Ann Meigs); died on 10 May 1947 in Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    From FindAGrave:

    Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood married [second] Priscilla Smith between 1931 and 1940. She was born 1 Oct 1874 in LA (1940 census) or TX (death certificate) and died 16 Oct 1947 in Sabine Co, TX. According to family tradition Jack's family called her "Miss Priscilla." According to her death certificate her name was spelled Pursillar, she was the daughter of John Smith and is buried in Weeks Chapel Cemetery (Newton Co., TX). The informant on the death certificate was Jack's daughter, Mrs. W. D. (Hattie) Wood Withers. Masonic symbol on his tombstone.

    Created by: skyquest
    Record added: May 04, 2010
    Find A Grave Memorial# 51983353






    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1900 Census
    Texas, San Augustine, Pr. 4
    Enumerated 18 Jun 1900
    SD 8 ED 77 Sheet 8B
    133-133
    Loggins, Mary Head W F Mar 1829 71 We 7/3 Tn Tn Va
    Wright, Willie Grandson W m Apr 1883 17 S Tx La Tx Farmer
    Woods, Charles A. G.son-in-law W m Mar 1869 31 M 10 Tx Tx Tx Farmer
    Woods, Cordelia G.Dtr W F May 1873 27 M 10 8/4 Tx La Tx
    Woods, John E. Gr. Grandson W M Feb 1892 8 S Tx Tx Tx
    Woods, Charles W. Gr. Grandson W M Jan 1894 6 S Tx Tx Tx
    Woods, Ora Gr. Granddtr W F Mar 1896 4 S Tx Tx Tx
    Woods, Herbert W Gr. Grandson W M Nov 1898 1 S Tx Tx Tx


    Charles married Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright on 27 Apr 1890 in San Augustine County, Texas. Larrissa was born on 7 May 1873 in Tennessee; died on 8 Oct 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright was born on 7 May 1873 in Tennessee; died on 8 Oct 1930 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    Said to be a daughter of Rev. John Wesley Wright and Cynthia Elvira Gary.

    From FindAGrave:

    Larrissa Cordelia Wright, called "Delia" as a girl, Cordelia when grown, Irenia Opheilia Wright, Cynthia Sarah Wright and Isaac William Wright were reared by twice widowed maternal Grandma Mary (Carter) Gary Loggins (born TN). Mary Loggins loved them, taught them Christian values and that family meant everything. They became fine young people, decent, honest and hard working. The girls knew how to cook great meals and how to maintain a home. They all helped her on her farm and somehow they managed even during those hard times.

    Larrissa Cordelia Wright married Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood, a young farmer. "Jack" and Cordelia Wood and their children lived with Grandma Mary Ann Jackson (Carter) [Gary] Loggins.

    Notes:

    Married:
    From FindAGrave:

    Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood married Larrissa Cordelia "Delia" Wright, a daughter of Rev. John Wesley Wright and Cynthia Elvira Gary Wright on Apr 27, 1890, in San Augustine Co, TX. Both buried in Wood Cemetery. Charles Wood and his beloved wife Larrissa Cordelia Wright are at rest in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine Co, TX.

    Children:
    1. John E. "Ed" Wood was born on 12 Feb 1892 in Texas; died on 24 May 1918 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    2. Charles David Wood was born on 31 Jan 1894 in Texas; died on 19 Dec 1961 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    3. Ora Wood was born on 19 Mar 1896 in Texas; died on 14 Jan 1978 in Newton, Newton County, Texas; was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery, Yellowpine, Sabine County, Texas.
    4. Herbert Wesley Wood, Sr. was born on 30 Nov 1898 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 Oct 1960 in Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    5. 2. William Thomas Wood, Sr. was born on 31 Aug 1902 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 1 Jan 1957 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    6. Alford A. Wood was born on 6 Feb 1905 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 23 Jul 1983 in Orange County, Texas.
    7. Hattie Helen Wood was born on 21 Jun 1907; died on 20 Feb 1993 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    8. Ruth Irene Wood was born on 22 Aug 1910 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 3 May 1991 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    9. Ernest Albert Wood, Sr. was born on 8 Feb 1915 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 21 Apr 1989 in Jefferson County, Texas; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    10. Esther Ann Wood was born on 8 Feb 1915 in Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; died on 4 Jul 1994 in Pomona, Los Angeles County, California.

  3. 6.  Jesse James Morgan, Sr. was born on 8 Dec 1859 in Texas (son of Rueben Morgan and Susan Neal); died on 4 Sep 1934 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    As of the 1880 census, it appears that Jesse was living as a boarder in Jasper, and working for the Railroad. It appears his future wife, Mary Walters, was living in the same home.



    (Research):

    Census Listings:

    1880 Census
    Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
    George N ...IS Self M Male W 29 OH Tie Maker FR
    Lucinda J. "" Wife M Female W 23 LA Keeping House --- AL
    Mary E "" Dau S Female W 4 TX OH LA
    Arthur W "" Son S Male W 1 TX OH LA
    Mary A WALTERS SisterL S Female W 19 LA --- LA
    Jesse MORGAN Other S Male W 20 TX Railroad Hand NC --- Source Information:
    Census Place Jasper, Texas
    Family History Library Film 1255313
    NA Film Number T9-1313
    Page Number 159B

    Jesse married Julia Ann McLemore after 1893. Julia (daughter of John M. McLemore and Sarah Ann E. Boyett) was born on 20 Apr 1869 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 19 Sep 1936; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Julia Ann McLemore was born on 20 Apr 1869 in Jasper County, Texas (daughter of John M. McLemore and Sarah Ann E. Boyett); died on 19 Sep 1936; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    She was married three times: to Moses Carruth, a Mr. Thompson and to Jesse Morgan. At the time of the 1900 Jasper County Census, she was listed as the mother of 4 children, all of whom were living. At the time of the 1910 Sabine County Census, she was shown as having been married for 14 years and as the mother of 7 children, all still living.

    Notes:

    Married:
    Based on the 1910 Sabine County Census, it appears this was a second marriage for both Jesse and Julia.

    Children:
    1. Everett E. Morgan was born in May 1896 in Texas.
    2. 3. Sarah Ann "Annie" Morgan was born on 15 Aug 1899 in Texas; died on 1 Feb 1978 in El Paso County, Texas; was buried in Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas.
    3. Alvin Arthur Morgan was born on 13 Dec 1901 in Texas; died on 10 Mar 1976 in Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
    4. Jesse James Morgan, Jr. was born on 16 Dec 1902 in Texas; died on 24 May 1985.
    5. Susan A. "Sudie" Morgan was born about 1907 in Texas.
    6. Otis O. Morgan was born on 2 Dec 1910 in Sabine County, Texas.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Thomas E. "Edd" Wood, Sr. was born about 1844 in San Augustine County, Texas (son of Charles A. Wood and Elizabeth Muse); died about 1877 in Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    At one time he owned the land where the Jasper County Court House now stands. (White and Toole, p 72).

    From FindAGrave:

    Thomas E. Wood, Sr. was the son of Charles A. Wood and Elizabeth Muse. His middle name was probably "Edwin" since he is listed by that name in the 1850 census and "Edwine" in the 1860 census. His son, Thomas E. Wood, Jr. went by "Edd."

    He married Nancy Meigs Sep 28, 1865 in Jasper Co, TX. They were the parents of four children.

    Thomas E. Wood, Sr. died in 1877 at the age of 33 years, leaving his wife, age 29, with four young children to care for. Nancy married second William Wesley "Wes" Dalley on Sep 20, 1879 in Sabine Co, TX. Nancy Dalley is buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine Co, TX.

    It is not known where Thomas E. Wood, Sr. is buried. He could be here in the Wood Cemetery near other family members in one of the many unmarked graves, or he could be buried elsewhere in San Augustine or Sabine County. This beautiful spot on the shore of present-day Lake Sam Raburn is a fitting place to honor his short life.

    Created by: R Strickland
    Record added: Jun 29, 2012
    Find A Grave Memorial# 92757344


    Thomas married Nancy Ann Meigs on 28 Sep 1865 in Jasper County, Texas. Nancy was born on 23 Dec 1848 in Alabama; died on 26 Dec 1917 in Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 9.  Nancy Ann Meigs was born on 23 Dec 1848 in Alabama; died on 26 Dec 1917 in Pineland Cemetery, Pineland, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Brookeland Cemetery, Brookeland, Sabine County, Texas.

    Notes:

    The daughter of John and Nancy Wilson Meigs. (White and Toole, p 72). She married second William Wesley "Wes" Dalley on Sep 20, 1879 in Sabine Co, TX, and both are buried at Brookeland Cemetery in Sabine County.

    Children:
    1. Mary Ann "Molly" Wood was born on 28 Nov 1866 in Sabine County, Texas; died on 24 Nov 1903 in Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    2. 4. Charles Ayers "Jack" Wood was born on 23 Mar 1869 in San Augustine County, Texas; died on 10 May 1947 in Texas; was buried in Wood Cemetery, San Augustine County, Texas.
    3. Nancy Wood was born about 1874 in Texas; and died.
    4. Thomas E. "Edd" Wood, Jr. was born in Feb 1876 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; died in 1917 in Bronson, Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Bronson Cemetery, Bronson, Sabine County, Texas.

  3. 12.  Rueben Morgan was born about 1832 in North Carolina (son of Daniel Morgan and Mary ???); died before 1870.

    Notes:

    Rueben Morgan may have moved back to Florida after his 1857 marriage in Jasper, Texas. In an email dated April 2, 2006, Floyd Boyett passed along the following information:

    "I did find a Reuben Morgan, Co. G, 3rd. Florida Infantry (Pensacola area) as a Private on the Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System site. This should be Daniel's Reuben and the man we were looking for."

    Based on the census listing below, it appears that Rueben Morgan died sometime between 1865 and 1870, perhaps as a result of the Civil War? It further appears that Susan remarried. Her second spouse appears to have died as well:

    1870 U.S. Federal Census, Texas, Jasper, Subdivision 23 409-410
    Wilson, Susan 43 F W Keeping House 100 100 Louisiana
    Morgan, Eliza G 12 F W Texas
    Morgan, Jessie 10 M W Texas
    Morgan, Alice 9 F W Texas
    Morgan, Josephine 5 F W Texas

    At the time of the 1880 census, 14 year old Josephine is living in the home of John McLemore, her uncle by marriage, and listed as Josephine Wilson.

    Only Jesse and Allie are listed in the Estate settlement of Daniel Morgan as "surviving grandchildren." It therefore appears that Eliza and Josephine may have died prior to the settlement of Daniel's estate in 1886.

    Rueben married Susan Neal on 25 Feb 1857 in Jasper County, Texas. Susan was born before 1837 in Louisiana; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 13.  Susan Neal was born before 1837 in Louisiana; and died.
    Children:
    1. Eliza J. Morgan was born about 1857 in Texas; died before 1886.
    2. 6. Jesse James Morgan, Sr. was born on 8 Dec 1859 in Texas; died on 4 Sep 1934 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    3. Alice Morgan was born about 1861 in Texas; died after 1886.
    4. Josephine Morgan was born about 1865 in Texas; died before 1886.

  5. 14.  John M. McLemore was born about 1822 in North Carolina (son of Tobias McLemore, Sr. and Sarah "Sallie" ???); died in Jan 1891 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    It is assumed that since John McLemore, at a relatively young age, was married to Sarah Morgan of Sampson County, NC that he was also almost certainly a native of Sampson County, NC himself. It further appears, based on the 1840 head of household census, that he was probably already living with the Morgan family by 1840, when he would have been just 18. It is not known if he and Sarah were already married, or if he was simply a farm hand. Furthermore, an analysis of all the McLemore families in Sampson County, NC (both through and examination of census enumerations and land transfer deeds) indicate that if John McLemore was indeed from Sampson County, he would almost certainly have to be a son of Tobias McLemore. There is no other family into which he would fit. This relationship is therefore based on circumstantial evidence, and is not absolutely certain. Any additional information, which would either help prove or disprove this relationship, is most welcome. Please email: strong@texas.net

    In a letter written by Johnnie Mae Speights, she recounted a story told by her Uncle Ira "...his father ran away from home at age 14 in the dark of night because he was smoking in the barn and set it on fire and it burned up, horses and all." Henry McLemore heard a slightly different version of this story. As told to him by Ira's son, DeFord "...the father was a mean drunk. He came home with a group of men after a night of heavy drinking. He woke him up in the middle of the night and ordered him to go tend to the horses. He stumbled out in the dark to the barn to do this. As he was working, one the horses kicked over a lantern, and the barn started on fire. Scared to death of his facing his father's wrath, he jumped onto a horse and took off, never looking back."

    According to Nan McCoy Kittell of Jasper, a descendant of John McLemore, it was actually John McLemore (our common ancestor), and not his son John Finn, "who ran away after burning down the barn." Nan also thinks John may have had the middle initial "M", but does not know what that stood for. Nan's mother, who also did much research on this branch of the McLemore family, noted that "John left S. C. (sic) with an older brother when he was 16 years old."

    Jim White, also a McLemore family researcher,stated that a databse he had access to noted a Philadelphia Insurance company (Pioneer) which had records of a claim on a Barn owned by Tobias McLemore for $203 around 1830. He also referenced the Draper papers for this claim.

    John and Sarah McLemore can first be positively identified on the 1850 Decatur County, Georgia federal census. John McElmore, a 28 year old Farmer born in North Carolina, is shown with wife Sarah (age 24, also born in North Carolina) and children William (age 5), James (age 3), and Sarah (11 months), (household #516-516). All the children were shown on this census as being born in Georgia. Based on the relatively young ages of John and Sarah at the time of the birth of their eldest son William, it was likely a first marriage for them both. It is not known if they married in North Carolina, Georgia, or elsewhere. It further appears they were in Georgia by about 1845, based on William's age. No other McLemore's were found on the Decatur 1850 census.

    Just a few homes away from them in 1850 were Sarah's parents, Daniel and Mary Morgan. The Morgan family can be found in Sampson County, North Carolina at the time of the 1830 and 1840 census. Additionally, when the 1840 Sampson County census was taken, Daniel and Mary Morgan had an otherwise unaccounted for "male between 15-20" living with them. It is presumed this was their son-in-law/son-in-law to be, John McLemore, who was said to have "run away from home" circa 1836.

    John McLemore and family followed the Morgan family from Decatur County, Georgia to Newton County, Texas sometime after 1850. Sarah died either enroute, or shortly after arriving to Texas.

    Per a marriage license on file in Jasper County, "John McLemore married Sarah Ann Boit (Boyett) on July 26, 1859". Based on the ages of the five children listed with them on the 1860 Newton County, Texas Census, they would have all been his from his first marriage to Sarah Morgan. The children shown on the 1860 census were William H (age 14), James H (age 12), John F (age 7), Daniel F (age 3), and Mary A (age 2). William and James had both appeared on the earlier 1850 Decatur County, GA census. Sarah, who had been shown as an 11 month old toddler in 1850, but not on this subsequent census, had apparently died.The family was located in adjacent Jasper County, Texas at the time of the 1870 census.

    Nan Kittell located the following land record from Newton County:

    No. 79, Vol. 29 In the Name of the State of Texas. To all to whom these presents shall come, know ye, I Sam HOUSTON, Governor of the State of Texas aforesaid by virtue of the power vested in me by law and in accordance with the laws of said State in such case made and provided do by these presents grant to John MacLAMORE assignee of James A. WALTERS his heirs or asigns forever, 160 acres of land situated and described as follows. In Newton County on the waters of Slaydons Creek a tributary of Sabine river 17 mile S.16 degree W. from Newton by virtue of Premption Certificate No. 5 issued to John MacLEMORE as assignee of James A. WALTERS by the Chief Justice of Newton County 20th day of December 1858. Beg. at a stake on the W. line of H. KELLY's 160 acre survey...and on the N.line of L. DONAHOS 1/2 league survey..... Hereby relinquishing to him the said John MacLEMORE and his heirs or assigns forever all the right and title in and to said land, heretofore held and possessed by the said State, and I do hereby issue this Letter Patent for the same. In testimony whereof I have caused the seal of the State to be affixed as well as the seal of the Genral land office. Done at the City of Austin on the 6th day of February 1860. Francis M. WHITE, Comm. G.L. Office Sam HOUSTON, Gov. Filed--Sept 24th, 1860 at 2 p.m. Recorded--Vol. "C" p 534

    On October 7, 1874, John sold this same 160 acres of land to James R. RICHARDSON for $1 an acre. John apparently could not write, as he signed the land conveyance with his mark. His name on this document was spelled as "McClemore."

    Even after his second marriage to Sarah Ann Boyett, there continued to be a close connection between John McLemore and the Morgan family. Robert Lee McLemore sent me copies of deeds from the late 1860's in which Malichi Morgan, Kizzie Kelly, and John McLemore transfered property they jointly held to Dunkin and Eliza Morgan. Furthermore, J.F. and Mary Ann McLemore were mentioned by name as grandchildren of Daniel and Mary Morgan in a deed dated January, 1889. Dorine Speights also wrote that "Aunt Julie Morgan was closely related to Pap (Finn McLemore). He and mother used to go by buggy to Jasper to see her." From Jasper Cemetery records, it appears numerous members of both the McLemore and Morgan family are buried near each other at the Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery in Jasper. The Zion Hill Baptist Church is the oldest Protestant Church in Jasper County.

    John McLemore died in January 1891. In 1899, Sarah Ann applied for a Widow's Pension, based on John's service in the C.S.A. Her application stated that John served in Co K, Speights Regiment, 21st Texas from the fall of 1864 to the Spring of 1865.

    The War Department indicated, however, that there were "no rolls on file in this office of Company K, 21st Texas Infantry, C.S.A., and no record has been found of the service, capture or parole of a man named John McLemore, as a member of this organization." Sarah's original application (File No. 2267) was rejected on September 28, 1899. Sarah reapplied for a pension almost 10 years later, in October of 1907. On this application she indicated that John served for about 3 years, from April 1862 to 1865. Both J. W. Claud and M. Morgan testified that they had served alongside him. This application (File No., 13383) was approved in March, 1908. Sarah Ann died sometime shortly thereafter.

    In Zion Hill Cemetery is a double tombstone reading simply: McLemore
    John Sarahan E.
    Father Mother
    Age 70 Age 70

    Written by Melinda McLemore Strong, circa 1998 and revised periodically

    (Research):Census Information:

    1830 Census (p 186) Tobias MacLemor
    Sampson County, NC

    2 males under the age of 5 <---Maybe Redden and Tobias, Jr.
    1 male between 5-10 <---(Appears to have been the John McLemore b. ca 1822 who married Sarah Morgan of Sampson County and later moved to Texas with the Morgans)
    1 male between 15-20<---Could be either Amos (b ca 1813) who married JEMIMA SIMMONS or Raiford (b ca 1815) who married Polly UNDERWOOD
    1 male between 40-50 <--Tobias (born between 1780 and 1790)

    1 female under 5 <---Sarah?
    2 females between 5-10
    2 females between 10-15
    1 female between 15-20
    1 female between 40-50 <--his wife (born between 1780 and 1790)

    1840 Census, Sampson County, North Carolina
    (p. 9) Danl Morgan
    1 male between 5-10 (Owen)
    1 male between 10-15 (James)
    1 male between 15-20 (This appears to have been JOHN McLEMORE, son-in-law of Daniel, who married his eldest child, Sarah. The date of their wedding is not known, so John may have actually been living with the family prior to his marriage to Sarah)
    1 male between 40-50 (Daniel)
    2 females between 5-10 (Dorcus, Elizabeth)
    1 female between 10-15 (Sarah)
    1 female between 40-50 (Mary)
    Why isn't there a listing for a male, under the age of 5? (Daniel/David, born ca 1838)

    1850 Census
    Georgia, Decatur County, District 22
    Enumerated 28 Aug 1850
    Stamped 63
    576-576
    John McElmore 28 M Farmer N. ca.
    Sarah McElmore 24 F N. ca.
    Wm. McElmore 5 M Ga
    James McElmore 3 M Ga
    Sarah McElmore 11/12 F Ga
    577-577
    G. and Martha Boyet, Occ Miller, both born in Georgia
    578-578
    Daniel and Mary Morgan (the parents of John's wife, Sarah Morgan)

    1860 Census
    Texas, Newton County, Post Office Newton
    Enumerated 3 July 1860
    Page 25 Stamped 258
    159-159
    McLemore, John 37 M Farmer $470 $400 North Carolina
    McLemore, Sarah A 23 F Alabama
    McLemore, William H. 14 M North Carolina (?)
    McLemore, James H. 12 M Georgia
    McLemore, John T(F?) 4 M Georgia
    McLemore, Daniel F. 3 M Georgia
    McLemore, Mary A. 2 F Texas


    1870 Census
    Texas, Jasper County, Subdivision 23
    Enumerated by T.J. Carraway on 9 July 1870
    Page 16
    #116-118 McLamo, John 48 M W Farmer $250 $100 North Carolina Can't read or write
    " , Sarah E. A. 33 F W Keeping House Georgia Can't write
    " , John F. 16 M W Farm Laborer Georgia Can't write
    " , Daniel F. 14 M W Georgia Attended school, Can't write
    " , Mary A 12 F W Texas Can't read or write
    " , Thomas E 9 M W Texas
    " , Samuel M 7 M W Texas
    Enumerated by T.H. Carraway on 8 and 9 Aug. 1870
    page 56
    #428-430
    " , Earnest E 6 M W Texas
    " , Noah 4 M W Texas
    " , Martha A 3 F W Texas
    " , Julia 1 F W Texas

    Note: The family was listed in two separate households, as shown above. It appears that this was simply a transcription error.

    1880 Federal Census Census Place:Precinct 3, Jasper, Texas
    Source:FHL Film 1255313
    National Archives Film T9-1313 Page 14
    RelationSexMarrRaceAgeBirthplace
    John MCLEMORE Self M M W 61 NC Occ:FarmerFa: NC Mo: NC
    Sarah Ann MCLEMORE Wife F M W 44 GA Occ:Keeping HouseFa: SC Mo: SC
    Daniel MCLEMORE Son M S W 23 GA Occ:Works On FarmFa: NC Mo: NC
    Thomas MCLEMORE Son M S W 19 TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: NC Mo: GA
    Samuel MCLEMORE Son M S W 16 TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: NC Mo: GA
    Earnest MCLEMORE Son M S W 15 TX Occ:Works On FarmFa: NC Mo: GA
    Julia Ann MCLEMORE Dau F S W 11 TX Occ:At SchoolFa: NC Mo: GA
    Eliza Jane MCLEMORE Dau F S W 9 TX Occ:At SchoolFa: NC Mo: GA
    George W. MCLEMORE Son M S W 8 TX Occ:At SchoolFa: NC Mo: GA
    Josephine WILSON Other F S W 14 TX Occ:At HomeFa: GA Mo: LA
    (Josephine is a niece of John's first wife, Sarah Morgan)

    (Medical):Y DNA Results, FTDNA Haplogroup:

    R1b1c (R-M269)

    A direct male descendant volunteered to have his DNA tested. The results can be found at www.ysearch.org, under the user ID #4E4HJ. The FamilyTreeDNA kit number is 33104.

    A direct male descendant of John McLemore was a participant in the Morrison DNA study. This DNA was a high definition match to two other McLemore's (not previously proven to be related), as well as to a McElmurry from Kentucky. See the results for Group O at the following website:

    http://www.geneticousins.com/morrison/

    The McLemore's that he matched were (1) a descendant of Keton Jones McLemore, whom in 1850 lived just across the border from Sabine County, Texas, where some of John's descendants later settled and (2) Wright McLemore, born in North Carolina and living in Arkansas, next to Keton Jones McLemore, at the time of the 1830 census. The two matches are one-step and two-steps removed, respectively, at twenty five markers. The differences in both cases are on rapidly mutating markers.

    According to FamilytreeDNA in Houston, the probability that the two DNA donors share a common ancestor, is as follows:

    In comparing 25 markers, the probability of sharing a common ancestor within the last...

    4 generations is
    27.54%
    8 generations is
    58.22%
    12 generations is
    78.24%
    16 generations is
    89.3%
    20 generations is
    94.93%
    24 generations is
    97.66%

    In addition to this above matches, the Wright McLemore, John McLemore, and Keton Jones McLemore descendants were also 12 marker Y DNA matches to a proven descendant of Abraham Macklemore, the immigrant, thought be a brother to James Macklemore, immigrant. This 12 marker match was through the line of Robert McLemore, born 1769 in North Carolina, a grandson of Abraham's.

    Each of these matches, including the McElmurry, can be found indexed in these files.

    The members of R1b are believed to be the descendants of the first modern humans who entered Europe about 35,000-40,000 years ago. Those R1b forebearers were the people who painted the beautiful art in the caves in Spain and France. They were the contemporaries (and perhaps exterminators) of the European Neanderthals. R1b is the most common Y haplogroup in Europe - more than half of men of European descent belong to R1b. Fourteen of the 30 most common haplotypes in the YSTR.org database are typical of R1b.

    Edwin Holcombe writes that "the marker values...are close enough to modal values for Haplogroup R that there are matches to this family in Scotland, Ireland, England, and other locations in Europe even at 67 markers. The family's haplogroup is projected in the project Results listing to be R-L21, but this has not been confirmed by a SNP test. With the common values that this group has for its STR markers, SNP testing may be the key to learning more about the origins of this family through DNA research."

    John married Sarah Ann E. Boyett on 26 Jul 1859 in Jasper County, Texas. Sarah (daughter of Ethel Dred Boyett and Sarah Ann Saucer) was born on 22 Jan 1836 in Lowndes County, Alabama; died about 1916 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  6. 15.  Sarah Ann E. Boyett was born on 22 Jan 1836 in Lowndes County, Alabama (daughter of Ethel Dred Boyett and Sarah Ann Saucer); died about 1916 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.

    Notes:

    When she was about 72 years old, S.A.E. Boyette was granted a pension based on her husband's service in the Confederate States army. In this pension application, she indicated that she had lived in Jasper County for about 50 years. On the pension application she reported that the only property she owned was 130 acres of land and six cows, and that she needed the pension as a means of subsistence. As the application was signed with her mark, it appears that she also was unable to read or write. Her tomstone indicates she lived to age 70.

    Ruby Boyett Burkett wrote that "we don't actually know when the McLemore family purchased it (the old Boyett homestead), but we feel surthe first McLemore owners were John and Sara Ann Boyett McLemore. She was Noah Boyetts youngest whole sister so the place was still partly in the Boyett family and so it happened that the McLemores began to bury their dead in the Boyett cemetery but renamed it the McLemore Cemetery. One of the McLemore relatives told us it had always been the McLemore cemetery but of course we know that is not the case. We know, for a fact, that one more Boyett was buried in the cemetery. I don't know the date of the last funeral but have a first person account of the funeral. My Aunt Lula Love Boyett, wife of Noah Jackson Boyett told me this story. On a cold winter day the youngest daughter of Noah and Susan was laid to rest in the Boyett Cemetery. She was Sarah Ann "Sallie" Bevil. Aunt Lula said by the time the graveside service had concluded they were about frozen so the McLemore family invited them in to get warm before they left to return to their homes. I seem to recall Aunt Lula saying the McLemores also served them refreshments? I would imagine they were served hot coffee and probably a desert.

    Several generations of the family lived in the home before it was finally replaced with a new, more modern home. At the time I went there to visit, Lee and Othalia McLemore were living there...... He then let me borrow pictures of the original home to bring to Beaumont to have printed and enlarged. I later returned the originals, along with enlargements and he was thrilled."

    Children:
    1. Thomas Eugene McLemore was born on 15 Jan 1861 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 17 Dec 1923 in Sabine County, Texas; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    2. Samuel McFarland McLemore was born on 22 Oct 1862 in Erin, Jasper County, Texas; died on 5 Jul 1924 in Jasper County, Texas; was buried in Zion Hill Cemetery, Jasper, Jasper County, Texas.
    3. Earnest E. McLemore was born about 1865 in Jasper County, Texas; and died.
    4. Noah McLemore was born about 1866 in Jasper County, Texas; died between 1870 and 1880 in Jasper County, Texas.
    5. Martha A. McLemore was born about 1867 in Jasper County, Texas; died between 1870 and 1880 in Jasper County, Texas.
    6. Infant McLemore was born about 1868 in Jasper County, Texas; died before 1870 in Jasper County, Texas.
    7. 7. Julia Ann McLemore was born on 20 Apr 1869 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 19 Sep 1936; was buried in Gravel Hill Cemetery, Sabine County, Texas.
    8. Eliza Jane McLemore was born about 1871 in Jasper County, Texas; died in 1889.
    9. George Washington McLemore was born in Jul 1871 in Jasper County, Texas; died on 7 Jun 1950 in Gregg County, Texas; was buried in Fisher Cemetery, Gregg County, Texas.